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. [2026 List]
- 17. Kieta Hatsukoi
- 16. Here U Are
- 15. Positively Yours
- 14. Deoreoun Yongmang
- 13. Namsachin-ui Beobchig
- 12. Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!
- 11. Oshiego-kun to wa Dekimasen
- 10. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
- 9. Nanase-san no Koi ga Ijou
- 8. Raising a Bat
- 7. Bandeusi Happy Ending
- 6. Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko Senpai ni Koishiteru
- 5. Boku ga Otto ni Deau made
- 4. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
- 3. Okisaki-sama to Ningyohime no Ohanashi
- 2. 11:59
- 1. Dos Obake ga Nekasete Kurenai
17. 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
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. 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
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. 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. 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. 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
10. 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
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. 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
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. 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. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
Question: What would you do, if a girl you're interested in would confess to you? On top of that, what if there was another girl as well? A cool upperclassman adored by the whole school and your cheerful, energetic childhood friend. I bet you would be over the moon. Thing is, what if there was an unexpected problem about the contents of that confession?
ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ, Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
3. 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
2. 11:59
After living in December 24th, Christmas Eve on endless repeat- Mokhwa seems to be the only one who's aware of the existence of the time loop. And on this repeated day, he spends time with his childhood friend 'Choi Gyun' despite having cut ties with him a long time ago.
The weather forecast didn't say it was going to rain but Lee Mokhwa knew it would, that's only one of the things he knew was going to happen. No, he can't see the future, he's actually stuck in a time loop, reliving December 24th endlessly.
The only person besides himself who seems to be aware of the repeated time is Choi Gyun, the childhood friend he drifted apart from, but he's avoiding the topic.
Gyun must know something he doesn't, he could even be the cause of the time loop, Mokhwa is determined to make him break the chain.
11:59 has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: 11:59 to You
1. 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
