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. [2024 List]
- 20. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 19. Hana ni Arashi
- 18. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 17. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 16. Amayo no Tsuki
- 15. Partition
- 14. Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
- 13. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
- 12. The Antagonist's Pet
- 11. Tai Arideshita. ~Ojou-sama wa Kakutou Game Nante Shinai~
- 10. Ring My Bell
- 9. Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!
- 8. Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
- 7. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 6. Dageki-kei Onikko ga Iku Haishindou! @COMIC
- 5. Yuugai Shitei Doukyuusei
- 4. Sherbet Above the Sea of Fog
- 3. Tadokoro-san
- 2. Sora Haena!
- 1. Happy Sugar Life
20. 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
19. 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
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. 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?
16. Amayo no Tsuki
One day, while rushing to a piano lesson, a girl named Saki collides with someone on the street. As Saki collects herself, the stranger picks up the sheet music Saki dropped, hands it to Saki together with a band-aid, and continues on her way—all without saying a word. Saki is left wondering about the identity of the tall, lovely stranger, only to discover the next day that she is one of her classmates at her new high school. The girl’s name is Kanon, and though she is hearing impaired, she refuses any kind of support or “special treatment” from her teachers or classmates. Over the course of the year, Saki slowly grows closer to Kanon and begins to chip away at her cold exterior.
The Moon on a Rainy Night is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 雨夜の月, La luna en una noche de lluvia, 雨夜之月, Der Mond in einer Regennacht
15. Partition
The reasons why I joined the Cable Channel online business as a motive. The reasons for the planning team that became a mascot of the online business department at the same time that I joined the company with a smile and an angelic heart and raised a protective instinct for me and a small, small appearance.
Partition has finished publishing and it has 62 Chapters. It is also Known as: Partition
14. 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
13. 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 is currently publishing and has 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
12. The Antagonist's Pet
Blessed with the face of an angel, young Sasha Tartt knows a life-altering secret: in this romance novel where she’s just a side character, she’s the only one who knows the true ending! When the antagonist of the story takes a particular liking to her, she must make a decision: help the clever and beautiful Rebecca find a happy ending, or side with the sweet-natured protagonist to ensure her own survival? On top of that, Sasha has to juggle the affections of her bespectacled love interest and tame a dragon boy! Can Sasha learn new tricks to win the hearts of these main characters? Based on the hit novel.
The Antagonist's Pet has finished publishing and it has 117 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Pet of the Villainess, 悪女のペット, La Favorite de l'Héritière, 毒皇妃也有可爱闺蜜？
11. Tai Arideshita. ~Ojou-sama wa Kakutou Game Nante Shinai~
Kuromi Girls’ Academy is a refined, elegant school that expects the very best in deportment from its young ladies. Aya got into this peerless rich-girls’ institution on a scholarship, and hopes to grow as lovely as her fellow student and idol Shirayui. But Shirayui hides a terrible secret: she’s a trash-talking, combo-chaining, newbie-stomping, ruthless hardcore gamer! Could a mutual indulgence in no-holds-barred video game combat grow into a deeper rapport between these two girls?
GGWP. ~Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games~ is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 対ありでした。 ～お嬢さまは格闘ゲームなんてしない～, Tai Arideshita. ~Ojou-sama wa Kakutou Game Nante Shinai~
10. Ring My Bell
Hell yeah! A major publisher wants Mai Sohn to write a webcomic on relationships. But she’s struck with heartbreak as her girlfriend abruptly dumps her. It’s hard writing about relationships without being in one, so she needs to find the inspiration for love — and find it fast. And what’s up with her possibly homophobic neighbor? Why is she cool with Mai one minute and then so awkward and weird to her the next?! Can’t a girl catch a break?
Ring My Bell has finished publishing and it has 62 Chapters. It is also Known as: Come to My House!
9. Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!
From the author of Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! comes the story of the cool Ichihara Chiaki and her big breasted friend, Harumi Hana. Chiaki is a member of the archery club and is also a huge breast fetishist. If she doesn't fondle breasts, she can't perform at her best in archery. The big breasted tsundere named Hana attends a different school than Chiaki, but still goes along with Chiaki's requests.
Just how far will Hana go for Chiaki?!
Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World! has finished publishing and it has 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: 世界で一番おっぱいが好き！, I Like Oppai Best in the World!
8. 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
7. 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
6. Dageki-kei Onikko ga Iku Haishindou! @COMIC
Futayado Nanako calls herself a part time warrior, though all the places she worked at got bankrupt, now has too much time on her hands. And to that opportunity, she was invited by a very close friend of hers, a pro gamer and a live streamer, and decided to do the world’s first VRMMO with a live stream function 《WorldLive-ONLINE》. And so, a real cheat girl who has extraordinary strength (21 years old) carries a blunt weapon and rampages through the VR world, a bludgeoning refreshing story where the viewers tremble in fear!
Blunt Type Ogre Girl’s Way to Live Streaming has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: 打撃系鬼っ娘が征く配信道！＠ＣＯＭＩＣ, Dageki-kei Onikko ga Iku Haishindou! @COMIC
5. 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
4. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 안개 바다 위의 샤베트, 안개 바다위의 샤베트
3. Tadokoro-san
Shy and introverted, Tadokoro passes her free time in class drawing instead of hanging out with her classmates. But even when her classmates approach her, it’s only to make fun of her drawings and appearance. In stark contrast, Nikaido is well-liked among her peers as she has both beauty and smarts. And while everyone makes fun of Tadokoro, Nikaido on the other hand, is totally infatuated with her. Just one look at one of Tadokoro’s drawings and Nikaido fell in love with the art and eventually, the artist herself. When Tadokoro offers to draw Nikaido a portrait, Nikaido becomes ecstatic as this may be her chance to get closer with the girl she has been obsessing over.
Note: This is the pre-serialized version
Tadokoro-san has finished publishing and it has 126 Chapters. It is also Known as: 田所さん, Tadokoro-san web comic
2. Sora Haena!
"Please help me get a boyfriend!!" "Okay, but in return, you have to get me into college." Sora is the top student at the prestigious Jaeil All-Girls High School but she suddenly finds herself lying to her classmates about a boyfriend she doesn't have, which leads her to accepting the near-impossible task of getting the delinquent Haena Woo into college. But in return, Haena will have to find Mr. Right for Sora so she doesn't get caught in her lie. Yet strangely, instead of some boy, Sora finds her heart beating for Haena...
Sora & Haena has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: Sora Haena!
1. 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
