Updated April 1, 2023 by Ernie
Manga with romance is on another level! I am a big fan of romance manga, and I am sure that you also like reading them. Come on? You don’t like romance manga?! Pfft! Don’t be shy! Romance manga can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the genre! Well, I guess I can’t really do anything about that lmao!
Anyways, these are some of the best romance manga out there that you should definitely read if you are a big fan of them. But before that, Maybe you can also check out our list of manga worth reading! There is a lot to cover today so without further ado, let’s start with the list!
THE BEST ROMANCE MANGA THAT YOU SHOULD READ!
52. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii)
| Title | Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku |
| Serialization | Comic Pool |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Authors | Fujita |
Narumi Momose is a beautiful young woman with a passion for gaming, anime, and manga (especially with BL elements), making her an otaku and fujoshi. Due to her interests, she faced heartbreak in a previous relationship and decided to leave her job and seek employment elsewhere. At her new job, only a few of her closest colleagues, including Hirotaka Nifuji, Hanako Koyanagi, and Tarou Kabakura, know about her otaku side.
Narumi and Hirotaka eventually start dating, seemingly being a perfect match. However, as the saying goes, love can be challenging for an otaku.
51. Love Me, Love Me Not
| Title | Love Me Love |
| Serialization | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Authors | Sakisaka Io |
As she begins her first year of high school, Yuna Ichihara is heartbroken at the thought of being away from her closest friend, Sachhan. On her way to the train station, she encounters a stranger (a girl) who requests financial assistance for her train fare. Despite feeling nervous, Yuna decides to help and lends the stranger the money. The stranger gives her bracelet to Yuna as she promises to meet her tomorrow to pay her back. On the same day, Yuna keeps bumping into a dude who looks just like the prince she had a crush on as a kid!
The next day, a girl named Akari returns Yuna’s money, the two girls hit it off and become fast friends after finding out they live in the same building! But as they hang out more, they realize they have different views on love: Yuna might be in love with Akari’s younger brother, while Akari might be in love with Yuna’s childhood friend.
50. Real Girl
| Title | 3D Kanojo |
| Serialization | Shojou |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Authors | Nanami Mao |
Real life or anime? Which one should you choose?
Follow the story of an asocial otaku who only has one friend! Mocked, and bullied by classmates for being weird, Tsutsui Hikari has to deal with this kind of school life. One day, he was sent to clean up the pool because being late.
He encounters a girl named Igarashi Iroha, who is friendly towards her and protects him from bullies at one point. Hikari was bitter about it, and trust issues led him to say mean things to her. Hikari could never love a real girl, but can Iroha change his perspective?
49. A Town Where You Live
| Title | Kimi no Iru Machi |
| Serialization | Shounen Magazine |
| Volumes | 27 |
| Authors | Seo, Kouji |
A town where you live is a romance manga to look for love if you want to stray away from the cutesy kawaii romance uwu genre! It focuses on drama in a serious town.
A glance at the nostalgic countryside, where you find Haruto Kirishima living in the town within Hiroshima. He met a city girl named Yuziki Eba who started living in a house. Romance sparkled but fadeth away as she left without notice.
This is a story about chasing the person you love and finding someone else. It’s quite heavy tone from the usual romance genre, but you can see the resonance of reality within the manga as characters and story-telling is somewhat similar to real life romance. To chase a person for love, and the struggle of choosing to stay or to let go! If you are into this serious drama theme, then this is the manga for you!
48. Komi Can’t Communicate
| Title | Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu |
| Serialization | Shounen Sunday |
| Volumes | Ongoing |
| Authors | Oda Tomohito |
Communication is a crucial thing in our society. The ability to rely on information from another person is something that almost has. However, what if you struggle to communicate? How will your life turn out?Well, if You are as beautiful as Komi, then it will be a walk in the park!
Komi Can’t Communicate follows the story of Shouko Komi from a prestigious private school. She was already a diva as soon as she stepped on the school ground because of her goddess beauty that struck the hearts of every student she encountered.
However, despite her popularity, the beauty has one problem. She has a communication problem. Seated beside her is Hitohiito Tadano, just an average young boy. His classmate hated him because of the fact that she was seated next to him.
Follow the comedic love story of Tadamo helping Komi make one hundred friends! It’s a funny manga, but a bit sad if you watch similar manga about communication problems. People’s treatment depends on the looks. It’s a sad truth, but if you can ignore that fact and just enjoy the cuteness of this manga then let’s goooooooooooo!
47. My dress up darling
| Title | Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru |
| Serialization | Shounen Magazine |
| Volumes | Ongoing |
| Authors | Fukuda Shinichi |
Also known as Sono Bisuku Dōru wa Koi o Suru, this cute and romantic manga about cosplay was written and illustrated by Shinichi Fukuda.
It follows the story of Wakana Gojou, a highschool student with the hobby of making Hina dolls. However he kept this a secret despite his joy and passion for sewing clothes for his doll. This is due to a traumatic experience that he had in the past, keeping the secret from people and believing that they would ridicule them if they knew.
However, encountering the beautiful girl with beaming confidence named Marin Kitagawa changes his life for the good. She asks Gojou for help, since her sewing skills aren’t that good!
A dollmaker and a cosplayer, quite different but a perfect match for two! It’s a love story about passion in the field of cosplay fashion. Honestly, I love this story and how it breaks the social stigma of gender roles. A guy can do female things such as sewing and fashion, and there is no shame in that!
46. Love So Life
| Title | Love So Life |
| Serialization | Hana to Yume |
| Chapters | 17 |
| Authors | Kouchi, Kaede |
Our MC, Shiharu Nakamura, loved to meet and play with children! She also has a part-time job at some kind of nursery school. One day, a man comes in by the name of Seiji Matsunaga.
He came to pick up two twins, but those two twins didn’t wanna go and hid behind Shiharu. Then Seiji asks Shiharu if she can babysit them. Obviously, Seiji will pay Shiharu to double the amount of money that she is getting currently.
Without thinking further, she accepts. Don’t worry, there is romance in this manga that I won’t spoil!
