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Dreaming Freedom

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Kkum-eseo Jayu-ro, Free In Dreams
Japanese: 꿈에서 자유로
English: Dreaming Freedom
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Type: Manhwa
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Dec 24, 2021 to ?
Genres: Drama Drama, Supernatural Supernatural
Themes: Psychological Psychological, School School
Serialization: Naver Webtoon
Authors: 2L (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.721 (scored by 30703,070 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #16112
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2309
Members: 9,223
Favorites: 295

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Mangaby katsukidayou

Manga where the main guy has yandere tendencies. Another common factor is them being possessive of the FL. Some contains smut, and there are also some that are just straight up psychological and creepy <3

22 Entries · Feb 6, 2023 8:45 AM

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Mangaby Katayone

This stack is for the "Ongoing Daily Pass" series on WEBTOON, which are series the licensor is currently releasing where most chapters are locked to the app and users can either temporarily unlock them one chapter a day or pay to unlock however many (excluding the final chapters which require pay). When completed by WEBTOON, they are moved to this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23127

Other Completed Daily Pass series: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6951

Not on MAL: Answer Me, My Prince; To-Do List

24 Entries · Nov 12, 11:24 AM

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Mangaby weraaa

34 Entries · Sep 26, 2023 2:23 PM

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Mangaby 3ggz

(Copy n pasted throughout all my yandere stacks)
This list includes everything from mushy cutesy to ‘oh god I'm on a watchlist now’ so scroll with precaution.

There are two requirements for this list:
-The yandere needs to take up ATLEAST 1/5 screentime (if they don't take up half then ill put this note: yandere is a side character)
-no porn unless its gore or psychological horror

I've checked everything so even if the yandereness doesn't show at first trust that it's coming.

50 Entries · Jul 29, 2023 10:38 AM

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Mangaby __potato__

You can find all these romance manhwa all for free on the Webtoon.

Some other romance webcomics that aren't on MAL:

- Freaking Romance

Key:

💖 = My favourite, absolute must-reads
✅ = Complete
🎬 = Has a K-Drama adaptation

44 Entries · Nov 14, 6:34 AM

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Mangaby diaaaa

mainly consist of shoujo, josei, and maybe seinen

36 Entries · Mar 20, 12:16 AM

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Mangaby xntla

7 Entries · Mar 12, 2023 11:19 PM

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contains manhwa with the type and personality of men (and women ;)) that you would never date irl unless you are unhealthy unhinged, crazy, lacking mental health stability and so forth.

but because it is fiction, it is free real estate baby

12 Entries · Oct 12, 11:16 AM

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Mangaby xntla

love triangle haters gather up


some extras that aren't on Mal
- daybreak
- The end of us
- nevermore
- Not So Shoujo Love Story

keys
♥︎ one of my favs

10 Entries · Mar 28, 2023 11:38 PM

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Mangaby kikyotheshiba

Mostly modern-day setting romances, plus some historical Korean settings with fantasy aspects.

50 Entries · Jun 17, 12:06 AM

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Mangaby Seniacchi

Simply dark romance manhwas not much more to add lmao.

19 Entries · Nov 16, 2023 8:42 AM

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Mangaby Myoui-Chan

It's a crowd favorite, we live for the moment! Unlike the first part, this is very main male lead centric so I'm not going to go too much into their roles (or names hehe). Qualifying as a male lead doesn't necessarily mean they're a main character, they just have to be endgame. So, read at your own risk! (although if it's in the poster, I'm just saying, I'm not really spoiling anything lol)

[ mostly ro-fans ]

☁️ 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? 𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!
➡️ https://myanimelist.net/stacks/13743

🌷͙֒ 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐅𝐋𝐬. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐅𝐋𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰
➡️ https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15011
➡️ https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39047

🤍 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐀𝐋, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞- 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭!
☁️ The Devil Duke's Little Bride
☁️ The Matchmaker Gets Matched!
☁️ The Marquis and the Iron Wall Lady
☁️ The Golden Light of Dawn

If you know any MLs I missed, feel free to send me a message! 🐇


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

50 Entries · Jan 11, 7:04 AM

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Mangaby keikx

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

42 Entries · Sep 23, 8:35 PM

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Mangaby kleinisdaddy

50 Entries · Apr 20, 9:30 PM

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Mangaby keikx

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 🔞

46 Entries · Oct 31, 6:49 AM

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Mangaby Amyyfran

Just like the title says. Its bunch of relationship troubles like crazy. Everyone is involved with everyone. The stories intersect that you will end up hating and loving all of the cast. Wishing that someone is morally good? Nuh uh, ur getting messy romance yarn. Also so far, it inloves yandere (obsessed men)

