Best unrequited love manga
215 manga about unrequited love, 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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4.0Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai
Manga · 2023 · 27 ch
Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa NegawanaiManga · 2023 · 27 ch4.0A beautiful and delicate love story in which different kinds of "love" intersect. (Source: Kadokawa, translated) Note: Includes two extra chapters.
Mature
4.0Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid
Manga · 2019 · 106 ch
Whale Star: The Gyeongseong MermaidGorae ByulManga · 2019 · 106 ch4.0The year is 1926 in this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”, and Joseon (present-day Korea), is under colonial Japanese rule. Su-A Heo is a handmaiden who spends her days working and swimming in the sea. Her work…
4.0Bride of Ignat
Manga · 2023
Bride of IgnatIgnat no HanayomeManga · 20234.0"If life is meaningless no matter where you are..." Rita, a lonely boy, is chosen as the "Dragon's Bride" by the village custom. The ancient legend of the "Snowy Mountain Dragon" is now nothing more than a legend, but Rita, unable to find…
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…
4.0Rascal Does Not Dream of Petite Devil Kohai
Light Novel · 2014 · 6 ch
Rascal Does Not Dream of Petite Devil KohaiSeishun Buta Yarou wa Petit Devil Kouhai no Yume wo MinaiLight Novel · 2014 · 6 ch4.0Book 2 of the Seishun Buta Yarou series. How far can a fake relationship go? Mai is no longer invisible--she's acting again, and she finally said yes when Sakuta asked her out for the millionth time. Life couldn't be better for…
4.0My Dress-Up Darling
Manga · 2018 · 119 ch
My Dress-Up DarlingSono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo SuruManga · 2018 · 119 ch4.0Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people…
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4.0Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
Manga · 1998 · 20 ch
Uzumaki: Spiral into HorrorUzumakiManga · 1998 · 20 ch4.0Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the…
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…
Mature
4.0Whisper Me a Love Song
Manga · 2019
Whisper Me a Love SongSasayaku You ni Koi wo UtauManga · 20194.0Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she just loves her, and to Himari's surprise, Yori says she…
4.0Snow White with the Red Hair
Manga · 2006
Snow White with the Red HairAkagami no Shirayuki-himeManga · 20064.0Shirayuki is famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! But when she escapes into the woods of the neighboring kingdom, a young man named Zen and his two friends come to her aid. But who…
4.0Rainbows After Storms
Manga · 2017 · 162 ch
Rainbows After StormsHana ni ArashiManga · 2017 · 162 ch4.0Nanoha and Chidori are best friends who attend the same all-girls high school—and also share a heart-pounding secret: they're lovers. (Source: VIZ Media)
4.0My Love Story!!
Manga · 2011 · 56 ch
My Love Story!!Ore Monogatari!!Manga · 2011 · 56 ch4.0Takeo Goda is a GIANT guy with a GIANT heart. Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a…
4.0Goodbye, My Rose Garden
Manga · 2018 · 18 ch
Goodbye, My Rose GardenSayonara Rose GardenManga · 2018 · 18 ch4.0England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationship…until the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her…
4.0Love, That's an Understatement
Manga · 2021
Love, That's an UnderstatementHikaeme ni Itte mo, Kore wa AiManga · 20214.0Spare eraser? Check. Extra folding umbrella? Check. First aid kit? Check. Cool and collected high school student Risa Amakawa has something in her heavy bag for every situation, and the last thing she needs—or knows how to ask for—is…
4.0Honey and Clover
Manga · 2000 · 75 ch
Honey and CloverHachimitsu to CloverManga · 2000 · 75 ch4.0Takemoto lives in a run down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from…
4.0Toradora!
