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. Bai Yueguang Nü Zhu Zong Xiang Duzhan Wo
- 19. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!
- 18. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 17. Renjian Baili Jin
- 16. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 15. Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau
- 14. Wei Suan Mi Mi
- 13. Always Human
- 12. Night Owls & Summer Skies
- 11. Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
- 10. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 9. Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
- 8. Hana ni Arashi
- 7. Mage & Demon Queen
- 6. Shimanami Tasogare
- 5. Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja Nai
- 4. Guanyu Bei Banshang Lücha Weixie Na Jian Shi
- 3. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
- 2. Tsurezurebiyori
- 1. Naneun Amy-reul Saranghae
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. 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!
18. 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
17. Renjian Baili Jin
Baili Jin, a fairy who was living in heaven, eating and drinking without a care, broke her Majesty’s colourful, stained-glass plate at her birthday and got banished to the mortal realm. Now she has to begin her adventures in the mortal realm with all of her spiritual powers gone! In order to survive, the former fairy has to deliver take-out.... An endearingly silly fairy, a gentle restaurant manager, a reserved top student and a hard to resist yandere onee-san (kind on the outside, dark/possessive on the inside) , let the story of their beautiful friendship and youthful days begin!
Source: Bilibili Comics
Baili Jin Among Mortals is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Renjian Baili Jin
16. 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
15. Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau
Himari fell in love with the band and Sakura at the new student welcome party when the band performedl.
Himari talked to Sakura, and she fell in love with her smile.
Whisper Me a Love Song is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ささやくように恋を唄う, Прошепчу тебе песню о любви, Whispering Love Song, I love you like whispering, Whispering You a Love Song
14. Wei Suan Mi Mi
Have you even been perplexed by love? Just what does it really mean to like someone...... Zuo Yiran stands troubled by the fork in the road ahead. On one side, she faces confessing to her deepest love and sincerely pursuing her childhood friend, Cheng Beitai. On the other side, is the Qing Meiyu who she cannot let go of or sort out her feelings for.
Slightly Sour Secret has finished publishing and it has 279 Chapters. It is also Known as: Wei Suan Mi Mi
13. Always Human
This is a story about nanobots, genetic engineering, and two girls falling in love. No matter how technology changes us, we'll always be human.
Always Human has finished publishing and it has 78 Chapters. It is also Known as: Always Human
12. Night Owls & Summer Skies
Despite her tough exterior, seventeen year-old Emma Lane has never been the outdoorsy type. So when her mother unceremoniously dumps her at Camp Mapplewood for the summer, she’s determined to get kicked out fast. However, when she draws the attention of Vivian Black, a mysterious and gorgeous assistant counselor, she discovers that there may be more to this camp than mean girls and mosquitos. There might even be love.
- Webtoons
Night Owls & Summer Skies has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: Night Owls & Summer Skies
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. 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!
9. 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
8. 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
7. 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
6. Shimanami Tasogare
After recently moving to Onomichi, Hiroshima, high school student Tasuku Kaname is thrown into despair at the possibility that he may have been outed for being gay. Convinced his life is over, his despair turns into shock when he sees a woman jump out of a window of a nearby house. Tasuku races to the house in a panic only to discover that it's a public meeting lounge owned by the woman he saw before. Tasuku comes face to face with the woman as she walks past him unharmed, but not before she implies that she had been watching him from afar. Confused, Tasuku follows her up to the top of a steep hill where she offers to briefly listen to what's on his mind. Although Tasuku doesn't go into too much detail, he later accepts her invitation to come to the lounge to meet others with similar troubles.
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: しまなみ誰そ彼, Shimanami Tasogare
5. 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
4. 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
3. 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?
2. Tsurezurebiyori
"Let's stick together from now on, in high school!"
Taking place in the rural countryside of Japan, Koharu's excited to begin high school life along with her friends Minori and Nanaya. To her surprise, a beautiful girl who just moved from Tokyo is also in their class! Unbeknownst to her, Koharu is soon to be reunited with an old friend. Are these girls' feelings for each other just that of regular old friendship? Or perhaps is there something more? Cherry blossoms, convenience stores, homework, clubs, tests and chores. Normal and wonderful days lies ahead!
Wonderful Days has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: 徒然日和, Tsurezure Biyori
1. 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
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