Top Matchmaking Manga Recommendations

Otoyomegatari

Also known as A Bride's Story.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A Bride’s Story tells the tale of a beautiful young bride in nineteenth-century Asia. At the age of twenty, Amir is sent to a neighboring town to be wed. But her surprise at learning her new husband, Karluk, is eight years younger than her is quickly replaced by a deep affection for the boy and his family. Though she hails from just beyond the mountains, Amir’s clan had very different customs, foods, and clothes from what Karluk is used to. As the two of them learn more about each other through their day-to-day lives, the bond of respect and love grows stronger.



Note: Won the Prix Intergénérations ("Intergenerational Award") at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012 and the 7th Manga Taishou award in 2014.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Marriage , Historical , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Travel , Seinen , Foreign , Arranged Marriage , Iyashikei , Indigenous Cultures , Desert , Environmental , Family Life , Rural , Matchmaking , Age Gap , Educational , War , Cohabitation , Military , Food , Religion , Unrequited Love , Language Barrier , Twins , Archery , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Animals , Female Harem , Polyamorous , Large Breasts

LOVE-BULLET

Also known as Love Bullet.

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

In this contemporary world, Cupids solve problems of love not with bows and arrows but with guns! However, when the Cupids get in an argument over how to solve a love triangle…a full on shoot-out occurs?!



Tags: Angels , Matchmaking , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Afterlife , Guns , Yuri , Tragedy , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Aromantic , Work , Bisexual , Time Loop

Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Michiko is an unemployed 30-year-old. She has just broken up with a younger boyfriend whom she supported financially until she drained all of her savings. Michiko then has a chance meeting with a former boss she used to dislike.

Note: Includes four bonus chapters.

Tags: Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Office Lady , Heterosexual , Restaurant , Work , Love Triangle , Food , Marriage , Matchmaking , Estranged Family , Urban , Gangs , Unrequited Love

Biseonsilse Lady

Also known as The Little Lady Behind the Scenes.

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

Julianne is as close to perfect as it gets: she’s got looks, talent, and smarts. The only problem is she has terrible taste in men! That’s why her little sister Lilianne is doing everything she can to make sure she doesn’t end up with the wrong guy. However, Julianne’s suitors are quickly catching on that the way to her heart is through Lilianne’s sweet tooth! How far will Lilianne go to set her sister up with the right man? Who will be the sweetest suitor?



Tags: Male Harem , Full Color , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Matchmaking

Watashi wa Kabe ni Naritai

Also known as I Want to Be a Wall.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Any love story aficionado will say that the key to a successful couple is intense desire for one another-but what if the characters in question are an asexual woman with a passion for Boys Love stories and a gay man whose heart forever belongs to his oblivious childhood friend? Although romance will never be in the cards for newlyweds Yuriko and Gakurouta, the bond blossoming between them promises to be a wonderful relationship-the likes of which neither has ever experienced before…

Note: Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Asexual , Shoujo , Marriage , Female Protagonist , Fake Relationship , Aromantic , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Unrequited Love , Otaku Culture , Found Family , Boys' Love , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Cohabitation , Rural , School , Travel , Matchmaking , Language Barrier , Bisexual , Educational

Sore wa Totsuzen, Unmei no Aite ga

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sci-Fi

The government uses genetic information to determine what people would be best matched to produce the best offspring possible. Once the youngest of the two is over 14 a letter is sent to both homes telling them when to meet at the coupling center, where they meet their new fiance and are given one week to get to know each other to see if they want to marry. There are multiple stories in this, each lasting a few chapters, telling different tales of how couples deal with their pairing.

Tags: Incest , Ensemble Cast , School , Shounen , Virtual World , Matchmaking

Koibito Ijou Yuujin Miman

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Miyako, a former adult-video actress, was reunited with a former acting partner on a blind date...? Their pure and innocent love for each other, connected by their secret past, is more explosive than you can imagine! You will surely be healed by this cute romantic comedy with a unique twist.



