Best josei manga
180 manga about josei, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.4Bibliophile Princess
Manga · 2018
Bibliophile PrincessMushikaburi-himeManga · 20183.4When book-loving Lady Elianna spots Prince Christopher—her betrothed in name only—consorting with another noble lady, she realizes the recent rumors must be true. The prince has someone he truly loves, which means the annulment of their…
3.4A Witch’s Love at the End of the World
Manga · 2018 · 14 ch
A Witch’s Love at the End of the WorldSekai no Owari to Majo no KoiManga · 2018 · 14 ch3.4In a world where sorcery rules from the shadows, young women adept in magical arts train at a mysterious academy. These budding witches diligently study, driven by generations of resentment after witch hunts decimated their kind long ago…
3.4Everyone's Getting Married
Manga · 2014 · 44 ch
Everyone's Getting MarriedTotsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon shimasuManga · 2014 · 44 ch3.4Successful career woman Asuka Takanashi has an old-fashioned dream of getting married and becoming a housewife. After her long-term boyfriend breaks up with her to pursue his own career goals, she encounters popular newscaster Ryu Nanami…
Mature
3.4The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
Manga · 2004 · 6 ch
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of CheeseKyuuso wa Cheese no Yume wo MiruManga · 2004 · 6 ch3.4Ootomo Kyoichi, a weak-willed salaryman in a troubled marriage, is cheating on his wife. To his surprise, his wife hires a private eye to expose his affair - and the private eye is none other than Imagase, an underclassman Kyoichi knew in…
Mature
3.4Dissolving Classroom
Manga · 2013 · 7 ch
Dissolving ClassroomYoukai KyoushitsuManga · 2013 · 7 ch3.4A pair of twisted siblings-Yuuma, a young man obsessed with the devil, and Chizumi, the worst little sister in recorded history-cause all sorts of tragic and terrifying things to happen wherever they go. These scary short stories will…
3.4Sensor
Manga · 2018 · 7 ch
SensorManga · 2018 · 7 ch3.4A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears, saying he’s been waiting for her, and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hairlike volcanic glass fibers, and all of it shines a bright…
3.4Natsume & Natsume
Manga · 2020 · 52 ch
Natsume & NatsumeNatsume to NatsumeManga · 2020 · 52 ch3.4Natsume Shiranui has the face of a villain. From strangers on the street to his own high school classmates, his creepy grin freaks everybody out. But secretly he yearns to be a hero like his childhood friend — the kind, brave, and…
3.4Toaru Tenin to Kyaku no Hanashi
Manga · 2020 · 43 ch
Toaru Tenin to Kyaku no HanashiManga · 2020 · 43 ch3.4Saki, a college student working at an izakaya, has a crush on Shiraishi, an office worker who is a regular customer. Be brave for your first love today! I gave him a love letter and... Shiraishi also has no experience in love!? A…
3.4Blue
Manga · 1996 · 10 ch
BlueblueManga · 1996 · 10 ch3.4Kayako Kirishima and Masami Endo are about to discover that their recent friendship is turning into obsessive love. But when today’s hopes and yesterday’s dreams meet tomorrow’s problems, will they be able to continue? With clear outline…
3.4Midnight Secretary
Manga · 2006 · 35 ch
Midnight SecretaryManga · 2006 · 35 ch3.4Kaya quickly accustoms herself to scheduling his “dinner dates” and working odd hours, but can she handle it when Kyohei’s smoldering gaze starts turning her way?! (Source: VIZ Media)
3.412cm Promise with a Cool Girl
Manga · 2023
12cm Promise with a Cool GirlKakkoi Onnanoko to 12 Centimeter no YakusokuManga · 20233.4A boyish childhood friend grows up to be a super handsome girl!
3.4Amatsuki
Manga · 2004 · 158 ch
AmatsukiManga · 2004 · 158 ch3.4History isn't Tokidoki's strong subject. He's even forced to do make-up work at a high-tech history museum to bring up his failing grades. After losing an eye to a virtual reality monster in an Edo-period simulation, he finds himself…
3.4Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits
Manga · 2016
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for SpiritsKakuriyo no Yadomeshi: Ayakashi Oyado ni Yomeiri Shimasu.Manga · 20163.4Aoi wants to work off her debt to the Tenjin-ya inn, but she only has one day to find a position and none of the managers are willing to hire a human! If she can just get someone to see past her family background, Aoi is certain she can…
3.3Are You Alice?
