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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3.9Tokyo Crazy Paradise
Manga · 1996 · 112 ch
Tokyo Crazy ParadiseManga · 1996 · 112 ch3.9Life in the year 2020 in Tokyo is tough, as crime rates are high, and crimes against women rank second only to murders. To prevent their daughter from being exposed to these crimes, Tsukasa's parents raised her to be a male. Tsukasa…
3.9A Love Too Captivating
Manga · 2023
A Love Too CaptivatingTamaranai no wa Koi nano kaManga · 20233.9Misuzu was branded a delinquent when a small incident left him isolated. But one day, he sees the top student, Kitahara, get surrounded by bullies and decides to help him out. That sparked Kitahara's interest in the lonely boy, but Misuzu…
3.9The Poe Clan
Manga · 1972 · 26 ch
The Poe ClanPoe no IchizokuManga · 1972 · 26 ch3.9The Poe Clan: a race of undead that feeds on the energy of the living, whiling away the centuries in a village of roses where time and geography have no meaning. Circumstances lead to a brother and sister, Edgar and Marybelle, being…
Mature
3.9Himitsu: Top Secret
Manga · 1999 · 22 ch
Himitsu: Top SecretManga · 1999 · 22 ch3.9It's the 2060s, and Japan has perfected the "MRI System," a piece of neurotechnology that, when given the brain of a person who died within the past 48 hours, can analyze the visual memories contained within; even being able to give…
3.9Library Wars: Love & War
Manga · 2007 · 90 ch
Library Wars: Love & WarToshokan Sensou: Love & WarManga · 2007 · 90 ch3.9Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Forces ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore when she was younger. But now that she’s finally a recruit, she’s finding…
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…
3.8Cheeky Brat
Manga · 2013 · 138 ch
Cheeky BratNamaiki Zakari.Manga · 2013 · 138 ch3.8Basketball club manager Yuki has a secret—she’s in love with the team captain! But when Naruse discovers her secret, she’s in trouble! Just how long is he going to keep teasing her about it? Stupid pretty playboy… (Source: Yen Press) Note…
3.8Mr. Paper Bag is in Love
Manga · 2020 · 23 ch
Mr. Paper Bag is in LoveKamibukuro-kun wa KoishiteruManga · 2020 · 23 ch3.8A stalker? A pervert? No, no. I'm just a college boy who is single-mindedly in love with someone. It's just...I live my life wearing a paper bag on my head, which makes people look at me strangely on campus. Even though he's extremely…
3.8Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent
Manga · 2021
Glasses With a Chance of DelinquentMegane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kunManga · 20213.8Momose has always longed for a peaceful high school life. She wants nothing to do with hoodlums, delinquents, or troublemakers. When she meets Ichikura, an inconspicuous black-haired boy with glasses, he looks like a normal, nice guy. But…
3.8Love Me, Love Me Not
Manga · 2015 · 48 ch
Love Me, Love Me NotOmoi, Omoware, Furi, FurareManga · 2015 · 48 ch3.8Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites—Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated! (Source: VIZ Media)
3.8Honey Lemon Soda
Manga · 2015 · 124 ch
Honey Lemon SodaManga · 2015 · 124 ch3.8Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars—to the point where she’s forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say “hello.” But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe…
3.8High School Debut
Manga · 2003 · 63 ch
High School DebutKoukou DebutManga · 2003 · 63 ch3.8After blindly following the advice of fashion magazines and the like, Haruna fails to win the eye of any guy. Convinced that a coach is needed (just like when she trained for softball), she recruits cute upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to…
3.8Mr. Villain's Day Off
Manga · 2018
Mr. Villain's Day OffKyuujitsu no Warumono-sanManga · 20183.8One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world-but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of…
3.8Still Sick
Manga · 2018 · 26 ch
Still SickManga · 2018 · 26 ch3.8Makoto Shimizu is just an ordinary office worker, blending in seamlessly with her colleagues on the job... That is, until her coworker Akane Maekawa discovers her well-hidden secret: in her spare time, she draws and sells girls' love…
3.8Tokyo Babylon
Manga · 1990 · 18 ch
Tokyo BabylonTokyo BABYLONManga · 1990 · 18 ch3.8It's 1991, the last days of Japan's bubble economy, and money and elegance run through the streets. So do the currents of darkness beneath them, nourishing evil spirits that only the arts of the onmyoji—Japan's legendary occultists—can…
Mature
3.8Full Moon
Manga · 2001 · 42 ch
Full MoonFull Moon wo SagashiteManga · 2001 · 42 ch3.8Young Mitsuki loves singing and dreams of becoming a pop star. Unfortunately, a malignant tumor in her throat prevents her from pursuing her passion. However, her life turns around when two surprisingly fun-loving harbingers of death…
3.8Red River
Manga · 1995 · 99 ch
Red RiverSora wa Akai Kawa no HotoriManga · 1995 · 99 ch3.8Yuri, a pretty Japanese girl, is ecstatic after passing her college entrance exam and having her first kiss with her childhood friend-turned boyfriend. However, her luck soon changes. She starts to notice that water becomes agitated…
3.8You're My Cutie!!
