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. [2024 List]
- 16. Bandeusi Happy Ending
- 15. Here U Are
- 14. Yours to Claim
- 13. Positively Yours
- 12. Namsachin-ui Beobchig
- 11. Tsuka no Ma no Ichika
- 10. Unmei wo Shinjinai Kare ga Iu ni wa
- 9. Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!
- 8. Other Than My Friend's Sister, Something Else
- 7. I Got Pregnant with the Tyrant's Child
- 6. The World Where I Belong
- 5. Okisaki-sama to Ningyohime no Ohanashi
- 4. Kieta Hatsukoi
- 3. Peach Girl
- 2. Itsuwari no Freja
- 1. Fugainai Koi
16. Bandeusi Happy Ending
Yeon-Woo's husband died the day they ended their sham marriage. Yeon-Woo, who is swept in sorrow, is given a chance to return 100 days back in time! As she struggles to prevent the death of her husband Seon-Jae, their 'real' marriage has only just begun. This is the story of a late budding romance, faced with danger and a life at stake.
"This time, I will make sure we have a happy ending!"
Happy Ending In Need has finished publishing and it has 112 Chapters. It is also Known as: Surely a Happy Ending, Must Have a Happy Ending
15. 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
14. 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 is currently publishing and has 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
13. 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
12. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Boy-Friend's Rule, 男闺蜜准则, The Law of Being Friends With a Male
11. 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
10. 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 is currently publishing and has 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
9. 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!!
8. Other Than My Friend's Sister, Something Else
Seula has endured unrequited love for a long time, thinking she could settle for just being a friend. However, when he finds out that Areum is getting married, his world collapses. In an attempt to calm her broken heart, Seula, totally drunk, ends up calling Areum and confessing her feelings. But the next day, when she wakes up in an unknown place, completely naked... at her side is Areum's younger sister, Daun?!
Other Than My Friend's Sister, Something Else is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Other Than My Friend's Sister, Something Else
7. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Gave Birth to the Tyrant's Child
6. 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
5. Okisaki-sama to Ningyohime no Ohanashi
A selfish princess comes across an injured mermaid and decides to nurse her back to health, but not out of kindness - the princess intends to sell the mermaid and make a profit once she's healed! Strangely, the mermaid doesn't seem to mind this at all. Time goes by for the two of them until the princess tells the mermaid that she has changed her mind...
The Story of the Princess and the Little Mermaid has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: お妃様と人魚姫のお話, Tale of a Princess and the Little Mermaid, La Storia della Principessa e della Principessa Sirena
4. 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
3. Peach Girl
It's not easy being beautiful. The envy, the jealousy, the vicious rumors spread by your best friend. That's life for young Momo. While everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and lonely. Can Momo confess her love to her classmate, Toji, or will her best friend Sae steal him away. It's a bittersweet drama of growing up and fitting in that will charm readers everywhere.
Volumes 1-8: Peach Girl; Peach Girl Authentic (2nd English Edition)
Volumes 9-18: Peach Girl - Change of Heart
Peach Girl has finished publishing and it has 72 Chapters. It is also Known as: ピーチガール, Peach Girl: Change of Heart, Peach Girl: Authentic, Peach Girl Momo - preplanula djevojka
2. Itsuwari no Freja
Freya thinks of herself as a simple village girl, but her idyllic life is shattered when she is caught up in the aftermath of a treacherous Sigurdian plot. She bears a striking resemblance to her country’s beloved Prince Edvard, who lays dying from poison.
Without its ruler, all of Tyr will quickly be engulfed by Sigurdian violence. Now Freya must take Prince Edvard’s place and lead his valiant knights in defending the realm!
Prince Freya is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 偽りのフレイヤ, Artificial Freja
1. Fugainai Koi
Yukito's love for his older childhood friend, Keiichi, has only grown more complicated, and has led him to have physical relationships with several men. Yukito has led a debauched lifestyle, but after a few years, he meets Keiichi again. For Keiichi's sake, he resumes his role as the childhood friend. However, one night, when Keiichi comes over to stay, Yukito's sexual desires causes him to masturbate while thinking of him.
He meets a sex friend one day without Keiichi's knowledge, but unexpectedly, he was discovered...?!
Cowardly Love has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ふがいない恋, Fugai nai Koi, Cowardly Love (MABUTA Hitoe)
