What is Unrequited Love manga?
At least one character has a romantic interest in another one, but the feelings are not returned. This is the cornerstone of all love triangles or love polygons.
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Here U Are
8.25
Description:
Receiving the newcomers is a task for Yu Yang, and he ends up helping the unsociable and towering Li Huan, the kind of person that does everything to be disliked. But after better knowing each other, he discovers that the giant isn't that bad of a person at all... (Source: MU) Note: Includes 20 extra chapters. Type
manhua
Chapters
157
Status
finished
Started
2017-11-22
Kieta Hatsukoi
(My Love Mix-Up!)
8.25
Description:
“Aoki... I didn’t know you thought about me that way...” Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto-san who sits next to him. However, when he borrowed her eraser, he discovered the name of his classmate, Ida, written on it... (sobs). Moreover, Ida saw him using the eraser... Don’t tell me he misunderstood?! It’s a little silly, but so begins the story of them working their hardest for their first love. (Source: MU) Type
manga
Volumes
9
Chapters
36
Status
finished
Started
2019-06-13
Boku ga Otto ni Deau made
(Until I Meet My Husband)
8.22
Description:
A manga adaption of Nanasaki Ryousuke‘s essays titled "Boku ga Otto ni Deau made" (Until I meet my husband) about him and his husband being the first gay couple to get married in Japan. (Source: Sarerunet) Type
manga
Volumes
1
Chapters
12
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2020-04-29
Positively Yours
(Positively Yours)
8.21
Description:
To Hee-won’s dismay, the BFF she crushed on and her other BFF are now dating! Seriously bummed, Hee-won decides to go wild just one time, and find solace with a handsome stranger. A very satisfying one night affair has now turned into more — she’s pregnant! Fate brings them together again, and now the regimented Doo-joon is determined to do the right thing and marry her. But they’re basically strangers! Except... their bodies have been very intimately acquainted. What’s this mother-to-be to do? (Source: Tapas) Type
manhwa
Chapters
82
Rating
Partial Nudity
Status
finished
Started
2020-06-08
Bandeusi Happy Ending
(Happy Ending In Need)
7.85
Description:
Yeon-Woo's husband died the day they ended their sham marriage. Yeon-Woo, who is swept in sorrow, is given a chance to return 100 days back in time! As she struggles to prevent the death of her husband Seon-Jae, their 'real' marriage has only just begun. This is the story of a late budding romance, faced with danger and a life at stake. "This time, I will make sure we have a happy ending!" (Source: Naver, translated) Type
manhwa
Chapters
112
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2021-04-23
Kyuuso wa Cheese no Yume wo Miru
(The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese)
7.8
Description:
Kyouichi's indecisive character has led him to repeatedly commit the foolish mistake of adultery. One day, Imagase, a college classmate he hasn't seen since graduation, shows up as the private detective hired by his wife to investigate his infidelity. Imagase, however, proposes a deal. He won't tell Kyouichi's wife about his affairs, but, for compensation, he makes an unbelievable demand: "I want your body in exchange..." (Source: Manga Updates) Type
manga
Volumes
1
Chapters
6
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2004-06-01
Golden Days
7.76
Description:
Feeling rebellious toward his overprotective mother, Soma Mitsuya, a first-year high school student, only cares about his violin and his hospitalized grandfather. On the night his grandfather’s condition suddenly worsens, an earthquake hits, sending Mitsuya to 1921 in the Taisho era… (Source: Ivyscan) Type
manga
Volumes
8
Chapters
47
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2005-04-20
Raising a Bat
(Raising a Bat)
7.73
Description:
High school senior Min-kyum has been left to his own defenses after his parents kicked him out of their lives. His new house is in a shabby neighborhood, the site of several mysterious assaults that have left victims with bite marks on their necks and blood loss symptoms. After moving in, Min-kyum heads out for a meal…then somehow wakes up at home with strange marks on his neck. He tries to shrug it off, but his deskmate at the new school looks suspiciously pale and familiar… (Source: Lezhin) Note: This series contains additional (optional) 18+ scenes. Type
manhwa
Volumes
0
Chapters
86
Rating
Smut
Status
finished
Started
2015-06-26
Hishakai Shindo
(Depth of Field)
7.69
Description:
Shuichirou is in the habit of sneaking into the terrace of his school building during lunch, while skipping class, or when he wants to put off going home. There, he often meets with Konno. Konno is a guy shrouded in rumour: with some saying he's dark and intimidating but others claiming he's a photography enthusiast and an unexpectedly nice guy. Jealousy, envy, and an odd sort of mutual regard colours the interactions between these two young men: one who conceals his feelings behind a cheerful facade and the other whose simple-minded, pure-hearted demeanour makes his friend's previously avoidant existence rife with internal conflict... (Source: MU) Type
manga
Volumes
2
Chapters
10
Status
finished
Started
2017-09-01
10th
(10th)
7.49
Description:
A boy and a girl who are childhood friends fell in love with the same guy. (Source: MU) Type
manga
Volumes
3
Chapters
14
Status
finished
Started
2019-02-27
Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!
(Go for It Again, Nakamura!)
