Yamada and Kase are two very different girls, but they're in love! It's a pretty simple romance, and it gets me every time.

I think this is a really good series to start with if you want to get into yuri! There's also an OVA adaptation which is ok.

On the surface, Nanoha and Chidori are two normal highschool best friends. Secretly though, they are in a relationship.

For a series with such a generic plot, this is immensely well written and engaging. The characters definitely feel like highschoolers but it's not annoying, they're just young and trying to work out how to navigate life.

Miwa is gay. Saeko is also gay. They meet in collge and both become friends, then girlfriends because why not? What could go wrong? (a lot).

For a comedy series, it actually gets really dark and messy. There's childhood trauma, repression and miscommunication. Basically, it's not afraid to show that relationships are really scary and complex. But the characters are likeable for all their flaws and I can't help but root for Saeko and Miwa.

Hinako suffered a traumatic car accident as a child that left her an orphan. As a teenager her only solace is her best friend Miko, who sticks by her and stays optimistic no matter what. Everything changes when Hinako meets Shiori, a mermaid who claims to want to eat Hinako???

Despite not being sold as either of these things, this series is basically a horror love triangle. It has a lovely artstyle and a super foreboding atmosphere, and I'm always excited to see what happens next.

This is an autobiogrpahical slice of life manga about the author's relationship with her girlfriend! Despite their differences, their love for each other really shines through.

As well as being very adorable and real, I found it informative about being a lesbian in Japan.

This gag manga follows Sugiura and Yokoe, who have pretty much always been friends. For as long as they've been friends though, Yokoe has been in love with Sugiura. The story follows their various cringe hijinks, as well as many sideplots about their friends and people they know.

I feel like this is the manga I've read that captures the sheer painfulness and boredom of life when you're a teenager. That makes it sound unappealing but a lot of great comedy comes from these situations as well as Ningiyau's mastery of facial expressions. I also love how, to be frank, most of the characters are idiots. As a fellow idiot I felt seen. It's admittedly more comedy focused than romance, but there are still plenty of gay moments. I'm looking forward to seeing the characters yell at each other even more.

I read this on tumblr back in like 2016. I was one of the first wlw romances I'd ever seen but I remembered finding it kinda confusing. 13 year old me didn't understand the concept of a non-linear plot ig. Coming back to it though, it's somehow better than I remembered.

It isn't exactly groundbreaking, just two girls hanging out with friends and being in love. However, it's done so well that it feels fresh. It's also laugh out loud funny. Like with School Zone, the facial expressions and extreme reactions to everyday scenarios are what makes it.

Sadly cancelled after one volume for unknown reasons, Killing Me uses two of my favourite tropes: "vampires" and "they are in love but also trying to kill each other".

Saki is an uptight vampire hunter and Miyoko is a cute pink haired vampire. Every night Saki tries to kill Miyoko but she just can't. Could it be because she's actually in love with Miyoko???? (yes) Shenanigans ensue.

Despite being kind of repetitive, the strong romantic tension and cool action makes me love it so much. Everyday I pray that that it comes back but in my heart I know it's unlikely. Don't read this unless you want to be severely disappointed that it has no real ending :(

I'm normally not the biggest fan of one shots but this (and it's sequel, "5 Seconds Before Falling in Love with a Witch") is a masterpiece. Once again, it's my favourite trope, the two leads are mortal enemies! (They're a witch and a witch hunter). Idk if I need to explain it any more than that. It's really cute and you get such a sense of the characters in a short amount of time.

The story of Asano Minato, a quiet and tall girl who fades into the background. Everything changes when she meets Hibiki, a drummer who encorages Minato to join the school's new music club.

I kind of felt less enthusiastic about this towards the end, since the conflict seemed a bit arbitrary and drawn out. But! I love how Minato found confidence in herself because she found a group of people who understood her and encouraged her to pursue her passions!

Honestly I thought I hated Akiko Morishima's stuff (Hanjuku Joshi took 10 years off of my life) but this manga is very cute and well-written!!!

It follows a group of women working at a wedding company and the various romantic entanglements that happen. Morishima should just write about adult women for the rest of her life and never touch a school setting again.

Maki and Midori used to be girlfriends. In typical Class S fashion, they broke up at the end of highschool. Unfortunately, Maki never quite got over it.

When they encounter each other later in life, Midori is engaged and pregnant. On the surface she seems happy with her fiance, but why does she still feel so lonely? As Maki and Midori reconnect, they both realise something needs to change.

This manga tackles comphet, abuse, growing up, misogyny and loneliness in a way that really affected me. The art is also beautiful. I would really recommend it if you’re sick of schoolgirl stories and want something completely different.

Mei is a sweet girl who up until this point, has had a pretty hard life. She has spent much of her life in hospital thanks to her anaemia. Not only that, she can see who's in love with who! This is represented with pink arrows that point towards whoever the person is in love with. Her power has (ironically) resulted in a lot of heartbreak for her. She'll try to help with a romance problem, only for it to end up making things worse.

She tries to make a new start at a different school, where no one knows her. Somehow, she runs into her childhood best friend as well as a girl who falls in love with almost anyone she sees. Both of them have arrows... pointing towards Mei! She wants to run away from these feelings, but is this what she really wants?

I liked how lots of different kinds of love were represented. I also love how the arrows are rendered in bright pink, putting the extra effort to print them that colour seriously paid off. I was pleasantly surprised they didn't draw the story out longer, I can picture lots of scenarios with this premise that they could have explored. However, I do respect that they didn't do that and just keep the story going infinitely for no reason. The conclusion was a little unexpected, but I wasn't mad about it and ultimately thought it made sense. If you want a really sweet and wholesome time I recommend.

Yuma and Hotaru are childhood friends. When Yuma is scared to take things to the next step with her high school boyfriend, Hotaru is more than happy to step in. Hotaru begins to push the boundaries of their friendship further, leading Yuma to question what their relationship really means.

This series is controversial, so I was extremely surprised when I resonated with it so deeply. If you ever had one of those “toxic co-dependent teenage sapphic friendships”, this one is for you! Of course, there's messy melodrama that's typical of a high school yuri and the explicit content will definitely put some people off. It's silly in places, but I did find myself invested in the romance. This is a classic of toxic yuri to me.

Ayaka is obsessed with her competent and kind boss Hiroko. No matter what she does though, Hiroko never notices Ayaka's romantic advances. Despite this, Ayaka remains determined to make Hiroko fall in love with her no matter what.

OL yuri is my favorite yuri sub-genre and this might be one of my favorite entries! The central romance is sweet and funny, and Sal Jiang's way of drawing facial expressions adds to the comedy. Hiroko’s battle with staying in the closet and the inclusion of a lesbian bar that the characters frequent added extra depth, making it seem like a mature and genuine exploration of lesbian identity.

When Chiyo quits her job and misses her rent payments, her landlady proposes that Chiyo perform tasks for her in exchange for continuing to live in the building. The first task being... to sleep with her. Despite this rocky start, the two begin to grow closer.

This sounds like a porn plot and tbh, this manga is pretty explicit. However, the way the two characters care for and look after each other is extremely wholesome and enjoyable to read. Chiyo and landlady both seem to battle with mental health problems, but together they work to improve themselves. The genuine sweetness of this series makes it an unexpected favourite of mine.