Light Novel · 2006 · 62 ch
Toradora!Light Novel · 2006 · 62 ch4.0The original light novel that inspired the hit manga and anime series! Takasu Ryuuji might look like a thug, but he’s actually a nice guy. Making friends when you’ve got an unintentionally scary face is tough–and don’t even get him started…
4.0I See Your Face, Turned Away
Manga · 2022 · 30 ch
I See Your Face, Turned AwayKimi no Yokogao wo MiteitaManga · 2022 · 30 ch4.0A manga about four teenagers and their four stories of unrequited love. When you don't want to lose a friendship but long for something more, the only thing you can do is gaze at your beloved's face, turned away... One might call Hikari…
4.0Koimonogatari: Love Stories
Manga · 2013
Koimonogatari: Love StoriesKoimonogatariManga · 20134.0When Yuji accidentally hears his classmate Yamato confessing to another friend that he's gay, his perspective shifts. Seeing Yamato in a new light, Yuji does his best not to let prejudice color his view, but he still finds himself…
Mature
4.0The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter
Manga · 2020
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean CounterIsekai no Sata wa Shachiku ShidaiManga · 20204.0Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, a holy maiden was summoned. Not just any holy maiden—one hailing from modern Japan. But this story is not her story. This is the tale of the humble accountant, Kondou, who accompanied her and…
Mature
4.0Yume no Hashibashi
Manga · 2018 · 10 ch
Yume no HashibashiManga · 2018 · 10 ch4.0Kyoko is at the autumn of her life. She can barely recognise her own family member. But one day, someone she remembers perfectly comes to visit. Her name is Mitsu, the woman Kiyoko had a love story with. Just after the war, when they were…
Mature
4.0Ohana Holoholo
Manga · 2008 · 42 ch
Ohana HoloholoManga · 2008 · 42 ch4.0Maya, who works as a translator, lives with her bisexual former girlfriend, Michiru, and Michiru's son, Yuuta. Residing in the same apartment building is an actor called Nico, who drops by for a visit almost everyday, and knows about…
4.0Old-Fashioned Cupcake
Manga · 2019 · 7 ch
Old-Fashioned CupcakeManga · 2019 · 7 ch4.0At 39 years old, Nozue lives a routine, if not melancholic, life of sleep and work. Togawa, his younger subordinate, finds it troubling and takes it upon himself to shake up Nozue’s routine. During a lunch outing, the two go to a pancake…
Mature
4.0Dysfunctional Family Theory
Manga · 2022 · 13 ch
Dysfunctional Family TheoryDaraku Kazoku-ronManga · 2022 · 13 ch4.0Sentarou and Touma are two total opposites who have found themselves in an awkward situation: for the next three months, they have to live together with six-year-old Meguru so she can pick one of them to be her papa! After the death of her…
3.9JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
Manga · 1989 · 152 ch
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust CrusadersJoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust CrusadersManga · 1989 · 152 ch3.9In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers…
3.9Firefly Wedding
Manga · 2023 · 79 ch
Firefly WeddingHotaru no YomeiriManga · 2023 · 79 ch3.9On the surface, Satoko has it all—she’s beautiful, the daughter of a nobleman, and at a prime age for marriage. Unfortunately, she is also quite ill and only has a short time left to live. Before she can secure a marriage that will redeem…
3.9Kase-san and Yamada
Manga · 2017
Kase-san and YamadaYamada to Kase-san.Manga · 20173.9Yamada is in heaven at her school’s horticulture department, and Kase-san is training hard at the sports university. With classes and a long train ride to keep them apart, hanging out together is tough. Can they beat their busy schedules…
3.9The Fable: The Second Contact
Manga · 2021 · 86 ch
The Fable: The Second ContactManga · 2021 · 86 ch3.9Set about one year after the ending to The Fable. Akira and Youko are forced to abort their latest mission due to the Covid-19 pandemic and return to Osaka to continue their quiet life as regular civilians but the peace is not to last.
Mature
3.9Sand Chronicles
Manga · 2003 · 22 ch
Sand ChroniclesSunadokeiManga · 2003 · 22 ch3.9After her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when…
3.9I Want to Be a Wall
Manga · 2019 · 20 ch
I Want to Be a WallWatashi wa Kabe ni NaritaiManga · 2019 · 20 ch3.9Any love story aficionado will say that the key to a successful couple is intense desire for one another-but what if the characters in question are an asexual woman with a passion for Boys Love stories and a gay man whose heart forever…
3.9Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru
Manga · 2020 · 31 ch
Odoriba ni Skirt ga NaruManga · 2020 · 31 ch3.9Kiki Haruma always dreamed of doing ballroom dance as the feminine "partner" role, but as she aged she grew taller and taller, eventually causing her to give up ever looking good in a dress or anything girly. Now in the second-year of high…
3.9Sleeping Dead
Manga · 2020 · 13 ch
Sleeping DeadManga · 2020 · 13 ch3.9Sada is an earnest high school teacher admired by students and colleagues alike. One night while walking through the city, he stumbles upon a student being violently attacked in an alley. As he tries to call for help, Sada finds himself on…
3.9A Lovely Meal
Manga · 2025
A Lovely MealSikugyeongManga · 20253.9One snowy winter evening, Chang-Deok spots a high schooler crouched in front of his favorite restaurant, blood running ice-cold in the falling snow. Lured in by the promise of meal made just like the restaurant's, Chang-Deok ends up…
3.9My Secret Crush
Manga · 2021 · 140 ch
My Secret CrushToutou Cang Bu ZhuManga · 2021 · 140 ch3.9Zhi Sang has a secret crush: her brother's college friend Jiaxu Duan. She does everything she can to hide her feelings only to discover he's already noticed. Will she finally find her happy ending when she grows up? (Source: Pocket Comics)
3.9Black Clover
Manga · 2015 · 392 ch
Black CloverManga · 2015 · 392 ch3.9Young Asta was born with no magic ability in a world where magic is everything. In order to prove his strength and keep a promise with his friend, Asta dreams of becoming the greatest mage in the land, the Wizard King! (Source: VIZ Media)
3.9The Quintessential Quintuplets
Manga · 2017 · 122 ch
The Quintessential QuintupletsGo-toubun no HanayomeManga · 2017 · 122 ch3.9One day, a poor high school second-year named Futaro Uesugi comes across a private tutoring gig with good pay. But his pupils are his classmates!! And they’re quintuplets!! A-and they’re all gorgeous girls, but they’re also troublemakers…