What is this genre all about? Shoujo Ai means girls love, and thus explores what happens when two girls (or women) fall in love. This is not to be mistaken for Yuri which is (or, at least, how this term is often used by the western audience) used in adult works. This is not; that means there is no graphical sex.
The male version is Shounen Ai.
We present you the list of Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 20. Lily
- 19. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 18. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 17. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 16. She Is Still Cute Today
- 15. Guanyu Bei Banshang Lücha Weixie Na Jian Shi
- 14. Straight Girl Trap
- 13. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 12. Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
- 11. Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
- 10. Yuugai Shitei Doukyuusei
- 9. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 8. Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai
- 7. Yuzhou Diyi Cu Shen
- 6. Hana ni Arashi
- 5. Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru
- 4. Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
- 3. Ta De Shan, Ta De Hai
- 2. Hero's Marriage
- 1. Akuyaku Reijou no Oyome-sama
20. Lily
This is a school love story where Yi Lin bumps into the tomboy Ruo Xi, sparking an interest between each other that slowly blooms. "Is that true? I, fall in love with a girl?" "Why every time I saw her my heart is beating faster?" "How many times does she notice my burning face?" Yi Lin and Ruo Xi both need an answer to go on.
Lily has finished publishing and it has 926 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lily (Yy)
19. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta depicts the love story between a high school girl and her classmate who she mistakes as a guy outside of school. They eventually bond over their shared taste in rock music.
Note: Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta began as a web comic released on the author's Twitter account since April 10, 2022, and published in print by Kadokawa since April 19, 2023.
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 気になってる人が男じゃなかった, The Person She Fell For Wasn't A Boy, Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Kinninaru Hito ga Otoko Jyanakatta
18. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
Yifang found herself transported into the body of a villainess in an otome game. As the villainess, her role is supposed to be despised by the readers, bully the FMC, and help the main characters find romance. But there seems to be something wrong with this game's main character Aisha! Hey, I told you not to come so close! Aisha: "Oh, Xiao-Yi, how would you like to bully me today..."
Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Please Bully Me, Villainess!, Please Tease Me, Villainess!, Qǐng Qīfù Wǒ Ba, È Yì Xiǎojiě!
17. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
A vampire who has been sleeping for nearly two hundred years, Maria is awakened by a passing werewolf girl by a chance, and the moment the coffin is opened, the curse falls on the werewolf girl. The two girls set foot on the journey to the city
My Food Seems to Be Very Cute is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Wo de Shiwu Kan Gulai Hen Keai, Wǒ de Shíwù Kàn Gǐlái Hěn Kě'ài, My Food Looks Very Cute
16. She Is Still Cute Today
An asocial girl who's obsessed with her studies seems to be interested in a lowlife delinquent?! She's still so cute today. A cold, high school girl who loves studying and a stupid yet sweet delinquent. Guo Si Te's new GL school manhua.
She Is Still Cute Today has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: She is cute today as well
15. Guanyu Bei Banshang Lücha Weixie Na Jian Shi
After school ends, a good honor student is threatened by the class's green tea bitch. "I never thought you wide-eyed goody-two-shoes would do something like this." "If you don't want me to expose your shameful secret..."
Source: MU
Note: Originally completed with 41 chapters (including extras and bonus chapters) on 2022-02-28. A second season began on 2024-10-01.
That Time I Was Blackmailed By the Class's Green Tea Bitch is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Guanyu Bei Banshang Lücha Weixie Na Jian Shi
14. Straight Girl Trap
The regular office worker Zhan Ying, who is drama-queen at heart, recently encountered a question that made her face flush, heart pound, and become embarrassed at a complete loss. That is, she suddenly wondered if her cold queen boss Zhou Yuanyou, who is always taking care of her, has feelings for her?! Is it heartfelt, or is it just a straight trap? Zhan Ying didn't even have time to really think about it when she found herself already caught in the trap...
Straight Girl Trap has finished publishing and it has 134 Chapters. It is also Known as: Straight Trap, Zhi Nu Xianjing, Zhí Nǚ Xiànjǐng
13. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
For as long as she’s known, Miwa’s been into women - and now she’s at university, it might finally be time for her to come out of her straight-passing shell. Of course, that takes a lot of confidence, and coming out is never easy - but could Saeko, her trashy popular weirdo of a friend, give her the help she needs - or just maybe, could the two of them be more alike than Miwa realises…?!
This series is a reimagining of tmfly’s earlier work of the same name.
How Do We Relationship? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 付き合ってあげてもいいかな, So, Do You Wanna Go Out, Or?
12. Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
Anne-Sophia, the princess who remembered her previous life at a young age, as well as her old self's intense love of magic. But she can't use magic?! Well, then there's no choice but to develop it herself!
Pursuing her dream wholeheartedly and unwaveringly, Anne-Sophia soon became rumored to be the biggest problem child in the entire kingdom. One day, during a magical mishap, she stumbles upon a scene where her brother Algard is breaking off his engagement to his fiancée, Euphilia.
