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. [2026 List]
- 20. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 19. Genkai OL-san wa Akuyaku Reijou-sama ni Tsukaetai
- 18. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 17. Erio to Denki Ningyou
- 16. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
- 15. Mage & Demon Queen
- 14. Gal to Otaku wa Wakariaenai.
- 13. Yume de Furarete Hajimaru Yuri Manga
- 12. Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja Nai
- 11. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 10. Hayama-sensei to Terano-sensei wa Tsukiatteiru
- 9. Lonely Girl ni Sakaraenai
- 8. Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inaikara
- 7. Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
- 6. After Hours
- 5. Kase-san and...
- 4. ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
- 3. Majo ga Koisuru 5-byoumae
- 2. Tamen De Gushi
- 1. Yuru Yuri
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, Green Yuri
19. 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
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. Erio to Denki Ningyou
The story centers around Anjie, an electric doll, and Erio, a human raised by her. In order for Erio to experience the outside world, the two set out on a journey.
Erio and Electric Doll is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: エリオと電気人形, Erio to Denki Ningyou
16. 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?
15. 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
14. Gal to Otaku wa Wakariaenai.
Saotome is the top Gyaru in class - loud, known by everyone, stylish. Otonashi, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. The two carry their own luggage that would ruin their built up identity... but what happens if the two discovers the other's secret?
Read now to see the humorous life of how they do their best to avoid spilling the other's secret!
Gal and Otaku Can't Understand Each Other has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギャルとオタクはわかりあえない。, Gyaru to Otaku wa Wakari Aenai., Gyaru to Otaku wa Wakariae nai.
13. Yume de Furarete Hajimaru Yuri Manga
Tsukushi, an ordinary high school student, has a childhood friend, Hinoka, who is cool and a beauty but in many ways unguarded. They have always been together and thought it would continue that way, until Tsukushi had a dream in which she dreamt she confessed her love to Hinoka and was rejected...
A Yuri Manga That Starts With Getting Rejected in a Dream is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 夢でフラれてはじまる百合漫画, 夢でフラれてはじまる百合, Our Yuri Started with Me Getting Rejected in a Dream
12. Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja Nai
In an attempt to win her homeroom teacher's heart, Itsumi Toudou purchashed a shady love potion, and tested it out on her stuck-up student committee president, Yomotsuka. Now, she has an uncharacteristically affectionate girl to deal with, and she's not even a lesbian! Right?
Note: Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja Nai is a web manga released on the author's Twitter and pixiv accounts since December 13, 2019. Official serialization began in @vitamin on February 3, 2020.
Sorry, but I'm Not Yuri is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪いが私は百合じゃない, Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri Janai, Sorry But I'm Not Into Yuri, warui ga watashiwa yuri janai
11. 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
10. Hayama-sensei to Terano-sensei wa Tsukiatteiru
Hayama-sensei and Terano-sensei are two women who work at the same school…and just started going out. They’re a little shy about their budding relationship, but their co-workers–and even their students–are rooting for them as they bumble their way through love!
Hayama-sensei to Terano-sensei wa Tsukiatteiru has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: 羽山先生と寺野先生は付き合っている, The Gym Teacher and School Nurse are Dating!
9. 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...
Note: Chapter count includes one side chapter and four volume-bonus chapters.
I can't refuse Lonely Girl's request. has finished publishing and it has 37 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
8. 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
7. Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
The setting is Roubai Private Academy, a prestigious girls' middle school in the country. For Akebi Komichi, donning this school's sailor uniform is a dream come true. Her middle school dream life is finally beginning. Verdant open countryside vistas. The slowly flowing time of youth.
(Source MU)
Akebi's Sailor Uniform is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 明日ちゃんのセーラー服, Akebi-chan no Serafuku, Akebi-chan no Serafuku, Akebi-chan's Sailor Uniform, Школьная форма Акэби-тян, 明日同学的水手服, 明日酱的水手服, 明日醬的水手服, 아케비 쨩의 세일러복
6. After Hours
"The dazzling neon lights were reflected in her eyes. A night like no other was beginning."
Asahina Emi arrives at a club to meet a friend, only to find herself lost and uncomfortable in the crowd. There, she is rescued by the cool and dazzling Eri. She sweeps her away from all the noise and clamor, and into the twilight. A night like no other was beginning...
After Hours has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: アフターアワーズ, After Hours
5. 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
4. ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
Flum Apricot was never meant to be a hero. Despite zero stats across the board and a power she can’t even use, she somehow finds herself included in a party of heroes. But Flum’s life hits rock bottom when the party’s renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides that the useless girl is dead weight, and arranges to have her sold into slavery. Tossed to monsters to be feasted upon for her master’s entertainment, Flum makes the desperate choice to reach for a cursed weapon…and something new awakens within her. A grimdark tale about one woman’s blood-soaked quest to reclaim her life!
ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: "Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta node, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai, 「お前ごときが魔王に勝てると思うな」と勇者パーティを追放されたので、王都で気ままに暮らしたい, ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
3. Majo ga Koisuru 5-byoumae
Solitary witch Meg likes to be mischievous and make trouble in the forest for her nemesis, Lilith the Witch Hunter. But when an altercation goes sideways, and Meg turns Lilith into a cat, a cascade of unfortunate events means witch is now responsible for saving witch-hunter! Sparks were flying between these antagonistic ladies before–what will their relationship be like after this cat-astrophe?
5 Seconds Before a Witch Falls in Love has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔女が恋する5秒前, 5 Seconds Before Falling in Love with a Witch, Demons Harem, Majo to Koi Suru 5 Byou Mae, Majo ga Koisuru 5 Byou Mae
2. Tamen De Gushi
The funny romantic story of how Qiu Tong and Sun Jing met and fell in love.
Their Story is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: SQ: Begin W/Your Name!, Tamen De Gushi, SQ: Cong Ni De Mingzi Kaishi, SQ从你的名字开始
1. Yuru Yuri
Four mischievous girls illegally occupy the former Traditional Tea Ceremony clubroom, in order to create the "Amusement Club." These scamps...who ignore repeated warnings - in direct rebellion with the righteous directives of the Student Council - decide to remain in the room until they finally get off their bums and do something! In this slightly sluggish manga, full of fits and starts, the four girls set off from their homes for a walk together with days full of a little this and that! ♪
Yuru Yuri is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ゆるゆり, Yuruyuri