45. Strobe Edge
| Title | Strobe Edge |
| Serialization | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Volume | 43 |
| Authors | Sakisaki Io |
Strobe Edge follows the story of our MC, Ninako Kinoshita, who has never fallen in love with anyone in her entire life until she meets a popular guy in her school by the name of Ren Ichinose. She quickly became interested in him and started to have feelings for him.
Despite that, Ren already had someone else. For some reason, they both ended up in the same situation. They both worked at the same restaurant and other similar situations. Ren starts to fall in love with Ninako too. I won’t spoil it further:)!
44. A Bride’s Story
| Title | A Bride’s Story |
| Serialization | Aokishi |
| Volume | 1o |
| Authors | Mori Kaoru |
This manga goes way back to the 19th Century. A Bride’s Story follows the story of our MC, Amir Halgal, who was a 20-year-old woman, and she was quite skilled in archery and some other stuff. One day, she came to a village not to buy something, but to marry a 12-year-old?! That’s a HUGE age difference. Despite that, they both start to have feelings for each other as time passes by!
43. Skip Beat
| Title | Skip Beat |
| Serialization | Hana to Yumi |
| Volume | On-going |
| Authors | Akamura Yoshiki |
Oooo, this one is kinda interesting!
Lemme ask you a question. How would you feel if you try your hardest to work for someone else? But the other person sees you as nothing but a servant? That would hurt.
Skip Beat follows the story of our MC, Kyouko Mogami, who was trying her hardest to help her childhood crush. But soon, she finds out that her crush was just using her. That left Mogami heartbroken.
As her crush was trying to be a star, that gave Mogami an opportunity, and she decided to become a bigger and better star than her crush. This is a romantic revenge-type manga!
42. House Of The Sun
| Title | House Of The Sun |
| Serialization | Dessert |
| Volume | 13 |
| Authors | Taamo |
It hurts getting abandoned by your loved ones.
House Of The Sun follows the story of Mao Motomiya, who was abandoned by her mother. One day, when she was eating some cheap food, her friend, Hiro, found her.
After seeing her like that, Hiro invites her to live with him. Without thinking further, she accepts. So she moves in and obviously, Mao starts to fall in love with Hiro slowly! Also, Hiro is Mao’s childhood friend, forgot to mention that.
41. Kamisama Kiss
| Title | Kamisama Kiss |
| Serialization | Shoujo |
| Volume | 25 |
| Authors | Suzuki Julietta |
I know that some of you are wondering, what does Kamisama mean? Well, in Japanese Kamisama means god.
Kamisama Kiss follows the story of our MC, Nanami Momozono, who was homeless and broke. One day, she found a man that was getting attacked by a dog. She quickly saves that man and explains her situation.
That man gave her his house, but when she went there, she only found a shrine. As she was about to leave, a fox spirit thought that girl was the replacement god and didn’t let her leave.
There is also a snake that wants to marry her for some reason lmao! If that caught your interest then be sure to check our Kamisama Kiss filler list guide.
40. Daytime Shooting Star
| Title | Daytime Shooting Star |
| Serialization | Margaret |
| Volume | 12 |
| Authors | Yamamori Mika |
Daytime Shooting Star follows the story of our MC, Suzume Yosano, who lived most of her life in the countryside.
She lived with her uncle as her parents worked overseas. One day, on her way home, she faints and falls to the ground. A mysterious man by the name of Satsuki Shishio, who was also an acquaintance of her uncle, carried her back home safely. On her first day at school, she finds out that her homeroom teacher is no other than Satsuki Shishio!! What a twist!
39. Lovely Complex
| Title | Lovely Complex |
| Serialization | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Volume | 17 |
| Authors | Nakahara Aya |
Lovely Complex follows the story of our MC’s, Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi. They both had a really hard time finding love, I mean really HARD!
In high school, they both had different crushes. Turns out, both of their crushes already had someone else. That sucks! Imagine you like someone but the person you like already likes someone else. That left both of them heartbroken. But, there is a chance that those two develop feelings among themselves… Who knows?
38. Dengeki Daisy
| Title | Dengeki Daisy |
| Serialization | Besucomi |
| Volume | 16 |
| Authors | Motomi Kyouske |
Dengeki Daisy follows the story of our MC, Teru Kurebayashi. One day, her brother died. That left Teru sad and depressed, she wasn’t able to talk to anyone except one person by the name of Daisy.
One day, Teru broke some kind of window and had to work for this guy by the name of Tasuku Kurosaki. Daisy and Teru have never met each other in real life, but this does get interesting soon!
37. Angel Densetsu
| Title | Angel Densetsu |
| Serialization | Shounen Jump |
| Volume | 15 |
| Authors | Yagi Norihiro |
Angel Densetsu follows the story of our MC, Seiichirou Kitano. Everyone thought that he was a guy who just liked beating people around. They thought of him as a monster, but we should never judge someone by the way they look. It turns out, Kitano is a nice person who just wants to help people.
But every time he tries to help someone, it just turns into a mess. You might not find any romance at the start, but trust me there is romance in this one!
36. Beauty Pop
| Title | Beauty Pop |
| Serialization | Ciao |
| Volume | 10 |
| Authors | Arai Kiyoko |
Kiri Kohsiba, who was an extremely skilled hairstylist. Whenever someone is called ugly, she comes in and gives them makeovers, making them more beautiful.
Her biggest enemy is the Scissors Project, also known as SP. In this so-called SP, people proclaim themselves as extremely skilled make-up artists. Yes, there is romance in this one but ya know, it’s no fun if I spoil everything like where the romance starts and stuff.
35. Faster Than A Kiss
| Title | Faster Than A Kiss |
| Serialization | Lala |
| Volume | 10 |
| Authors | Tanaka Meca |
This is a story about the love of a teacher and a student. Pretty interesting, right? Faster Than a Kiss follows the story of 1 Brother and 1 Sister, the sister’s name is Fumino.
They both lost their parents and were left alone. At the end, she decides to quit her school and focus on supporting her brother. One day, when they were sitting on a bench, Fumino’s teacher comes out of nowhere and asks if she will marry him. If Fuino marries him, he will support both her and her brotherrr! Not a bad offer?
34. Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun
| Title | Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun |
| Serialization | Gangan Online |
| Volume | On-going |
| Authors | Tsubaki Izumi |
Chiyo Sakura is in love with Umetarou Nozaki. One day, she comes up to Nozaki and shares her feelings with him. But something weird happens, Nozaki gives her his autograph?
She stayed there in the confusion of what just happened lmao! Turns out, Nozaki is actually a manga writer and soon, Chiyo becomes Nozaki’s assistant. This is a journey of Chiyo on how she met a really cool manga writer and how she is trying her hardest so that Nozaki understands her feelings toward him.
33. We Were There
| Title | We Were There |
| Serialization | Betsucomi |
| Volume | 16 |
| Authors | Obata Yuuki |
The school year has just started, and our MC, Takahashi Nanami, who is the most popular kid in the school. It is rumored that almost every girl that sees him will fall in love with him. With that in mind, Nanami still hasn’t fallen in love, but she will slowly!
32. Touch
| Title | Touch |
| Serialization | Shounen Sunday |
| Volume | 26 |
| Authors | Adachi Mitsuru |
Who doesn’t like sports, but not just any sports! Sports with a little Romance. Touch follows the story of twins, they weren’t really that great at interacting with each other. One day, a girl passed by and they both fell in love with her! This might be worth your time and I would recommend that you check Touch out!
31. Yona Of The Dawn
| Title | Yona Of The Dawn |
| Serialization | Hana To Yume |
| Volume | On-going |
| Authors | Kusanagi Mizuho |
Yona was the princess of the kingdom by the name of Kouka. Everything was going great until the king was suddenly murdered. Everything turns upside down, her cousin takes the throne, but it gets even worse.
She had no choice but to escape with her bodyguard, who was also Yona’s childhood friend. They both escaped from the kingdom. Now, she wants to reclaim the throne.
30. Black Bird
| Title | Black Bird |
| Serialization | Betsucomi |
| Volume | 18 |
| Authors | Sakurakouji Kanoko |
What will you do if you are given two choices, like a life and death situation, what is your choice?
Black Bird follows the story of Misao Harada, who has some kind of strange power that lets her see demons. She had a childhood friend by the name of Kyou, who used to protect her from these demons. Well, then he had to leave for something, but he promised to come back to her.
When Misao was in high school, one of her classmates who turned out to be a demon attacked her. As she thought she was gonna be eaten, Kyou comes in out of nowhere and saves her. He gives Misao two choices. She can either marry him or she can deny and become the food of these demons who are after her blood.
29. ReLife
| Title | ReLife |
| Serialization | Comico |
| Volume | 15 |
| Authors | Yayoi Sou |
Reincarnation to your past self with some romance is top tier!! ReLife follows the story of our MC, Arata Kaizaki, who wasn’t able to find a good job and for some reason, he quit his first job. Soon, Arata meets Ryou Yoake, who gives Arata some kind of pill.
Without thinking, Arata eats it and then suddenly finds himself when he was just 17 years old. This time, he wanted to attend high school. Still, after that, he kept failing all his tests. This does have some romance in it btw!
28. Honey And Clover
| Title | Honey And Clover |
| Serialization | Young You |
| Volume | 10 |
| Authors | Umino Chika |
Yuuta Takemoto has been living with his two seniors in a cheap apartment. One day, he sees a beautiful girl by the name of Hagumi Hanamoto and instantly falls in love with her! This is a good series and I would recommend you give this one a try.
27. Absolute Boyfriend
| Title | Absolute Boyfriend |
| Serialization | Sho-comi |
| Volume | 6 |
| Authors | Watase Yuu |
This one is also kinda different from the rest mentioned here. Absolute Boyfriend follows the story of our MC, Riiko Izawa, who had countless crushes but sadly, whenever she confessed her feelings to her crush, she was rejected. One day, while she was walking in the park, she saw a mobile phone on the ground.
She picks it up and decides to return it to the owner. As she returned it, the owner of the phone asked her to pick a reward, and she said that the only reward she wants is a boyfriend. Then the owner of the phone tells her about some website.
She goes to the website thinking that there are only dolls there, she signs up for a 3-day free trial and was shocked that a man was delivered to her house?! She followed some instructions there and lived with that man for the next 3 days.
She forgot to cancel the free trial but now that It’s too late, she has to pay 100 million yen to the company. She is broke! What will she do now?! Well, I won’t tell ya what she did next hehehe!
26. Legend Of Basara
| Title | Legend of Basara |
| Serialization | Betsucomi |
| Volume | 27 |
| Authors | Tamura Yumi |
Sasara also had a twin brother by the name of Tatara. She always believed in her brother and thought that her brother may be the so-called Boy Of Destiny. Everything changes when Tatara dies.
Now with her brother dead, she wants to take action by taking her brother’s identity. For some reason, she starts to fall in love with Shuri. This is a story of how she takes up her brother’s identity and at the same time, falls in love with someone else.
25. Kids On The Slope
| Title | Kids On The Slope |
| Serialization | Flowers (Monthly) |
| Volume | 9 |
| Authors | Kodama Yuki |
Kaoru Nishimi, who has been moving a lot, and because of that, he gave up on making new friends each time. He thought that this time in high school, he will be alone.
Until one day, he saw a beautiful girl that likes jazz music. That makes Kaoru learn more about this genre, and soon he makes his first friend! He starts to practice this genre while his feelings are growing towards that girl he saw in his high school.
24. Rosario To Vampire
| Title | Rosario To Vampire |
| Serialization | Shounen Jump (Monthly) |
| Volume | 10 |
| Authors | Ikeda Akihisa |
A boarding school by the name of Youkai Academy is a school especially made for ONLY monsters. There is a rule here that if anyone sees a human, that human should be executed right on the spot.
Despite that, this is a normal school. Every subject is the same as in other schools, now we start with our MC’s story. Tsukune Aono had really bad grades, and because of that, he wasn’t able to enter even a single high school. There was only one choice left, to enter Youkai Academy. He enters in and instantly falls in love with a girl, but who knew that girl is actually a vampire?
