Top 20 Shoujo Ai manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

20. 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

19. 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?

18. 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

17. 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!

16. 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

15. 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.

14. Eiyuu ni Akogareta Shoujo wa Kyuuketsuki ni Ochitemo Eiyuu o Mezasu

"We kill all vampires. We share our own fallen ‘blood’ and use it as a weapon...!"

The Arbitration Knight Order, which travels around the world to keep the peace. Rinslet, who has just become a regular knight, meets Yuri, a vampire girl with cool silver hair and crimson eyes. She kills her own kind by manipulating the power of her ‘blood suit’, which materialises blood into swords, bows and arrows, but Rinslet knows that she is an abomination, and her feelings for her are mutual. She becomes Yuri's kin in exchange for her life, and her goal is...?

A Girl Who Longed to Be a "Hero" Aims to Be a "Hero" Even if She Falls Into Becoming a Vampire has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: 『英雄』に憧れた少女は吸血鬼に堕ちても『英雄』を目指す, Eiyuu ni Akogareta Shoujo wa Kyuuketsuki ni Ochitemo Eiyuu o Mezasu

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. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!

A gyaru named Serina is reincarnated into the world of an otome game as a background character who is sold off by her family and now works as the exclusive maid of the game's villainess Almelia. Yuri romcom hijinks ensue.

Gal Maid & Villainess: Only Milady's Happy End Will Win! has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギャルメイドと悪役令嬢 ～おじょーさまのハッピーエンドしか勝たん！～, Gyaru Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojoo-sama no Happy End shika Katan!, Gal Maid & Villainess, Gyaru Maid and Villainess, Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojoo-sama no Happy End shika Katan!

11. Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai

A beautiful and delicate love story in which different kinds of "love" intersect.

There is no wish upon a star has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: この恋を星には願わない, Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai

10. 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

9. 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?

8. 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

7. Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess ?!

Jiang Yang is a game artist out gathering material for the game she was working on when she fell off a cliff and transmigrated into a world of immortal cultivation. She diligently cultivated her way to immortality, and she was about to ascend and return to her own world when a mysterious glitch caused her to transmigrate again, this time into a world of magic (like the start of an otome game). She met the main heroine, who was being bullied by the villainess at the Magic Academy, and that was when Jiang Yang realized that this is the world of the game she was working on? Now her fate is tied to Xin Lu, the heroine of the game. Jiang Yang thought that if she just beat the game, she can finally return home. But as the story progressed, she remembered all the over-the-top plotlines made up by the lousy writers, and she can't stand seeing Xin Lu suffer through it anymore. So she steps in and helps Xin Lu reject the playboy prince, teaches her cultivation techniques to fight off the bullies, and even seduces Xin Lu herself! As they become more intimate with each other, Jiang Yang starts to realize that her fate might intertwine with Xin Lu more than she realized…

Is it Normal to Raise a Yandere Heroine as a Villainess ?! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Shen Wei E Yi Nv Pei De Wo Yang Cheng Bìng Jiao Nv Zhu Hen Zheng Chang Ba?!, It Would Be Normal for a Supporting Villainess Like Me to Raise the Yandere Heroine, Right?!, As a Villainous Heroine, It's Normal for Me to Develop the Heroine to Be Yandere, Right?

6. 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

5. 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

4. Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata

Shizuku Hoshikawa, a high school girl who lives avoiding contact with people, writes a novel which is accidentally read by her classmate Kaori Asaka. However, when she reads the novel, she ends up saying: "Let's have a love relationship, for the next job…"

Source: MU

The Summer You Were There has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君と綴るうたかた, Ephemeral Spelling With You, Transient Spelling With You

3. Guru☆Guru: Triangle Struggle

A romantic comedy featuring 2 sisters and a friend with their everyday struggle in finding girls' love.

Guru☆Guru: Triangle Struggle has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ぐる☆ぐる TRIANGLE STRUGGLE, Guru☆Guru: Triangle Struggle

2. 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 187 Chapters. It is also Known as: Mage and Demon Queen

1. Kaichou to Fukukaichou

1. President and Vice-President
An irresponsible president with a crush on the vice-president. What happens ?! Read and see.
2. A Person Who Draws People
Nashizuka-san is drawn in by the student council's president.
3. Rainy Days, Sunny Days
The vice-president continues to explore her feelings and move closer to the president.
4. Daydream

In Student's Meeting has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: 会長と副会長, President and Vice President, A Person Who Draws People, Rainy Days, Sunny Days, Daydream