Top Matriarchy Manga Recommendations

Mato Seihei no Slave

Also known as Chained Soldier.

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

Decades ago, gates to an otherworldly and dangerous dimension known as Mato—the “Demon City”—appeared across Japan. Those who partook in the “peaches” growing there gained unique abilities—but only if they’re girls. When down-in-the-dumps high school boy Yuuki Wakura finds himself caught up in a gate, he’s saved by Kyouka Uzen, the beautiful commander of the 7th squad of the Demon Defense Force, who…orders him to become her slave?!

Tags: Male Protagonist , Super Power , Slavery , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Female Harem , Shounen , Henshin , Demons , Creature Taming , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Swordplay , Love Triangle , MILF , Guns , Shapeshifting , Threesome , Time Manipulation , Matriarchy , Monster Girl , Aliens , Isekai , Bullying

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

Kicked out by his family and wandering the streets, an unemployed 34-year-old shut-in thinks he’s hit rock-bottom—just as he’s hit and killed by a speeding truck! Awakening to find himself reborn as an infant in a world of swords and sorcery, but with the memories of his first life intact, Rudeus Greyrat is determined not to repeat his past mistakes. He’s going to make the most of this reincarnation as he sets off on the adventure of a second lifetime!



Tags: Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Isekai , Reincarnation , Magic , Travel , Polyamorous , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Survival , Female Harem , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Gods , Meta , Demons , Hikikomori , Matriarchy , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Tomboy , Crossdressing , School , Teacher , Tsundere , Elf , Slavery , Language Barrier , Dragons , Nekomimi , Amnesia , Dungeon , Otaku Culture , Revenge , Marriage , Maids , Episodic , Ojou-sama , Religion , Archery , Desert

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!



Tags: Isekai , Bullying , Anti-Hero , Kemonomimi , Demons , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Seinen , Slavery , Matriarchy , Medieval

Ibeon Saengeun Gajuga Doegetseumnida

Also known as I Shall Master this Family!.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The great Lombardi family was once at the top of the empire. After the death of its patriarch, the fate of the family and that of Firentia, born from a Lombardi and a peasant, fall to ruin at the hands of her useless and cruel cousins. But when she’s reincarnated as her seven-year-old self, she’ll work to protect the family’s honor, gain her grandpa Lulac’s favor, and prevent her own father’s death. In this lifetime, there’s only one way for her to win: become the head of their mighty household.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Politics , Age Regression , Family Life , Kingdom Management , Long Strip , Full Color , Matriarchy , Reincarnation , Time Manipulation , Bullying , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Economics , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Twins , Revenge , Villainess , Class Struggle , Unrequited Love

Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu

Also known as Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance

Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire…of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside!



Note: Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Isekai , Reincarnation , Anti-Hero , Female Harem , Matriarchy , Male Harem , Shounen , Artificial Intelligence , School , Video Games , Video Games , Boarding School , Love Triangle , Ojou-sama

Madan no Ichi

Also known as Ichi the Witch.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

In this world, witches must hunt down their magic! Deep in the forest, the terrifying king of magic and the strongest witch are locked in deadly combat. But suddenly, a young boy joins the fray. His name is Ichi and he is just a hunter. But he has the power to flip the magic world upside down in this magic hunting fantasy epic!



Note:
- Winner of the Tsugimanga 2025 Award in the Print Manga Category.

Tags: Magic , Witch , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Shounen , Anachronism , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Matriarchy , Anthropomorphism , Henshin , Tanned Skin , Cosmic Horror , Pregnancy

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shirayuki is famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! But when she escapes into the woods of the neighboring kingdom, a young man named Zen and his two friends come to her aid. But who is Zen really…?



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Hachigatsu no Shikisai (Four-season Color of August)
Volume 2: Bokura wo Tsunaide. (Bind Us.)
Volume 13: Shizuku no Saki ni (Beyond the Drops)
Volume 14: Natsuyasumi 00-Nichime (00 Day of Summer Holiday)

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Medicine , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Royal Affairs , Historical , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Assassins , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy Tale , Male Harem , Twins , Matriarchy , Found Family

Teisou Gyakuten Sekai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

In our current society, most porn consumers are males, we are the ones who think with our d***** many times, we worship the female body and our society, products, advertisements and many other things are centered around that.

But, what if it wasn't that way?

What if, instead of men being the ones controlled by their sexual urges, women were the ones who bought porn magazines and had the most interest in sex?

What if the moral standards between men and women were reversed?

