Top 16 Unrequited Love manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

16. Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

It was love-at-first-sight when Nakamura met his classmate, Hirose. The two became friends after the shy and awkward Nakamura finally worked up the nerve to speak to him, but being buddy-buddy with your crush is a whole new kind of torture! And as he watches some other guy cuddle up with Hirose like casual bros, Nakamura tries to keep his head from exploding. Why can’t that be him?! Enjoy the hilarious new misadventures of Nakamura desperately trying to keep it together and not scare Hirose off. Hang in there, Nakamura!

Go for It Again, Nakamura! has finished publishing and it has 9 Chapters. It is also Known as: もっとガンバレ！中村くん！！, Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

15. Unmei wo Shinjinai Kare ga Iu ni wa

Love as destined is boring.

Kousuke, who can see the red thread of fate, suffers from unrequited love at the university. However, he hid that feeling in his heart, because he knew that the two "red threads of fate" weren't connected... On the other hand, one day, Yuka is told by a fortune-teller that "the fateful partner is nearby" and becomes aware of Kousuke as a romantic partner.

Unmei wo Shinjinai Kare ga Iu ni wa depicts the love of an adult who is at the mercy of fate.

What He Who Doesn't Believe in Fate Says has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: 運命を信じない彼が言うには, Unmei wo Shinjinai Kare ga Iu ni wa

14. Deoreoun Yongmang

Seong-Yul has a crush on Seung-Won, his friend's older brother whom he has known since childhood. There is an unbridgeable gap between him, an Alpha, and himself, a Beta, due to their age difference and family differences. Seong-Yul, who suddenly developed an omega and was fired from his job, and now needs a lot of money, gives up on Seung-Won when he hears that he is getting married and enters the establishment with a feeling of despair. However, he is scared by the strong alpha pheromones and the attitude of treating people like objects and tries to leave...

"Did you think it was better to give a hole to another kid than to burden me?"

Seung-Won, who came as his first customer, caught him being an omega and trying to sell his body.



Note: Include one side story chapter.

Deoreoun Yongmang has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: Dirty Desire, Désirs Impurs

13. Here U Are

Receiving the newcomers is a task for Yu Yang, and he ends up helping the unsociable and towering Li Huan, the kind of person that does everything to be disliked. But after better knowing each other, he discovers that the giant isn't that bad of a person at all...



Note: Includes 20 extra chapters.

Here U Are has finished publishing and it has 157 Chapters. It is also Known as: You are here, You're here

12. Yours to Claim

Nothing crazy ever happens to Jooin. He’s just your average college student, keeping his head down and flying under the radar. Yahwi, on the other hand, is drop dead gorgeous, super popular…but also kinda mean. So why has the campus heartthrob taken an interest in a total nobody? There must be an ulterior motive…but it’s hard to care when faced with those killer looks. Will Jooin become a slave to his desires? Or perhaps he’ll become the master himself…

Yours to Claim has finished publishing and it has 107 Chapters. It is also Known as: Jooin's Circumstances, Las circunstancias de Jooin, The Master's Circumstances, 主人的秘密, 洙仁的处境, 洙英的情事, Ju-in-ui Sajeong

11. I Got Pregnant with the Tyrant's Child

For Elan the royal knight, the masquerade festival is a rare chance to let loose and relax. But her night of fun quickly turns into a morning of horror when she wakes up beside the ruthless Emperor Kylart. Knowing how cruel he can be to clingy women, Elan makes a run for it, hoping he hasn't seen past her disguise. But as she continues her nerve-wracking duties of guarding the emperor, she starts experiencing troubling health symptoms. A trip to the doctor reveals that she's pregnant! To make matters worse, rumor has it that Kylart is looking for the mysterious woman he met on the night of the festival. Can Elan keep her secret safe from the entire palace, when she can't even control her constant cravings and morning sickness?

I Got Pregnant with the Tyrant's Child has finished publishing and it has 105 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Gave Birth to the Tyrant's Child

10. The World Where I Belong

A high school student's attempt to end his life is interrupted by a strange girl with even stranger powers.

The World Where I Belong has finished publishing and it has 69 Chapters. It is also Known as: The World Where I Belong

9. Kyou, Orenchi Yotteku?

Why Don't You Stop By My Home, Today? has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: 今日、俺んち寄ってく?, Kyou, Orenchi Yotteku?

8. Positively Yours

To Hee-won’s dismay, the BFF she crushed on and her other BFF are now dating! Seriously bummed, Hee-won decides to go wild just one time, and find solace with a handsome stranger. A very satisfying one night affair has now turned into more — she’s pregnant! Fate brings them together again, and now the regimented Doo-joon is determined to do the right thing and marry her. But they’re basically strangers! Except... their bodies have been very intimately acquainted. What’s this mother-to-be to do?