23. Hibi Chouchou
| Title | Hibi Chouchou |
| Serialization | Margaret |
| Volume | 12 |
| Authors | Morishita Suu |
Hibi Chouchou follows the story of our MC, Suiren Shibazeki. In her elementary school days, she had all the attention. Whenever she walks by, boys would start to stare at her. So, in middle school, she wanted to be at peace.
She decided to join a girls-only school, but she was still the main focus. In high school, she joined Co-ed again and barely talked with someone, and as always she was the main attention. One guy by the name of Kouha Kawasumi saved her from some boys. That’s when the romance between those two started! Btw, Kouha was also a quiet boy just like Suiren.
22. Hana To Akuma
| Title | Hana To Akuma |
| Serialization | Hana To Yume |
| Volume | 10 |
| Authors | Oto Hisamu |
Demons are really common in both manga and anime. But have you ever read or watched a manga/anime where the MC, who is a demon, falls in love with a mere human?
Well, Hana to Akuma follows the story of our MC, who is a demon and left the demon realm to live in the human world. One day, he saw a girl crying on the side of the road and decided to help her, so he took her in.
He named that girl Hana. A lot of years have passed and Hana is still living with our MC, also our MC’s name is Akuma. He is not sure if he likes Hana or not but slowly their bond is getting better, and…. I won’t spoil it further hehehe!
21. Spirit Circle
| Title | Spirit Circle |
| Serialization | Young Kings OURs |
| Volume | 6 |
| Authors | Mizakami Satoshi |
A 14-year-old student by the name of Fuuta Okeya has a strange ability that lets him see ghosts. He also has a birthmark on his cheeks but has to sadly hide it to prevent ghost attacks. A lad that sees ghost? But how about a girl that sees one?
One day, a new girl joins her class with a tall ghost. Fuuta instantly falls in love with her and wants to become friends with her. As he walks up to her, they start to talk to each other, but for some reason, Fuuta shows her the birthmark on his cheeks. She immediately determines Fuuta as her enemy since she said that it is a curse that she placed on Fuuta in her previous life. This is an interesting story for sure!
20. Bakemonogatari
| Title | Bakemonogatari |
| Serialization | Shounen Magazine (Weekly) |
| Volume | On-going |
| Authors | Oh! Great (Art), NISIO, ISIN (Story) |
Lemme ask you a question, what do you think of vampires? I mean, they have cool abilities! If you ask me, I would say that some Vampires are cool and some aren’t that cool.
Koyomi Araragi is a high schooler. He barely survived a vampire attack. If it wasn’t for Meme Oshino, Koyomi would not have survived the vampire attack.
He still has some unusual abilities like fast healing and stuff. He tries to live a normal life but one day, one of his classmates fell down the stairs. He rushes in to save his classmate, and a lot of stuff happens after that. This has a great storyline, and I am sure that you would like to read this one! Or you can also check some other best vampire manga of all time.
19. Cheeky Brat
| Title | Cheeky Brat |
| Serialization | Hana to Yume |
| Volume | 23 |
| Authors | Miyuki Mitsubachi |
Cheeky Brat follows the story of our MC, Yuki Machida, who had to care for her siblings. So, during her school years, she decided to join the basketball club so that she can interact with her crush. She then becomes the head manager of the basketball club. Sometime later… a really handsome guy joined the club. That caught her attention. Soon he also became interested in her and that’s when the romance started!
18. Full Metal Panic
| Title | Full Metal Panic |
| Serialization | Dragon Age |
| Volume | 9 |
| Authors | Tateo, Retsu (Art), Gatou, Shouji (Story) |
If you are a BIG fan of romance manga, then you probably know about this one but for those who don’t, lemme explain! Full Metal Panic follows the story of our MC, Sousuke Sagara. He was a really smart person but let’s just say, his communication skills weren’t really that great. One day, he was hired to become a bodyguard, he became the bodyguard of a girl by the name of Chidori. Wonder what will happen next? Will he be able to talk to her or will he just stay quiet forever? That’s up to you to find out my fellow Tomodachi!
17. Red River
| Title | Red River |
| Serialization | Sho-Comi |
| Volume | 28 |
| Authors | Shinohara Chie |
This one also kinda of goes back in time. Red River follows the story of our MC, Yuri. One day, she suddenly finds herself in front of the queen. The queen tells her that she needs someone to sacrifice for some reason. As she was about to be sacrificed, a young boy comes in and saves her.
He promised that he will try his best to send her back home, but the queen won’t let that happen so easily. The queen now wants to kill both of them. As time passes, their feelings toward each other grow little by little.
16. Last Game
| Title | Last Game |
| Serialization | LaLa |
| Volume | 11 |
| Authors | Amano Shonobu |
Last Game follows the story of our MC, Naoto Yanagi, who was a rich kid. He was good at everything. He was good at studying, and he was athletic too. One day, a girl by the name of Mikoto Kujou joined his elementary school. Mikoto was a transfer student and plain. She saw Yanagi as an opponent and due to that, she surpassed Yanagi and got top scores.
Obviously, Yanagi didn’t like that, so he tried his hardest to beat Mikoto. Now they are in college and Yanagi still can’t beat Mikoto. He had one last goal, he wanted to make Mikoto fall in love with him, and then for some reason, he wanted to break Mikoto’s heart. The tables turned, and he instead started to fall in love with her lmao!
15. Blue Spring Ride (Ao Haru Ride)
| Title | Blue Spring Ride |
| Serialization | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Volume | 13 |
| Authors | Sakisaka Io |
Loved and admired back in middle school, Futaba Yoshioka decides to change her appearance in high school by making herself look “unfeminine.” Why? Because she outshined most of her female classmates in her past (Sounds like too much kindness for me!)
Everything was running smoothly until Kou Mabuchi, her first love, suddenly came back after being absent for years. Despite his extended absence, the fond memories they shared still lingered in her mind, and she wanted to return to those days. However, she soon realized that the cheerful and gentle boy she once knew was gone, and in his place was a cold-hearted young man.
