What is Reverse Harem manga?

Reverse harem, or sometimes also male harem, is the common name for the gender-reversed version of the usual harem genre. In a reverse harem, instead of the usual situation with several female characters focused on one male character, the viewer sees several male characters surrounding a single female character. Aside from the swapping of the characters' genders, the trope's details are mostly the same, with the majority of the changes relating to the differences in behavior between men and women of the characters' age range. The most notable exception is that, due to the most relevant characteristics of the trope's fan base, reverse harem authors tend to go for bishounen looks. Though they are also exceptions to the common harem genre, harems with homosexual relationships are not covered by reverse harem.

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Fruits Basket

8.25

Description:

Tohru Honda is a high school freshman who is having a serious bout of misfortune. Not only was she recently orphaned with the tragedy of her mother's death, but she also has no where to live and is currently residing in a tent! However, when her luck to seems to be at its worse, she meets the Sohma family - and is invited to stay with them in exchange for taking care of the household chores. But it isn't long before Tohru discovers the Sohmas have deep a secret. The family is cursed by the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac, and some of the children born into the Sohma family are possessed by these spirits. When possessed, they cannot be "huggled" by the opposite sex, or they transform into their respective Zodiac animal! However, this doesn't phase Tohru, who promises to keep their secret. She continues living with them, and her grave humbleness and thankfulness never wanes. As a result, they come to be very important people in her life, and the Sohmas begin to realize how very lucky they are to have her.
Type

manga

Volumes

23

Chapters

136

Status

finished

Started

1998-07-18

Ouran Koukou Host Club

(Ouran High School Host Club)

8.24

Description:

Haruhi sticks out like a sore thumb as a poor, smart girl who got into the hoity-toity Ouran High School on talent alone. When she mistakenly wanders into the meeting room of the host club and breaks a valuable vase, she's recruited to join the club. Realistic and sarcastic, Haruhi isn't used to being around crazy people like the princely Tamaki, scheming Kyouya, silent Mori, immature Hunny, and devilish Hikaru and Kaoru, but she's got no choice if she ever wants to pay earn what she owes. Too bad the club is made for girls to come and be entertained by gorgeous guys -- and Haruhi's been mistaken for a boy! Includes chapters of the story "Romantic Egoist" in various volumes, starring a pair of twins who play matchmaker with their fellow students, teachers and the like. (Source: MAL)Note: The final volume contains a special bonus chapter where the group travels to Spain.
Type

manga

Volumes

18

Chapters

87

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2002-07-24

Beware of the Villainess!

(Beware of the Villainess!)

8.21

Description:

A refreshing, unique villainess who's been dropped in the world of a novel, only to overthrow it all! The reason why? She couldn't just stand by and watch the female lead be manipulated by all four shitty male leads. The story of a villainess, who intends to throw out all the jackasses, and a wolf that only yearns for her! (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

128

Status

finished

Started

2020-04-13

Inso's Law

(My Life as an Internet Novel)

8.17

Description:

“I just want to live a normal life, why is this happening to me!” Your average student Ham Dan, whose hobby was reading “Law of Insomnia” wakes up to a beautiful novel like heroine. But even in the world of fantasy novels, her role is no different. Stuck as the childhood friend of the heroine, her normal everyday life comes to an end, becoming more twisted by her strong character. (Source: Mangadex)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2019-03-31

Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta...

(I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags…)

7.98

Description:

I recovered my past memories when I was hit on the head by a rock. I am Katarina Claes, the eight year old daughter of the duke. In a feverish nightmare, in which the prince’s fiancee was determined, I have realized that this is the otome game from the previous life. Also, I have turned into the villainess that interfered with the romance of the capture targets… If the heroine got a happy end, I would be exiled, while if she got a bad end, I would be killed by the capture target… I have no happy end!? Why is it only bad!? Somehow I have to avoid the destruction end, and reach old age peacefully!! (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2017-08-28

Nokori Ichinichi de Hametsu Flag Zenbu Heshiorimasu: Zamaa RTA Kiroku 24Hr.

7.94

Description:

Alexandra is the daughter of a duke in the Kingdom of Tarraconensis. One day, she suddenly realizes that she is the villainess in an otome game, just one day before the story's climactic event! She knows that she'll be denounced and her engagement annulled the next day, but she won't be condemned so easily! She will show her accusers what she's really made of! With only 24 hours left, Alexandra must fight to overcome a desperate situation. (Source: ComicWalker, translated)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

18

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2022-02-04

An Unseemly Lady

(An Unseemly Lady)

7.89

Description:

I was the only younger sister of the female protagonist in the reverse harem novel. In addition, I was exceptionally pampered by the female lead after waking up after being very sick. I used that to defeat the original inexcusable tr*sh male leads who only hurt my sister… "Lili, how are you? Do you like cake?" "Lili is really pretty because she resembles her sister. Won’t you eat cookies? Please tell your sister that these were given to you by your wonderful brother." "Would you like to eat this and go over there for a while? I have something to say to your uncle and sister." For some reason, the male lead candidates seem anxious to see me... “I don’t play with ugly kids,” the boy in front of me muttered with a deep frown. What? Did you really just say that? I’ll show you what the real world is like. I gently pulled the hem of my sister’s clothes and shook my head: “I hate him, so I hate the older brother who brought him.” At the same time, Cedric’s face turned pale, similar to someone who had been sentenced to death. (Source: Kakao, translated)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2021-10-31

