Best romance manga on Reddit

144 reviews from r/manga, r/shoujo, r/MangaCollectors and 2 more subreddits
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#1

Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

5.0
(4)
"I can't recommend this manga enough it's super cute, the romance is well developed."
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"Kaoru hana wa rin to saku (the fragrant flowers bloom with dignity) I can't recommend this manga enough."
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"<Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku> <Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia> <Jitsu wa, Watashi wa> <Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru> <The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All> <You and I are polar opposites>"
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"Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku - Gets together pretty early on."
#2

Emma

5.0
(4)
"Anything from Yoshizumi Wataru Emma LovelyComplex Fragrant flowers bloom with dignity Densha Otoko Ice guy and his cool female colleague"
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"Here ya go bud [Emma](https://myanimelist.net/manga/729/)"
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"Here some good stuff"
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#3

Lovely Complex

5.0
(4)
"Lovely complex"
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"Lovely complex"
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"Lovely complex A fragrant flower blooms with dignity Kaguya sama"
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"<Lovely Complex> is a nice simple one."
#4

Love Roma

4.8
(4)
"Here some good stuff"
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"Here ya go"
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#5

Skip And Loafer

4.8
(4)
"The story is so cute."
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"More slice of life but still like the main romance."
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"<skip and loafer> :3 wholesome romcom slice of life manga abt high schoolers."
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#6

My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

4.0
(4)
"My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity."
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"Might be some overlaps with what others post but I rec, in somewhat order of my personal preference."
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"My love story with Yamada lvl999"
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"My love story with Yamada at lv999"
#7

The Apothecary Diaries

5.0
(3)
"It’s my personal favorite series ever and as long as you have patience for slowburn romance I highly recommend it."
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"The Apothecary Diaries are both great."
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"The Apothecary Diaries is really good and has a feeling of romance to it as well."
#8

The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

5.0
(3)
"The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity is great."
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"I just started reading 'The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity' this week."
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"I just started reading "The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity" this week."
#9

Sweat and Soap

5.0
(3)
"+1 for Sweat and Soap"
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"<Sweat and soap>"
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"Sweat and Soap is technically a seinen, but feels very josei."
#10

Insomniacs After School

4.7
(3)
"Another great pick would be *Insomniacs After School*."
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"How new are you to manga?"
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"Insomniacs After School is good."
#11

Ase to Sekken

4.7
(3)
"Ase to Sekken, will always recommend this 👌"
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"Here some good stuff"
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#12

Kaguya-sama: Love is War

4.3
(3)
"- Kaguya sama love is war - Boarding school juiliet - Danger in my heart - A sign of affection"
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"Two students refuse to admit to each other that they like the other one so it kind of turns into a war on who can make the other admit first"
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"Kaguya, Insomniacs after school, and Blue Box."
#13

My Happy Marriage

5.0
(2)
"My Happy Marriage is really good."
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"Some of my personal very favorite romance manga."
#14

Bloom Into You

5.0
(2)
"I am really partial to the fluff romance of Please Bully Me Miss Villainess."
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"**Bloom into you**. **Horimiya**. **ReLife**."
#15

Promise Cinderella

5.0
(2)
"Promise Cinderella"
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"- Tsuki no oki ni mesu mama - Kawaii nante kiitenai - Promise cinderella"
#16

Kimi ni Todoke

5.0
(2)
"Kimi ni Todoke is probably the best example I can think of."
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"Kimi ni Todoke, easily the best one for me."
#17

Horimiya

5.0
(2)
"Horimiya"
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"Horimiya might be what you’re looking for."
#18

Maison Ikkoku

5.0
(2)
"The single greatest of all time, Maison Ikkoku."
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"The single greatest of all time is Maison Ikkoku."
#19

A Sign of Affection

5.0
(2)
"I'll repeat what the others said with *A Sign of Affection*."
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"A Sign of Affection is a genuinely wholesome and adorable romance manga I would gladly recommend!"
#20

Kowloon Generic Romance

5.0
(2)
"Check out Kowloon Generic Romance, it’s great."
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"Kowloon Generic Romance and The Apothecary Diaries are both great."
#21

Yona of the Dawn

4.5
(2)
"Some of my personal very favorite romance manga."
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"It’s a shojo but it’s also a fantasy action. He’d definitely like it"
#22

