What is this genre all about? At least one character has a romantic interest in another one, but the feelings are not returned.
This is the cornerstone of all love triangles or love polygons.
We present you the list of Unrequited Love manga you should read right now.
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Top 16 Unrequited Love manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 16. Kieta Hatsukoi
- 15. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
- 14. Tsuka no Ma no Ichika
- 13. Deoreoun Yongmang
- 12. Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!
- 11. Namsachin-ui Beobchig
- 10. Here U Are
- 9. Nanase-san no Koi ga Ijou
- 8. Raising a Bat
- 7. Positively Yours
- 6. The Wrong Way to Date
- 5. Unmei wo Shinjinai Kare ga Iu ni wa
- 4. Yours to Claim
- 3. Okaeri Aureole
- 2. Oshiego-kun to wa Dekimasen
- 1. Kirio Fanclub
16. Kieta Hatsukoi
“Aoki... I didn’t know you thought about me that way...”
Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto-san who sits next to him. However, when he borrowed her eraser, he discovered the name of his classmate, Ida, written on it... (sobs). Moreover, Ida saw him using the eraser... Don’t tell me he misunderstood?! It’s a little silly, but so begins the story of them working their hardest for their first love.
My Love Mix-Up! has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 消えた初恋, Kieta Hatsu Koi, Vanishing My First Love, Faded First Love
15. 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
14. Tsuka no Ma no Ichika
Ichika Sendawara has now lived beyond the predicted amount of time the doctor had given her left to live. Now, she currently spends her days going to university while carrying the uncertainty of her death.
One day, as she is filled with the hopelessness and emptiness from a future that she can't see, a person happened to catch her eye and they are none other than Akifumi Yurugi, her philosophy lecturer who had suddenly quit his job. Now that she is reunited again with the lecturer that she is deeply in love with, she has found a new reason to continue living but...
Tsuka no Ma no Ichika has finished publishing and it has 29 Chapters. It is also Known as: 束の間の一花, Tsukanoma no Ichika
13. 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
12. 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!!
11. Namsachin-ui Beobchig
Jay is a guy that wanted to talk with his friend about their secret crushes, When Jay was about to confess who he has a crush on, his friend Jiwoon, who’s crush is actually towards Jay, was hopefull that Jay was going to confess his feelings towards her. But she felt shocked when she learned that actually Jay’s crush was someone else, after that, Jay asked her about her crush, Jiwoon tried to avoid the question and gave him a vague description which caused a misunderstanding that his crush was actually towards Jay’s friend Seohyun. She and Jay are just good friends without anything romantic going on between them, The way Jay interacts with her is just in a friendly manner and tries to help her to get her “crush”….Let the romantic drama begin at school!
Namsachin-ui Beobchig has finished publishing and it has 75 Chapters. It is also Known as: Boy-Friend's Rule, 男闺蜜准则, The Law of Being Friends With a Male
10. 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
9. 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
8. Raising a Bat
High school senior Min-kyum has been left to his own defenses after his parents kicked him out of their lives. His new house is in a shabby neighborhood, the site of several mysterious assaults that have left victims with bite marks on their necks and blood loss symptoms. After moving in, Min-kyum heads out for a meal…then somehow wakes up at home with strange marks on his neck. He tries to shrug it off, but his deskmate at the new school looks suspiciously pale and familiar…
Note: This series contains additional (optional) 18+ scenes.
Raising a Bat has finished publishing and it has 86 Chapters. It is also Known as: コウモリの飼育方法, Bagjwisayug, My Pet Bat, 囚爱, Bat Breed
7. 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
6. 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
5. 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
4. 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
3. Okaeri Aureole
Bright and sociable Kazu and sober and serious Moto have been friends since they were kids. Even if they grew apart and became friends with different groups of people in high school, they still knew and understood each other well. However, Kazu slowly starts to become aware of Moto as more than just his friend…
Welcome Back, Aureole has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: おかえりオーレオール, Okaeri Aureole
2. 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
1. Kirio Fanclub
The main topic of conversation between high school girls Aimi Miyoshi and Nami Sometani is always Kirio, a boy in the same class. This one-way romantic comedy depicts the daily lives of these two friends and rivals, which never seems to have reached the point of love yet.
Kirio Fanclub has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: 霧尾ファンクラブ, Kirio Fanclub