Men of the Harem

(Men of the Harem)

7.88

Description:

Scorned by her lover and thrown into power after the mysterious assassination of her father, Latil must marry to secure her sovereignty of Tarium. Instead of choosing one man to become her Royal Consort, she chooses five young men from all walks of life to join her Harem. Will Latil ever solve her father’s murder, and can she keep the peace in her Harem? (Source: LINE Webtoons)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2020-11-24

When the Villainess Loves

(When the Villainess Loves)

7.84

Description:

I’ve transmigrated into the body of the terminally ill, villainous princess of a novel. It’s okay, though, I can cure this illness and live a life where I can do whatever I want! First, I want to meet all of my favorite characters from the novel in person! But, because I am a villainess, people around me tend to be wary… “You will die soon, and yet… how can you laugh like that?” Well, it’s ‘cus I’m super hot. (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

100

Status

finished

Started

2020-09-19

Distancia ~ The Untouchable One ~

7.75

Description:

Luna has been keeping her powers a secret from other people. One day, she initiates a fire in her house for being distracted, and is there when she comes to know that she's actually a witch. after that, She's summoned by her grandmother and goes to an island to train as a witch... a story about a modern witch and werewolf is about to begin. (Source: MU)
Type

manhua

Rating

Status

current

Started

2016-06-28

Watashi ga Motete Dousunda

(Kiss Him, Not Me)

7.65

Description:

Kae Serinuma is a second year high schooler and an avid fujoshi who secretly ships her classmates, Igarashi-kun and Nanashima-kun. The death of her favorite anime character causes her to become stressed—and loses weight rapidly. Now that Serinuma has become an attractive girl to her classmates, her snarky kouhai Shinomiya-kun, and her senpai Mutsumi, how is she going to deal with them...with her constant BL-filled, fujoshi mind?!
Type

manga

Volumes

14

Chapters

60

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2013-04-13

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)

7.61

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

Namjuneun Jeongjunghi Sayanghagessseubnida!

(I'm No Heroine!)

7.46

Description:

A girl obsessed with a novel suddenly finds herself transported into the thick of the plot. The problem is, she has taken on the role of the villain in the story. And she knows how this ends…it’s off with her head! Maybe she’ll just let this play out and wake up back in reality… But after a few too many deaths to no avail, it’s finally time to go off-script. She's going to have a little fun with this tale. She’s made up her mind…to live! (Source: Lezhin US)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2021-11-10

Beware of the Red Thread

7.2

Description:

I fell into the reverse harem novel! I'm going to live here quietly, but my god. The villain and the red thread are twisted....life is twisted. (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

90

Status

finished

Started

2020-04-03

Love Sick

7.09

Description:

Shiki threw everything away for the sake of revenge. But at the new school where she disguises herself as a male, she meets 4 popular rich guys... Haru (spring) the prince, Natsu (summer) the bishounen, Aki (autumn) the womanizer and Fuyu (winter) the cold-hearted genius. What awaits Shiki? And will she get her revenge...? (Source: Houkago Scanlations)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

18

Status

finished

Started

2008-09-20

I Am The Male-Lead’s Ex-Girlfriend

(I Am The Male-Lead’s Ex-Girlfriend)

7.02

Description:

I am the villainess in a harem novel. My role as "Erika" is to be an evil ex-girlfriend. I don't want to be a dumb villainess, so I broke up with the male-lead first... But after 3 years, Leo came back to me. "I can't live without you. I still like you..." I'm not the girl you should be obsessed with?! The second leads also came to me. "I like it when you're next to me..." I'm just a supporting villainess, yet why are all these men confessing to me?! Who should I choose? (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

95

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2021-03-15

Diabolik Lovers Anthology

6.78

Description:

Komori Yui lives her life together with six brothers (by father's side). However, it is not the common daily life! In fact is quite a radical life, she is oppressed by them, and blood is demanded, as they are all vampires!
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

12

Status

current

Started

2012-06-01

1/2 L♡VE!

6.76

Description:

Plainful child. Akari is really attracted by the popular Unit of idols “Flower”. Then Akari get the chance to sing at the Flower’s center?! But what is the secret that Flower keep…?! (Source: Chibi Manga)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

6

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2010-07-20

Kapon (>_<)!

5.71

Description:

Emi, the cherished daughter and heir of a traditional Japanese onsen (hot spring) hotel owner and her childhood friend, Aki, the heir of a large national hotel chain used to be best friends. However, for some reason, they now compete with each other in every way. After losing a bet to Aki, Emi was ordered to "accompany him after school" by him, and she gradually realizes that she might still have a passion to him. Despite her sudden realization, the competition between the two hotels has brought the situation to a shaky ground. (Wikipedia)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

17

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2004-01-01

Makjangdeuramae Gatyeobeoryeotda

(Trapped in a Soap Opera)

0

Description:

After a life of hardship as an orphan, Jia Han finally achieves the dream of homeownership... only to have her moment of jubilation cruelly cut short. While indulging in her guilty pleasure--a riveting soap opera--she experiences a sudden, piercing chest pain and meets an untimely demise. But when she wakes up, she finds herself not in the afterlife, but within the very drama she was watching and as none other than its villainess! In a realm where a glance sparks a scandal and a step triggers a landmine of emotions, what fate lies ahead for Jia?
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2024-05-16

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