Manga · 2020
You're My Cutie!!Kawaii nante Kiitenai!!Manga · 20203.8Madoka is obsessed with shojo manga—specifically manga that features younger, innocent guys who fall for their Sempai. So she should be thrilled when a gorgeous kohai comes to work at her father's restaurant...except he's rude and…
3.8The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World
Manga · 2019 · 30 ch
The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another WorldIsekai ni Kyuuseishu to Shite Yobaremashita ga, Arasa ni wa Muri nano de, Hissori Book Cafe Hajimemashita.Manga · 2019 · 30 ch3.8When a “god” tells Tsukina that she is to be transported to another world to become its savior, Tsukina isn’t interested. As a bookish thirty-something, she has zero desire to go on some big adventure…so when she arrives in the strange new…
3.8Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
Manga · 2015 · 104 ch
Sacrificial Princess and the King of BeastsNiehime to Kemono no OuManga · 2015 · 104 ch3.8A young girl has resigned herself to being he next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga. (Source: Yen Press) Note: Chapter count includes 15…
3.8Laughing Under the Clouds
Manga · 2010 · 29 ch
Laughing Under the CloudsDonten ni WarauManga · 2010 · 29 ch3.8In the eleventh year of the Meiji era carrying swords was forbidden by the government and those known as samurai were slowly fading away. However there were plenty that didn’t like those changes taking place in Japan and inevitably the…
3.8Hana to Akuma
Manga · 2007 · 60 ch
Hana to AkumaManga · 2007 · 60 ch3.815 years ago, Vivi, the demon, decided to leave the demon realm and come to the human world. There he found an abandoned baby and on a whim decided to keep it. Since then he lives together with Hana... but having a 14 year-old girl around…
3.8Mizutama Honey Boy
Manga · 2014 · 52 ch
Mizutama Honey BoyManga · 2014 · 52 ch3.8Mei Sengoku is an independent girl and captain of her high school kendo club who enjoys helping others in need. This has earned her a lot of admirers among the girls at her school, as well as a guy named Shirou Fuji well-known at school…
3.8Sugar Sugar Rune
Manga · 2003 · 46 ch
Sugar Sugar RuneManga · 2003 · 46 ch3.8Little witch-girls Chocolat and Vanilla are best friends, but only one of them can be Queen of the Magic World. To determine who deserves the title, they must go to the Human World and enter a strange competition. Whoever attracts the most…
3.8Beauty Pop
Manga · 2003 · 57 ch
Beauty PopManga · 2003 · 57 ch3.8Kiri's friend Kanako gives a present to one of the members of the Scissors Project. Her act of kindness is interpreted as a bribe to get a makeover, and they reject her out of hand for being too ugly. Kiri decides to help Kanako and give…
3.8My Sweet Girl
Manga · 2015 · 52 ch
My Sweet GirlKimi wa Kawaii OnnanokoManga · 2015 · 52 ch3.8“Love isn’t for me.” That is what Tsugumi Koeda, a first-year high school student always told herself. Her small-framed, flat body has given Koeda a serious complex, making it totally impossible for her to ever imagine falling in love…
Mature
3.8Immortal Rain
Manga · 1998 · 66 ch
Immortal RainMeteor MethuselahManga · 1998 · 66 ch3.8Rain Jewlitt, known as the Methuselah, is a spaced-out, immortal, 624-year-old man dressed in priest's clothes. He's got eternal youth and a large price on his head ... put there by those questing after the secret of his immortality…
Mature
3.8Mr. Mallow Blue
Manga · 2019 · 40 ch
Mr. Mallow BlueManga · 2019 · 40 ch3.8A story about high school students and reclusive NEETs at a boarding school. A mysterious beauty x reclusive NEET x aloof ikemen. Those who find it difficult to live in a cruel society meet by chance and a strange story begins.
