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Josei Manga for Beginners

Manga
bysurprisedspace
Feb 10 2023, 9:16 AM | Updated Feb 9, 2024 2:57 PM
Here are all the josei manga I think one should read in order to cover all bases. I organized this list by general theme, with publishing series at the bottom.

We start off with the classic slice of life and coming of age stories, then to a couple of autobiographical manga, then to the dark and realistic drama stories, then to action and horror stories, then to mystery stories, then to the rom-coms, then to the more light-hearted slice of life stories, and lastly to the important ongoing series.

I'm currently using this list too, despite me being the one who created it!
Paradise Kiss
Manga, 1999
8.29
55,935
Chihayafuru
Manga, 2007
8.57
49,341
Nodame Cantabile
Manga, 2001
8.40
28,436
Sakamichi no Apollon
Manga, 2007
8.49
31,523
Kuragehime
Manga, 2008
8.25
44,177
Hachimitsu to Clover
Manga, 2000
8.25
24,901
Kimi wa Pet
Manga, 2000
7.94
22,864
Otona ni Nattemo
Manga, 2019
7.20
4,628
Kakukaku Shikajika
Manga, 2011
8.51
28,193
Haru no Noroi
Manga, 2015
7.59
14,629
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
Manga, 2010
8.29
9,856
Helter Skelter
Manga, 1995
7.43
20,516
My Broken Mariko
Manga, 2019
7.71
35,454
Shibou to Iu Na no Fuku wo Kite
Manga, 1997
7.03
8,950
Pink
Manga, 1989
7.66
8,608
River's Edge
Manga, 1993
7.30
7,115
Guzu na Onna bakari ja Nai ze
Manga, 1996
6.06
1,057
Love Vibes
Manga, 1996
6.32
2,015
Pietà
Manga, 1998
7.44
6,306
Kakeochi Girl
Manga, 2018
8.01
12,315
Given
Manga, 2013
8.50
65,924
Gozen 3-ji no Muhouchitai
Manga, 2008
7.25
7,261
Tokyo Tarareba Musume
Manga, 2014
7.44
6,464
Private Actress
Manga, 1991
7.64
1,499
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Manga, 2009
7.37
5,678
Perfect World
Manga, 2014
7.58
23,191
Papa Told Me
Manga, 1987
7.47
1,709
Petshop of Horrors
Manga, 1995
8.23
34,712
Karneval
Manga, 2007
7.95
36,225
Koroshi Ai
Manga, 2015
7.51
19,817
07-Ghost
Manga, 2005
7.90
34,566
Mitarai-ke, Enjou suru
Manga, 2017
7.56
4,441
Watashitachi wa Douka shiteiru
Manga, 2016
7.38
5,667
Midnight Secretary
Manga, 2006
7.54
22,044
Hapi Mari: Happy Marriage!?
Manga, 2009
7.77
35,823
Majo no Biyaku
Manga, 2011
7.20
4,484
Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomademo
Manga, 2016
7.23
6,094
Happy Mania
Manga, 1996
6.80
1,513
Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
Manga, 2015
8.35
141,340
Ashita no Ousama
Manga, 1996
8.04
4,394
Gokusen
Manga, 1999
8.05
18,497
Shirokuma Café
Manga, 2006
7.31
2,723
Mystery to Iu nakare
Manga, 2017
8.14
10,244
Hirano to Kagiura
Manga, 2019
8.44
10,895
Yume no Shizuku, Kin no Torikago
Manga, 2010
7.54
2,358
Hoshifuru Oukoku no Nina
Manga, 2019
7.82
5,519
Namidaame to Serenade
Manga, 2014
7.88
5,814
Bokura no Kiseki
Manga, 2007
7.91
15,055

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