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. [2025 List]
- 19. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 18. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
- 17. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 16. Mage & Demon Queen
- 15. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 14. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 13. The Antagonist's Pet
- 12. Liberta
- 11. Ishuzoku Joshi ni OO Suru Hanashi
- 10. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!
- 9. Dang E Yi Yu Dao Bing Jiao
- 8. Amayo no Tsuki
- 7. Doushitara Osananajimi no Kanojo ni Naremasu ka!?
- 6. Saki
- 5. Namida Usagi: Seifuku no Kataomoi
- 4. Komyushou VS Yuri
- 3. Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inaikara
- 2. Perfect Partner
- 1. Lala
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. 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?
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. 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 & Demon Queen
15. 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?
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. 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？
12. Liberta
Vampire yuri action from the creator of Tadokoro-san.
Note: Chapter count includes four extra chapters.
Liberta has finished publishing and it has 54 Chapters. It is also Known as: リベルタ, Liberta
11. Ishuzoku Joshi ni OO Suru Hanashi
The only human student at an all-girl school is on a mission to sexually harass each of the monster girls.
A Story About Doing XX to Girls From Different Species has finished publishing and it has 57 Chapters. It is also Known as: 異種族女子に○○する話, Ishuzoku Joshi ni marumaru Suru Hanashi, Isyuzoku Joshi ni ○○ Suru Hanashi, Isyuzoku Joshi ni maru maru suru Hanashi
10. 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!
9. Dang E Yi Yu Dao Bing Jiao
Yandere commoner × Villainess noble girl. Miss Hesha is jealous of the commoner girl Qiao Lin. The arrogant young lady Hesha was robbed of her first kiss by coquettish Qiao Lin as she was messing with her. At first everything started as a prank to get revenge on Qiao Lin, but later, Hesha desperately found excuses to attract Qiao Lin's attention... When the villainess met the yandere, she repeatedly suffered and did more unreasonable things in return. The more she suffered, the more obsessed the other girl became.
Dang E Yi Yu Dao Bing Jiao is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Dāng È Yì Yù Dào Bìng Jiāo, When the Villain Meets the Yandere, When the Villainess Meets the Crazy Heroine, When the Villainess Meets the Yandere
8. 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
7. Doushitara Osananajimi no Kanojo ni Naremasu ka!?
High schoolers Minami Ikoma and Yuzu Makita have been childhood friends since grade school. Since their parents are friends, they have always been together. However, as Minami sees her friend get confessed to, feelings in her own heart start to sprout. A romantic comedy of two childhood friend starts.
How Do I Get Together With My Childhood Friend♀? has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: どうしたら幼馴染♀の彼女になれますか！？, Doushitara Osananajimi ♀️ no Kanojo ni Naremasu Ka!?
6. 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
5. Namida Usagi: Seifuku no Kataomoi
The class is changing seats and Momoka got stuck sitting by Narumi, the weird kid in the class. He has long hair that covers his eyes, he doesn't talk much and when he does he is kind off scary, and a circle of rumors follows him everywhere he goes. But is Narumi really a weird boy? Or is he just misunderstood? what kind of pure love could result from this...?
Namida Usagi: Seifuku no Kataomoi has finished publishing and it has 58 Chapters. It is also Known as: なみだうさぎ~制服の片思い~, Namida Usagi: Seifuku no Kataomoi
4. Komyushou VS Yuri
Hikage Nemoto, a young, shy and mousey part-time teacher finds herself unwittingly awakening some rather... fundamental feelings from all the women she meets... Will she prevail?
Social Anxiety Vs Yuri is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: コミュ障VS百合, More Social Anxiety Vs Yuri
3. Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inaikara
Asahina Yuni is lonely–she has a girlfriend, but it feels like they’re barely dating. Pent up, Asahina vents her secret frustrations on an anonymous social media account. One day after class, Asahina is doomscrolling on her phone when she’s swept up in conversation with the striking, outgoing Taki. Taki peppers her with personal questions until she reveals that she’s been following Asahina’s supposedly secret social media. Taki insists that she only wants to talk, and the more time they spend together, the more Asahina can feel herself opening up…until Taki shows her true colors, threatening to blackmail Asahina to get more time alone with her! What will Asahina do once she’s caught in an erotic web of secrets and lies?
Today, She is not here… is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 今日はカノジョがいないから, My Girlfriend's Not Here Today
2. Perfect Partner
When Aina, who does poorly at school, and Shinga, who is at the top of the class make love, and without knowing it, get the sounds they make broadcast live all over school, trouble may just be stirring and dark clouds may just be gathering over them.
Perfect Partner has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: パーフェクト・パートナー, Perfect Partner
1. Lala
Xia Yuxin's presence at school never fails to draw attention. She has a mature beauty about her, always poised, and exuding confidence in class. Being admired so much by her classmates, one would think she's a well-respected senior but in truth, it might be because she's a repeat student. Xia Yuxin has more to her elegant facade.
Source: Webcomics
Lala has finished publishing and it has 377 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lala
