Top Ojou-Sama Manga Recommendations

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

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

As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit it. And so begins the daily scheming to get the object of their affection to confess their romantic feelings first… Love is a war you win by losing.



Notes:
- The first 10 chapters were published in Monthly Miracle Jump. It switched to Weekly Young Jump starting with Ch. 11, with the chapter count being reset. This entry still includes the first 10 chapters from Miracle Jump.
- Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.

Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Ojou-sama , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Parody , Meta , Episodic , Love Triangle , Politics , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Bullying , LGBTQ+ Themes , VTuber , Foreign , Crossdressing

Go-toubun no Hanayome

Also known as The Quintessential Quintuplets.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

One day, a poor high school second-year named Futaro Uesugi comes across a private tutoring gig with good pay. But his pupils are his classmates!! And they’re quintuplets!! A-and they’re all gorgeous girls, but they’re also troublemakers who hate to study and are on the verge of flunking out! And his first task is simply gaining the sisters’ trust?! Every day is a party! The curtain is rising on the Nakano quintuplets’ quirky romantic comedy with five times the cute!!



Note: Winner of the Shounen Manga category of the 43rd annual Kodansha Manga Awards.

Tags: Twins , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Marriage , School , Tsundere , Shounen , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ojou-sama , Time Skip , Kuudere , Nudity , Acting , Adoption , Tanned Skin

Gwihwanjaui Mabeobeun Teukbyeolhaeya Hamnida

Also known as A Returner's Magic Should Be Special.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The worst calamity humankind has ever faced...

Shadow Realms have ravaged the earth and decimated almost everyone in their way. The survival of humanity hinges upon the success of just six mages, including analytic fighter Desir Herrman. The remaining heroes make one final stand to end the bloodshed...but to no avail. Desir closes his eyes on what should be the end of his life—only to open them and see the beginning of his school days?! Desir has returned thirteen years back to the past, where he’s been given another chance. A chance to see the loved ones he lost, a chance to meet his fellow warriors again, and a chance to save the world…!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Magic , Lost Civilization , Full Color , Terrorism , Age Regression , School , Time Manipulation , War , Swordplay , Time Skip , Demons , Reincarnation , Historical , Dungeon , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Conspiracy , Espionage , Ojou-sama , Gore , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Long Strip , Female Harem

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!



Note: Won the Grand Prize in the Printed Manga category at the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Detective , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Drugs , Tragedy , Work , Politics , Crime , Episodic , Maids , Adoption , Heterosexual , Asexual , Conspiracy , Chibi , Ojou-sama , Suicide , Religion , Desert , Aromantic , War

Tonikaku Kawaii

Also known as Fly Me to the Moon.

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

First comes marriage, then comes an earthbound love that is out of this world! From the day his parents named him, Nasa Yuzaki has been destined for outer space…or so he believes. But while trying to join the space program, he is thrown for a loop when an accident introduces him to Tsukasa, a mysterious girl with strange powers. Is she an alien, a moon goddess or something else? Since she insists on marrying him, Nasa has plenty of chances to find out!



Notes: The 16th volume includes the 4 chapter prequel "FLY ME TO THE MOON".

Tags: Marriage , Iyashikei , Family Life , Heterosexual , Historical , Age Gap , Amnesia , Coming of Age , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Parody , Astronomy , Tsundere , Ojou-sama , Mythology , Otaku Culture , Swordplay , Maids , Software Development

Agyeogui Ending Jugeumppun

Also known as Villains Are Destined to Die.

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

This game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart. Love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated villainess, I’m trying very hard not to die… at the hands of my brothers… the prince… a fork… every possible ending is death! This world is stacked against me, but can my wits and insider game knowledge score the affection of these male characters? Or the reset button???



Tags: Female Protagonist , Villainess , Full Color , Isekai , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Adoption , Video Games , Bullying , Royal Affairs , Long Strip , Primarily Adult Cast , Estranged Family , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Magic , Yandere , Suicide , Slavery , Tsundere , Unrequited Love , Espionage

Eoneu Nal Gongjuga Doeeobeoryeotda

Also known as Who Made Me a Princess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father—or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she’s stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid attention and hoard valuables to fund her escape. When her plan goes awry, she suddenly needs to charm her way into the good graces of her father, the beautiful tyrant emperor, so he doesn’t kill her again!



Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Isekai , Family Life , Magic , Full Color , Tsundere , Parenthood , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Heterosexual , Age Regression , Memory Manipulation , Revenge , Royal Affairs , Kuudere , Age Gap , Foreign , Conspiracy , Long Strip , Kingdom Management , Time Skip , Politics , Love Triangle , Survival , Maids , Time Manipulation , Ojou-sama , Chimera , Adoption , Fairy Tale , Witch , Espionage

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

Masamune-kun no Revenge

Also known as Masamune-kun’s Revenge.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

As an overweight child, Makabe Masamune was mercilessly teased and bullied by one particular girl, Adagaki Aki. Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe begins a rigorous regimen of self-improvement and personal transformation.

Years later, Masamune reemerges as a new man. Handsome, popular, with perfect grades and good at sports, Masamune-kun transfers to Aki’s school, and is unrecognizable to her. Now, Masamune-kun is ready to confront the girl who bullied him so many years ago and humiliate her at last. But will revenge be as sweet as he thought?



Included Side Chapters:
Chapter 9.5: Investigative Report into Aki Adagaki
Chapter 12.5: A Fine Tradition of Stewardship
Chapter 14.5: Tsunade Island Incident Part 2
Chapter 20.5: Kojuurou Wants To Become A Dandy
Chapter 35.2: Piggy's Memorial Part 2


Tags: School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Shounen , Ojou-sama , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Tragedy , Bullying , Kuudere , Mafia , Parody , Slapstick , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing , Foreign , Nudity , Maids , Cosplay , Tanned Skin , Guns

Geu Angnyeoreul Josimhaseyo!

Also known as Beware the Villainess!.

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

Sit back and take in this romantic tale of an angelic heroine and her devoted suitors as they vie for the depths of her love... or not. This story’s about to go through some edits! After an accident, a modern-day college student awakens as the story’s villainess, Melissa Foddebrat. She’s far from anyone’s favorite, but she IS the daughter of the duke. Determined to live it up, this new Melissa is doing things her way — antiquated society, be damned! All idiots, prepare to step aside or perish!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Villainess , Reincarnation , Full Color , Isekai , Meta , Heterosexual , Mixed Gender Harem , Kemonomimi , Werewolf , Parody , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Butler , Ojou-sama , Swordplay , Surreal Comedy , Maids , Male Harem , Bisexual , Royal Affairs , Shapeshifting , Long Strip , Love Triangle , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Twins , Adoption , Gods , Work

Kakegurui

Also known as Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler -.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent-the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling?

At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!



Tags: Gambling , Card Battle , Female Protagonist , School , Anti-Hero , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Poker , Death Game , Villainess , Drugs , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , School Club , Ojou-sama , Slavery , Bullying , Idol , Shounen , Economics , Yuri , Unrequited Love , Family Life

Ibeon Saengeun Gajuga Doegetseumnida

Also known as I Shall Master this Family!.

Status: Releasing
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 , Twins , Time Skip , 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 , Villainess , Love Triangle , Ojou-sama

Haruman Nega Doego Sipeo

Also known as Your Throne.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

Tensions are brewing under the seemingly calm surface of the Vasilios Empire, a kingdom ruled by the Imperial Family and the Temple. Lady Medea Solon has lost her place next to Crown Prince Eros, but resolves to do whatever it will take to win back what's rightfully hers. Will she reclaim her throne?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Revenge , Foreign , Anti-Hero , Body Swapping , Survival , Super Power , Politics , Tragedy , Villainess , Full Color , Primarily Adult Cast , Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Ojou-sama , Mythology , Gods , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Long Strip , Swordplay , Assassins , Religion , Heterosexual , Magic , Yandere , Kuudere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crime , Slavery , Acting , Adoption , Amnesia , Crossdressing , Battle Royale

Agnyeoneun Molaesigyeleul Doedollinda

Also known as The Villainess Turns the Hourglass.