Lovesick Ellie

4.5
(2)
"Lovesick Ellie is a great recommendation."
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"These are my favs: - Lovesick ellie - in the clear moonlit dusk."
#23

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

4.5
(2)
"The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent."
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"The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent are good!"
#24

My Little Monster

4.0
(2)
"Here are some of my favorites that fit the description."
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"Kaicho wa Maid-sama and my little monster!!"
#25

Square Enix

4.0
(2)
"Is a Rom-Com Seinen about a white-collar man going through some tough days and sharing a cigarrete behind the supermarket where the female lead works at."
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"I would recommend you check out some reviews on Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You by Jinushi."
#26

Kaichou wa Maid-sama

3.5
(2)
"Misa-chan! (Kaichou wa Maid-sama)"
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"Very strong tsun in this one but it hasn’t aged very well"
#27

Your Lie in April

5.0
(1)
"Your Lie in April for just tears."
#28

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses

5.0
(1)
"I would recommend: The girl I like forgot her glasses."
#30

A Condition Called Love

5.0
(1)
"A Condition Called Love is my current favorite!"
#31

How Do We Relationship

5.0
(1)
"How do we relationship has the most realistic relationships."
#32

Honey So Sweet

5.0
(1)
"Honey So Sweet is sooooo good."
#33

Princess Jellyfish

5.0
(1)
"Princess Jellyfish - always one I recommend for josei."
#34

Toradora

5.0
(1)
"Toradora"
#35

Duke of Death and his Maid

5.0
(1)
"Duke of Death and his Maid, 16 volumes and has a fantastic ending"
#36

Principal

5.0
(1)
"'Principal' by Ikeumi Ryou is a great read, it's very funny and still well grounded."
#37

Bitou Lollipop

5.0
(1)
"Bitou Lollipop Dakishimete, Tsuide ni Kiss mo Sensei wa Koi wo Oshierarenai Promise Cinderella Age Matter (webtoon)"
#38

Three Days of Happiness

5.0
(1)
" Try three days of happiness"
#39

Kimi no Todoke

5.0
(1)
"Kimi no todoke and horimiya"
#40

Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai

5.0
(1)
"This is probably one of my favorite mangas of all time."
#41

Dengeki Daisy

5.0
(1)
"Dengeki daisy Colette decides to die Arisa Love com/ lovely complex"
#42

How Do We Relationship?

5.0
(1)
"How Do We Relationship? Veil Bonnouji Cat Street"
#43

Senryuu Shoujo

5.0
(1)
"I would add <Senryuu shoujo> really wholesome with no drama."
#44

Mousou Telepathy

5.0
(1)
"Mousou telepathy is probably my favorite one."
#45

Molester Man

5.0
(1)
"<Molester Man> - contender for best romance manga of all time, seriously."
#46

Sensei Kunshu

5.0
(1)
"FL is kind of a dummy, but she's so cute trying her best and ML is just *chef kiss*"
#47

Faster Than a Kiss

5.0
(1)
"I’ve just started it and it’s so good!!"
#48

Ore Monogatari

5.0
(1)
"Takeo's built like a literal Gigachad."
#49

The Garden of Words

5.0
(1)
"(anime is amazing too)"
#50

N/A

5.0
(1)
"Is my best girl for this, I love her so much."
#51

I Hate You More Than Anyone

5.0
(1)
"Also Kazuha in I Hate You More Than Anyone (older, out of print 🥲)"
#52

Watashi-tachi ga Koisuru Riyuu

5.0
(1)
"About different office couples and how they came to be."
#53

Midnight Secretary

5.0
(1)
"A newly appointed secretary discovers her boss is a vampire."
#54

Date of Marriage

5.0
(1)
"Two office workers make a pact to marry each other if one of them can't get married before 30."
#55

This Vampire won't give up!

5.0
(1)
"An editor for a mangaka discover"
#56

Happy Mania

5.0
(1)
"Is my all time fav manga/Josei manga!"
#57

Snow White with the Red Hair

5.0
(1)
"Some of my personal very favorite romance manga."
#58

I'm the Villainess so I'm Taming the Final Boss

5.0
(1)
"Some of my personal very favorite romance manga."
#59

Kono Oto Tomare

5.0
(1)
"Some of my personal very favorite romance manga."
#60

The World of Machida-kun

5.0
(1)
"Some of my personal very favorite romance manga."
#61

Love Is Hard for Otaku

4.0
(1)
"Very sweet and makes you think about what a relationship is."
#62

Are You Okay With a Slightly Older Girlfriend?

