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 17 Unrequited Love manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 17. Positively Yours
- 16. Here U Are
- 15. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
- 14. Namsachin-ui Beobchig
- 13. Kieta Hatsukoi
- 12. Tsuka no Ma no Ichika
- 11. Sensei no Sensei
- 10. Boku ga Otto ni Deau made
- 9. Bandeusi Happy Ending
- 8. Kirio Fanclub
- 7. Sofure Buka!
- 6. Peach Girl
- 5. Other Than My Friend's Sister, Something Else
- 4. Watashi ni Ai wo Sakebasete
- 3. Galge no Sekai de Shinyuu ♂ ga Ore wo Suki da to Iidashite!?
- 2. Yours to Claim
- 1. Itsuwari no Freja
17. 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
16. 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
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. 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
13. 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
12. 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
11. Sensei no Sensei
On the day of the school entrance ceremony, novice teacher Ooji reunites with Yasumi, the counselor who once saved him during his student days. This reunion waters the seeds of his past love...
Teacher's Counselor has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: 先生のせんせい, Sensei no Sensei
10. 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
9. 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
8. 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
7. Sofure Buka!
"Please no more...Save me, Nakamuraaah...!"With the stress from work and his girlfriend, Seta's body, mind and spirit are all reaching their breaking point. Then along comes his subordinate--body pillow fanatic--Nakamura, who proposes that they become sleep buddies (friends who sleep next to each other). With his mental state stretched to its limits, he decides to try it; but seriously, with a guy?! Buuut...why does it feel so nice to be enveloped in the strong arms of his brash subordinate?
Sofure Buka! has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: ソフレ部下！, Bed wa Futatsu Irimasen., First Bite, Katappashi kara Zenbu Ai, Yokuasa no Dekigoto
6. 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
5. 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
4. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 私に愛を叫ばせて, Watashi ni Ai wo Sakebasete
3. 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
2. 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
1. 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
