Watashi no Kobushi wo Uketomete!
Catch These Hands!

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Here's a list of yuri/gl series with less than 5000 users which deserve more exposure .

manga with queer relationships and minimal to no sexual content that i found likeable + felt not as fetishizing as most others
(not that there's anything wrong w sexual content but it's hard to find stuff in these genres that aren't mostly written for the smut)

stack created by a sex-repulsed biro ace :)

+ manhwa, webtoon, novels, etc. but it's easier to keep the title simple lol

honourable mentions not on MAL:
Fugue Across Worlds (GL, Historical)
I Love Amy (GL, Psychological)
The Best Smell/ The Scent of You (BL)
The Story About You x Me (BL)
Robber x Lover (BL)
Adding You to My Cart (webtoon with MLM charas)

NSFW series mentions (i’ve been branching out):
Oh! My Assistant (BL romcom, this one is filled with a ton of smut but it has one of the healthiest and sweetest relationships i’ve seen if u can get past the few misunderstanding arcs! and refreshingly realistic lgbt representation)
Exit’s that way! (GL, also filled with smut but still very engaging story-wise, unfortunately discontinued)

Welcome to my collection of Yuri manga that I hold in a high regard. Because I am a very picky reader when it comes to art, all manga here have at least decent art, with most being absolutely delightful. There is no manga in this list I've rated lower than 8. To note, about a half of them are still publishing.

List of manga that don't have an entry on the site(which is a shame):

Stitch You Together - 10/10
Sea You There And Us - 10/10
She Becomes a Tree - 10/10
Childhood Friend, Big Love - 10/10
The Overworked Office Lady's Café Crush - 10/10
Sirius: Twin Stars - 9/10
The Blue Star on That Day - 9/10
Soulmate - 9/10
How to Break a Triangle - 9/10
My Best Friend Who I Love Fell Completely in Love With My Vtuber Self - 9/10
About a College Girl Who Gets Picked Up at a Mixer by an Older Girl - 8/10
Will These Words Reach You - 8/10

If you also like reading Yuri one-shots or anthologies you can check my other interest stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9525

We have so many school Yuri stories out there, but finding anything with characters that are adults is much harder, so I hope this list can come in handy to someone :)

Focusing on completed works, but there are a few still ongoing that made it to this list because they're great!

The items are in no particular order.

Themes:
Office lady Yuri, working adults, cohabitation, college/university Yuri
I will be focusing on SFW works, but NSFW are included in this list with proper warning.

girls love manga without any weird troupes

A list of both mainstream and criminally underrated yuri/GL I’ve read that DO NOT take place in high school. There’s a lot of yuri centred around high school and middle school settings and certainly not enough between adults.

Hope you guys find something here to your liking :)

Part 2 can be found here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24126

queer manga that i really like as a gay man. this isn’t complete - i will add more soon

A collection of some of the best lesbian/yuri/sapphic manga that are finished publishing and accessible to western readers. A lot of rec stacks that I've found include a lot of manga that either aren't done or aren't easily accessible. The genres featured range but all are very well worth it lesbian romances with an emphasis placed on queer authors.

I've read a few dozen sapphic manga and this stack includes every one that is finished publication that I have rated a 7/10 or higher.

Each entry is labeled with the tags best describing their genres, content warnings (when relevant), and a brief description of why they make the list. I find that most recommendation stacks lack content warnings and I figured I could hit as many birds with one stone as possible lol.

Spoilers will be kept as light as possible, but by listing Content Warnings, certain themes/plot points can be extrapolated. There will be no specifics, though!

The entries are organized by score that I gave - 10s, 9s, 8s, 7s. There is no specific order to which show up within those sections though!

I will update this stack as some favorites finish publishing and as I read/discover more! :)

nice GL manga that felt not as fetishizing from the taste of an ace sapphic :)
basically took out my fav GLs from my enjoyable safe queer manga stack + adding more that won't fit

+ also manhwa, manhua etc. but keeping the title simple

**Exit’s That Way! - is very NSFW + discontinued but still good imo

honourable mentions not on MAL:
Fugue Across Worlds (Historical)
I Love Amy (Psychological)
Heroine toka Yoku Wakannai kara, Akuyaku Reijou to Nigemasu (One-Shot)
If It Rains Next Week (One-Shot)

Like an LN, it is in the title. These are some lesser known manga I recommend giving a chance. All yuri. About 5 thousand members or less as of early 2023.

Edited to add/remove some titles. (3/20/2024 3AM)

Removed:
Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru

Added too many to list comfortably.

Manga with asexual (ace) and/or aromantic (aro) characters. Some are headcanons.

Not on MAL (yet):

Soujitsu
Mio (aro) (main)

1% no Koi: Doutei no Boku to Asexual na Kanojo
Ritsuka Mizuno (straight and ace)

17.3 about a sex: Watashitachi no Real
Tsugumi Hara (aroace) (main)

Koi wa Nai Kedo, Kekkon Shimasu!
Sachiko (aroace) (main)

Hadashi no Seimei
Asuka Sakurai (aro) (main)

Love-Razu: Koi ga Wakaranai Danjo no Hanashi
Hayami (aro) (main)
Tsukase (aro) (main)

You got a big catch!?

Welcome to the Fishing & Scuba Diving Stack, my friend. Surprised that there is so many Mangas around this Hobby? Well I am! Here is a Stack all around catching Fish and watching them under the Water! Hope you find something... fishy?

I did not include (or at least tried) regular swimming Manga in this Stack, as it would be to much for one Stack. (Maybe in the Future i will create a separate one)

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Is something missing? Is something wrong with an entry? You can contact me and tell me if there's anything wrong or missing! I´ll be happy for any help!

a spoon full of diabetes

I'll be including everything I've read except for certain series which feel wrong and/or fetishizing. Feel free to let me know if you feel like there is a manga included in this stack that feels like it shouldn't be here.

I know this doesn't make the stack any more credible but, it was made by a sapphic person so at least you can be sure I won't be including any stuff that grosses me out.

(PS: More descriptions will be added later on)

manga featuring girls love that feels realistic - or, at the very least, is not fetishizing being wlw. this is my favorite genre of all time, so expect a lot of updates as I read more.