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yuri / wlw / GL manga by women, for women. this is a work in progress -- feel free to send recs!

It's hard to find queer Manga and it's even harder to find ones with good representation.

Manga with queer themes are often extremely sexualized (yaoi and yuri for example). They often feel very disingenuous, as if the person writing the Manga has never even talked to a LGBTQIA+ person. These Manga are often written for straight audiences that just want to get off to a gay couple.

But luckily there are a few Manga that have really good representation and that are often even written by a queer person.

Here are my recommendations as a person that is also part of the LGBTQIA+ community:

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!

manga featuring characters that engage in any form of self-harm.

if you know anymore series that fit into this category, please message me & i will add your contribution!

Manga against the patriarchy.

This stack is for any manga prominently featuring sapphic characters that was published in a female-oriented manga magazine.

Note: There are plenty of sapphic shoujosei manga, this is just a small selection.

This list has manga that have self harm mentioned/shown quite frequently.
all forms of self harm not just cutting!!
PART TWO HERE: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39098
NOT ON MAL
-Just Like This, Until the World Ends
-Yami Kawaii Menhera-Chan
-Ghost Eyes
-Hankon
-Wonder Egg priority (anime only)
-Yuuko's Gloomy Days
-Homesick
-For My Weirdo
-The Tainted Half
-Slow Damage

Other titles not on here (yet)

- Ki onna wo gin no sara e (1967) by Miyuki Saga

- Glass no Shiro (1969) by Masako Watanabe

- Secret Love (1970) by Masako Yashiro

- Mariko (1971) by Riyoko Ikeda

- Mou, Kirai! (1972) by Keiko Takemiya

- Konchuu no Ie (1973) by Ryouko Takashina

- Kyuuketsu Shoujo Carmilla (1973) by Miyuki Saga

- Hana no Youna Lilibeth (1973) by Masako Watanabe

- My Dear Romeo is a Girl (1973) by Miuchi Suzue

- Hadashi no Mei (1973) by Hiroko Fukuhara

- Aoi Tori Tobaso! (1974) by Hiroko Fukuhara

- Itoko Valeria (1975) by Hiroko Fukuhara

- Season When l'm Touched (1975) by Tomoko Naka

- Sei Alice Teikoku (1976) by Miuchi Suzue

- Lemon no Kisetsu (1976) by Machiko Satonaka

- Watashi no Aishita Otomodachi (1978) by Masako Watanabe

- Kurenai ni Moyu (1979) by Hiroko Fukuhara

- Sukyandarumun wa yoru no yume (1979) by Kumi Morikawa

- Alto no Koe no Shoujo (1979) by Yukiko Shino

- Fresh Green no Kisetsu (1979) by Yukiko Shino

- Diamond Godzillan (1979) by Toshie Kihara

- Baroness Ramu (1979) by Mineko Yamada

- Akujo Series (1980) by Masako Watanabe

- Lilac Time (1981) by Amie Hayasaka

- Shuushifu no Hibiki (1982) by Marimura Naka

- Kurara Hakusho (1982) by Saeko Himuro

- Kanojotachi (1982) by Kashi Michiyo

- Yajikita Gakuen Douchuuki (1982) by Ryouko Shitou

- Evetachi no Heya (1983) by Sachiko Nagahama

- Hahaoya no Musume-tachi (1984) by Minori Kimura

- Naisho de Wavy Night (1986) by Tomoko Kuramochi

- Dream Message (1988) by Ariyoshi Kyouko

- Aki no Chou (1989) by Hisato Chiba

- Purachina Junguru (1994) by Shino Suzuhara


side note but I found some websites, which feature a lot more vintage yuri so I'm adding the links since they're good resources for more obscure titles! ^_^

https://fullesdansaires-blogspot-com.translate.goog/2019/04/vintage-yuri.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ca&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

https://www.douban.com/doulist/146923368/

Compilation of manga that i find interesting, some aren't labelled yuri but I included them for the tension and vibes. I tried to make it as varied as possible :>

Other works that I couldn't post:

Shoujo Sect
Maka-Maka
Simoun

I’m not gonna say underrated but some of these are. They’re more under-read than anything.

Spanning 6 decades, this diverse set of Shōjo and Josei manga is very much worth reading…according to some random guy on the internet.
This list includes both short and long series. I’ve sorted them by length (with ongoing series at the bottom regardless of current length).
All series are either fully scanned or officially licensed except for Dōbutsu no Oishasan, which only has a few chapters left in its scanlation.

Manga that are underrated and/or underread. A lot of these are much better than they are credited for, some due to being uncomfortable. Or they might just not be that well known despite being absolutely amazing.