14. Paradise Kiss
| Title | Paradise Kiss |
| Serialization | Zipper |
| Volume | 5 |
| Authors | Yazawa Ai |
Paradise Kiss follows the story of our MC, Yukari Hayasake. One day, when she was going back home, she bumps into a young man. She gets scared and runs away. While running, she bumps into a girl. Then, Yukari finds out that the people she just bumped into are professional designers.
They want Yukari to become their model. She refuses and goes back home, but she drops her school ID. The head designer goes to her home and begs her to become a model for them. Finally, she ends up accepting and her new life starts there!
13. Fruits Basket
| Title | Fruit Basket |
| Serialization | Hana to Yume |
| Volume | 23 |
| Authors | Miyuki Mitsubachi |
Tooru had to move in with her grandfather because her mother passed away. Since her grandfather’s house is getting renovated, she had no place to stay. She decided to live in the forest inside a tent.
One day, as she got back to her tent… she found out that the tent was buried underground. Luckily, Yuki Souma and his cousin, Shigure Souma, were there. They take her in, but later she finds a secret.
She finds out that if any opposite gender hugs someone in Yuki’s family, they would turn into animals. Pretty cool right? Well, this can become very harmful too since if someone by chance hugs them, they become an animal and they won’t do anything. That can lead to something bad. Watching it will be worth your while! So I’ll be dropping our Fruits Basket Watch order guide just in case!
12. Snow White With The Red Hair
| Title | Snow White With The Red Hair |
| Serialization | Lala DX |
| Volume | On-going |
| Authors | Akizuki Sorata |
Well, everyone knows that Snow White has black hair right? Well, that seems to be different in this manga! Shirayuki, also known as snow-white, has red hair. Wait?? Why the color red?? Her hair should be black!!
Well, I also don’t know about that one lmao! Anyways, one day when she was working at her herbal shop, a prince comes in and asks her if she can become his mistress. Obviously, she didn’t want to lose her freedom, so she denied it.
But, the prince kept forcing her so, in the end, she cut her hair and ran into the forest to escape. As she is running, another prince finds her and takes her to the castle. Her new life has now started there!
11. Orange
| Title | Orange |
| Serialization | Monthly Action |
| Volume | On-going |
| Authors | Ichigo Takano |
Naho Takamiya, who just got into high school and it’s her first day. She woke up only to find a mysterious letter. She opens it and finds out that the letter is written by her, but it was written 10 years in the future.
Meaning, her future self wrote the letter. As she continues, she finds out that her life isn’t gonna be easy. It will be full of regrets. She didn’t believe it at first, but as time passed the same events mentioned in the letter happened. It also said to keep an eye on Kakeru Naruse, the new transfer student.
10. Your Lie In April
| Title | Your Lie In April |
| Serialization | Shounen Magazine (Monthly) |
| Volume | 11 |
| Authors | Arakawa Naoshi |
This is another popular manga on this list. Music is a part of human society, whenever we listen to music we start to feel relaxed. This manga has a similar story.
Your Lie In April follows the story of Kousei Arima, who loved music and playing the piano. One day, his mother passed away and that led Kousei to never be able to play the piano ever again.
Two years have passed, and he still can’t play the piano because of that incident with his mother. One day, he meets an AMAZING violinist by the name of Kaori Miyazono.
Because of Kaori, his life changed as he decided to play the piano once again but with Kaori. This is an amazing story if you ask me and I would recommend that you give this one a try. Since if you like to play the piano or violin yourself, then this manga is for you!
9. Kaichou Wa Maid Sama!
| Title | Kaichou Wa Maid Sama! |
| Serialization | LaLa |
| Volume | 18 |
| Authors | Fujiwara Hiro |
Kaichou wa Maid Sama! Follows the story of our MC, who just got into the all-boys high school. Well, it was an all-boys high school, but it recently turned Co-ed. Soon, she became the student council president, but she was the only female there at the student council.
She had a big secret: she was working as a maid in some kind of maid café so that she could help her family. One day, the most popular boy in her high school walks in and finds her secret. If he wants, he can tell everyone and that might ruin her reputation. But, he can also use this to get close to her! Wanna know more? Then check out our Kaichou Wa Maid Sama filler list!
8. Wake Up Sleeping Beauty
| Title | Wake Up Sleeping Beauty |
| Serialization | Dessert |
| Volume | 6 |
| Authors | Morino Megumi |
Tetsu Misato, who is a high schooler, had a job at his father’s agency. He was assigned a job in a mansion that he always used to see when he was just a kid. One day, while he was working in the garden, he saw a beautiful girl laying in Isolation, but he wasn’t able to talk to her. The next day, he came back and they both started talking to each other. The girl told Tetsu that she can’t leave this place because of her illness. They then start to meet each other regularly and Tetsu starts to have feelings towards her as he tries to find out how to cure her.
7. The Quintessential Quintuplets
| Title | 5-toubun no Hanayome |
| Serialization | Shounen Magazine (Weekly) |
| Volume | 14 |
| Authors | Haruba Negi |
Fuutarou Uesugi was left with no friends because of his personality and his father is in big debt. One day, he started to argue with a female student because she sat on his seat, and because of that they both started to dislike each other.
Later that day, he got an opportunity to clear the debt put on his family. All he needs to do is tutor a wealthy family’s daughter. He accepted and went to their house only to find the person that he argued with. He soon finds out that she isn’t alone, she is a quintuplet, meaning he also needs to tutor her other sisters! Then, I guess a lot of stuff happens! If that doesn’t quench your thirst here’s our Quintessential Quintuplets watch order guide!
6. My Little Monster
| Title | My Little Monster |
| Serialization | Dessert |
| Volume | 13 |
| Authors | Robico |
My Little Monster follows the story of our MC, Shizuku Mizutani, who had no friends and the only thing that she ever cared for was her grades. One day, Shizuku meets a guy by the name of Haru Yoshida.
Everyone thought that Haru was a troublemaker as he is quite violent to others and got into a fight with someone in the early days of his school years. Despite that, Shizuku and Haru became friends and slowly, Shizuku started to have feelings for him!