Manga · 2009 · 77 ch
Are You Alice?Are you Alice?Manga · 2009 · 77 ch3.3After throwing away his dreams a boy wanders into "Wonderland" and he holds the name of "Alice" which is the primary requirement in the "Game to kill the White Rabbit". In a crazy story where common sense does not apply and everything is…
3.3Chiguhagu na Karera no Koi no Yukue
Manga · 2019 · 8 ch
Chiguhagu na Karera no Koi no YukueManga · 2019 · 8 ch3.3What will happen when stylish, smart and secretly otaku Misaki encounters her work colleague Momokawa at a game tournament?
3.3The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom
Manga · 2018
The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor KingdomAkuyaku Reijou wa Ringoku no Outaishi ni Dekiai SareruManga · 20183.3On the day before her downfall, Lady Tiararose Lapis Clementille recalls that she is in an otome game that she had once played in her former life. She used to adore the main love interest Prince Hartknights Lapis-Lazuli Lactomuth, but…
3.3Loveless
Manga · 2001
LovelessLOVELESSManga · 20013.3Aoyagi Ritsuka is one troubled 6th grader. Two years ago, he mysteriously lost his memory and developed an alternate personality. His mother constantly berates (and occasionally beats) him, asking what happened to the "real" Ritsuka, and…
Mature
3.3Searching for My Perfect Brother
Manga · 2018 · 16 ch
Searching for My Perfect BrotherWatashi no Tadashii Onii-chanManga · 2018 · 16 ch3.3Rize, who’s a university student, met Kairi at her part-time job at the supermarket. While lending her shoulder to Kairi who has trouble sleeping, she is reminded of her older brother who left her when she was young, and Rize starts to…
3.3Mahou ga Tsukaenakutemo
Manga · 2018 · 7 ch
Mahou ga TsukaenakutemoManga · 2018 · 7 ch3.3A collection of stories featuring young adults navigating the workforce and trying to understand romantic relations as their lives are intertwine in unexpected ways. 1. It's nice to be young. [Originally published in the magazine as Dare…
3.3Oji-san ga Joshi●sei ni Warui Koto wo Oshieru Hanashi
Manga · 2019 · 27 ch
Oji-san ga Joshi●sei ni Warui Koto wo Oshieru HanashiManga · 2019 · 27 ch3.3"I'll teach you how to be a bad girl." As a high schooler, Ayumu's at a sensitive period in her life. She ends up being educated on adult matters by a bearded old man wearing a black t-shirt.
3.3Kawaii Koi wa Kikazaranai
Manga · 2023
Kawaii Koi wa KikazaranaiManga · 20233.3
Mature
3.3Dokuhime
Manga · 2002 · 36 ch
DokuhimeManga · 2002 · 36 ch3.3It starts with poisonous herbs under the cradle. Then under the sheets. And inside the clothes. Even mixed in the milk that they feed the newborn. This way the child gradually gets used to poisons and becomes the perfect assassination tool…
3.3GAME: Between the Suits
Manga · 2015
GAME: Between the SuitsGame: Suit no SukimaManga · 20153.3Fujii Sayo has worked hard to climb the ranks at her firm, and she won’t let anything stand in her way–even if it costs her lover after lover. Enter her new colleague: Kiriyama Ryouichi. He’s obedient enough in the boardroom, but in…
3.3Lady Rose Just Wants to Be a Commoner!
Manga · 2018 · 37 ch
Lady Rose Just Wants to Be a Commoner!Lady Rose wa Heimin ni NaritaiManga · 2018 · 37 ch3.3When Felicia Schwarose’s engagement to the crown prince is broken off due to false charges, you’d expect her to be torn to pieces...but instead she’s jumping for joy! She may have been reincarnated as the protagonist of an otome game, but…
3.2Kami no Kodomo
Manga · 2009 · 11 ch
Kami no KodomoManga · 2009 · 11 ch3.2The latest work by the Nishioka siblings depicts the gruesome life story of a ruthless and brilliant serial killer as he grows up from a sociopathic child to a messiah-like figure.
