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Here I put some of the romance manhwas that I love and some even have a few similarities, types like Historical (Duke/Duchess, Prince/Princess, Empress/Emperor, King/Queen, Lady), Villainess/Villains, Family, Magic, and a few modern ones...

links to the rest:
favs 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8551
favs 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8552
favs 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8553
favs 4 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8554
favs 5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9566
favs 7 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14386
favs 8 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14989
favs 9 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/16432
favs 10 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21244

romance manhwas set in ancient korea

all my favorite historical manhwas ready to binge read!!

I made this stack so I won’t forget the completed manhwas I’m planning to read, since there’s a ton tbh and I forget easily..

Others:
• 200% in Love
• A Friendship so Impure
• Black Winter
• The Golden Haired Summoner
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A compilation of manhwa emperor male leads.

☁️ 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 / 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 / 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!
➡️ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 | https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15011
➡️ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 | https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39047


🔱 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬! 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞
➡️ https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39239


𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: I do not guarantee the quality of the story. This is merely a compilation list. Happy reading! ☁️

i only love fictional men ❤️
(i guess this stack also doubles as a shoujo/josei romance recommendation list)

included tags for notable genres like if it includes angst, reincarnation, smut, etc. so it's easier if there are certain things you'd prefer to avoid. won't mention romance bc it goes without saying that all of them include romance (:

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more that's not listed on MAL:

Under the Oak Tree [상수리나무 아래] - manhwa; josei
❤️ Riftan Calypse x Maximilian Calypse
• i'm down bad for him but ngl he's kind of a red flag
• he has major anger issues, extremely possessive and overprotective over maxi
• BUT he's so hot that i became colour blind to the red flags
• and when he's not being big scary angry lord/knight man, he's actually the sweetest and most caring and loving husband ever
+ was adapted from a novel (the manhwa doesn't include actual smut scenes but if ya'll want it, read the novel... it's hella explicit)
• tags: yandere ML, historical, implied smut, drama, fantasy

Depths of Malice [악의의 농도] - manhwa; josei
❤️ Blaine Shade x Verta Alberhart
• toxic couple alert lol but they deserve each other
• the main plot for this one revolves around verta's quest for revenge. romance is a bit like an afterthought and only really shows in the later parts of the story
• but i love blaine because of his loyalty and dedication to verta
• he doesn't care that she's hellbent on ruining people's lives and is more than willing to aid her in it if it meant she would look his way
+ was adapted from a novel
• tags: historical, smut 🔞, reincarnation, drama, fantasy, nobility

Destined to Love You [偏偏宠爱] - manhua; shoujo
❤️ Jiang Ren x Meng Ting
• disclaimer: this story has a very inaccurate portrayal of bipolar disorder
• classic bad boy good girl trope but i love it
• jiang ren is so set on pursuing her despite her numerous rejections that he keeps working on himself to become a man that's good enough for her- studies harder, drops his bad habits like smoking and drinking, etc.
• deep down, he has a ton of insecurities even though he appears to be cocky on the surface
+ was adapted from a novel
• tags: yandere ML, school life, reincarnation, slice of life, drama, angst, bad boy!ML x smart girl!FL

Only for Love [错撩] - manhua; shoujo
❤️ Shi Yan x Zheng Shu Yi
• a successful couple who loves to watch each other succeed
• tons of miscommunication and misunderstandings between the two at the start but when they finally settle down and fully trust each other, their bond is so strong and beautiful
• Shi Yan can be loving but in all honesty, he takes himself too seriously that i cannot fantasize about being with someone like him- i mean i know he's the way that he is because of his upbringing and position but he's not for me. i love him and shu yi together so much tho
+ was adapted from a novel
+ has a live action series adaptation
• tags: office, drama, CEO!ML x reporter!FL

just beautiful art from a mix of mostly romance josei, shoujo and some other genres that's candy for my eyes, nothing to do with whether the story is good or bad (because i'll admit there's some bad ones here)

disclaimer: most of these contain smut 🔞

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part 2 of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/45061

*i have a BL version of this list as well: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42294

