What is Josei manga?
Media targeting women roughly 18-40
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Doumo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri wo Iraisareta Majo desu
(Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion!)
7.14
Description:
“I want you to make a love potion.” The Good Witch of the Lake’s four-year crush ended in heartbreak with a single request from the object of her affections! Wanting to increase what little time she has with Royal Knight Harij, Rose sends him on a wild-goose chase for the ingredients but gets more than she bargained for when the grumbling knight starts visiting her every day…to feed her? Source: Cross Infinite World Type
manga
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2020-08-28
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
(Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju)
8.17
Description:
A hapless young man is released from prison with nothing to his name, but he knows exactly what he wants: to train in the art of rakugo comedic storytelling. After seeing an unforgettable performance from one of Japan’s greatest masters, Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, during his time in jail, he will settle for nothing less than to become apprentice to the best. Yakumo, notorious for taking no students, is persuaded to take him on, and nicknames him Yotaro—the fool. Yotaro has no formal training or elegance, but something about his charisma reminds Yakumo of someone from his past. (Source: Kodansha Comics) Type
manga
Volumes
10
Chapters
31
Status
finished
Started
2010-03-25
Goma Shio to Purin
(Sesame Salt and Pudding)
7.96
Description:
Haruhi, a 22-year-old machine operator, woke up one day to find that she drunkenly married an older man the night before. They make a deal and end up living together! Type
manga
Volumes
3
Chapters
18
Status
finished
Started
2018-07-27
Cheese in the Trap Season 2
7.89
Description:
Second season of Cheese in the Trap. Cheese in the Trap Season 2 was digitally published in English by LINE Webtoon from May 3, 2015 to August 7, 2016. Type
manhwa
Volumes
9
Chapters
67
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2011-06-15
Koi to Yobu Niwa Kimochi Warui
(It’s too sick to call it love)
7.49
Description:
Once you fall for someone, you can't stop the love. A strange encounter spurs the meeting of Amakusa Ryou, a high spec businessman who's loose with women, and his high school sister's best friend, Arima Ichika. From there he falls madly in love. On the one hand, he approaches her with almost too straight-forward methods, while she responds simply disgusted, insulting him without hesitation... and he takes it as her way of showing love. This is a romantic comedy about a twisted elite employee and a normal otaku high school girl. (Source: Decadence) Type
manga
Volumes
8
Chapters
57
Status
finished
Started
2015-01-25
Angnyeoui Mungujeome Oji Maseyo!
(The Villainess's Stationery Shop)
7.85
Description:
“A useless thing like you has no value in our family. Take this money and leave immediately!” “Yes! Goodbye!” She became the incompetent villainess who commits wrongdoings in order to earn the love of her fiance, the male lead. Her reputation was already at rock bottom and the main characters, who can’t live without each other, are having an affair. “Getting kicked out and receiving money is good enough!” So after she was kicked out, she set up a stationery store in front of a school. She reminisces of snacks, beer candy, and even bubbles! Just you wait, kids! But… somehow her young customers are a little weird? “I’ll find you a handsome and modest man, and not someone who has an affair like my brother!” “Ha, then what about my brother, the crown prince?” The great magic swordsman, the next crown prince, the villainous tower master, and finally, the hidden villain... (Source: NU) Type
manhwa
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2022-03-26
Spotted Flower
7.45
Description:
It's about the married life between a newlywed working otaku and his pregnant wife. Type
manga
Volumes
0
Rating
Status
current
Started
2010-10-30
Cheese in the Trap Season 3
7.97
Description:
Third season of Cheese in the Trap. Cheese in the Trap Season 3 has been digitally published in English by LINE Webtoon since August 14, 2017. Type
manhwa
Volumes
12
Chapters
108
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2013-01-09
Kumicho Musume to Sewagakari
(The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting)
7.71
Description:
Kirishima Tooru is the right-hand man of the Sakuragi crime family. For him, the job is a perfect excuse to let his violent instincts run wild, earning him the nickname “the Demon of Sakuragi”. It seems like nothing will stand in the way of his vicious nature. But then one day, he receives an assignment like never before from the boss—babysitting his daughter! This is the heartwarming (or is it bloodcurdling?) story of a little girl and her yakuza caretaker! (Source: Kaiten Books) Type
manga
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2018-06-05
Angnyeoraseo Pyeonhago Joeundeyo
(The Perks of Being a Villainess)
8.05
Description:
Do-Hee lived as a pushover, died miserably, and was reborn in a novel as a notorious villainess. But it turns out that her new life is not without its perks, as Deborah Seymour is also the richest villain alive. Now, all that's left for her to do is lay low and enjoy her carefree lifestyle... if not for the fact that Deborah is fated to be sent to a monastery! Will this ex-doormat find a way to avoid yet another tragic ending, or will the challenges of being a villainess be too much for her? (Source: Tapas, edited) Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2022-11-30
Kakeochi Girl
(Run Away With Me, Girl)
7.92
Description:
Midori was Maki's first love and high school sweetheart—that is, until Midori broke up with Maki at graduation, saying they were now "too old" to be "fooling around" dating girls. Ten years later, will running away be the key to lead the two woman back into each other's arms? (Source: Kodansha USA) Type
manga
Volumes
4
Chapters
16
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2018-10-26
Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni naru zo: Akuyaku Reijou ni naru hodo Ouji no Dekiai wa Kasoku suru you desu!