3.2My Little Sister Stole My Fiancé: The Strongest Dragon Favors Me And Plans To Take Over The Kingdom?
Manga · 2019 · 64 ch
My Little Sister Stole My Fiancé: The Strongest Dragon Favors Me And Plans To Take Over The Kingdom?Imouto ni Konyakusha wo Yuzure to Iwaremashita, Saikyou no Ryuu ni Kiniirarete Masaka no Oukoku Nottori?Manga · 2019 · 64 ch3.2Eliana has done her best to be chosen as a fiancee of the prince, and the day her wish come true is here. But she never expected that her younger sister falls in love with the prince at the first sight, and begged to be the fiancee instead…
3.2Net-juu no Susume
Manga · 2013 · 87 ch
Net-juu no SusumeManga · 2013 · 87 ch3.2After quitting her job, Morioka Moriko became a NEET and got addicted to an online game. In that game, even a wilting woman in her thirties like her can become a young, handsome guy and Moriko's new adventure as Hayashi began. Note: On…
3.2Kondo wa Korosaretakunai Azarashi-san
Manga · 2021
Kondo wa Korosaretakunai Azarashi-sanManga · 20213.2For some reason, Mahiru is able to see people’s past life. In her own past life, she was a seal born in the Arctic, in which she ended up savagely eaten by a polar bear. The occasional nightmares about her past life still trouble her until…
3.2Olympos
Manga · 2008 · 12 ch
OlymposOlimposManga · 2008 · 12 ch3.2From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods’ divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede…
Mature
3.1Liverleaf
Manga · 2007 · 22 ch
LiverleafMisu MisouManga · 2007 · 22 ch3.1"My family was burned alive..." Liverleaf - a flower that blooms through the snow after enduring the harsh winter. When a young girl named Haruka transfers to a middle school in an isolated rural town, she faces relentless bullying. As her…
3.1Ringoku kara Kita Yome ga Kawaisugite Doushiyou.
Manga · 2024
Ringoku kara Kita Yome ga Kawaisugite Doushiyou.Manga · 20243.1With his brash personality and muscular physique, and his fierce presence fighting against his country's foes, Salyu is known as the “Winter Bear of Tidros." Until one day when he finds himself engaged to Citron, a young lady whose…
3.1Bunny Drop
Manga · 2005 · 62 ch
Bunny DropUsagi DropManga · 2005 · 62 ch3.1Going home for his grandfather's funeral, thirty-year-old bachelor Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a younger lover! The rest of his family is equally shocked and embarrassed by this surprise…
3.1fetish
Manga · 2004 · 5 ch
fetishManga · 2004 · 5 ch3.11. Bokura no Koudaina Sabishisa (僕らの広大なさびしさ) 2. Love Letter 3. Sully Lily no Subete (シュリ・リリィのすべて) 4. Kuukou (空港) 5. Fetish
3.0Ogeha
Manga · 2015 · 15 ch
OgehaManga · 2015 · 15 ch3.0An ordinary boy witnesses a mysterious floating object from his room. Upon investigating he discovers a bizarre creature. He decides to take it with him...
3.0La Pomme Prisonnière
Manga · 2010 · 22 ch
La Pomme PrisonnièreManga · 2010 · 22 ch3.0Contains: Hita-Hita (ひたひた); Rakuen Le Paradis Vol.2~16, Rakuen Web Zoukan Imari likes cats. She loves cats! She also loves doing nothing. Like cats. So cats love her back. La Pomme Prisonnière (ポム・プリゾニエール); Vol.16, kakioroshi
2.9Waltz
One-shot · 2017 · 1 ch
WaltzOne-shot · 2017 · 1 ch2.9A young girl, Onaga, discovers her neighbor, Kashiwabara, in their balcony one hot summer night, dressed up in women's clothing. A unique relationship between them ensues.