3.8Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki
Manga · 2021 · 53 ch
Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou NikkiShujinkou NikkiManga · 2021 · 53 ch3.8Tsujimura Aoi wouldn’t consider herself a main character by any means. Meek and insecure, she’s constantly alone, unlike her athletic older brother, Itsuki, or her mother, a famous shojo mangaka. Aoi doesn’t need to be the heroine…
3.8Nokori Ichinichi de Hametsu Flag Zenbu Heshiorimasu: Zamaa RTA Kiroku 24Hr.
Manga · 2022 · 18 ch
Nokori Ichinichi de Hametsu Flag Zenbu Heshiorimasu: Zamaa RTA Kiroku 24Hr.Manga · 2022 · 18 ch3.8Alexandra is the daughter of a duke in the Kingdom of Tarraconensis. One day, she suddenly realizes that she is the villainess in an otome game, just one day before the story's climactic event! She knows that she'll be denounced and her…
3.8Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate
Manga · 2018 · 13 ch
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: SoulmateKimi ni Todoke: Bangai-hen - Unmei no HitoManga · 2018 · 13 ch3.8With her jet-black hair, sinister smile, and silent demeanor, Sawako “Sadako” Kuronuma always had trouble fitting in during high school. But with help from her friends, her boyfriend Kazehaya, and even her rival-turned-friend Kurumi…
3.8Voice Over!: Seiyuu Academy
Manga · 2009 · 70 ch
Voice Over!: Seiyuu AcademySeiyuu Ka!Manga · 2009 · 70 ch3.8To make matters worse, Sakura’s grouchy son, Senri, is in Hime’s class, and he seems determined to stomp on her dreams. He even has the nerve to call Lovely ♥ Blazers stupid! But Hime won’t be deterred by naysayers, her new nickname…
3.8Happy Cafe
Manga · 2004 · 89 ch
Happy CafeShiawase Kissa SanchoumeManga · 2004 · 89 ch3.8Uru is a very short girl and is constantly mistaken for an elementary school kid, but despite that, she is ridiculously strong and decides to live by herself after her mother gets remarried. She ends up working at a small cafe with two…
3.8Swan
Manga · 1976 · 208 ch
SwanSWANManga · 1976 · 208 ch3.8Masumi Hijiri is a 16-year-old ballet student attending a small school in Japan. When she unexpectedly recieves an invitation to attend a special ballet competition, and later gains admission to a renowned ballet academy, she embarks on a…
3.8Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another Story
Manga · 1995 · 3 ch
Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another StoryManga · 1995 · 3 ch3.8A collection of Banana Fish sidestories. Contains: - Private Opinion - Fly boy, in the sky - Ura Banana
3.8Strobe Edge
Manga · 2007 · 42 ch
Strobe EdgeManga · 2007 · 42 ch3.8Ninako’s friend Daiki throws her for a loop when he expresses romantic interest in her. She cares for him, but can she return his feelings? As she tries to sort out her confusion, Ninako realizes that there are many different facets of…