7.48
Description:
It was love-at-first-sight when Nakamura met his classmate, Hirose. The two became friends after the shy and awkward Nakamura finally worked up the nerve to speak to him, but being buddy-buddy with your crush is a whole new kind of torture! And as he watches some other guy cuddle up with Hirose like casual bros, Nakamura tries to keep his head from exploding. Why can’t that be him?! Enjoy the hilarious new misadventures of Nakamura desperately trying to keep it together and not scare Hirose off. Hang in there, Nakamura! Type
manga
Volumes
1
Chapters
9
Status
finished
Started
2017-06-28
Peach Girl
(Peach Girl)
7.39
Description:
It's not easy being beautiful. The envy, the jealousy, the vicious rumors spread by your best friend. That's life for young Momo. While everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and lonely. Can Momo confess her love to her classmate, Toji, or will her best friend Sae steal him away. It's a bittersweet drama of growing up and fitting in that will charm readers everywhere. (Source: Tokyopop) Volumes 1-8: Peach Girl; Peach Girl Authentic (2nd English Edition) Volumes 9-18: Peach Girl - Change of Heart Type
manga
Volumes
18
Chapters
72
Rating
Sexual Violence
Status
finished
Started
1997-09-13
Yours to Claim
(Yours to Claim)
7.33
Description:
Nothing crazy ever happens to Jooin. He’s just your average college student, keeping his head down and flying under the radar. Yahwi, on the other hand, is drop dead gorgeous, super popular…but also kinda mean. So why has the campus heartthrob taken an interest in a total nobody? There must be an ulterior motive…but it’s hard to care when faced with those killer looks. Will Jooin become a slave to his desires? Or perhaps he’ll become the master himself… (Source: Lezhin) Type
manhwa
Rating
Smut
Status
current
Started
2020-04-02
Dos Obake ga Nekasete Kurenai
7.2
Description:
Yuuji has always fallen for straight guys and the person he currently has feelings for is getting married. Just when things couldn’t get any worse he gets raped by a ‘sexual ghost’, it’s said that this type of ghost only haunts sexually frustrated people, which in this case happens to be Yuuji. What will become of poor Yuuji after Kousuke the ghost confesses to falling for him? Type
manga
Rating
Status
current
Started
2016-12-01
Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae dake ka yo
(ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me?)
6.99
Description:
Amatsuyu Kirasagi is invited out alone by the cool beauty upperclassman Cosmos and his childhood friend Himawari. Expecting to hear their confessions, he triumphantly goes to meet each of them in turn. But Cosmos and Himawari both instead confess to Amatsuyu that they like his friend. Amatsuyu fights this lonely battle, but there is another girl who is looking at him. She is a gloomy girl with glasses and braids. Amatsuyu finds that he hates her, because she's always turning her sharp tongue only on him and finding enjoyment in his troubles. But it turns out that she's the only one who actually does like him.(Source: Anime News Network) Type
manga
Volumes
6
Chapters
42
Status
finished
Started
2017-02-26
I Got Pregnant with the Tyrant's Child
(I Got Pregnant with the Tyrant's Child)
6.71
Description:
For Elan the royal knight, the masquerade festival is a rare chance to let loose and relax. But her night of fun quickly turns into a morning of horror when she wakes up beside the ruthless Emperor Kylart. Knowing how cruel he can be to clingy women, Elan makes a run for it, hoping he hasn't seen past her disguise. But as she continues her nerve-wracking duties of guarding the emperor, she starts experiencing troubling health symptoms. A trip to the doctor reveals that she's pregnant! To make matters worse, rumor has it that Kylart is looking for the mysterious woman he met on the night of the festival. Can Elan keep her secret safe from the entire palace, when she can't even control her constant cravings and morning sickness? (Source: Tappytoon) Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2020-12-30
Sheets no Sukima
(Between the Sheets)
6.68
Description:
Between the Sheets features the unusual friendship from the nearly inseparable Saki and Minako. Minako carries a fervent torch for the other girl - a passion of which Saki is initially ignorant. But when Minako sleeps with Saki's boyfriend Ken (just to see what Saki sees in him), the true nature of Minako's obsession begins to reveal itself ... provoking an understandably strong reaction from Saki. (Source: Tokyopop) Type
manga
Volumes
1
Chapters
6
Rating
Status
finished
Started
1995-08-01
Watashi ni Ai wo Sakebasete
0
Description:
"Is it wrong to keep wanting your love――…?" The protagonist, Ichika, is a bit of a gal and a somewhat fickle girl. She falls in love with her plain-looking classmate, Maki-kun, but just as she is about to confess her feelings, she unexpectedly discovers that Maki-kun already has a girlfriend! Loving someone who is already taken is just painful! Are you in favor of love? Or against it? A love comedy that isn’t just about idealistic sentiments! (Source: Renta, translated) Type
manga
Status
current
Started
2024-04-05
Other Than My Friend's Sister, Something Else
(Other Than My Friend's Sister, Something Else)
0
Description:
Seula has endured unrequited love for a long time, thinking she could settle for just being a friend. However, when he finds out that Areum is getting married, his world collapses. In an attempt to calm her broken heart, Seula, totally drunk, ends up calling Areum and confessing her feelings. But the next day, when she wakes up in an unknown place, completely naked... at her side is Areum's younger sister, Daun?! Type
manhwa
Rating
Mature
Status
current
Started
2024-04-28
The Wrong Way to Date
0
Description:
Beom Gyu-hwa, who has lived his whole life thinking he's an alpha, receives a high-paying part-time job offer while working to earn tuition as usual. The part-time job location is Sehan Hotel, which he really wanted to avoid, but he goes to work thinking it was fine for just one day. However, while working, pheromones start to smell unpleasant and he starts to feel unwell. Then, he meets Han Haesoo, one of the people he's been avoiding for years, and ends up spending the night with him due to his oncoming heat... “You’re…in heat, right?” Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2024-01-01