Recommending romantic manga in time for this lovely day!
Love is a many-splendored thing; so what better way to celebrate than with some gushy stuff? Here is a list of manga that will keep you warm tonight.
Enjoy!
Key:
📺 - adapted to anime
🏳️🌈 - LGBTQ+
🔗 - digital-only (as of this post)
For the Love of the Game
Score big with these romance and sports stories.
10 Dance by Inouesatoh (BL) (ballroom and Latin dance) 🏳️🌈
Cheeky Brat by Mitsubachi Miyuki (basketball)
Cutie and the Beast by Yuhi Azumi (wrestling)
I Fell in Love After School by Haruka Mitsui (volleyball) (digital-only; published by Kodansha) 🔗
Knight of the Ice by Yayoi Ogawa (ice skating)
Waiting for Spring by Anashin (basketball)
A B C
Falling in love at school is easy as 1 2 3. (No teachers necessary!)
Asahi-sempai's Favorite by Iroha Machino (digital-only; published by Kodansha) 🔗
I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School by Ui Kashima
I'll Win You Over, Sempai! by Shin Shinmoto (digital-only; published by Kodansha) 🔗
Ima Koi: Now I’m in Love by Ayuko Hatta
I Wanna Be Your Girl by Takase Umi (digital-only via Mangamo) (Queer romance) 🏳️🌈🔗
No Longer Heroine by Momoko Koda
Seven Days: Monday–Sunday by Venio Tachibana and Rihito Takarai (BL) 🏳️🌈
Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu 📺
Sweet Blue Flowers by Takako Shimura (GL) 📺 🏳️🌈
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses by Koume Fujichika 📺
Whispered Word by Takashi Ikeda (GL) 📺 🏳️🌈
Yarichin Bitch Club by Orgeretsu Tanaka (BL/yaoi) 📺 🏳️🌈
In My House
Couples living together under one roof...What could possibly go wrong?
Dreamin' Sun by Ichigo Takano
Hotaru's Way by Satoru Hiura (digital-only; published by Kodansha) 🔗
LDK by Ayu Watanabe
Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi 📺
The Two of Them Are Pretty Much Like This by Takashi Ikeda (GL) 🏳️🌈
I'm in love with a monster
From robots to kaiju, sink your fangs into these human x non-human romances!
Coyote by Ranmaru Zariya (BL/yaoi) 🏳️🌈
Dating a Ghost! by Marishima Shiro (human x ghost) (digital only via MangaPlaza) 🔗
Demon Love Spell by Mayu Shinjo (human x incubus)
Innocent Virgin At The Whims Of A Silver Lion by Amazatou (smut) (human x lion beast)(digital-only via Renta) 🔗
Kaiju Girl Caramelise by Spica Aoki (human x kaiju/giant monster)
My Wife Has No Emotion by Jiro Sugiura (human x robot)
Outbride: Beauty and the Beasts by Tohko Tsukinaga (human x monsters/reverse harem) (smut)
Primitive Boyfriend by Yoshineko Kitafuku (human x caveman)
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts by Yu Tomofuji (human x beast) 📺
The Cat Proposed by Dento Hayane (BL) (human x bakeneko) 🏳️🌈
Gangster of Love
Hey, yakuza need love too!
Boss Wife by Mayu Sakura (smut) (digital-only via Kondasha) 🔗
Boss Bride Days by Narumi Hasegaki (digital-only via Kodansha) 🔗
Jealousy by Scarlet Beriko (BL/yaoi) 🏳️🌈
Offering My Virginity to a Gangster by Aki Murakami (smut) (digital-only via CoolMic) 🔗
Twittering Birds Never Fly by Kou Yoneda (BL/yaoi) 📺 🏳️🌈
Wild Ones by Kiyo Fujiwara
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii by Asuka Konishi
Yakuza Lover by Nozomi Mino (smut)
Don't know much about history
This category is all about historical romances.
Barbarities by Tsuta Suzuki (BL) (Renaissance Europe) 🏳️🌈
My Lady Is Living With A Rogue! by Ni-zuma (Sengoku era) (digital-only manga with audiobook published by Medibang; available via E-Manga and select storefronts) 🔗
Red River by Chie Shinohara (ancient Anatolia/Middle East)
Tail of the Moon by Rinko Ueda (Sengoku era)
Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court by Satsuki Nakamura, Ei Ohitsuji and Kana Yuki (ancient China)
Yukarism by Chika Shiomi (Edo period)
Tainted Love
We're talking 'bout all the red flags, honey.
