Top 20 Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

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. 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!

18. Neta Character Tensei toka Anmari da! The Comic

Toru Aikawa is a university student who spends his days going through the motions of attending school and working at a local convenience store. The only time he really feels alive is when he’s playing the massive multiplayer VR game Real World Online. One day, he has a stroke of luck: he’s hit by a runaway bus and reincarnated as his game character. But something’s gone wrong... Instead of the invincible warrior he mains, he’s in the body of Nacht Schatten, the alluring dragon princess he made as a joke! Nacht’s build is anything but optimized—she would never survive in the cutthroat world of an isekai story! And more to the point, she’s a girl! But perhaps things aren’t as bad as they seem. Perhaps Nacht Schatten is more capable than she appears.

Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ネタキャラ転生とかあんまりだ! THE COMIC, Neta Character Tensei toka Anmari da! The Comic

17. Saki

Miyanaga Saki is a high-school freshman who doesn’t like mahjong. Ever since she was a child, she would lose her New Year’s gift money during her family mahjong game. If she won, her parents would be upset, and if she lost, well, she lost.

As a result, she’s learned to play in such a way that her score always remains plus/minus zero: not good enough to win, but not bad enough to lose. When we meet her, she’s being dragged to her school’s mahjong club by an old friend. How will a girl who hates mahjong, yet has become adept at the game as a result of her upbringing, survive in this environment?

Saki is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 咲-Saki-, Saki

16. 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

15. 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

14. 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.

13. My Angel Childhood Friend Was a Gal When We Met Again

My Angel Childhood Friend Was a Gal When We Met Again is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Childhood Friend Who Was an Angel, When We Met Again, She Was a Gal, Childhood Friend, Big Love, Tenshi datta Osananajimi, Saikai Shitara Gyaru datta, 天使だった幼なじみ、再会したらギャルだった, 天使的青梅变成辣妹了，却让我很心动

12. 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

11. Usotsuki Satsuki Shi ga Mieru

"You... are going to die tomorrow."

Satsuki Minazuki, 16 years old. Apart from being antisocial and declaring the death of her classmates, she is a normal second-year high school student. Her nickname is "Liar Satsuki." However, her eyes alone are abnormal. What she is gazing at is...

Liar Satsuki Can See Death has finished publishing and it has 83 Chapters. It is also Known as: ウソツキ皐月は死が視える, Usotsuki Satsuki Shi ga Mieru

10. 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?

9. Kimi Meku Yoru ni Kogarete

At Seiruri Girls School, there are two opposing factions: the "Ruri Gumi," made up of respectable young ladies, and the "Ai Gumi," made up of delinquents with questionable behavior.

Among the Ai-gumi students, Nanase Mitsuki is the one most feared by the Ruri-gumi because of her fierce appearance. Nanase has mixed feelings about her reputation, until one night when she meets a young lady of the Ai-gumi, Yuka Hosho, wandering the streets all alone at night…?

This is a sweet and fleeting love story between two people who can only meet at night.

Yearning For A Night Full of You is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 君めく夜に焦がれて, Kimi Meku Yoru ni Kogarete

8. 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

7. 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

6. Harem yori Heion wo! Isekai de Shizuka ni Neet Himesasetekure

An elite salaryman (aspiring NEET), gets reincarnated and genderswapped into a princess living an idle life of masturbation...!?

Kishibe is an elite office worker who dreams of becoming a NEET who has attained FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). The fulfillment of his dream is now right before his very eyes!! ...or was, when he died saving a girl from getting hit by a car. A self-proclaimed god felt pity for such a man, so she reincarnated Kishibe into another world where he could live as a NEET. The next thing he knew, he had become Iris, the princess of a superpower kingdom!!

Blessed with incredible beauty and not having the need to work even once, Kishibe won the jackpot with a life full of indolence, freedom and masturbation!! ...is what he believed, but there was a catch. Princess Iris seemed like she possessed a trait that made others love her at the highest level (a skill?), and various girls just keep coming on to her (who was formerly a man)...!?

This is another world where one can experience endless love and eat meals that one didn't work for (does it taste good?), it's an envy-inducing, genderswap isekai story with a super NEET harem!

I Wish for Peace Instead of a Harem! Let Me Be a NEET Princess Peacefully in Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ハーレムより平穏を!異世界で静かにニート姫させてくれ, Harem Yori Heion o! Isekai de Shizuka ni NEET Hime sasete Kure, I Wish for Peace Instead of a Harem! Let Me Be a NEET Princess Peacefully in Another World, More peace than a harem, More Peace than a Harem - In Another World, Let Me Be a Neet Princess in Peace

5. 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~

4. Shoujo Junrei

Aiko moved to Tokyo out of an adoration for Shinonome Shion, a mangaka whose work touched her so greatly that she reveres them like a god. What she doesn't know is that Mao, her lonely, gloomy next door neighbor, is actually Shinonome-sensei herself. Their complicated relationship grows deeper as Mao tries to keep her identity a secret while struggling with the pedestal that Aiko has unknowingly put her on.

A girl like a pilgrim has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: 少女巡礼, Girl Pilgrimage

3. Lonely Girl ni Sakaraenai

Ayaka Sakurai is an excellent student, but she gets nervous at exams, so she had to settle for a lesser high school than she expected. However, her teacher offered Ayaka a recommendation letter to the school of her choice if she could convince the delinquent girl Sora Honda to come to school. When Ayaka visited Sora at her home, Sora was quite willing to go back to school, if Ayaka would agree to do one thing...

I can't refuse Lonely Girl's request. has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: ロンリーガールに逆らえない, Can't Defy the Lonely Girl, Не могу отказать одинокой девушке, 无法拒绝孤独的她, Ronriigaaru ni sakaraenai

2. Jie Bu Diao de Ta

Nan Zhi is the head of an entertainment company who always appeared cool and perfect. Only a few people know her secret nightlife. But her hedonism didn't bring her any happiness, until she appeared... She was supposed to be just a stranger, but she turned out to be Nan Zhi's best friend's sister, and a potential new signing for her company? Faced with the persistent wooing by the younger woman, will she become addicted to her...

Addicted to her is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 吸引力法则, Law of attraction, xi yin li fa ze

1. 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