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A compiled list of all the 'Girl's Love' genre of manga that I have read over the past 2 years that is overall wholesome and has a decent story/art.

There is no specific order to this list. I have made them from my most enjoyable series to least enjoyable. Do with that as you may.
This list contains manga that is both completed and ongoing.
"Wholesome" = Healthy Relationship (with communication, trust, respect, honesty)

Overwhelmed by all the choices out there? Or completely new to the subgenre and don't know where to start? Worry not, I've gathered some of the most loved and popular titles in the genre most Yuri fans start out with. ⊂◕‿◕つ

I edit this list often.

This list will always be in alphabetical order.

If the ratings on my profile tell you nothing else it should tell you this; I am very a harsh critic. My average for animé and manga are both in the 5's and, considering how many titles I've completed, will likely always be there. If I rate something a 6 or higher I really do think it's worthwhile. So everything in this stack is something I would recommend at least trying.

All manga in this stack are manga that have ended and never received a TV or movie adaptation and that I have read and given a rating of 6 or above. This stack will be updated as I find new titles. Expect Yotsuba&! (8.5) to make this list when it ends as I highly doubt it will ever get animated (Azuma is refusing to allow it).

For my all-time highest rated manga (8.5+/10) go here; https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15361?view_style=seasonal

Yuri/GL manga that contain a gyaru character as a main character or presence in the series!

I love gyarus and gyaru yuri is one of the yuri sub genres i love consuming, so here’s a list of just that!

A very common (but something I still very much enjoy) trope in Yuri involving the main characters each individually having blonde or black hair. I’m not exactly looking for other archetypes or traits aside from that for now, but there is a nuance in recognizing that this particular trope does also contain similar/variations of “down to earth black-haired character with a contrasting blonde beauty” themes.

I’ll also try to NOT add a series that I already used in my other lists (a lot of them also fit the requirements, but I feel like it would be too redundant adding them in unless my discretion says otherwise) since I won’t have enough space to showcase a series that have not appeared in any of my other lists.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratings-manga.php?top50=best_bayesian&n=100

97. Filament - has the one shot "Misaki de Bus wo Orita Hito" which is the real N. 97.
90. A Drunken Dream and Other Stories* MaL separated this into two entries, "Hanshin" and "Iguana no Musume"
100. Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow is the actual N. 100 aka the last 6 volumes of the original Cardcaptor Sakura manga.

My personal yuri reccomendations and other manga series with canon sapphic characters.

Derived from the Starter Guides to BL and Yuri manga and links to recommendation twitter threads.

Lost in the Snow by Japanese artist Velvet Toucher was also among the BL recommendations, but isn't listed on MyAnimeList.

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-the-queer-fudanshis-starter-guide-to-bl-manga/
https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-the-beginners-guide-to-yuri-manga/
https://twitter.com/devoid_lynch/status/1377342798123331586
https://twitter.com/ShoujoseiWorld/status/1641874211223351296

See also:
Anime Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17515
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18757
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Other Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

Works that are not in the MAL:

Semantic Error Novel
The Beginning After the End
A Tale of Thousand Stars
We Best Love: No. 1 for You & Fighting Mr. 2nd(Taiwanese Novels)
Love so Pure(BL Manwha)
Kudakechiru Tokoro o Misete Ageru(Novel)
Di Wang Gong Lue Novel

Works that received reissues:

Byousoku 5 Centimeter
Sabishisugite Lesbian Fuuzoku ni Ikimashita Report
Jungle Taitei

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/19844
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33390
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33391
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/63845

A variety of manga I've enjoyed and would recommend, that are each five volumes long. Give them a try!

That subsection of girls love manga that deals with school girls falling in love -- with each other.

List of gl/yuri manga where the writing is actually good. May include some non-explicit series with yuri themes or undertones.

All manga published by polish publisher Studio JG

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Studio JG, powstałe w 2006 roku, na początku swojego istnienia znane było z wydawania magazynu o mandze i anime „Otaku”. Po czasie ich działaność rozszerzyła się o polskie komiksy inspirowane stylem mangowym oraz doujinshi komedie oparte na wcześniej powstałych już tworach (np. Akatsukiss inspirowane Naruto, Dead Not inspirowane Death Note).
W 2009 postanowili wydać mangę „Hetalia”, co rozpoczęło ich drogę w zostaniu jednym z największych wydawnictw mangowych w Polsce.

Lista jest ułożona od najstarszej pozycji do najnowszej.
Part 1 obejmuje lata 2009 do 2016
Part 2 lata 2017 do 2019: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/40735
Part 3 lata 2019 do 2022: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/40738
Part 4 lata 2022 do 2023: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/40746
Part 5: soon!

Uwzględniłam tutaj także Light Novel oraz pozycje z wydawnictwa Osiem Macek.
Jeżeli interesuje cię lista Light Novel wydanych w Polsce zapraszam tutaj: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/38468
Jeżeli interesują cię mangi wydane tylko przez Osiem Macek zapraszam tutaj: WIP

Mangi, które nie są już w oficjalnej dystrybucji nadal można kupić z drugiej ręki.

for all things queer (mixed genres)
*Genderless Danshi and Madoka no Himitsu aren't explicitly lgbt if I remember correctly, but it does deal with gender nonconformity

! alphabetically ordered !

There's an anime/manga magazine in Finland called "Anime". I personally read it for ten years but stopped during 2020 bc I didn't like the magazines new look etc but that's not the point.

Over the years this magazine has recommended all shorts of manga/anime so just out of boredom, I decided to check all of the LGBT manga reviews that has gotten "green light" or 5/5 aka are highly recommended to read. I'm mainly adding series that are yaoi/yuri or has really strong LGBT themes, so no just a random series with one lgbt side character. (I check if the series have the tag etc or if the series have heavy lgbt+ related themes)

I'm only adding the entries that I can find from the magazines I have :)

How many have you read?