5. Kimi Ni Todoke
| Title | Kimi Ni Todke |
| Serialization | Shounen Magazine (Weekly) |
| Volume | 14 |
| Authors | Haruba Negi |
Kimi Ni Todoke follows the story of our MC, Sawako Kuronuma, who wanted more friends. She meets a boy who is the most popular in her class by the name of Shouta Kazehaya. Shouta amazed the whole class with his results and stuff.
Sawako wanted to be like Shouta, so Shouta organized a test, but not just any test, a test of courage. He made Sawako attend it by force, which led Sawako to make many new friends. Sawako thought that Shouta changed her life, but she doesn’t know that she also changed Shouta’s life.
4. Your Name
| Title | Your Name |
| Serialization | Comic Alive |
| Volume | 3 |
| Authors | Shinkai, Makoto (Story), Kotone, Ranmaru (Art) |
How would you feel if suddenly, you find yourself in someone else’s body? I would freak out!
I mean, the person inside my body can harm me all he wants and can harm my family and loved ones.
Your Name follows the story of a boy by the name of Taki Tachibana, who lives a busy school life in Tokyo, and a girl by the name of Mitsuha Miyamizu, who has a dream to live in Tokyo.
One day, they both wake up only to find themselves in someone else’s body. Mitsuha was transferred inside of Taki’s body and Taki was transferred inside of Mitsuha’s body. Soon, they start writing on their hands like who you are and stuff, since that’s the only way they can interact with each other. There are actually tons of anime movies like Your Name! Be sure to check it out!
3. A Silent Voice
| Title | A Silent Voice |
| Serialization | Shounen Magazine (Weekly) |
| Volume | 7 |
| Authors | Ooima Yoshitoki |
It all starts in elementary school, Shouya Ishida was a bully in his class. One day, a girl who can’t speak by the name of Shouko Nishimiya joins his class. Ishida sees that as an opportunity and starts to bully her.
I mean, she can’t tell anyone? He bullied her every day. That was until Shouko left the school. It’s been a few years, and he still can’t believe how he bullied that girl. He went on a journey to find her and say sorry to her.
In the end, he finds her and starts to fall in love with her. To be honest, this is a really heart-warming story! You may also want to check out our list of Silent Voice quotes.
2. Horimiya
| Title | Horimiya |
| Serialization | GFantasy |
| Volume | 16 |
| Authors | Hagiwara, Daisuke (Art), HERO (Story) |
This one is my favorite romance manga of all time! Horimiya follows the story of Miyamura and Hori. Miyamura was a dark kid, so everyone thought. Since he used to wear winter clothes in summer and never talked to anyone. Kinda weird, right?
Hori also has a little brother. As her little brother was coming home, he fell. But Miyamura was there and took him home safely. At first, Hori didn’t recognize Miyamura, wanna know why? HE WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GUY!
He had piercings, tattoos, chains, and all that stuff! Hori sat down and talked with him a little. They became good friends and slowly started to develop feelings for each other! This one is really good, and I would really recommend that you give this one a try! But if you’re looking for a manga with the same vibes, you also check our list of manga like Horimiya!
1. Kaguya Sama: Love Is War
| Title | Kaguya Sama: Love Is War |
| Serialization | Young Jump |
| Volume | On-Going |
| Authors | Akasaka Aka |
I am sure that I won’t really have to explain this one! Waittt? Did I just hear that you haven’t heard of Kaguya Sama: Love Is War? Well, I guess I really do need to explain it after all!
Kaguya Sama: Love Is War follows the story of Kaguya Shinomiya, who was a part of the student council in Shuchiin Academy. There were 3 others in the student council too, Chika Fujiwara, Yu Ishigami, and lastly, the president, Miyuki Shirogane.
From the first day, both Kaguya and Miyuki have fallen in love with each other, but they don’t want to share their feelings with each other. Since both of them want the other one to share his/her feelings first.
Following that, both have been trying to impress each other and try to force the other to confess. This manga has an amazing story, and you would definitely love to read it.
Conclusion
I know, I know, some of you out there are thinking “Wait, is this guy saying this manga is better than this one?” or you are probably saying “Why isn’t this higher than this one? Or why is this one so low on this list?”
Well, lemme make it clear! This is just my own list, and I am not saying that this one is better than this one, all the manga mentioned here are good and amazing in their own way! I hope you have an incredible day. But wait! Before you go, mind if you take a moment to look at some of our recommendations? Especially with the best romance manhwa list that we have!