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more that's not listed on MAL:
• Under the Oak Tree [상수리나무 아래] - manhwa; josei
• The Tainted Half [반쪽] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• Absolute Threshold [절대역] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• Depths of Malice [악의의 농도] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• Destined to Love You [偏偏宠爱] - manhua; shoujo
• Only for Love [错撩] - manhua; josei
• Till the End of the Moon [黑月光拿稳be剧本] - manhua; josei
• Chaotic Nights [폭야] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• Quiet in the Office [사내에서는 정숙할 것] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• Cool Madam Proves Others Wrong Online [夫人每天都在线打脸] - manhua; shoujo
• I'll Still Love You Tomorrow [明天也喜欢] - manhua; josei
• You Are My Thousand Stars [亿万星辰不及你] - manhua; josei
• Just Twilight [그저 여명일 뿐] - manhwa; josei
• And yet I'm the only one ~This man, his way of loving is top class.[俺じゃねぇとダメなくせに～この男、愛し方も超一流] - manga; josei 🔞
• My Childhood Friend Can't Be This Big! [소꿉친구가 이렇게 클 리 없어!] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• Confession [告白, By: 应橙] - manhua; josei
• Sakaki the Lazybones Shows His Talents at Night [仕事ができない榊くんは夜だけ有能] - manga; josei 🔞
• Superstitious Nine [이상한 아홉수] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• I’m In Trouble Because The Emperor Thinks I’m Terminally Ill [황제가 나를 시한부라고 생각해서 곤란하다] - manhwa; shoujo
• A Kind Goblin's Bird [상냥한 도깨비의 새] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• I'm Dating A Psychopath - webtoon; josei
• Forbidden Odd Melody [금수별곡] - manhwa; josei 🔞
• Winter Wolf [윈터울프] - manhwa; josei 🔞

of course this would all be hella messed up in reality, please call the police and get a restraining order or something if your partner is ever this insanely possessive over you. but in the world of fiction, let us just enjoy these messed up, psychotic, handsome men 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

note: there are countless series with yandere MLs out there, so this list is just full of ones i actually enjoyed and would recommend to others

i also have a spotify playlist for dark romance: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1K22SLBmjJLUQlnPoiwg8l?si=e8699ae6cf8f4b21

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more that's not listed on MAL:

Under the Oak Tree [상수리나무 아래] - manhwa; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★☆ 4/5
• "I'll cut off a head for every bruise I find on you... *sees her scraped knee* This just sealed their death sentence."
• extremely overprotective and possessive; incredibly hot-tempered
• will kill anyone who harms even a single hair on her
• the art is chef's kiss!!! i'd also recommend the novel this was adapted from if you wanna read the full smut scenes that weren't included in the manhwa
• tags: historical, drama, fantasy


Chaotic Nights [폭야] - manhwa; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★★ 5/5
• "Should I pluck out your eyes and tongue? It might be better to cut off your private parts and feed them to the dogs... because you're recklessly passionate about something that belongs to me."
• kills others without mercy and hesitation just to have her
• the series is rather new so i don't have more to say about him for the time being
• tags: historical/korean period era, drama, smut 🔞


I’m In Trouble Because The Emperor Thinks I’m Terminally Ill [황제가 나를 시한부라고 생각해서 곤란하다] - manhwa; shoujo
• yandere rating: ★★★☆☆ 3/5
• "Please don't leave me... No matter, even death cannot take you away from me."
• will literally lock her up to keep her with him
• tags: historical, fantasy


A Kind Goblin's Bird [상냥한 도깨비의 새] - manhwa; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★☆ 4/5
• "Did he lay his hands on you? Did you cry a lot? I will cut out his tongue, and gouge out his eyes."
• it was love at first sight for him- the moment he laid eyes on her, he was prepared to risk it all
• goes on a killing and torturing rampage to eliminate anyone who has ever hurt her. zero mercy, he won't grant them an easy death; he wants them to suffer as much as possible
• FL is one of those weak and naive types which i would normally hate but it's valid for her case because of her abusive upbringing and she's just really struggling with ptsd. there's a moment where she's able to fight back and i'm proud of her for it
• ending felt kind of rushed and unsatisfying, wish there was like an epilogue or something :/
• tags: historical/korean period era, angst, drama, smut 🔞