Included chapters: 8.5, 17.5

Tags: Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Masturbation , Matriarchy , Nudity , Heterosexual , Seinen , School , Fishing

Oooku

Also known as Ōoku: The Inner Chambers.

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

In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected. And the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber...



Note: Won an Excellence Prize at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival and a special prize at The Japanese Association of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy's fifth annual Sense of Gender Awards in 2005. Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural the Grand Prize in 2009 and the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award in Girls' Category in 2011. Was nominated for the first annual Manga Taishou in 2008.

Tags: Tragedy , Matriarchy , Historical , Pandemic , Heterosexual , Politics , Shoujo , Ensemble Cast , Male Harem , Primarily Adult Cast , Suicide , Royal Affairs , Incest , LGBTQ+ Themes , Samurai , Military , Swordplay , Bisexual , Religion , Espionage , Boys' Love

Hoshi Furu Oukoku no Nina

Also known as Nina the Starry Bride.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Nina had a rough start to life, stealing to survive—and eventually being sold into slavery by her own brother. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess...specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha. But despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight...and Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits. But how much can she trust Azure? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...?

Note: Won the 46th Annual Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shoujo Manga.

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Kingdom Management , Love Triangle , Politics , Foreign , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Adoption , Arranged Marriage , Crossdressing , Tragedy , Marriage , Prison , Matriarchy , Nudity

Fate/stay night

Also known as Fate/stay night.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

The story takes place in an ordinary Japanese town, Fuyuki City. Hidden from society, there has been a deadly war going on in this town. Seven sorcerers known as "Masters" summon a powerful familiar called "Servants" and they all fight each other till the last one. The last one is said to attain the Holy Grail which will grant them a wish. Only a few knows when this War started and what the Holy Grail is, but the war was about to begin again this year.

The main character is Emiya Shirou, who lost his parents in a fire and was adopted by a man who called himself a sorcerer. Admiring his step father, he has been training himself to be a sorcerer. However, he had no talent and he could barely use one type of sorcery. His step father has already passed away, and today he's a sorcerer without any skills or knowledge. He is involved in the War of the Holy Grail when he accidentally summons Saber, who is said to be the strongest servant of all...

Note: Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Mythology , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Superhero , Super Power , Swordplay , Tsundere , Matriarchy , Spearplay , Religion , Urban , Tanned Skin , Medieval , School , Slavery

Sugar Sugar Rune

Also known as Sugar Sugar Rune.

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

Little witch-girls Chocolat and Vanilla are best friends, but only one of them can be Queen of the Magic World. To determine who deserves the title, they must go to the Human World and enter a strange competition. Whoever attracts the most human boys... wins!

Here's how it works: When a boy falls for a witch-girl, she utters a few mystic words and the boy's heart will be hers in jewel-like form. It may sound simple, but winning hearts is tricky business. While Chocolat had no problem enticing witch-boys with her forthright personality, human boys seem to be drawn to shy and modest girls like Vanilla. And to make matters worse, Chocolat is finding herself increasingly drawn to the cool and mysterious Pierre-who feels nothing for her! The girls had planned to be best friends forever, but both of them want to be Queen. Will their rivalry ruin their friendship?



Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Children's Manga in 2005.

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Witch , Urban Fantasy , Royal Affairs , Matriarchy , Primarily Child Cast , Tomboy , Unrequited Love , Slapstick , School , Kingdom Management , Heterosexual , Animals , Anti-Hero , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Twins , Curses , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , War , Fairy , Desert , Time Skip , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation

Baby Pokgun

Also known as Baby Tyrant.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Gyeoul Yoon is no stranger to tragedy, having lost everything -- even her life -- because of her good-for-nothing father. When she reawakens after death, Gyeoul finds herself in the body of a newborn baby -- she is now Princess Mabel of the powerful Ermaneau Empire! With her doting new family and the empire’s might at her disposal, Mabel has everything she’s ever wanted. Upon learning that she’s the subject of a prophecy with the world’s salvation at stake, Mabel quickly realizes that there are people who will stop at nothing to destroy her newfound peace.



Tags: Kingdom Management , Magic , Family Life , Politics , Parenthood , Ensemble Cast , Matriarchy , Full Color , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Royal Affairs , Espionage , Animals , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , POV , Long Strip , Environmental , Religion , Male Harem

Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri

Also known as The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me.

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Sci-Fi

Marika Uruuno is just a normal girl in a normal world. She’ll fall in love normally, get married normally, and have a normal family- or that was the plan anyway. But when she suddenly wakes up in a version of reality filled only with women, she finds herself questioning what exactly “normal” means and why it’s so important to her. And as Mariko discovers something even more precious, she’s faced with a choice-will she find a way back to her previous life…or will she stay in this strange new world?



