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. 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. 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 and 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. 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

13. 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~

12. 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

11. Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru

Nagisa Ootsuki shed her former self out of shame from failing her highschool entrance exams. On her first day in her new highschool, who does she meet but the girl who made her fail the exam! How does Nagisa deal with these complicated emotions?

Anemone is in Heat has finished publishing and it has 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: アネモネは熱を帯びる, The Girl Doesn't Know Her Heat., Anemone wa Netsu o Obiru

10. 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

9. 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

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. 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

6. Aru Hi Kareshi ga Onnanoko ni Natte Shimatta Couple no Nichijou

A couple's daily life as they adjust to the boyfriend turning into a girl.

Daily Life of a Couple in Which the Boyfriend Became a Girl One Day is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ある日彼氏が女の子になってしまったカップルの日常, Aru Hi Kareshi ga Onnanoko ni Natte Shimatta Couple no Nichijou

5. 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

4. 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

3. 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

2. Ryokataomoi na Futago Shimai

Saori and Shiori are twin sisters. They both love each other, but think their loves are unrequited!

Mutually Unrequited Twin Sisters has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 両片想いな双子姉妹, Ryokataomoi na Futago Shimai

1. "Hitokiri" Shoujo, Koushaku Reijou no Goei ni Naru

Shurine has mastered the sword as a girl raised to serve as a bodyguard. However, she has been falsely accused of assassinating a client and is forced to go on the lam. Driven out of her homeland to a foreign land, Shurine meets Lutecia, a duke's daughter whose life is in danger, because she is embroiled in a dispute over the succession to the throne. Lutecia is attacked by an assassin, and Shurine makes a proposal.

"Hitokiri" Girl Becomes Bodyguard for Duke's Daughter is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 『人斬り』少女、公爵令嬢の護衛になる, "Hitokiri" Shoujo, Koushaku Reijou no Goei ni Naru