Note: This was originally published as a doujin on the website Rookie Jump since July 1st, 2021. On August 18th, 2021; it was announced that the manga was going to be officially serialized on the website and app Shounen Jump + since March 29th, 2022. The three chapters of the original doujin were re-published as part of the official serialization.

Tags: Heterosexual , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Matchmaking

Heugyoseogui Sinbu

Also known as Obsidian Bride.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

For all her life, poor Lueri has been hanging by a thread, and the situation doesn't get any better when she is forced into an unwelcome marriage. But by miracle or design, a magical invitation presents her with a way of escaping her loveless life -- by joining the empire’s Jewel Box. There, among the brilliant gemstones, she finds help in the unlikeliest of places, friends from the unlikeliest of crowds, and perhaps, something she’s been desperately yearning for until now -- true love.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Acting , Heterosexual , Matchmaking , Full Color , Arranged Marriage , Magic , Love Triangle , Long Strip , Swordplay , Historical

Belladonna no Koibito

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Bella is cursed with a poison that takes the lives of anyone she touches. The way to break the curse is to be given "true love." She was rumored to be a "poisonous witch" and lived alone in the forest, but one day she met Anna, a painter who couldn't sell her art...

Tags: Yuri , Witch , Shoujo , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy Tale , Magic , Female Protagonist , Rural , Curses , Drawing , Tragedy , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Horticulture , Body Horror , Unrequited Love , Matchmaking

Wonjageun Wangyeollan Ji Hancham Dwaetseumnidaman

Also known as Long After the Ending.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Elena Taylor, the former villainess of a romance story, has decided to walk away from the main story and open a Romance Counselling business. As an independent woman trying to find her footing in society with her fledgling venture, she is given the hardest request she’s ever encountered: help the sub-lead of the main plot, Hugh Godwin, debut in High-Society and get married, or get kicked out of the building she lives and works out of! Elena soon realizes that she’s in trouble when she meets Hugh, a burly, muscular bear of a knight who’s been burned by love. Will Elena be able to convince Hugh to find romance and keep her business running?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Isekai , Full Color , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Swordplay , Matchmaking

Hugung Scandal

Also known as The Crown Princess Scandal.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Victimized by her little sister's trick, Hwa-Yeong heads to the imperial palace to participate in the crown princess selection process. Now she'll have to put up with… six months of palace stay?! No way! As a last resort, Hwa-Yeong tries to do everything wrong to get disqualified and sent home early but instead finds herself in the royals' favor. What's worse, coincidence keeps bringing Shin-Yeong, the Crown Prince, in her way, and now things are becoming more intense and personal for both of them. "You wish to get kicked out now? I'll do everything in my power to see the opposite happen!" Will Hwa-Yeong see her way through these obstacles and return home before six months?



Tags: Historical , Royal Affairs , Twins , Female Protagonist , Matchmaking , Tomboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Maids , Full Color , Long Strip , Chibi

Jungmaejaengi Aga Hwangnyeonim

Also known as The Matchmaking Baby Princess.

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

Young baby Amelia moves into the palace of her tyrant uncle, Tessa Illuminas, for her aunt Lucinda’s sake. As part of her new life, Amelia must now deal with conspiracies and court intrigue on top of trying to be a matchmaker of love for her aunt. Can the baby princess overcome all of this and have a happy ending?



Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Family Life , Parenthood , Long Strip , Slapstick , Full Color , Female Protagonist , Matchmaking , Magic , Animals , Kingdom Management , Royal Affairs , Villainess , Pregnancy , Love Triangle , Time Skip , Marriage , School , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Snowscape , Found Family , Unrequited Love , Torture

Golden Days

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

Feeling rebellious toward his overprotective mother, Soma Mitsuya, a first-year high school student, only cares about his violin and his hospitalized grandfather. Then one night, just as his grandfather's condition suddenly worsens, an earthquake hits, sending Mitsuya to 1921 in the Taisho era.