Tags: Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Isekai , Matriarchy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere

Teisou Gyakuten Sekai no Doutei Henkyou Ryoushu Kishi

Also known as Virgin Knight: I Became the Frontier Lord in a World Ruled by Women.

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

Reborn from modern Japan into a medieval fantasy world where gender roles are flipped, Faust is an anomaly—a rare male knight! Raised as a frontier lord, his old-world values clash hilariously with his new life. The queen’s attire leaves little to the imagination, and the busty duke’s “friendly” advances verge on harassment! Despite getting flustered in court, Faust is a dazzling hero on the battlefield whose prowess can turn the tide of any battle.

Tags: Matriarchy , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Nudity

Centaur no Nayami

Also known as A Centaur's Life.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Being a teenager is never easy… especially for a centaur! Himeno is a sweet, shy girl, who like many teens her age, struggles with the trials and tribulations of attending high school. The difference is she’s a centaur; but she’s not alone. In fact, all of her classmates are supernatural creatures, sporting either horns, wings, tails, halos, or some other unearthly body appendage. Yet despite their fantastical natures, Himeno and her best friends-the dragon-winged Nozomi, and Kyoko with her spiraled horns-are down-to-earth, fun-loving teenagers who grapple with issues of life and love in a mostly normal daily school setting.



Note: Won the 8th Comic Ryujin Award.

Anime starts at Vol 1, Chap 0
Anime ends at Vol 10, Chap 68

Tags: Centaur , Monster Girl , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Politics , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Satire , Conspiracy , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , School , Episodic , Terrorism , War , Urban Fantasy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Lost Civilization , Gods , Angels , Mermaid , Family Life , Twins , Espionage , Guns , Matriarchy , Shapeshifting , Parenthood , School Club , Gangs , Nekomimi , Youkai , Gore , Aliens , Archery , Mythology , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Slavery , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Monster Boy , Athletics , Environmental , Idol , Kaiju , Shrine Maiden , Exorcism

Sub Namjuga Paeobhamyeon Saenggineun Il

Also known as When the Third Wheel Strikes Back.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

When Ye-Seo Jung wakes up one day, he finds himself trapped inside the body of Jesse Venetiaan, the ill-fated second male lead of a mega-hit fantasy romance novel “I Quit My Job, then I Became the Princess Bride.” It turns out this second male lead is destined to die at war, trying to protect the male lead. Ye-Seo’s goal is to avoid getting entangled with the main characters and survive until the war is over, all while searching for a way to return home safe and sound. But the female lead, Christelle, and the male lead, Cedric, keep approaching him…



Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Meta , Parody , Magic , Royal Affairs , Full Color , Long Strip , Matriarchy

Muryoku Seijo to Munou Oujo: Maryoku Zero de Shoukan Sareta Seijo no Isekai Kyuukoku-ki

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

One day, listless part-timer Tamura Nana was summoned out of her room and into another world, after which her summoners declared her a saint and asked her to save their world. However, though she was hailed as a saint, it turned out that Nana possessed no magical power at all! To make matters worse, she was chosen as a partner by a princess who can't use magic...

The helpless saint who has no magic and the powerless princess who can't use magic. And so begins the adventure of these two leftover heroes!



Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Marriage , Matriarchy , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Isekai , LGBTQ+ Themes , Royal Affairs

Fate/EXTRA

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Waking up in a strange virtual world with no recollection of the past, Hakuno finds himself forced to fight for survival in a war he does not understand for a prize beyond value; the opportunity to have one's wish granted. With only an enigmatic "Servant" by his side, Hakuno Kishinami will have to face both friends and foes in battles to the death in order to not only gain possession of a mysterious object known as the "Holy Grail," but also to find the answer to the most important question of all: "Who am I?"



Tags: Magic , Historical , Virtual World , Artificial Intelligence , Death Game , Terrorism , Nudity , Swordplay , Archery , Matriarchy , Spearplay , Dungeon

Kyuusen no Shima

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Yuuma is summoned back to his home island after the death of his mother and asked to become the next head of the wealthy Nuenaki family. He has certain misgivings though and rejects the offer. However after the current head dies not a day after his arrival, he has no choice but to become involved.

Tags: Seinen , Female Harem , Nudity , Gods , Rural , Cult , Religion , Shrine Maiden , Twins , Matriarchy , Zombie , Curses , Curses , Coastal , Mythology