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

Aria Roscent mercilessly bullied her stepsister Mielle and paid the ultimate price for her misdeeds—but not before Mielle revealed that she’d manipulated Aria into harassing Mielle in the first place! Instead of dying, Aria is sent back in time and gifted a strange hourglass with mysterious powers. Now, Aria’s just got one goal: to embrace her role of villainess and utterly destroy Mielle’s life!



Tags: Revenge , Female Protagonist , Villainess , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Full Color , Ojou-sama , Anti-Hero , Age Regression , Politics , Class Struggle , Coming of Age , Reincarnation , Economics , Royal Affairs , Magic , Long Strip , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Swordplay

Sankarea

Also known as Sankarea: Undying Love.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Horror , Romance , Supernatural

Since he was little, Chihiro has felt an unusual emotional connection to zombie movies. It's not that he feels bad for the survivors—instead he fantasizes about comforting the poor undead girls they slaughter! When his beloved pet passes away, he decides to brew up a resurrection potion in secret. But he's discovered by popular girl and local heiress Sanka Rea, whose life isn't as perfect as it seems ... and Furuya suggests that she could serve as a test subject!

Tags: Zombie , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Medicine , Amnesia , Gore , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Rural , Love Triangle , Ojou-sama , Tomboy , Animals , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Nudity , Maids , Shrine Maiden , School , Body Horror , Torture

Raise wa Tanin ga Ii

Also known as Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Yoshino grew up as the yakuza princess of the Osaka Somei crime family. Everyone left her alone due to her sharp gaze and mobster ties. But when her grandfather signs a truce with the Tokyo-based Miyama crime family, she’s offered for betrothal to the Miyama leader’s grandson, Kirishima. At first, Kirishima seems amiable and polite–but when he shows his dark side, he proves to be more disturbing than any gangster Yoshino has ever met. This engagement is sure to be a wild ride for a tough yakuza princess and her twisted yakuza prince!



Note:
- Winner of the 4th Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2018.
- Nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the General Category in 2022.

Tags: Yakuza , Crime , Urban , Mafia , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Heterosexual , Criminal Organization , Gore , Arranged Marriage , Yandere , Ojou-sama , Male Protagonist , Feet , School , Bisexual

Jaehon Hwanghu

Also known as The Remarried Empress.

Status: Hiatus
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: Royal Affairs , Female Protagonist , Marriage , Full Color , Politics , Cheating , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , Long Strip , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Villainess , Unrequited Love , Arranged Marriage , Age Regression , Pregnancy , Dissociative Identities , Magic , Kingdom Management , Animals , Family Life , Time Skip , Slavery , Fugitive , Suicide , Tanned Skin , Prison , Twins

Yeojuingongui Oppareul Jikineun Bangbeop

Also known as Roxana.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological , Romance

Kidnapping, murder, and risqué relationships! Within the scandalous pages of The Abysmal Flower, the downfall of Roxana Agrece's criminal family is already foretold. So when Cassis Pedelian, the heroine's older brother, is kidnapped by Roxana's father, she can either wait for the heroine's revenge... or take matters into her own hands, since Cassis is the key to her survival. But with deceitful characters on all sides, can Roxana and Cassis trust each other enough to bring down the brutal Agreces?



Tags: Villainess , Full Color , Revenge , Reincarnation , Sadism , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Body Horror , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Gore , Survival , Assassins , Ojou-sama , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Male Harem , Long Strip , Yandere , Time Skip , Tragedy , Family Life , Magic , Politics

Azumanga Daiou

Also known as Azumanga Daioh.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

It's not manga, it's Azumanga! − smart, fun and totally addictive. Created by the iconoclastic Kiyohiko Azuma, Azumanga Daiou is strongly character driven, taking the reader through the daily tribulations of Miss Kurosawa, Miss Yukari, the wild Tomo, hair-triggered Yomi, ditzy Osaka, brash Kagura, cute Chiyo-chan and athletic (but girly) Sakaki.



Notes:
- A great number of chapters are divided into several parts that have been included in the final chapter count.
- Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: School , 4-koma , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Teacher , Shounen , Coming of Age , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Ojou-sama