Positively Yours has finished publishing and it has 82 Chapters. It is also Known as: I have a baby

7. Oshiego-kun to wa Dekimasen

After a night of drinking and lamenting over her love life, Hinata is surprised by a knock on her door. But even more surprising is the handsome man on the other side! Except there's one problem: he's her former student from years ago. Shintarou has always loved Hinata and spent years proposing and expressing his love for his sensei even though she was 17 years older. Hinata did her best to spare his feelings and told him she'd only marry him once he was 18 and an adult. Sure enough, that time has come. But can Hinata really get mixed up with one of her former students?

I Can't Date My Student... Can I? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 教え子くんとはデキません, My Student Grew Huge and Proposed to Me, Dekkaku Natta Seito ni Kyuukon Sareru Hanashi, でっかくなった生徒に求婚される話, I Can't Do That With My Former Student, A Story About Getting Proposed To By My Student Who Grew Huge

6. Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko Senpai ni Koishiteru

Soft and bubbly office lady Ayaka is madly in love with her senior at work, Hiroko! Two lovestruck coworkers who both think the other is straight totally crush on each other...



Note: Previously serialized under the title "Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko Senpai wo Otoshitai" (彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩を落としたい)

AYAKA is in LOVE with HIROKO! has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: 彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩に恋してる, Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko Senpai ni Koi Shiteru, Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko Senpai wo Otoshitai, Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai o Otoshitai, 彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩を落としたい, Ayaka is in Love x Love x Love with Hiroko

5. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo

Amatsuyu Kirasagi is invited out alone by the cool beauty upperclassman Cosmos and his childhood friend Himawari. Expecting to hear their confessions, he triumphantly goes to meet each of them in turn. But Cosmos and Himawari both instead confess to Amatsuyu that they like his friend. Amatsuyu fights this lonely battle, but there is another girl who is looking at him. She is a gloomy girl with glasses and braids. Amatsuyu finds that he hates her, because she's always turning her sharp tongue only on him and finding enjoyment in his troubles. But it turns out that she's the only one who actually does like him.

ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ, Ore o Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo , Ore o Suki Nano wa Omae Dake ka yo , Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo , Orewo Sukinanoha Omaedake kayo

4. Dos Obake ga Nekasete Kurenai

Yuuji has always fallen for straight guys and the person he currently has feelings for is getting married. Just when things couldn’t get any worse he gets raped by a ‘sexual ghost’, it’s said that this type of ghost only haunts sexually frustrated people, which in this case happens to be Yuuji. What will become of poor Yuuji after Kousuke the ghost confesses to falling for him?

Dos Obake ga Nekasete Kurenai has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: ドSおばけが寝かせてくれない, Do S Obake ga Nekasete Kurenai, Do S Obake ga Nekasete Kurenai 2, The sadistic ghost doesn't allow me to sleep, ドSおばけが寝かせてくれない2

3. Nanase-san no Koi ga Ijou

Corporate wage slave Takahashi has never had a girlfriend — until he tries out a dating app and finds what seems to be the perfect match. Pretty, young, and successful, Nanase’s got it all... except for sanity! In fact, Nanase’s had her eyes on Takahashi for a long time, and is willing to give him everything he wants, whether he likes it or not. A different kind of love comedy is about to unfold!

Nanase-san's Crazy Love Obsession has finished publishing and it has 110 Chapters. It is also Known as: 七瀬さんの恋が異常, Nanase's Love Is Crazy

2. Indigo no Kibun

Stuck in a rut and plagued with debt, Rio Kijima is at the lowest point of his life when he bumps into Shiro Kido at a funeral. Kido, freshly kicked to the curb by his ex-girlfriend, is Kijima’s former classmate and has a history with him. Despite their past, Kido realizes that they have what each other needs. Kijima offers hot-headed Kido a place to live. Kido gives Kijima a new purpose. As Kido nudges Kijima to come to terms with a drastic career change, he struggles to pull them both out of their Mood Indigo.

Indigo no Kibun has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: インディゴの気分, Indigo no Kibun

1. The Wrong Way to Date

Beom Gyu-hwa, who has lived his whole life thinking he's an alpha, receives a high-paying part-time job offer while working to earn tuition as usual. The part-time job location is Sehan Hotel, which he really wanted to avoid, but he goes to work thinking it was fine for just one day. However, while working, pheromones start to smell unpleasant and he starts to feel unwell. Then, he meets Han Haesoo, one of the people he's been avoiding for years, and ends up spending the night with him due to his oncoming heat... “You’re…in heat, right?”

The Wrong Way to Date is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Wrong Way to Date