What is Josei manga?
Media targeting women roughly 18-40
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Tricked into Becoming the Heroine's Stepmother
(Tricked into Becoming the Heroine's Stepmother)
7.67
Description:
I woke up in the body of mob character Civilian 1 in the "tragic novel" I wrote with my friends for fun. And since Duke Henstone, the father of the female protagonist, starts a revolution in order to change his daughter's unhappy future, many lives are in danger if I leave it like this. "I will protect the female lead!" That's how I started to live with the daughter of the stupid duke. But for some reason, the small female lead is a bit strange. "Why do you keep trying to hook me up with your dad?" Source: MU Type
manhwa
Chapters
117
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2021-04-14
Kanon
8.22
Description:
After being belittled by a famous composer, Gen Mikami, Tendou Kawahara, a budding composer goes to a secluded town of Mongolia, Cojr in search for inspiration. He meets Kanon, a Japanese girl with an untamed, freedom loving spirit, talented in playing violin. When her sick mother dies leaving her with the knowledge that her Japanese father is alive, she leaves with Tendou to become a true musician so that her real father comes to hear her music. In Japan, she lives with Tendou who tries to tame her and bring her talent out. However, Mikami discovers her and wants her for himself as a musician, Tendou is challenged to produce such music to impress him to forget her. Mikami shows that he is a better teacher in bringing out her talent then Tendou decides to quit and move to the US not before he enrolls her into a boarding music school whose manager she later discovers is none other than the hateful Mikami. She is left alone to find her father and deal with the cruel and arrogant Mikami. (Source: ANN) Type
manga
Volumes
6
Chapters
23
Rating
Status
finished
Started
1995-06-08
The Villainess Needs a Tyrant
(The Villainess Needs a Tyrant)
7.37
Description:
Just now, I stole the lips of a man who is notorious as a tyrant. In front of my younger cousin, Arinel, who stole everything I had in my previous life. His arms wrapped around my waist. The distance that was formed vanished in an instance. The cold-blooded, powerful man’s smile filled my view. Source: MU Type
manhwa
Chapters
70
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2021-07-29
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
(The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior)
7.64
Description:
Pride Royal Ivy is only eight years old when she realizes that she’s been reincarnated, destined to become the future wicked queen and final boss of an otome game. She’s got it all in this new life: razor-sharp wit, boss-tier powers, and influence over the kingdom as crown princess. Determined to sow despair and destruction across the land, she… Wait, what kind of a rotten future is that?! Princess Pride decides to drop the maniacal villainess plan and protect the male love interests instead, cheating her way to saving everyone she can! Will this final boss end up earning the adoration of her kingdom? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: Cancelled due to authors health. Type
manga
Volumes
3
Chapters
18
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2020-03-19
Pietà
()
7.12
Description:
A story about two classmates who become friends, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive and isn't loved by her "family" (which consists of her father, stepmother, and stepbrother), but Sahoko seems to be the bright spot in her life. Sahoko also seems to have a mysterious past and doesn't seem to have a good relationship with her parents; she lives with her aunt. It's also hinted at that Sahoko and Rio have met once before, when they were much younger... (Source: Lililicious) Type
manga
Volumes
2
Chapters
6
Status
finished
Started
1998-04-01
Kyoufu no Juusou
7.42
Description:
A one-shot about a strange curse visited on a family after an archaeological dig. Type
oneshot
Chapters
1
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2017-02-13
Ogeha
6.5
Description:
An ordinary boy witnesses a mysterious floating object from his room. Upon investigating he discovers a bizarre creature. He decides to take it with him... Type
manga
Volumes
3
Chapters
15
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2015-02-14
Cinderella-neun Naega Anieotda
(I Wasn't the Cinderella)
7.39
Description:
People called Terryl ‘Cinderella.’ It was meant to be a charming nickname for her, who was a mere Baron’s daughter before falling in love with the second son of a Marquis. However one day, he abruptly bid adieu, leaving Terryl wounded by her lover’s betrayal. And suddenly, the so-called ‘King of the North,’ Duke of Rihan, stood in front of her. He identified himself as Terryl’s biological father, whom she assumed was no longer alive. Because she became the Duke’s daughter overnight, she had to put in a lot of work to become the Duke’s successor! Three years later, Terryl, seeking vengeance on her ex-lover, offers Cesio, the Marquis’ eldest son, a contract of engagement to take away what her former lover desired most, the title of Marquis. As the two were engaged, they became more aware of one another, and as Terryl becomes closer to Cesio, she learns an unexpected secret about him… Will ‘Cinderella’ find love by the end of this tale? Source: MU Type
manhwa
Chapters
145
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2021-09-15
Honnou Switch
(Switch Me On)
7.42
Description:
The morning after she got dumped by her boyfriend, when she woke up, she was in the same bed as her childhood friend, Hijiri?! Despite the heartbreak and shock of it all, Koyori just can't seem to forget Hijiri telling her "I love you"…?! How do you go from being "childhood friends" to “lovers”?! Super popular on the online bookstore! An innocent first love between adults who are trying to graduate from being just childhood friends; it's a heart-racing LOVE! (Source: MangaDex) Type
manga
Volumes
9
Chapters
32
Rating
Smut
Status
finished
Started
2018-06-01
Ikoku Nikki
8.16
Description:
