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 19 Unrequited Love manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Positively Yours
- 18. Here U Are
- 17. The World Where I Belong
- 16. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
- 15. Kyuuso wa Cheese no Yume wo Miru
- 14. Kieta Hatsukoi
- 13. Namsachin-ui Beobchig
- 12. Oshiego-kun to wa Dekimasen
- 11. Raising a Bat
- 10. Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko Senpai ni Koishiteru
- 9. I Got Pregnant with the Tyrant's Child
- 8. Okaeri Aureole
- 7. In A Heartbreak
- 6. Watashi ni Ai wo Sakebasete
- 5. Boku ga Otto ni Deau made
- 4. Nanoni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru.
- 3. Unmei wo Shinjinai Kare ga Iu ni wa
- 2. Galge no Sekai de Shinyuu ♂ ga Ore wo Suki da to Iidashite!?
- 1. Scents of Seasons
19. 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
18. 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
17. 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
16. 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
15. Kyuuso wa Cheese no Yume wo Miru
Kyouichi's indecisive character has led him to repeatedly commit the foolish mistake of adultery. One day, Imagase, a college classmate he hasn't seen since graduation, shows up as the private detective hired by his wife to investigate his infidelity. Imagase, however, proposes a deal. He won't tell Kyouichi's wife about his affairs, but, for compensation, he makes an unbelievable demand: "I want your body in exchange..."
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: 窮鼠はチーズの夢を見る, Kyuuso wa Chiizu no Yume wo Miru, The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
14. 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
13. 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
12. 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
11. 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
10. 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
9. 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
8. 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
7. In A Heartbreak
When Min Gun Lee is rejected after confessing to the upperclassman he likes, he is shocked when his crush's scary twin brother Jo Gan immediately asks him out afterward... and refuses to take no for an answer! With the nickname "Mad Dog" and a reputation for putting a teacher in the hospital, Jo Gan is the very picture of a juvenile delinquent - the exact opposite of his princely, model student brother Jo Han. Will timid Min Gun survive being in a relationship with someone the entire school is terrified of, or will his new boyfriend manage to win his heart with his rough but sincere affection? And how will Jo Han react to the situation?
In A Heartbreak has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: Sil Yeon Jung Ibnida
6. Watashi ni Ai wo Sakebasete
"Is it wrong to keep wanting your love――…?"
The protagonist, Ichika, is a bit of a gal and a somewhat fickle girl. She falls in love with her plain-looking classmate, Maki-kun, but just as she is about to confess her feelings, she unexpectedly discovers that Maki-kun already has a girlfriend! Loving someone who is already taken is just painful! Are you in favor of love? Or against it?
A love comedy that isn’t just about idealistic sentiments!
Watashi ni Ai wo Sakebasete has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 私に愛を叫ばせて, Let Me Shout Out LOVE For You
5. Boku ga Otto ni Deau made
A manga adaption of Nanasaki Ryousuke‘s essays titled "Boku ga Otto ni Deau made" (Until I meet my husband) about him and his husband being the first gay couple to get married in Japan.
Until I Meet My Husband has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕が夫に出会うまで, Boku ga Otto ni Deau made
4. Nanoni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru.
Kisaragi Maaya, 16 years old. The first love confession of her life was a complete rejection. She vowed to "never confess to someone again" until one day, the popular Chigira-kun who was on library duty with her, in order to heal his wound of unrequited love, proposed to her that they "heal each others broken hearts"! Everyday, being healed by Chigira-kun, Maaya starts thinking that she wants to be closer... But, this is just comforting each other's broken heart. Even though she definitely can't fall in love with Chigira-kun-!!?
Nanoni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: なのに、千輝くんが甘すぎる。, Na no ni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru, Though it's so, Chigira kun is too sweet
3. 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
2. Galge no Sekai de Shinyuu ♂ ga Ore wo Suki da to Iidashite!?
Aoi, a hard-headed young man secretly yearning for love. When playing the harem game he secretly bought in his best friend Ritsuki’s house, he somehow gets sucked into the game’s world with Ritsuki! While understanding that if they don’t clear the game they can’t leave, Aoi decides to try his best in romancing one of the girls, but suddenly Ritsuki confesses to him…? The story between a whole hearted ikemen childhood friend x a hard headed young man who secretly yearns for love virtually unfolds!
Note: The chapter count includes one extra chapter.
Galge no Sekai de Shinyuu ♂ ga Ore wo Suki da to Iidashite!? has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギャルゲの世界で親友♂が俺を好きだと言い出して！？, Gal Game no Sekai de Shin'yuu ♂ ga Ore o Suki da to Iidashite!?, GalSekai, Gyaruge no Sekai de Shinyuu ♂ ga Ore wo Suki da to Ii dashite!?, In the World of a Gal Game, My Best Friend ♂ Says He Likes Me!?, My Friend ♂ Says that He Loves Me in Gal Game World?!, Trong thế giới Game hẹn hò, bạn thân ♂ tỉnh tò với tôi?!, Trong thế giới Game hẹn hò, bạn thân ♂ tỏ tình với tôi?!, ギャルゲの世界で親友♂が俺を好きだと言い出して
1. Scents of Seasons
A collection of BL stories that take place in a world with six genders (Omegaverse).
Xiaomi, an omega, has been in love with the popular Jiang Xi, an alpha, since middle school... Even though they both changed over the years as they graduated and started living different lives, Xiaomi's feelings have not changed. It is painful to experience an unrequited love for 10 years, is it not? But what will happen when Xiaomi brings an intoxicated Jiang Xi home to his bed after their university's graduation party, knowing that Jiang Xi will soon be going abroad?
Scents of Seasons has finished publishing and it has 22 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒヤシンス。, Hyacinth, 风信花 (BL), Fengxinhua, Мой прекрасный человек 2 том
