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 19 Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 18. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
- 17. Mage & Demon Queen
- 16. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 15. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
- 14. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 13. Moonlight Garden
- 12. Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog
- 11. Renjian Baili Jin
- 10. Happy Sugar Life
- 9. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 8. Her Shim-Cheong
- 7. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 6. Wo De Mama Shi Da Ming Xing
- 5. Watashi no Kobushi wo Uketomete!
- 4. Tatoe Todokanu Ito da toshitemo
- 3. Genkai OL-san wa Akuyaku Reijou-sama ni Tsukaetai
- 2. Kase-san and...
- 1. Parfait: One-loli Yuri Anthology
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, Green Yuri
18. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
Ji Xiao accidentally transmigrates into a novel and becomes the Alpha villain of the same name. To save herself from the bad end, she treats the Omega heroine with kindness to stay on her good side. The heroine, Wei Qingyu, starts feeling differently towards her sworn enemy after Ji Xiao's abrupt change of character. She might even be gradually starting to like this “enemy”? The perfect heroine keeps trying to possess the female villain for herself, but when will she realize that the villainess has already had a change of heart?
Omega Heroine Wants Her Alpha Villainess has finished publishing and it has 152 Chapters. It is also Known as: Bái Yuèguāng Nǚ Zhǔ Zǒng Xiǎng Dúzhàn Wǒ, Perfect Heroine Wants to Possess Me, White Moonlight Female Host Always Wants to Monopolize Me
17. Mage & Demon Queen
Adventurers seek to take the demon queen’s head, but a young female mage wishes to take her hand.
(Souce: Line Webtoon)
Mage & Demon Queen has finished publishing and it has 190 Chapters. It is also Known as: Mage and Demon Queen
16. 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!
15. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
Longing to be a normie, I, Renako Amaori, am finally making my high school debut after working so hard for it. However due to my communication impairment I have a gloomy aura, and after being in the normie group day in day out, I got so exhausted and said "I can't do this anymore!" I've reached my limit!
During that time I accidentally met the top student of our school, perfect in face and figure unrivaled in sword and pen, our school's best high school girl, Mai Ouzuka, and we found in each other someone who we could open up to and talk about our own troubles. What a nice friend I made, now I can surely get back on my own feet... is what I thought!
"It seems that you, even as a girl, have made me fall in love with you."
"...What?!"
Mai suddenly confessed to me.
Wait! What about our friendship?!
Thus we have feelings we cannot tell each other, friendship or a romantic relationship, we're presenting each other the goods about them and put them into practice to see what kind of relationship works best for us.
Can I succeed, or will my best high school life ...!!
There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: わたしが恋人になれるわけないじゃん、ムリムリ! (※ムリじゃなかった!?), Watanare, Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?), There's No Way I Can Have a Lover! *Or Maybe There Is?
14. 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
13. Moonlight Garden
The enchanting flower maidens of Moonlight Garden are coveted by all, as they are known to provide sexual pleasures beyond the imagination. But Dohwa, a young flower maiden who has not yet “bloomed,” concocts potions in the hopes of escaping her destined fate at the brothel. One night, she is caught stealing ingredients for her potions by Lady Hyewon, the new mistress of the Garden. But it turns out Dohwa isn’t the only one with an agenda. Lady Hyewon harbors a few terrible secrets of her own
Moonlight Garden has finished publishing and it has 98 Chapters. It is also Known as: Moonlight Garden
12. Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog
The protagonist is Sherbet, a girl from a noble family who is forced to marry a man she has never met. She decides to escape this fate and joins a cruise that sails through the sea of mist, a place full of legends and secrets. There, she meets several interesting characters, such as a pirate captain, a runaway princess, a curious mermaid and a cruel empress. She also discovers that the cruise is actually a ghost ship that takes the souls of the dead to the next world. She will have to face various dangers and challenges to escape the ship and find her true love.
Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog has finished publishing and it has 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: 안개 바다 위의 샤베트, 안개 바다위의 샤베트
11. Renjian Baili Jin
Baili Jin, a fairy who was living in heaven, eating and drinking without a care, broke her Majesty’s colourful, stained-glass plate at her birthday and got banished to the mortal realm. Now she has to begin her adventures in the mortal realm with all of her spiritual powers gone! In order to survive, the former fairy has to deliver take-out.... An endearingly silly fairy, a gentle restaurant manager, a reserved top student and a hard to resist yandere onee-san (kind on the outside, dark/possessive on the inside) , let the story of their beautiful friendship and youthful days begin!
