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Isekai with Female Leads/Girl Transported to Another World. This list is to compile mainly mangas

Quality of stories may vary

Must Have:
1. Romance as one of the primary focuses (no romantic subplots/romantic subtext only)
2. Set in a historical era or a world that resembles one
3. Be good

**Eras are listed! Use list view.

Must Haves:
1. Strong-- meaning badass, witty, professional, etc.
2. Loving-- having a kind, funny, inspirational, or complex personality. Not just a generic strong superwoman.
3. Female-- objectively female in the universe of the manga.
4. Lead-- being the center character of the manga or sharing the same amount of screen time as a male lead.
5. Be good

Manga included are set in real historical settings & does not include those set in a made up world but may include fictional things in the setting.

This stack is full and soon will be split, for better readability.

100% butterfly

i'm particularly picky about romance animanga because too many of them drag out for the sake of making more money, they don't even experience the couple's relationships and just ends it at them getting together, etc. the romances i chose have either character development, charm, and/or unique premise.

i tried not including romances where the romance isn't really a huge focus, and i haven't read many novels in general but i'll be adding romance novels i like in the future.

(P.S. I do not hate high school rom-coms, I just read a lot more romances of other genres and it's hard to find a rom-com that doesn't drag out or that stands out imo)

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!

part 1-https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11715
part 2-https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15226

Newest additions on top so make sure to check!! :)

updated: November 12 12:36 AM

for the mods- this is NOT a rate scale or a ranking it is just recs

manga with inclusive portrayal of love that seems realistic and won't make you cringe
(including BL, GL, rated mature)

please check out part 1:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25472
part 3:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55310

just josei manga that I like

work in progress. will add descriptions eventually

hot shoujo boys are my therapists 🤌

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*Josei is manga marketed towards women.