Best shoujo manga
443 manga about shoujo, 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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4.0Ao Haru Ride
Manga · 2011 · 53 ch
Ao Haru RideManga · 2011 · 53 ch4.0Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has…
4.4Nana
Manga · 2000
NanaNANAManga · 20004.4Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to…
4.3Yona of the Dawn
Manga · 2009 · 295 ch
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaManga · 2009 · 295 ch4.3A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne! Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard…
3.8Tomie
Manga · 1987 · 13 ch
TomieManga · 1987 · 13 ch3.8Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep…
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4.0orange
Manga · 2012 · 39 ch
orangeManga · 2012 · 39 ch4.0Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn’t take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is…
4.0My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
Manga · 2019
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo SuruManga · 20194.0Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the…
4.1Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Manga · 2006 · 127 ch
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to YouKimi ni TodokeManga · 2006 · 127 ch4.1Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her…
4.0Maid-sama!
Manga · 2005 · 99 ch
Maid-sama!Kaichou wa Maid-sama!Manga · 2005 · 99 ch4.0As if being student council president of a predominantly male high school isn’t hard enough, Misaki Ayuzawa has a major secret—she works at a maid café after school! How is she supposed to keep her image of being ultrasmart, strong and…
4.2A Sign of Affection
Manga · 2019
A Sign of AffectionYubisaki to RenrenManga · 20194.2Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts…
4.3Fruits Basket
Manga · 1998 · 137 ch
Fruits BasketManga · 1998 · 137 ch4.3After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious…
3.9My Little Monster
Manga · 2008 · 69 ch
My Little MonsterTonari no Kaibutsu-kunManga · 2008 · 69 ch3.9Mizutani is a self-absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest grades in school. Haru is an impulsive short tempered brute, who scares everyone with his explosive bursts of violence. Haru gets suspended on the first…
4.3Banana Fish
Manga · 1985 · 110 ch
Banana FishBANANA FISHManga · 1985 · 110 ch4.3Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil…Highest rated
4.4Nana
Manga · 2000
NanaNANAManga · 20004.4Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to… 4.3Yona of the Dawn
Manga · 2009 · 295 ch
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaManga · 2009 · 295 ch4.3A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne! Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard… 4.3Fruits Basket
Manga · 1998 · 137 ch
Fruits BasketManga · 1998 · 137 ch4.3After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious… 4.3Banana Fish
Manga · 1985 · 110 ch
Banana FishBANANA FISHManga · 1985 · 110 ch4.3Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil…
4.3Natsume's Book of Friends
Manga · 2003
Natsume's Book of FriendsNatsume YuujinchouManga · 20034.3When Reiko was Takashi's age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her Book of Friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Now Takashi is the owner of the book, and the creatures will do anything to get their names back…
4.3The Ramparts of Ice
Manga · 2018 · 117 ch
The Ramparts of IceKoori no JouhekiManga · 2018 · 117 ch4.3Koyuki Hikawa isn't great with people and always puts up a wall between others. She had been spending her high school days alone, but one day meets the overly friendly Minato Amamiya. The loner, Koyuki, the popular girl, Miki, the guy with…
4.2Kamisama Kiss
Manga · 2008 · 154 ch
Kamisama KissKamisama HajimemashitaManga · 2008 · 154 ch4.2Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity…
4.2Sasaki and Miyano
Manga · 2016
Sasaki and MiyanoSasaki to MiyanoManga · 20164.2Miyano spends his days peacefully reading Boys' Love comics and worrying about how girly his face is-until a chance encounter leads to a scuffle with his senior Sasaki. Intrigued by his feisty junior Miyano, delinquent Sasaki uses every… 4.2A Sign of Affection
Manga · 2019
A Sign of AffectionYubisaki to RenrenManga · 20194.2Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts…
4.2Ouran High School Host Club
Manga · 2002 · 97 ch
Ouran High School Host ClubOuran Koukou Host ClubManga · 2002 · 97 ch4.2One day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the "Host Club," a mysterious campus group consisting of six super-rich (and gorgeous) guys. To pay back the damages, she is…
4.2My Love Mix-Up!
Manga · 2019 · 41 ch
My Love Mix-Up!Kieta HatsukoiManga · 2019 · 41 ch4.2Mistaken identity leads to a blossoming romance between two boys. Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on…
4.2Basara
Manga · 1990 · 107 ch
BasaraBASARAManga · 1990 · 107 ch4.2Basara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure series and one of the most popular shoujo manga of the 90s in Japan. It is the story of how a young girl becomes "the child of destiny" and finds the strength to free her people and seek…
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4.2The Rose of Versailles
Manga · 1972 · 85 ch
The Rose of VersaillesVersailles no BaraManga · 1972 · 85 ch4.2Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s court at Versailles. Joined by her servant…
4.2Hirano and Kagiura
Manga · 2019
Hirano and KagiuraHirano to KagiuraManga · 20194.2Basketball players. Bad boys who aren’t really bad boys. Roommates. Senpai-kouhai BL romance. It all started when Kagiura moved into the school dorms with what seemed to be a bad-boy upperclassman. But after he’s left in the tender care of… 4.1Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Manga · 2006 · 127 ch
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to YouKimi ni TodokeManga · 2006 · 127 ch4.1Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her…
4.1Machida-kun no Sekai
Manga · 2015 · 28 ch
Machida-kun no SekaiManga · 2015 · 28 ch4.1Machida-kun seems like the perfect brother, son, and student because he loves people. Helpful when he needs to be, but puts himself down when he feels like a total failure. However, the people that surround his daily life are there as a…
4.1Skip Beat!