Source: Bilibili Comics
Baili Jin Among Mortals is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Renjian Baili Jin
10. Happy Sugar Life
High-schooler Matsuzaka Satou has a reputation for being easy, but one day her lifestyle of sleeping with one boy after another comes to an end. It happens when she meets the child Shio, for whom she is convinced she feels true love for the first time. Satou may seem sweet and innocent, but there is nothing she won't do to protect their life together, including committing murder. But from where did she acquire the little girl, and how long can their "Happy Sugar Life" together last?
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: White Sugar Garden, Black Salt Cage (pilot)
Happy Sugar Life has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハッピーシュガーライフ, White Sugar Garden, Black Salt Cage
9. 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
8. Her Shim-Cheong
Shim Cheong lost her mother only 7 days after she was born and since her father was blind, she started to depend on people’s goodwill by living as a beggar. However, her life and her heart would change after saving the woman who was to marry minister Jang. This is a story based on a legend. But what is the real story behind it? What really happened? Will it have a happy ending?
Her Shim-Cheong has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: Geunyeoui Simcheong, Her Shim Cheong, Her ShimCheong, Her tale of Shim Chong - Loin des yeux, 她的沈清：丞相夫人與她的秘戀, 彼女の沈清
7. 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? has finished publishing and it has 133 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?
6. Wo De Mama Shi Da Ming Xing
What will happen when an overly-supportive daughter discovers loads of photos of her mom, a famous actress, on the internet posing with her female co-stars in ways that "friends" would not do?
- MU
My Mom's a Superstar is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Wo De Mama Shi Da Ming Xing
5. Watashi no Kobushi wo Uketomete!
From back alley brawls to bashful bonds, two former-delinquents face their next fight: long-term relationships. During her high school years, Takebe was the top dog at her school. But with her old friends now living as happy adults, Takebe was faced with an impending sense of crisis. Takebe thus resolved herself to quit delinquency, but the result of that was a fated meeting with her old rival, Soramori. Losing a fist-fight against Soramori, for some reason or other Takebe was now dating her. What kind of relationship did the two of them have back in high school? And will Takebe ever manage to graduate from delinquency...!?
Catch These Hands! has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 私の拳をうけとめて！, Accept my Fist!, Accept my Fist of Love
4. Tatoe Todokanu Ito da toshitemo
Uta, a teenage girl living with her older brother Reiichi and his wife Kaoru, experiences a feeling of great turmoil and unrequited feelings after realizing the fact that she has fallen in love with Kaoru. Even after consulting her friend a few times, Uta just can't get the thought of Kaoru out of her head and the consequences that could leave their relationship tumbling towards a dark road.
If I Could Reach You has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても, My Unrequited Love, This Love That Won't Reach
3. Genkai OL-san wa Akuyaku Reijou-sama ni Tsukaetai
A heart-pounding re-employment(!?) story between a fed-up corporate slave and a cold, callous, villainess!
Three years after graduating college, Natori Midori, who once idealized the "grown-up adults" she saw as a child, was working hard at her temp job. However, one day, her contract was suddenly terminated for an absurd reason. As she sat there, wondering if there would ever be a workplace worth devoting herself to, her phone flashed and she found herself transmigrated into the world of the visual novel game she was playing. And before her eyes was the villainess, Lapis Tenebrae, who betrayed the heroine and committed countless atrocities before losing her life!
The Fed Up Office Lady Wants to Serve the Villainess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 限界OLさんは悪役令嬢さまに仕えたい, Genkai OL-san wa Akuyaku Reijou-sama ni Tsukaetai
2. Kase-san and...
Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye—the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don’t seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?
Kase-san and... has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kase-san Series, 加瀬さんシリーズ, Kase-san Series, Kase-san and Morning Glories, Kase-san and Bento, Kase-san and Shortcake, Kase-san and Apron, Asagao to Kase-san., Obentou to Kase-san., Shortcake to Kase-san., Epuron to Kase-san., Shortcake to Kase-san, Kase-san and an Apron, Sakura to Kase-san
1. Parfait: One-loli Yuri Anthology
A yuri anthology from various artists featuring older girl x loli stories.
Parfait: One-loli Yuri Anthology has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: Parfait - One-loli Yuri Anthology, パルフェ おねロリ百合アンソロジー, Parufe onerori yuri ansorojii, Aria’s Egg, My Friend’s little sister, Melon Melon, Because I’m an adult, the taste of the first kiss, Leave it to the Super Maid, Princess Knight and Familiar, The Mistress’s Selfishness, An Angel’s Poison, Words that make me so happy, I want that girl, Yuuri’s Sensei, Momo-chan comes to my house everyday, I’ve fallen off Mr. Raid, My Sister’s reason is great, Teacher tell me/ Teacher please, I want to be your memory, That girl is a chicken, Shirimichizu, I don’t need a voice, and someday again, Children and children, I will, Saki-chan is too cute, translucent girl gene, sister’s secret
