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You are reading a slow burn romance, and you start rooting for the second lead despite the odds being against them. Deep down, you know that 80% of the time the MC is gonna end up with the main lead. But you can't stop hoping since they feel more realistically flawed and human. In some cases, the second lead even ends up with the protagonist, and that's the closest feeling to winning the lottery.

If you are a masochist like me who loves rooting for second leads because of their less Mary-Sue, idealized traits, then this list is for you!

Some of these works have the second lead succeed in love, so stay tuned

💌 𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝓈𝓊𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓁𝓎, 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 💌

Romance stories to warm and heal your heart

shoujo manga that i avidly rmr reading from around a decade ago

Here are some of the best shoujosei mangas I've read so far. Most of them are school romance with comedy and/or drama. I did also include two classics of the magical girl genre and some with minor fantasy/ supernatural themes but no "real" fantasy mangas apart from that.

For my fantasy shoujo list check out the link down below:

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26024

These shoujo mangas were the representation of shoujo demographic back then, mostly around 2007~2015 (the golden era).
There could be more if this is not an only-shoujo-not-josei stack and older ones (00s).
The last three is somewhat newer manga but made some impact and/or just straight up really good ones.

This is a list of ongoing and complete manga that are available on the VIZ MANGA app.

[These are all Romance Series
if you are curious about other genres check these other lists:

- Part 2 (Action): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34236
- Part 3 (Horror): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34238
- Part 4 (Fantasy
& Sci-Fi): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34239
- Part 5 (Others
Miscellaneous): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34240

NOTE!!:
I'm not including every single series here, There are still a number of series that don't have every chapter available and thus I will not include them here. Once the unavailable chapters are added, I'll include them on this list.


For example:
as of August 23rd, 2023 Detective Conan does not have all of its chapters available, chapters 928-1099 are unavailable, so once these chapters do become available I will include Detective Conan to this list

Eso, se que ya existen 7 de estos pero son los mangas que vi que no están en esas otras listas

Some of my favourite completed romance manga and manhwa. I have scored them 7 or higher.
Mixed genres of high school, university and working life.

I will be updating this over time as I continue to read more.

Enjoy!

A list taken from a video by @hotarubix on TikTok :)

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

This series of interest stacks is a list of mangas & light novels that have been or are being licensed and published in Argentina. This DOES NOT include imported physicals originally released in other territories. Manhwas are included, however, manga-like releases from outside Asia are not included. Manga missing in MAL will be noted in each stack's description.

The mangas are in alphabetical order according to the title they were published under in Argentina, and not according to their original title. Each modified title is noted under each manga. Most of these can be bought online, although there are discontinued manga which can no longer be found unless bought used.

These interest stacks will be updated regularly and should always be considered to be incomplete. Please, message me if there's any manga missing, and/or if any info is wrong or missing. Due to MAL's 50-items limit on interest stacks, the entire list spans multiple stacks.

Manga not on MAL:
- Sailor Moon: Short Stories
- Slayers (Released in 2 volumes)
- Slayers Return
- Souichi no Katte na Noroi (Soichi y sus maldiciones caprichosas)

All the stacks:
#, A: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42144
B: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42676
C: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42280
D: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42710
E: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42711
F: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42712
G: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42311
H: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42713
I: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42714
J: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42716
K: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42321
L: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42765
M: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42766
N: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42347
O: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42877
P, Q: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42796
R: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42797
S: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42387
T: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42452
U: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/43034
V: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42800
W: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42801
X, Y, Z: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42802

Shoujo manga that started within 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2009

List of shoujo and josei manga with drama cd/voice manga with characters voiced by Nakamura Yuuichi

This is a list of "nice" shoujo mangas that I don't think they're good enough to deserve to be read a second time.
Some are very obvious but are enough entertaining if you are looking for a light read.