Manga · 2002
Skip Beat!Manga · 20024.1Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!…
4.1Wake up, Sleeping Beauty
Manga · 2014 · 26 ch
Wake up, Sleeping BeautyOhayou, IbarahimeManga · 2014 · 26 ch4.1Despite being a scaredy-cat and crybaby, high schooler Tetsu Misato finds himself working at the eerie estate on the hill, where Shizu—the only child of the Karasawa family—is secreted away. However, his friendship with Shizu quickly turns…
4.1Mars
Manga · 1996 · 41 ch
MarsMARSManga · 1996 · 41 ch4.1Kira, a shy high school student, lives only for her art. Rei, an arrogant, rebellious and violent playboy, wears his delinquency like a badge of honor. They are exact opposites in every way, but when Kira sees Rei kissing a statue of Mars…
4.1Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me
Manga · 2022
Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember MeShi ni Modori no Mahou Gakkou Seikatsu wo, Moto Koibito to Prologue kara (※Tadashi Koukando wa Zero)Manga · 20224.1Oriana, a seventeen-year-old magic student, suddenly dies alongside her boyfriend, Vincent. However, she returns from death in the body of her seven-year-old self with the memories of her past life intact–except for the knowledge of what… 4.0My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
Manga · 2019
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo SuruManga · 20194.0Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the… 4.0Maid-sama!
Manga · 2005 · 99 ch
Maid-sama!Kaichou wa Maid-sama!Manga · 2005 · 99 ch4.0As if being student council president of a predominantly male high school isn’t hard enough, Misaki Ayuzawa has a major secret—she works at a maid café after school! How is she supposed to keep her image of being ultrasmart, strong and…
4.0Cardcaptor Sakura
Manga · 1996 · 50 ch
Cardcaptor SakuraManga · 1996 · 50 ch4.0Fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto finds a strange book in her father's library -- a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards. But when Sakura opens it up, there is nothing left inside but…
4.0Love★Com
Manga · 2001 · 72 ch
Love★ComLovely★ComplexManga · 2001 · 72 ch4.0Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection. But will their budding friendship become something more complex? (Source: VIZ Media) Note: - Includes the one-shot "Hoshi ni Nattemo…
4.0Gakuen Alice
Manga · 2002 · 180 ch
Gakuen AliceManga · 2002 · 180 ch4.0Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by…
4.0Gakuen Babysitters
Manga · 2009
Gakuen BabysittersManga · 20094.0After their parents are killed in a plane crash, Ryuuichi and his younger brother Kotarou are taken in by the chairman, who they never met before, of an elite academy. Ryuuichi becomes the school daycare's new babysitter.
4.0Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
Manga · 2004 · 79 ch
Ōoku: The Inner ChambersOookuManga · 2004 · 79 ch4.0In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles…
4.0Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Manga · 2018
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Nareru RashiiManga · 20184.0Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, has developed the power to read people's minds by touching them. After a brush with his very handsome colleague, Adachi realizes the guy has a raging crush on none other than Adachi himself! (Source…
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4.0Kodocha: Sana's Stage
Manga · 1994 · 54 ch
Kodocha: Sana's StageKodomo no OmochaManga · 1994 · 54 ch4.0Sana Kurata is a cheerful, energetic child actress in 6th grade who appears on a popular TV show. With her mother, Misako, and her manager, Rei, at her side, life is full of happiness. But her class at school, led by Akito Hayama, is…
4.0Sailor Moon
Manga · 1991 · 61 ch
Sailor MoonBishoujo Senshi Sailor MoonManga · 1991 · 61 ch4.0Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She…
4.0LOVE SO LIFE
Manga · 2008 · 111 ch
LOVE SO LIFEManga · 2008 · 111 ch4.0Shiharu is a high school student who loves kids, lives in an orphanage, and works at a daycare... Until the handsome uncle of two-year-old twins offers her a raise if she'll be their babysitter. Often relying on memories of her mother's…
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4.0Tamon’s B-Side
Manga · 2021
Tamon’s B-SideTamon-kun Ima Docchi!?Manga · 20214.0When a shiny idol is a sad mess in real life, can his number one fan help him stay upbeat? High schooler Utage Kinoshita works part-time as a housekeeper so that she can afford her fangirl obsession with Tamon Fukuhara, her favorite member…
4.0Glass no Kamen
Manga · 1975
Glass no KamenManga · 19754.0Chigusa Tsukikage holds the rights to the play "The Crimson Goddess," a lost masterpiece that many would love to see brought back to the stage. Tsukikage, however, won't allow the cherished work to be diminished by an actress who isn't…
4.0Belladonna no Koibito
One-shot · 2024 · 1 ch
Belladonna no KoibitoOne-shot · 2024 · 1 ch4.0Bella is cursed with a poison that takes the lives of anyone she touches. The way to break the curse is to be given "true love." She was rumored to be a "poisonous witch" and lived alone in the forest, but one day she met Anna, a painter… 4.0Ao Haru Ride
Manga · 2011 · 53 ch
Ao Haru RideManga · 2011 · 53 ch4.0Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has…Mature
4.0orange
Manga · 2012 · 39 ch
orangeManga · 2012 · 39 ch4.0Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn’t take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is…