(I'll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History)
7.62
Description:
I absolutely hate a world filled with sweet talking. I'll fight the Heroine's rationale head on!!! After waking up as the villainess she admires so much from her favourite otome game, Alicia trains hard every day to become the greatest villainess of all time. (Source: MU) Type
manga
Status
current
Started
2020-05-07
Sakamichi no Apollon: Bonus Track
(Kids on the Slope: Bonus Track)
7.82
Description:
Once again, we join Sentarou, Kaoru and their friends in a short jam session of friendship, music and love. Type
manga
Volumes
1
Chapters
5
Status
finished
Started
2012-03-28
Yeobo, Na Paeopalgeyo
(Baroness Goes on Strike)
7.86
Description:
Although Baroness Cassia is on her deathbed, she’s relieved that it means she’s finally free from her loveless marriage to her mercenary husband, Zester. Oh, how she regrets her tireless efforts to keep his territory afloat! If only she had taken more time for herself. Her wish becomes reality when Cassia wakes up to find herself ten years back in the past. With this second chance, she’s determined to live a stress-free life. But can Cassia find the courage to rebel against Zester? Or is she doomed to repeat her nightmare of a past life? (Source: Tapas) Type
manhwa
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2021-09-19
Orenchi no Furo Jijou
7.71
Description:
What happens when an intruder from the sea stakes claim to your bathtub? A cool yet demure teenage boy named Tatsumi must learn to live with the self-obsessed and playful merman, Wakasa, in a small Tokyo Apartment. These two dissimilar young men will learn what it takes to deal with one another in their everyday lives. Of course, impromptu visits by Wakasa’s ocean friends―an anthropomorphised octopus, jelly fish, and hermit crab―do not make things easier. Welcome to Tatsumi’s bathtub. It’s getting crowded. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: Chapter count includes 14 extras. Type
manga
Volumes
8
Chapters
127
Status
finished
Started
2011-06-15
Cheese in the Trap Season 4
8.1
Description:
Final season of Cheese in the Trap. Type
manhwa
Volumes
7
Chapters
76
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2015-09-02
The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
(The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway)
7.75
Description:
When six-year-old Inés laid eyes on the handsome heir to House Escalante, she promptly made the boy her fiancé. Since noble men are all the same, she figured she might as well choose a pretty one. But Lord Cárcel isn't ready for this sort of commitment just yet, and he spends the next decade and a half avoiding the marriage at all costs! Luckily, that's no trouble for Inés, as this marriage failing is exactly what she wants. In fact, he has her blessing to sow his wild oats as long as he stays out of her business. Unfortunately, being a playboy isn't as fun when your fiancée gives you permission. And doesn't this mean she's cheating on him too? Now, Cárcel is determined to change Inés' mind about him and prove he can be the husband she's always wanted. Type
manhwa
Rating
Smut
Status
current
Started
2022-01-01
Tricked into Becoming the Heroine's Stepmother
(Tricked into Becoming the Heroine's Stepmother)
7.78
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
8.23
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 Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
(The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior)
7.69
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