4.0
(1)
#63

Something's Wrong with Us

4.0
(1)
"It’s a Murder mystery romance drama, 19 volumes completed."
#64

Veil

4.0
(1)
"For romance, Veil, The Summer You Were There, My Love Mix-Up!, Insomniacs After School, and From Far Away are good."
#65

My Love Mix-Up!

4.0
(1)
"My Love Mix-Up! is good."
#66

From Far Away

4.0
(1)
"From Far Away is good."
#68

A Devil and Her Love Song

4.0
(1)
"A Devil and Her Love Song are good!"
#69

The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap

4.0
(1)
"The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap are good!"
#70

Koudai-ke no Hitobito

4.0
(1)
"Koudai-ke no Hitobito is a good read."
#71

Kaicho wa Maid-sama

4.0
(1)
"Kaicho wa Maid-sama and my little monster!!"
#72

Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui

4.0
(1)
"Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui"
#73

Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoushi

4.0
(1)
"Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoushi"
#74

Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet

4.0
(1)
"Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet"
#75

The Tsundere Girl Getting Less and Less Tsun Day by Day

4.0
(1)
"The Tsuntsuntsuntsuntsuntsuntsuntsuntsuntsuntsundere Girl Getting Less and Less Tsun Day by Day"
#76

Our Aimless Nights

4.0
(1)
"Not shoujo, but Our Aimless Nights."
#77

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

4.0
(1)
"Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie"
#78

Tsubaki Chou Lonely Planet

4.0
(1)
"Tsubaki chou lonely planet"
#79

Daytime Shooting Star

4.0
(1)
"Daytime shooting star"
#80

Hibi Chouchou

4.0
(1)
"Hibi Chouchou"
#81

Last Game

4.0
(1)
"Last Game :)"
#82

Nodame Cantabile

4.0
(1)
"I think Nodame Cantabile more or less fits the description"
#83

Sekai de Ichiban “Kawaii” Amamiya-san

4.0
(1)
"Relatively new and unknown, so it only has like 1 volume and a few chapters."
#84

Itazura na Kiss

4.0
(1)
"It goes by 2 names actually I am or my monster secret."
#85

Pink to Habanero

4.0
(1)
"Pink to habanero"
#86

The Girl Downstairs

4.0
(1)
"The Girl Downstairs"
#87

Mysterious Girlfriend X

4.0
(1)
"I rarely read romance manga because of how cliche they are."
#88

Ultra Maniac

4.0
(1)
"Ultra Maniac is a cute anime that U really reccomend!!"
#89

QQ Sweeper

4.0
(1)
"QQ Sweeper and it’s sequel Queen’s Quality."
#90

The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All

4.0
(1)
"If you're a fan of cute and fun yuri, The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All is great."
#91

The Wallflower

4.0
(1)
"The Wallflower is the cutest weird girl normal guy series in my opinion."
#92

Honey Lemon Soda

4.0
(1)
"Could try ‘honey lemon soda’, ‘neighborhood story’, ‘maid sama’, or ‘black bird’"
#93

Skip Beat!

4.0
(1)
"Skip Beat!, Romantic Killer, Recovery of an MMO junkie, Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun."
#94

Kawaii Hito

4.0
(1)
"Kawaii Hito by Saito Ken sounds just like what you're looking for!"
#95

Love in Focus

4.0
(1)
"Love in Focus, Wotakoi (Technically neither shojo nor josei), and Dreamin' Sun."
#96

Re-employment Life with an Unsociable Untalkative Magician

4.0
(1)
"If you're ok with fantasy, then <Re-employment life with an unsociable untalkative magician>."
#97

Special A

4.0
(1)
"These are some of my top picks: • Special A (Both leads are academically gifted but personalities are really different from each other)."
#98

Akatsuki no Yona

4.0
(1)
"The romance isn’t the main focus but it’s so good"
#99

Natsume-senpai ni Semarareru Hibi

4.0
(1)
"It gives a very strong impression at first but it becomes really good quick!"
#100

Getting Closer to You

4.0
(1)
"FL likes muscular men."

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