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. Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta
- 18. Gal Maid to Akuyaku Reijou: Ojousama no Happy End shika Katan!
- 17. Qing Qifu Wo Ba, Eyi Xiaojie!
- 16. Amayo no Tsuki
- 15. Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!
- 14. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 13. Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja Nai
- 12. Josou Shite Mendoukusai Koto ni Natteru Nekura to Yankee no Ryou Kataomoi
- 11. Happy Sugar Life
- 10. Miss Angel and Miss Devil
- 9. Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai
- 8. Maou-sama, Re Re Revenge!
- 7. Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inaikara
- 6. Shino to Ren
- 5. Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)
- 4. Konoyo ni Tada Hitori
- 3. Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo: Maryoku Zero de Shoukan Sareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki
- 2. Shuu ni Ichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi
- 1. SQ: Begin W/Your Name!
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. 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
18. 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!
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. 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
15. Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!
From the author of Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! comes the story of the cool Ichihara Chiaki and her big breasted friend, Harumi Hana. Chiaki is a member of the archery club and is also a huge breast fetishist. If she doesn't fondle breasts, she can't perform at her best in archery. The big breasted tsundere named Hana attends a different school than Chiaki, but still goes along with Chiaki's requests.
Just how far will Hana go for Chiaki?!
Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World! has finished publishing and it has 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: 世界で一番おっぱいが好き！, I Like Oppai Best in the World!
14. 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?
13. 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
12. Josou Shite Mendoukusai Koto ni Natteru Nekura to Yankee no Ryou Kataomoi
Shuumei has a problem. He’s in love with a girl who works at a maid cafe, but he’s too cool to go into a place like that without being embarrassed. But girls can go to maid cafes without seeming creepy, right? When he dresses in feminine clothes and transforms himself into “Mei,” he can finally walk into the place to meet the girl of his dreams: the lovely blonde Hana. Meanwhile, Hanae is an introverted otaku who’s uncomfortable talking to people…unless he’s dressed in feminine clothes himself. While decked out in his best dresses, he works at a maid cafe, and finds himself crushing on a young woman who regularly comes to visit him: a cool beauty named Mei! In this delightful LGBT+ romcom, two young people in love are about to find out a lot about each other–and themselves.
Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 女装してめんどくさい事になってるネクラとヤンキーの両片想い, The Bothersome Emotions of the Emo and Yankee Crossdressers, Cross-dressing became troublesome - a pessimist and a delinquent's mutual unrequited love, รักวุ่นวายของนายมืดมนกับแยงกี้ตัวร้ายสายแต่งหญิง, Anziehend anders
11. Happy Sugar Life
High-schooler Matsuzaka Satou has a reputation for being easy, but one day her lifestyle of sleeping with one boy after another comes to an end. It happens when she meets the child Shio, for whom she is convinced she feels true love for the first time. Satou may seem sweet and innocent, but there is nothing she won't do to protect their life together, including committing murder. But from where did she acquire the little girl, and how long can their "Happy Sugar Life" together last?
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: White Sugar Garden, Black Salt Cage (pilot)
Happy Sugar Life has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハッピーシュガーライフ, White Sugar Garden, Black Salt Cage
10. Miss Angel and Miss Devil
The story of angels who don't behave like angels and devils who are kinder than them. A new romance begins!
Miss Angel and Miss Devil is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Miss Angel and Miss Devil
9. Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai
At the mysterious orphanage where Sheena lives, death is nothing new to its residents—girls who no longer have families of their own, who are raised as weapons of war, taught to kill and take the lives of others without batting an eye. Everyone, that is, except Sheena, who wishes for nothing more than the growing conflict around her to end. On the night of her roommate's death, Sheena meets a strange girl covered in blood, who smiles despite the turmoil surrounding them. The next day, the girl appears as a new student in Sheena's class and introduces herself as Mimi. Initially thought to be a school myth, there are now whispers in the orphanage's halls that Mimi is their secret weapon—an immortal who cannot die. When Mimi is later assigned as Sheena's new roommate, Sheena's world grows even more complicated when she begins living with someone who loves and welcomes death, when all Sheena wants to do is stop it…
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい, My Wish is To Fall in Love Until You Die, Love you till you die, I Want to Love You Until You Die, 네가 죽을 때까지 사랑하고 싶어, 與妳相戀到生命盡頭, เพียงได้รักตราบสิ้นลมหายใจ