I'm Dating A Psychopath - webtoon; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★★ 5/5
• self-explanatory title lol
• tags: thriller, drama


The Yandere Magician Can Only Love The Statue Maiden [ヤンデレ魔法使いは石造乙女しか愛せない] - manga; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★★ 5/5
• "I'll make her need me... with every fiber of her being... for eternity."
• the age gap in this one is different because they meet when she is 24 and he is 12, and then later on he becomes 32 while she's still 24, so... it's up to you whether you feel comfortable with that or not. but i can guarantee that FL is not a groomer and had no romantic feelings towards ML when he was still a kid!
• he's got very valid reasons for becoming as obsessed as he is with FL tho ;-;
• yes he's a yandere but he's a good boi i swear
• ...all the good deeds he did just so he could build FL's vision of paradise for her to live comfortably and happily in... ahh love
• tags: historical, fantasy, age gap, angst, drama, smut 🔞


The Beast Within [야수의 성] - manhwa; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★★ 5/5
• "I love when she cries like she wouldn't know what to do without me. More. I need more. I need her to be so delusional she doesn't realise she's living in hell on earth. But I will be there with her. Forever."
• warning: DUMB FL but delicious smut
• another tall, dark and handsome yandere with glowing golden eyes
• and i know i said the FL is dumb af but you know what... i'd gladly reduce myself to a brainless doll for this toxic man any day bc just look at him
• has plot but i'm just here for the smut if i'm honest
• tags: historical, fantasy, smut 🔞


The Bondservant [집착은 다정하고 집요하게] - manhwa; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★★ 5/5
• "Maybe I ought to kill him... Maybe I could sell him off. Or maybe I could give him a low dose of a lethal poison to make him insane."
• he has black hair and glowing red eyes- exactly what i'd expect to see as a visual representation of the perfect yandere ML
• FL is actually equally as obsessed with him; guess it's what trauma bonding does to the both of them
• a yandere couple that's willing to kill to protect each other <3
• tags: historical, fantasy, drama


Forbidden Odd Melody [금수별곡] - manhwa; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★★★ 5/5
• "I'm going to put something much more precious in this cage, so it can never escape."
• a beautiful murderous tiger man i am very much attracted to
• i could stare at his face forever
• very protective over his little fox lady
• tags: historical/korean period era, fantasy, drama, tiger!ML x fox!FL, smut 🔞


In The Doghouse [황궁의 정원에는 개가 산다] - manhwa; josei
• yandere rating: ★★★☆☆ 3/5
• "Should I have them killed? Command it and it shall be done. As for the charges... well, we can always fabricate something. Who was the one who offended my master?"
• ML is secretly a super masochist and falls in love with FL because he witnessed her reprimanding her shitty family one time and it gave him a boner bc he wished she would hit/yell at him the same way HAHAHA
• but despite being a submissive boi begging to be stepped on by his beloved, he will not hesitate to kill anyone who disrespects or hurts her
• FL IS SO FUNNY IN THIS; she didn't know about S&M play and BDSM stuff before knowing the prince so her reactions to his masochism are hilarious
• she's constantly battling her inner thoughts, going from 'are you for real right now, you enjoy this?? what is wrong with you' to 'omg he has a face of an angel tho <3'
• tags: historical, royalty, BDSM/S&M, femdom, comedy, smut 🔞

A list of Manhwas that finished publishing in November 2023.


Updated: 10/30/2034

Tired of toxic MLs? Recs for MLs who treat FL well from the start (or at least achieve character development in early chapters).

Not in the MAL database:
- Another Typical Fantasy Romance
- Mokrin
- I've Become a True Villainess
- The Scandalous Proposal
- The Destroyer Fell in Love with Me
- I Can't Keep Up with My Stallion Duke
- Elli's Solhwa
- Dubious Moon
- Bring the Love
- New Suitor for the Abandoned Wife
- My Husband is an Antisocial Count

*does include one Manhua