The manga centers on 35-year-old novelist Makio Koudai and her 15-year-old niece Asa, who live together under one roof. Makio took Asa in on a sudden impulse after Asa's parents, which included Makio's older sister, passed away. The next day, Makio returns to her senses and remembers that she does not do well in the company of other people. So begins their daily life, as Makio attempts to acclimate to a roommate, while Asa attempts to get used to an adult that never acts like one. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: Includes 3 extra chapters. Type
manga
Volumes
11
Chapters
57
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2017-06-08
Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
(Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story)
7.97
Description:
Not all villains are evil. When Sun-A Choi reincarnates as Edith Rigelhof, the villain from her favorite novel, she is determined to change Edith’s life around and treats everyone with kindness. Although she marries the handsome Killian Rudwick, he is madly in love with the original protagonist of the book and mistrusts Edith because she is from a rival family. Will her marriage survive the whirlwind of family feuds, love triangles, and more? Will Edith find her happy ending? (Source: WEBTOONS, edited) Note: Includes 15 extra chapters. Type
manhwa
Chapters
115
Status
finished
Started
2023-04-04
Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta...: Zettai Zetsumei! Hametsu Sunzen Hen
(My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Desperate Situation! On the Verge of Doom)
7.58
Description:
What if, when Katarina Claes was reincarnated in the dating sim from the original series, she didn’t regain the memories of her past life until she was fifteen? With less than a year to go before her destruction, Katarina must find a way to avoid all possible bad endings! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: Chapter count includes 2 extra chapters. Type
manga
Volumes
3
Chapters
21
Status
finished
Started
2019-11-01
A Witch's Hopeless Wish
7.34
Description:
"If I had died then..." Caidel lost everything in a fire. With no home or family, Caidel ended up alone in an orphanage. Unfortunately, he was ostracized and had a hard time. Then one day, the Earl who knew the origins of the fire, came and asked to adopt him... "Won't you search for the white-haired woman with me?" The only clue to the arsonist was that she was a white-haired girl. She took everything from Caidel and the Earl. The truth of the incident is being unveiled... but what if the truth takes everything from me again? What should I do? (Source: MU) Type
manhwa
Chapters
132
Status
finished
Started
2019-10-18
Mushikaburi Hime
(Bibliophile Princess)
7.47
Description:
Although only the fiancée of the Crown Prince, Christopher, in name, Eliana, is a noble lady that enjoys her life by reading books all day. One fateful day, Eliana ended up knowing that there was a noble lady that apparently the prince was all affectionate with. Instantly, she thought that a girl that actually loved the prince appeared!! And, while thinking about that, Eliana started to prepare for the approaching time of when her engagement would be cancelled... The book loving Noble lady that is making a lot of misunderstandings, a Romance and Fantasy story is at last starting! (Source: MU) Type
manga
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2018-08-28
Oji-san ga Joshi***sei ni Warui Koto wo Oshieru Hanashi
7.11
Description:
"I'll teach you what's bad." As a high schooler, Ayumu's at a sensitive period in her life. She ends up being educated on adult matters by a bearded old man wearing a black t-shirt. (Source: MangaDex) Type
manga
Volumes
3
Chapters
27
Status
finished
Started
2019-05-24
A Bittersweet Couple
(A Bittersweet Couple)
7.9
Description:
A man who had been hard at work throughout his school days, appeared after 10 years and proposed to Soo-bin, who was busy refusing many blind dates, with difficult conditions to refuse. Source: MU Type
manhwa
Chapters
72
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2020-09-14
Bugbu Gongjagnim-eul Yuhoghagessseubnida
(Charming the Duke of the North)
7.83
Description:
Selena, the top star that had the entire world’s attention, was suddenly warped to Northern Duke’s land during an accident while filming. Kalcion, the Northern Duke that saved her from the infernal beasts, offers Selena a chance to go back home in return for collecting information in various social circles by pretending to be his lover. Selena quickly accepts Kalcion’s offer, but… “Why in the world can’t you do this!?” “Don’t you think that the answer to that should be obvious to you, the actress, not to me, the duke?” There was a critical problem. The Northern Duke’s acting skills are horrible! “…Let’s change the plan. I’ll seduce you instead.” Source: NU Type
manhwa
Chapters
91
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2022-05-08
Metamorphose no Engawa
(BL Metamorphosis)
7.85
Description:
Ichinoi, a 75-year-old woman living a peaceful life, unwittingly buys a Boy's Love manga one day…and is fascinated by what she finds inside. When she returns to the bookstore to buy the next volume, the high school girl working there–Urara, a seasoned BL fan–notices a budding fangirl when she sees one. When Urara offers to help Ichinoi explore this whole new world of fiction, the two dive into BL fandom together, and form an unlikely friendship along the way. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Type
manga
Volumes
5
Chapters
52
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2017-11-17
Mystery to Iu nakare
(Do Not Say Mystery)
0
Description:
The story follows mystery-solving college student Kunou Totonou. At the beginning of the story, the police bring him in for questioning on suspicion of murdering his classmate. Type
manga
Status
current
Started
2017-11-28
Sensor
(Travelogue of the Succubus)
6.99
Description:
A young woman comes across a remote village that has an unusual form of worship. (Source: MU) Type
manga
Volumes
1
Chapters
7
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2018-08-10