8. Maou-sama, Re Re Revenge!
The junior-high girl Mada Ooma recalls a past life as the Demon Lord. She (he) has but one lingering regret about her previous life: that she wasn’t able to confess her love to Lili, her attendant. A love that would never come true... or so she thought, until Lili somehow appeared in front of her eyes in her new life...!? A bright and pure romantic comedy weaving together the past and present lives of a former Demon Lord, who’s now being taken for a ride by the one she loves!
Maou-sama, Re Re Revenge! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王さま、リリリベンジ！, Maou-sama, Re Re Revenge!
7. 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
6. Shino to Ren
"You are mine."
The quiet and gentle Shino and the lively tomboy Ren are lovers. The sweet but slightly naughty time they spend together at school, at home, and on the road, shared just between the two of them.
The volume includes full-color illustrations and over 100 pages of newly drawn art. The flirtatious love story between the yuri-couple Shino and Ren-chan, a hot topic on SNS, has finally been collected for commercial publication!
Shino and Ren is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 志乃と恋, Shino to Ren
5. 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?
4. Konoyo ni Tada Hitori
1. Konoyo ni Tada Hitori
2. Aomidoro
3. Kodachi
4. Urbane - Yukionna
5. Tenki Yohou wa
6. Akame Adrienne
7-11. Shoujo Assortment
Only My Girl in the World has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: この世にただひとり, Aomidoro, Kodachi, Urbane - Yukionna, Tenki Yohou wa, Akame Adrienne, Shoujo Assortment
3. Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo: Maryoku Zero de Shoukan Sareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki
One day, listless part-timer Tamura Nana was summoned out of her room and into another world, after which her summoners declared her a saint and asked her to save their world. However, though she was hailed as a saint, it turned out that Nana possessed no magical power at all! To make matters worse, she was chosen as a partner by a princess who can't use magic... The helpless saint who has no magic and the powerless princess who can't use magic. And so begins the adventure of these two leftover heroes!
Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 無力聖女と無能王女～魔力ゼロで召喚された聖女の異世界救国記～, Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo, Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo ~Maryoku Zero de Shoukansareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukokuki~, The Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess, The Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess ~The Story of How a Saint With No Magic Was Summoned to Save Another World~
2. Shuu ni Ichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi
Once a week, Miyagi pays 5,000 yen to her classmate Sendai to buy three hours of Sendai’s time, which allows Miyagi to give her orders. Miyagi is at the bottom of the school caste while Sendai is at the top. The two, who have nothing to do with each other at school, spend time together after school under this contract. Miyagi’s orders are determined by her mood that day, and Sendai cannot disobey. One day after school… Miyagi calls Sendai to her room and gives her an unusual order.
Shuu ni Ichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 週に一度クラスメイトを買う話～ふたりの時間、言い訳の五千円, A Story About Buying a Classmate Once a Week ~ 5,000 Yen for an Excuse to Spend Time Together, Shuu ni Ichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi ~ Futari No Jikan, Iiwake No Gozen'en, Story About Buying My Classmate Once A Week, Shuuniichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi: Futari no Jikan, Iiwake no Gosen Yen, Shuukura
1. SQ: Begin W/Your Name!
The funny romantic story of how Qiu Tong and Sun Jing met and fell in love.
Note: this entry is for the published volume and not the ongoing webcomic.
SQ: Begin W/Your Name! has finished publishing and it has 9 Chapters. It is also Known as: SQ从你的名字开始, Their Story, Tamen De Gushi, SQ: Cong Ni De Mingzi Kaishi, SQ: Begin With Your Name!