![27+ DARK Anime Series That Are Creepy [RECOMMENDATIONS] So, you’ve decided to deep dive into the world of creepy anime. I warn you! That’s a bold choice. There’s an excess of weird and creepy anime out there, it will be hard for you to pick one, so I narrowed down the list for your convenience. The anime we picked are great, most of them have this spooky feeling to them, with their dark and gothic art styles, they will surely give you goosebumps. Make sure to watch these shows with someone, you’ll get super creeped out watching them alone. Hence, this is the list of 27+ DARK Anime Series That are Super-Creepy 29. Hell Girl We start our list with Hell Girl! Have you been tormented to the point that you think you can’t take it anymore? The Hell Girl makes a deal with the victims of assault or any other unpleasant action, she gives them a chance to take revenge. The people who tormented you will be killed swiftly, but there’s a catch, the Hell Girl only accepts one form of payment. You will live your afterlife in Hell! What's creepier than this? 28. Memories Memories is not a cohesive anime series, it is a bundle of three different anime grouped into one single title. There are three different stories set in three different settings which have nothing to do with each other plot-wise. The anime is old but still boasts some great artwork for its time. The stories will make you uneasy for sure, they tackle psychological issues mostly making the viewer think about its tortured characters. This is where this show shines the most, it’s an absolute must-watch for weebs. We all know that when psychological torture is involved, it's a game over! 27. From the new world Your expectations of a cyberpunk future world will get shattered by this anime. The story is set in a futuristic world, but there’s a catch, the world changed a bit, in fact, it looks like they have gotten even more traditional than before. The anime is set in a dystopian future, which is the correct description for this show. The story follows a girl who has just recently awakened her psychic powers and is learning to harness them, that’s right, in this world psychics rule with an iron fist, hence those who awaken these abilities are deemed higher class people. But what happens to those who don’t awaken these powers? Well, you’ll have to watch the anime then. 26. When They Cry The first episode of this anime may fool you, but the anime might come off as another cheeky harem where our protagonist gets every girl he wants but this will change soon. The place where our main character moves has this ongoing mystery surrounding murders. In this village, every fourth year a murder takes place and our main character knows the murderer he is close to her. This show doesn’t shy away from showing dirty and gruesome scenes of this crazy lunatic murderer. This anime is not a good watch if you feel uneasy whilst watching disturbing imagery. 25. The Junji Ito Collection Junji Ito is the face of the horror genre in Japan. His mangas have been adapted into countless shows and movies. There’s this quality about Junji Ito’s work that makes it stand out from all the other horror stories. Junji Ito Collection is a collection of various Junji Ito stories, the most famous one has been adapted in the anime. Though many criticize the anime for not having good animation, we still recommend this anime. As the stories are so great, you’d forget that the animation isn’t at the level of Junji Ito. 24. Corpse Party Based on a popular survival game, Corpse Party doesn’t disappoint. This anime is the definition of horror, with its dark backgrounds and gory scenes, Corpse Party manages to deliver a great horror story. The setting is a bit cliche as it is set in a high school, the students who were attending a cultural festival suddenly get trapped into an alternate reality. The school where they’re stuck is haunted and our main character tries to survive it. 23. Gosick This is a show for noir movie lovers. Gosick follows the adventures of two siblings as they try to solve mysteries across their country. The show doesn’t have a lot of jump scares, but the first few arcs of the anime deal with ghosts and supernatural beings. The gothic style of this anime is the main reason why we gave it a spot on this list. 22. Kagewani The recent Godzilla movie has caused many fans to go and rewatch various shows involving monsters and Kaijus. And if you’re hungry for some more monsters and unknown creatures, Kagewani is the anime for you. The plot revolves around a guy whose main goal is to kill these human-eating monsters that roam freely. The show has a spooky feel to it and the scenes with the monsters in it are scary, to say the least. 21. The Garden Of Sinners Up next is a movie from the director of the beloved Fate series. The garden of sinners follows the adventures of Shiki Ryougi, who belongs to the Ryougi clan who are well known for their demon-killing abilities. The anime tackles various aspects of the horror genre, with the first movie being about a girl who is trying to kill herself and the next one following the story of a serial killer. The movies are definitely worth your time as the animation is great and the soundtrack is enough to give you chills. 20. Terra Formars Girls are going to hate this one, what can be more terrifying than a cockroach? A humanoid cockroach who’s on a mission to purge all humans. The characters in this show are so well designed that every time you look at them you’d feel uneasy. The nasty grin the cockroach makes is enough to give you nightmares! As these roaches wreak havoc, our defenders combine with various insect powers to eliminate these pesky little bugs. Pest control at its finest! 19. School Live The world is plagued with zombies and the entire existence of humanity is on the line, but this won’t stop our main characters from going to school. Seriously, this isn’t a joke, one of them is depressed, and knowing that humanity is fighting for its survival will be enough to break them. The show manages to find a balance between cute moments and genuinely horrific gory scenes, where humans get devoured whole. A must-watch for psychological thriller fans. 18. Deadman Wonderland This show is crazy, to say the least, the scenes in this anime are really disturbing. The slaughter in this show is so gory and unpleasant to watch that horror fans love this show with all their heart. A normal high school student gets prison time for murdering his classmates when in reality he didn’t do it. So he’s sent off to a facility where borderline crazy freaks who only have murder on their mind. This anime isn’t for the faint-hearted. 17. Umineko: When they cry Umineko is like a breath of fresh air in this chaos of various horror anime shows. Umineko is a horror show, but it is different, it manages to set a mood with its gothic art style and uncanny music which is more than enough to cause a sense of hysteria amongst the viewers. A bunch of greedy aristocrats and their offsprings are being killed by a spirit, and they try to survive. If the idea of killing greedy people seems good to you then this is the best anime for you. 16. Highschool of the dead Highschool of the dead is set in a world where a zombie apocalypse has just started. The high school classmates have to navigate through this horde of zombies if they want to survive. The show is great at combining fan service with gruesome gory scenes, the combination may seem unlikely but in this case, it just works. In some scenes, the show becomes a total shonen anime but when the people fighting to get brutally devoured we realize this is far from being a typical fighting anime. 15. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust It can’t get any more awesome than this, Vampire Hunter is one of the best classic anime of all time. The main character D is a Vampire hunter and has been killing these things for years, but one Vampire is causing him trouble, watch the anime to find out why. The animation though being old still manages to capture great moments and the fight scenes are filled with gory action scenes. 14. Devilman Crybaby Devilman Crybaby is a remake handled by Netflix, and they have done a great job at animating it. The show has one of the most gruesome and horrifying plots where unknown creatures are killing off humans. After attending a rave party, our main character becomes a devil-human hybrid and from there on it is only violence and murder galore. The use of techno music and psychedelic visuals put this show in a class of its own, though the animation may seem different than usual, when you watch the first couple of episodes, you’ll start loving it. The almost dystopian feel that this show brings to the viewers is spooky, to say the least. 