A Childless Affiar by Ichiri Houjyou (digital-only via Pocket Comics) 🔗
Dear Sa-chan by Iori Asaga (digital-only via MangaPlus) 🔗
Guilty by Ai Okaue (digital-only; published by Kodansha) 🔗
Love of Kill by Fe 📺
Nanase-san's Crazy Love Obsession by Tom Shinonome (digital-only via Mangamo app) 🔗
Second Time's the Crime by Nagare Ebi (digital-only via Comikey) 🔗
The Betrayed Husband's Blues by Chika Semoto (digital-only via Comikey) 🔗
Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse by Naru Narumi (fanservice/ecchi) (digital-only; published by Kodansha) 🔗
Who Wants to Marry a Billionaire? by Mikoto Yamaguchi and Mario (smut)
Mind the Gap
If you love big age-gap romances, this category is for you!
After the Rain by Jun Mayuzuki (older male MC x younger female MC) 📺
Black Sesame Salt and Custard Pudding by Yufuko Suzuki (older male MC x younger female MC) (digital only; published by Live Comics and available on Renta! and several digital storefronts) 🔗
I'm Starting to Fall in Love With the Prince by Misumi (older female MC x younger male MC) (digital-only via MangaPlaza) 🔗
My Handsome Housekeeper, Nagisa by Yotsuhara Furiko (older male MC x younger female MC) (digital-only via MangaPlaza) 🔗
Promise Cinderella by Oreco Tachibana (older female MC x younger male MC) (digital-only via Comikey) 🔗
We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and That’s When Things Got Weird! by Hato Hachiya (older female MC x younger male MC)
You Like Me, Not My Daughter?! by Kota Nozomi, Tesshin Azuma, Giuniu (older female MC x younger Male MC)
Occupational Hazard
This category is about finding love in the workplace.
An Incurable Case of Love by Maki Enjouji
Ask and You Shall Receive by Niyama (BL/yaoi) (smut) (digital-only published by ShuCream) 🏳️🌈 🔗
Black and White: Tough Love at the Office by Sal Jiang (GL) 🏳️🌈
Butterflies, Flowers by Yuki Yoshihara (smut)
Bullets for Crybabies by Yoriko Wada (digital-only via MangaPlaza) 🔗
Cherry Magic! by Yuu Toyota (BL) 🏳️🌈
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon by Shio Usui (GL) 🏳️🌈
Game: Between the Suits by Mai Nishikata (smut)
Our Teachers are Dating! by Pikachi Ohi (GL) 🏳️🌈
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague by Miyuki Tonogaya (digital-only via Comikey and MangaUp! app) 📺 🔗
You and Me in a Gender-Reversed World by Ragi (digital-only via CoolMic) 🔗
All Day Music
These couples are making sweet harmony together, and by harmony, I mean music.
A Devil and Her Love Song by Miyoshi Tomori (choir/religious music)
Anonymous Noise by Ryoko Fukuyama (rock/pop) 📺
Given by Natsuki Kizu (BL) (rock/pop) 📺 🏳️🌈
La Corda d'Oro by Yuki Kure (classical) 📺
The Song of Yoru & Asa by Harada (BL/yaoi) (rock/pop) 🏳️🌈
The Song of Yoru & Asa Encore by Harada (BL/yaoi) (rock/pop) 🏳️🌈
Whisper Me a Love Song by Eku Takeshima (GL) (rock/pop) 📺 🏳️🌈
That my best friend
Finally, let's keep it platonic. These are (mostly) non-romantic friendship stories. Send love to ya homies!
Azumanga Daioh by Kiyohiko Azuma 📺
BL Metamorphosis by Kaori Tsurutani (story about friends bonding over BL)
Days on Fes by Kanato Oka
Daily Lives of Highschool Boys by Yasunobu Yamauchi 📺
Play It Cool, Guys by Kokone Nata 📺
Slumbering Beauty by Yumi Unita
Thigh High: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy by Kotobuki
So, what will you be reading this Valentine's Day? Let me know below or on Twitter @ThatMangaHunter.