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The Mangas and Light Novels featured here must have strong sales and/or awards, or other external factors such as their publication magazine, the author's popularity, localization, availability in manga and light novel format, and any rumors or leaks.

New rule: Once the confirmed series finally releases, I will then remove them from the list and replace them. So as long as the show haven't come out from now on (7/7/2023), I will keep it on my list till it comes out.

Interest stack created: October 8, 2022
Last cleanup: 3/8/2025 (First update in nearly a year, cleaned up all the correct ones, will be adding new mangas to this list soon)
Total Correct Predictions so Far: 46

Click here to see the list of animes I've gotten right so far (Moved to Google Sheets instead of here to avoid clutter): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NQdpF2rkUHJaIfjHTPorsRw6RjlAUPERiSoXVgWWwCM

This is my compilation of shoujo and josei series that I think could maybe, possibly get an anime. We've been getting a lot lately and I wanna see what guesses I make turn out to be correct.

I do not include manhwa in this stack anymore because I am not knowledgeable enough about it (though I do feel like Abandoned Empress will get an anime at some point...).

Correct Predictions:
- Mr. Villain's Day Off
- A Condition Called Love
- A Sign of Affection
- 7th Time Loop
- Dahlia in Bloom
- Nina the Starry Bride
- Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You
- Honey Lemon Soda
- Tamon's B-Side
- The Holy Grail of Eris
- Koori no Jouheki
- A Star Brighter Than the Sun
- Though I Am an Inept Villainess

Series not on MAL that I think have a chance to get anime:
-Oni no Hanayome (LN and manga)

Here are all the shoujo 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 serious drama and slice of life series, then period and fantasy action and war series, then science-fiction series, then magical girl series, then series for younger audiences, then romance comedies, then drama slice of life romances, then horror and supernatural manga, and lastly, important ongoing series.

I'm currently using this list too, despite me being the one who created it!

shoujo and josei titles that may appeal more to shounen/seinen readers looking to get into the demographic but want to avoid the stereotypical shoujo romances told from the female POV

Derived from several Chatty AF podcasts.

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-65-shoujo-manga-part-2/
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-72-bl-manga/
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-74-manga-variety-hour-the-monster-mash/
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-97-manga-variety-hour-one-shot-wonders/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-113-manga-variety-hour-tragedy-tomorrow-comedy-tonight/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-117-shonen-jump-manga/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-134-yuri-manga-variety-hour/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-174-sex-ed-120-part-1/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-181-ace-aro-representation-in-anime-and-manga-part-1/
https://www.animefeminist.com/chatty-af-182-ace-aro-representation-in-anime-and-manga-part-2/

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
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28358
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28535
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

shoujo manga that I like

work in progress, a lot of the descriptions are temporary or are to be added.

A guide for anyone looking to explore more modern shoujo and not knowing where to start and optimized for variety.

This stack includes shoujo that began in 2010-2019 categorized by genre in order to cover a multitude of subjects and feature diverse stories. I tried to feature many popular and influential series that might be useful for exploring the demographic, with a few lesser known ones to add to the genre diversity.

The genres are sorted as follows:

High School Romance
Fantasy and Supernatural
Queer Series
Historical
Romcoms and Comedy
Trashy Series of Ill Repute
Isekai
Heavy Drama and Darker Themes
Episodic Slice of Life and Career Oriented stories

A collection of romance mangas that have fantasy or supernatural element in them.

These are all having romance as main or sub element in the plot. Some of the recommendations may get a bit dark but still are romance mangas.

The best way for the items chosen to be represented would be:
Something close to if Witch Hat Atelier (Tongari Boushi no Atelier) had a little older cast and a touch of romance.


{Sorted by Name}

Collection of Mangas with detailed and unique art styles. Art that is very detailed.

Manga that were published under the Shojo Beat/Shojo imprint by Viz Media.

A list of manga I think deserve more love and recognition.... and an anime :') I'll update as I read and find more hidden gems LOL

All titles currently releasing under Viz's Shojo Beat label!
Sorted by number of volumes currently released.

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.

Second part of the 100 shoujo manga recommendations mentioned in their video Shoujo Manga INSPIRED Dandadan?!

Just for a disclaimer: Some of these I am still reading but somehow I have come to love them and think of them often.

I read a lot of shoujo and josei manga/manhwa/manhua so I thought I should make a list like this.

This one consists of traditional manga from the shoujo and josei demographic. Just added some titles that I think deserve more recognition than they already have.