7 Entries · Jun 20, 8:09 AM

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Mangaby baby

UPDATING, LIST NOWHERE NEAR COMPLETE + I NEED TO WRITE MORE DESCRIPTIONS, PM ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, THANKS! I have probably read every yandere/stalker male lead manga/manwha out there so I am going to add them all here to make it easy for you to find. A lot of the descriptions I add include light/medium spoilers, and some of these I have not read in years so my memory of them is a little splotchy but as I reread and update things should become more clear. Some of these are not true yandere, just extremely possessive ML’s or there are a lot of scenes where ML displays yandere/psycho/posessive tendencies! Includes some BL + still updating the list. If I am missing anything please DM me it! Oh and if you have similar tastes shoot a fr lets be friends :3

Not listed on MAL yet:

COMPLETED:

I Reincarnated as the Little Sister of a Death Game Manga's Murder Mastermind and Failed

Yandere lvl: 10/10
Stalker lvl: 10/10
Obsession lvl: 10/10
Possessiveness lvl: 9/10

The title says it all, I can’t remember if they’re true siblings or step siblings but either way it’s definitely incestious so big warning on that! I am almost disappointed in myself for enjoying this one as much as I do, I would recommend the light novel over the manwha as it actually includes the entire story and a lot of scenes that are not in the manwha at all, the manwha waters the whole thing down imo so at least read fhe LN first. FL is reincarnated into ML’s little sister, she knows that in (I think his final year?) of high school he plans to lock his classmates inside the school and make them play a murder game in which everybody dies and he kills himself, she is the first person he kills. To avoid this fate she spends her life doing wacky things to entertain him even going as far as hurting herself for his amusement, because it is said in the manga that he hosts the murder game not just because he is psychotic by nature, but he is bored (lol.) This leads to the story developing much differently than the manga and he finds himself becoming enthralled with the idea of killing just her then eventually realizing he instead wants to own her. A little bit of a slow burn because it takes awhile for him to realize his true feelings, but totally worth it for all of the yandere crazy sh*t he does ultimately.

tags: drugging, murder, gore, violence, incest.

Absolutely Owned

Flash Behavior

ONGOING:

Forbidden Odd Melody

Yandere lvl: 6/10
Stalker lvl: 2/10
Obsession lvl: 10/10
Possessiveness lvl: 9/10

18+

Since there isn’t any info for this on MAL and it’s ongoing this will contain spoilers, I will have to update this at a later point but for now I will write what I know for sure, I think this does fall under the “omegaverse” category but as I have said in other entries I am not too well versed on the genre, anyway in this world there are people who are shapeshifters of all sorts, FL is a red fox and ML is a tiger that is 1000 years old and reincarnated. FL is living on her own and she comes across a wounded tiger shapeshifter, FL has never seen a tiger and believes him to be a wildcat (otherwise she would have been afraid of him as a tiger is her natural predator) and takes him in and nurses him back to health, he turns into a human boy and she raises him for years (I think age also works very differently in this story they end up looking around the same age, 20 something) He hides the fact that he is a tiger and never shapeshifts around her so he can stay by her side, he fears she will abandon him if she finds out he originally plans to eat her when he gets bigger but becomes obsessed with her. She hears rumors of a tiger hunting the other prey in the forest and people begin to move out including her only (known) friend at this point, she also finds out he’s been planting herbs on her and around their house to hide her scent from not only others, but himself, because they are in heat (basically just really H word it seems). She obviously eventually finds out his true form and runs, he catches her and puts her (in fox form) in a bird cage he had prepared for this very moment. So far it’s really good I have high hopes for this one but we will see :3.

tags: kidnapping, omegaverse, age-gap(?)

They Who Shouldn't Have Loved, The Story of their Cursed Love

28 Entries · Jun 27, 3:56 PM

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Mangaby Prxy0

only for the worst

11 Entries · Jul 13, 12:09 AM

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Mangaby badboy2005

If you’re here after watching literally every romantic anime, you’re pretty wise. We’re going to recommend some of the best manhwa with a possessive male lead. If you’re single you’re going to fall in love with an imaginary character and will have an imaginary boyfriend/girlfriend. HAHA! Such manhwa has a very interesting storyline, it’s like, the characters are really wholesome, and their quotes, and literally everything is on point! If you agree, let us know. And if you’re a romance freak and fantasize about such a love life, you’re going to love reading this list. So, there are girls out there who really prefer possessive men. They want “their guy” to be possessive and jealous all the time. However, when it’s their turn to be teased, they’ll surely explode your brain! BAAM! There we go.

12 Entries · Sep 4, 1:32 AM

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Mangaby Maekitsune

44 Entries · Sep 9, 2:36 PM

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