Manga like Gureumi Piwonaen Kkot

Saiunkoku Monogatari

Also known as The Story of Saiunkoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern.

Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first!



Tags: Josei , Historical , Foreign , Unrequited Love , Ancient China , Kingdom Management , Work , Female Protagonist , Politics , Male Harem , Royal Affairs

Baemeun Kkocheul Meongneunga

Also known as The Snake and the Flower.

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Romance

Long ago, an emperor suddenly decided to execute the members of his court. Only after being offered a girl named Ae-Hwa, did the emperor’s rampage stop. The emperor cherishes his “flower” dearly. When Ae-Hwa expresses an interest in music, the Emperor makes Ha-Rang Kang her personal court musician. However, the emperor decreed that only he can lay eyes on Ae-Hwa and has Ha-Rang’s eyes destroyed. After finding out the true cause of his father’s death, Ha-Rang swears revenge on both Ae-Hwa and the Emperor. In this twisted realm of snakes and flowers, who will prevail?



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Revenge , Politics , Disability , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Adoption , Love Triangle , Tragedy

Joou no Hana

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance

Long ago, there existed a land divided into four countries: Sou, Kou, Do, and Ah. The King of Ah took on a wife from Kou and soon thereafter one from Do, creating a shaky alliance between the three nations. When the Second Queen gave birth to a son, the King cast aside the sickly First Queen and her daughter Aki into the depths of the Palace. But as Fate would have it, Princess Aki encounters a slave named Hakusei, who has peculiar golden hair and sky blue eyes. He promises his life to her and helps her train in the Six Arts under the guidance of the enigmatic merchant Seitetsu; however, when Aki outshines the Prince during a hunt in an attempt to gain her father's acknowledgement, she sparks a war by besmirching Do's honor and drives the Second Queen to poison her mother.

With nothing left but her faithful Hakusei, Aki is banished to the small country of Kou with a vow to return to Ah one day for revenge. But in the face of the mighty allied nations of Do and Ah, will the two survive long enough to carry out Aki's vow?



Note: Won the 60th (2014) Shogakukan Manga Award for best shoujo manga in 2015.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Politics , Tragedy , Slavery , War , Revenge , Conspiracy , Royal Affairs , Heterosexual

Jaehon Hwanghu

Also known as The Remarried Empress.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Navier Ellie Trovi was an empress perfect in every way -- intelligent, courageous, and socially adept. She was kind to her subjects and devoted to her husband. Navier was perfectly content to live the rest of her days as the wise empress of the Eastern Empire. That is, until her husband brought home a mistress and demanded a divorce. “I accept this divorce… And I request an approval of my remarriage.” In a shocking twist, Navier remarries another emperor and retains her title and childhood dream as empress. But just how did everything unfold?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Full Color , Ojou-sama , Politics , Marriage , Royal Affairs , Shapeshifting , Heterosexual , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Magic , Animals , Slavery , Family Life , Time Skip , Kingdom Management

Huanghou Hen Mang

Also known as The Queen Is Busy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A 19-year-old girl named Qing Tian was suddenly transported in time to an unknown dynasty. At first, she thought she could slowly enter the battles of the harem, but she’s surprised to find out that she's actually the Queen! How did this messy story come to be?? Note: Includes prologue and five bonus chapters.

Tags: Historical , Full Color , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Female Harem

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one’s murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak’s help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy’s forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Travel , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Historical , Found Family , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Mythology , Reincarnation , War , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Archery , Super Power , Male Harem , Kuudere , Drugs , Orphan , Pirates , Survival

Muhyeopji Angnyeoinde Naega Jeil Sse!

Also known as Master Villainess the Invincible!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Yeoju is a second-rate author living a mediocre existence in modern-day Korea. A tragic accident lands her in the plot of a bestselling martial arts novel and she wakes up as the infamous villainess Hae-Won Tang. Hoping to save herself from a gruesome death, Yeoju must figure out who to trust, harness Haewon’s inner chi, and learn martial arts as she fights to save the Sichuan Tang Clan. Can she change the outcome of the novel and prove she’s the worthy hero?



Tags: Villainess , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Martial Arts , Full Color , Cultivation , Historical , Wuxia

Hugugongnyak

Also known as Concubine Walkthrough.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

At first, Yona gave some major side-eye to the popular game "Concubine Walkthrough" until she got sucked into it—literally! Now stuck as the villain, she has her hands full facing the infamously cruel king, shaking off scheming concubines, and befriending NPCs. There’s only one way the Game Master will let her out and that’s to become the Queen! Will she be able to stay true to her honest and straightforward self despite the palace’s intrigues? One extra problem: she’s got competition...



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Royal Affairs , Isekai , Historical , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Full Color , Yandere , Time Loop , Villainess , Anti-Hero , Politics , Foreign , Revenge , Augmented Reality , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Conspiracy , Crime , Disability , Love Triangle , Swordplay , Artificial Intelligence , Gender Bending , Tragedy

Chang Ge Xing

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Chang An in the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907): The demon star is passing through the sky, clamity is about to befall the Tang Dynasty - because of a woman.

The story is set in early Tang Dynasty, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, in which Li Shimin the prince of Qin, killed the crown prince and usurped the throne soon after. It is under such background that our female protagonist set out to discard her former identities and seek revenge against the most powerful man in her world.

Note: This story was put on hiatus on March 2016. The author's contract with SUMMERZOO ended in Sept 2017 and she has since founded her own studio. Until she is able to get the rights back to Chang Ge Xing (and Zi Bu Yu), she won't continue publishing it, but she has promised and reassured that it lives on somehow.

Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , War , Philosophy , Politics , Survival , Ancient China , Royal Affairs , Revenge , Conspiracy , Crossdressing , Foreign , Acting , Fugitive , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Age Gap , Classic Literature

Pureun Yuri

Also known as Blue Glass.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Every princess in Nak-Rang Kingdom is fated to be married off as a political tool the moment she comes of age, and Princess Sol is no exception. Seeing her older sister die after being used the same way leaves her feeling alone and helpless. That is when a mysterious medium tells her that what she desires most awaits her outside the palace. As fate would have it, Sol finds a frail boy named Mi-Ru at the slave market and feels compelled to save him. Though Mi-Ru quickly becomes Sol's only refuge, it won't be easy to protect him from her evil brother's clutches...



Note: As of July 19th, 2023, this work has been re-serialized in full color.

Tags: Historical , Heterosexual , Fugitive , Foreign , Mythology , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Royal Affairs