13. Paranoia Agent The city Misoshina is thrown into chaos as a mass murderer is on the run and the authorities are having no luck capturing him. This pesky little murderer swiftly moves through crime scenes on his golden roller skates. With his golden bat, he slaughters people most inhumanly. Due to this the town folk are always on high alert. The anime is great at portraying the psycho of this mass murderer, and the art style and music just adds more flavor to the story. 12. Tokyo Ghoul Kaneki suffers a lot in this show, but his suffering managed to make him one of the most loved anime protagonists of all time. In a world plagued with ghouls, who devour humans, Kaneki is a normal kid. But one incident changes his life forever. After that incident, Kaneki has become a ghoul and can’t eat human food, the psychological trauma that Kaneki goes through is really hard to see. Tokyo Ghoul is a classic and should be watched by every weeb regardless of their taste. 11. Mononoke Mononoke is not everyone’s cup of tea. Its art style is experimental and not everyone would enjoy it, but if you’ve decided to get your mind fucked, this show is up for the task. The story follows a medicine seller who travels across Japan in search of Spirits, also known as Mononoke in the anime. He tries to capture these spirits, but before doing that he has to know what's the cause behind the spirits' carnage. This takes the show to another level, as the animation gets good in these parts. The anime has this weird quality to it that can’t be described. Watch the show to get this experience. It is worth your time. 10. Ghost Hound In the world of Ghost Hound, the spirit world collides with our normal world, making a way for many gruesome supernatural creatures to enter our world. The trio of the main characters tries to find links between their childhood trauma and these supernatural events. This anime is far from being about killing demons and spirits, rather than that Ghost hound tries to tell us about how the mind of the spirits work, how they feel about us, and themselves. The anime is great at what it’s trying to achieve and hence makes it into our top 10. 9. Another Misaki, an ordinary high school-going girl, dies in the year 1972, but her classmates and her teacher act as if she was still alive, this leads to a mysterious and spooky plot. The main story starts when a new student, Kouchi, is transferred to the same classroom, but in the year 1992. Soon after his arrival, he notices many of his classmates dying in gruesome ways, so he teams up with a girl to solve this mystery. The mystery starts untangling as Kouichi tries going deeper and deeper into it Koucichi must focus as the secret is just under grasp. Another is a thrilling anime that everyone should watch. 8. Ghost Hunt The name of this anime gives away the plot, it is about hunting ghosts, spirits, and other supernatural beings who threaten the world of the living. The story revolves around a first-year high school student in Japan who goes by the name Mei. She joins the group of psychics in her school and soon finds herself confronting various out-of-this-world spirits. But these spirits aren’t evil, they have their reason for the actions they make, as they were also human once. The story is mysterious and there are a lot of scenes that will make you feel uneasy, which is a good thing in the horror genre. 7. Yami Shibai A strange man with a yellow mask visits a playground every day, where he narrates horror stories to little children. Yami Shibai is a collection of stories narrated by this man in a yellow mask. As the man narrates the story to these children we feel like we’re a part of their group, and the stories seem even more engaging. The stories are some of the best that anime has ever seen! Though the animation may seem a bit odd at first, once you let that slide out of your mind, you’ll truly start enjoying this show. 6. Shiki Shiki is set in a village where a sudden epidemic has derailed the normal life of its citizens. A doctor and our main character team up to bring peace to this wreaked village. There’s a glimpse of horror here but not something that will scare you out of nowhere. Shiki has these unsettling characters that give a spooky vibe, and combine this with intense scenes and you’ll surely get creeped out. 5. Paprika We enter the top ten with this spine-chilling show. In the world of Paprika, scientists have managed to create a device which lets you record your dream, even nightmares! But soon some people realize the downsides of this gadget, as it could also be used to cause psychological harm to people. All hell breaks loose when one of these machines is lost, and coincidently it doesn’t have a new type of barrier that stops outside attacks, inventing a whole new type of terrorism in process. Visually, this anime is breathtaking, to say the least, the art style is great for what it’s trying to achieve. The show takes us into people’s dreams, these dream worlds sometimes are great and happy, but when nightmares plague dreams, get ready because it’s going to get scary. 4. Parasyte Parasyte is a classic anime, most of you weebs might’ve already watched it. The show is known for its crazy animations and intense fight scenes. The anime follows the story of a boy who gets infected by an alien parasite. The main goal of this parasite is to take over a host and control him/her. But he fails to do his task so he starts helping other people. After many loved ones of our MC get slaughtered by this otherworldly parasite, he too becomes a cold-blooded killer. The show isn’t horrifying or scary, but it manages to set an eerie tone which is enough to spook many people. Plus the show manages to pull off some crazy intense fight scenes, so if you’re a shonen fan you will like this one. The different ways in which the parasite is used by our main protagonists are well executed and the fights feel more engaging due to it. 3. The Promised Neverland This anime might look wholesome and nice on the surface, but it gets real dark real fast. The show introduces us to an orphanage where kids live with their mother Isabella, they’re having a great life, but all of this changes when they discover the grim fate that is awaiting them. The main trio tries to get out of this messy situation, but fails many times, the anime follows the struggles of these younglings as they battle to save their lives! Though the anime has started deviating from its original material, season 1 still is one of the best. 2. Monster The monster manages to be in the top tens on various lists. The anime is a classic, many anime fans loved the eerie feeling that this show produced. Dr. Kenzu Tenma is left with this ever-increasing feeling of guilt when he switches from operating on a migrant to a popular celebrity. Due to this, the migrant dies and Dr. Kenzu can’t get his death out of his head. So when a similar situation arises and he has to choose between a poor boy and the Mayor, he lets the mayor die and saves the boy. But after nine long years, the monster comes back to haunt him and his actions of the past. Without spoiling much we leave you here, watch the anime and you won’t be disappointed. 1. Perfect Blue If you’re trying to scare yourself, this show will do it for you, in fact, it will do it so nicely that you’ll think twice before picking up any other horror show. Perfect blue is the perfect mix of horror and psychological thriller, it tackles the story of a widely known member of an idol group who soon realizes her potential and starts acting and modeling. But her life turns upside down when a stalker starts wreaking havoc. The stalker can go to any lengths to make her suffer, the show is frightening with its eerie atmosphere and cold characters. The anime visually is one of the best in the horror genre, it has great character design and backgrounds. And fight scenes are pretty decent too. One thing is sure though, this anime is not for the faint-hearted, think twice before watching this one. Conclusion I bet you're super creeped out by now, right? No? Damn! I'm scared of y'all. Well, these Anime are some of the creepiest ones out there. So, if you have any more recommendations, just let us know in the comments down below.](https://i0.wp.com/quotetheanime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Thumbnail-16-1024x1024.jpg)