What is in store for the young lady, whom is unloved by magic, but loves magic?!
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生王女と天才令嬢の魔法革命, The Magical Revolution of Reincarnation Princess and Genius Young Lady.
11. Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
"Is this how it feels to have a friend?"
Bibi is obsessed with Peter, the prince of the school. When she spots Amy next to him, she starts to feel jealous. She invites Amy to her house to warn her, but instead takes a liking to the girl. They agree to be friends on the condition that Amy has to help Bibi confess.
Note: The chapter count includes 10 extra chapters.
I Love Amy has finished publishing and it has 56 Chapters. It is also Known as: Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
10. Yuugai Shitei Doukyuusei
Yatsuhashi Miyako is a diligent class rep while the girl who sits next to her, Miyakonojou Reika, was discovered to not be wearing panties. Will Miyako be able to reform Reika into a normal high school girl?!
Yuugai Shitei Doukyuusei has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: 有害指定同級生, Harmful Designated Classmate
9. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois–the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rei is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to this new courtship?!
I'm in Love With the Villainess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 私の推しは悪役令嬢。, I Favor the Villainess, WataOshi
8. Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai
At the mysterious orphanage where Sheena lives, death is nothing new to its residents—girls who no longer have families of their own, who are raised as weapons of war, taught to kill and take the lives of others without batting an eye. Everyone, that is, except Sheena, who wishes for nothing more than the growing conflict around her to end. On the night of her roommate's death, Sheena meets a strange girl covered in blood, who smiles despite the turmoil surrounding them. The next day, the girl appears as a new student in Sheena's class and introduces herself as Mimi. Initially thought to be a school myth, there are now whispers in the orphanage's halls that Mimi is their secret weapon—an immortal who cannot die. When Mimi is later assigned as Sheena's new roommate, Sheena's world grows even more complicated when she begins living with someone who loves and welcomes death, when all Sheena wants to do is stop it…
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい, My Wish is To Fall in Love Until You Die, Love you till you die, I Want to Love You Until You Die, 네가 죽을 때까지 사랑하고 싶어, 與妳相戀到生命盡頭, เพียงได้รักตราบสิ้นลมหายใจ
7. Yuzhou Diyi Cu Shen
Sha Diao Dan arranged the little star Xiao Feng Yu to accidently meet He Yun Han, an ascetic actress, and the two are in a variety show as an instructor and trainee. It seems like a good opportunity to get intimate with goddess, but how can it seem to be full of crisis everywhere?
Source: MU
Goddess of Jealousy has finished publishing and it has 149 Chapters. It is also Known as: Universe's Most Jealous Goddess
6. Hana ni Arashi
Nanoha and Chidori are students at an all-girls school who are dating but trying to keep this a secret from all of their classmates.
Rainbows After Storms has finished publishing and it has 162 Chapters. It is also Known as: はなにあらし, Nanoha to Chidori, A Storm of Flowers
5. Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru
Nagisa Ootsuki shed her former self out of shame from failing her highschool entrance exams. On her first day in her new highschool, who does she meet but the girl who made her fail the exam! How does Nagisa deal with these complicated emotions?
Anemone is in Heat is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アネモネは熱を帯びる, The Girl Doesn't Know Her Heat., Anemone wa Netsu o Obiru
4. Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
15 years ago, Kusanagi-sensei gave up her love (♀). Now, her lost love's daughter is her student?! As she wavers under the pressure of her student's relentless attacks, Kusanagi-sensei's (♀/36) era of trial begins!
Kusanagi-sensei Is Being Tested has finished publishing and it has 360 Chapters. It is also Known as: 草薙先生は試されている, Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
3. Ta De Shan, Ta De Hai
(Gentle and tenacious bully and the cold domineering girl) Chi Tang and Youyu are both weirdos in Year 1 Class 2 of high school. They become desk mates, roommates, each other's salvation, protecting the other's warmth. The relationship between the two went from ignorance to understanding. A poem of youth composed.
Her Mountain, Her Ocean has finished publishing and it has 78 Chapters. It is also Known as: Her Mountain, Her Sea, The Youth (Fuha), Tā De Shān, Tā De Hǎi
2. Hero's Marriage
In a fantasy kingdom, "platinum" defeated the demon king and was crowned the hero, without knowing that the kingdom's princess is the reward for defeating the demon king...
Hero's Marriage has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: Yuusha-sama to Hime-sama, 勇者的婚约, Heros Marriage
1. Akuyaku Reijou no Oyome-sama
One day, Carina, a lady who has been groomed to be queen, suddenly has her engagement annulled by her fiancee, the prince. Now he is sending Carina into exile while standing beside her sister, Aurora, instead. Exiled to the far north, where demons are said to dwell, Carina ventures out to investigate the identity of a disturbing sound and has a fateful encounter in the snow…? A predatory love fantasy between a lady sworn to revenge and a strange girl seeking love!
The Villainess' Bride is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪役令嬢のお嫁さま, Akuyaku Reijou no wo Yome-sama