Tags: Shoujo , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Historical , Boys' Love , Matchmaking , Isekai , Bisexual , Orphan , Crossdressing

Ne Sal Chai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Due to a halfhearted and immature decision made by her mother, Irie was set up to marry the son of her mother’s friend. This all began starting when she was 5 years old. She and the boy grew up together until Kangee moved overseas due to his father’s job. After 10 years, Irie and Kangee are reunited when they are 22 and 18, respectively. Can they be a good match for each other despite the four-year age gap and their strikingly different personalities, tastes, and ways of thinking?

Tags: Age Gap , Coming of Age , College , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Arranged Marriage , Matchmaking

Rezu Goukon to Mayoikonda Nonke no Musume

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Tags: Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Bar , Matchmaking , Bisexual

Kekkon Shite Kudasai!

Also known as Will You Marry Me?.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Kairi Sasaki, an omega, is a newbie employee working at a marriage counseling company. His problems lie in his client—the handsome alpha, Haruomi Jinguuji—who doesn't seriously look for a marriage partner. What's more troubling is that this elite tries to make advances at him at every opportunity! Now, will Kairi be able to make Haruomi marry someone...?!



Tags: Boys' Love , Omegaverse , Matchmaking

Heroine toka Yoku Wakannai kara, Akuyaku Reijou to Nigemasu.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

I should be dead but I'm lost in a world that's like an otome game!? The prince proposed to me, but the person I like is...!

Note: First published in 'Nobody Told Me My Reincarnation Would Have a Condemnation Start! Anthology Comic', re-edited and separately released as a one-shot.

Tags: Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Villainess , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Royal Affairs , Matchmaking , Unrequited Love , Bisexual , Arranged Marriage

Hades-sama no Mujihina Konin

Also known as Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Hades—the powerful and terrifying King of the Underworld...and a bachelor! Despite his retainers’ wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees?



Tags: Matchmaking , Gods , Mythology , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Monster Girl , Twins , Shoujo , Archery , Classic Literature , Skeleton , Unrequited Love , Nudity

Shojo Koi.

Also known as Virgin Love.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Successful, well-liked, and beautiful, twenty-six-year-old working woman Shoko Shoji seems to have it all. But behind her picture-perfect exterior is a secret that haunts her: to her chagrin, Shoko is still a virgin. Tired of making excuses for her total lack of dating experience, she signs up to live in the Love House, an experimental program seeking to test if six young singles can find romance under one shared roof. But will this change of pace be enough to help Shoko ditch her v-card for good, or will the trauma of her first broken heart jinx her forever to a life without love?

Tags: Josei , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Matchmaking , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Office Lady , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Unrequited Love , Cohabitation

White Lilies in Love: BRIDE's - Shinkon Yuri Anthology

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

This is an anthology full of newlywed yuri themed stories. The book includes Haru Hisakawa’s Yome ga Toutoi (lit. My Bride is Precious), which is about a woman being concerned about her bride who is avoiding sex immediately after getting married. Kozumi Miura’s Watashi no Kanojo ga Kawaii Riyuu (lit. The Reason Why My Girlfriend is so Cute) depicts a couple’s newlywed feelings, who has been in love for 10 years and has just started to live together. Ryo Tsuzu’s Kitsune no Yomeiri tells the story of a woman who lost her lover just shortly before their wedding.
This volume includes the following chapters:
1. Yome ga Toutoi (嫁が尊い) [Hisakawa Haru]
2. Watashi no Kanojo ga Kawaii Riyuu (私の彼女が可愛い理由) [Miura Koizumi]
3. Hodokeru Kesshou (ほどける結晶) [Inui Ayu]
4. Cinderella Matchmaking (シンデレラマッチメイキング) [Ahiru]
5. Kitsune no Yomeiri (狐の嫁入り) [Tsuzura Ryou]
6. Kaku Shite Futari wa Kono Saki mo (斯くして二人はこの先も) [Kiriyama Haruka]
7. Kekkon-Rikon wa Goshichaku no Ue (結婚・離婚はご試着の上) [Hazuki Ruri]


Tags: Yuri , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Marriage , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Matchmaking , Youkai , Ghost , Kuudere , Gods , Cohabitation , Love Triangle