Top 10 Yuri Manga Featuring Adult Couples
For some Yuri manga readers, it can be tiresome to read stories that feature high school type relationships. Instead, they seek manga that depict adult and mature relationships. Our personal favorites include co-worker type stories.
In the recent months, we have been excited to see more adult romance being licensed by the publishers. Some titles include “Black and White: Tough Love at the Office”, “The Two of Them Are Pretty Much Like This”, and “SHWD”. Overall, we always hope more Yuri in general is licensed but it’s amazing to have such a variety.
Well, if adult romance is for you, we have a great Top 10 list to get you started. Check out our list for “Top 10 Yuri Manga Featuring Adult Couples” below:
10. Even Though We’re Adults (Volume 1)
Story & Art By: Takako Shimura
Synopsis: From the critically acclaimed creator of Wandering Son and Sweet Blue Flowers, a heart-tugging manga about two busy women who think they’ve figured out the whole adulting thing…until they fall in love with each other.
Ayano, an elementary school teacher in her thirties, stops by a bar one day and meets another woman named Akari. Sparks fly as the two chat, and before the night is over, Ayano even goes in for a kiss. Akari is intrigued but confused…especially when she discovers that Ayano has a husband! Both Ayano and Akari are about to find out that love doesn’t get any easier, even as you grow older.
Volumes: There are currently 4 volumes in print. Volume 5 is set to be released on November 15, 2022.
Where To Read: Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
9. Still Sick (Volume 1)
Story & Art By: Akashi
Synopsis: Makoto Shimizu is just an ordinary office worker, blending in seamlessly with her colleagues on the job... that is, until her coworker Akane Maekawa discovers her well-hidden secret: in her spare time, she draws and sells girls' love comics!
Akane is the last person Makoto would think of as a nerd, but as her interest in Shimizu’s art blossoms and the two grow closer, it's starting to seem like Akane may have a secret of her own…
Volumes: There are currently 3 volumes in print. Volume 3 is the Final Volume.
Where To Read: Tokyopop released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
8. I Can't Believe I Slept With You! (Volume 1)
Story & Art By: Miyako Miyahara
Synopsis: Love blossoms when a landlady and her tenant form an unconventional arrangement in this popular yuri romance (originally known as Even If It Was Just Once, I Regret It).
Twenty-four-year-old Koduka Chiyo quit her job and is wallowing in self-pity. She’s also three months behind on her rent. Her landlady proposes an unusual solution: sleep with her, and she’ll help with the debt, the filthy apartment, and the loneliness. Can true love develop from an arrangement that started with a bang?
Volumes: There is currently 1 volume in print. Volume 2 is set to be released June 14, 2022 and Volume 3 is set for November 8, 2022.
Where To Read: Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
7. Our Teachers Are Dating! (Volume 1)
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Synopsis: A sweet yuri romance between teachers!
Hayama-sensei and Terano-sensei are two women who work at the same school…and just started going out! They’re a little shy about their budding relationship, but their coworkers—and even their students—are rooting for them as they bumble their way through love!
Volumes: There are currently 3 volumes in print. Volume 4 is set to be released on April 26, 2022.
Where To Read: Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
6. I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up
Story & Art By: Kodama Naoko
Synopsis: Morimoto, a young professional woman in Japan, wishes her parents would stop trying to get her to marry a man and settle down. In an unexpected move, her friend from high school offers to be her wife in a sham marriage, to make Morimoto’s parents back off. But this “fake” marriage could unearth something very real!
Volume: This is a stand alone volume.
Where To Read: Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
5. Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon (Volume 1)
Story & Art By: Shio Usui
Synopsis: A lovely yuri romance for the modern career woman!
Uno Hinako throws herself into makeup, fashion, and falling in love, hoping that will make her seem “normal” to the other people at her job. But no matter how hard she tries, she’s a self-doubting mess inside, and her attempts at “normal” romance with men just keep failing. When she starts to think she might be alone forever, a new normal presents itself in the form of her relationship with Asahi Sato, a level-headed woman who works at her company. It starts as respect, and then it becomes far more intimate.
Volumes: There are currently 2 volumes in print. Volume 3 is set to be released June 21, 2022.
Where To Read: Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
4. If We Leave on the Dot (Volume 1)
Story & Art By: Ayu Inui
Synopsis: Yukawa comes into the office and always hangs up her coat on the rack; most others just sling it over their chairs. That may be because Yukawa is proper, but maybe because she loves receiving handwritten notes from her coworker Mizuki. Until recently, Yukawa only knew Mizuki and her sweet vanilla scent from afar, but one day she was able to befriend her after a mix up with their coats. Since then, Mizuki communicates with Yukawa and asks her to go out after work via pen, paper, and coat. They never make plans ahead of time, nor do they even know each other's phone numbers. As Yukawa navigates her feelings and learns more about Mizuki, will their relationship blossom into more than whatever it is right now?
Volumes: There are 4 volumes released digitally.
Where To Read: Manga Planet released the manga digitally on their subscription platform. The first chapter is available to read for free on the website. For more information, check out the publisher website.
3. Whenever Our Eyes Meet...: A Women's Love Anthology
Story & Art By: ASCII Media Works
Synopsis: ...I fall in love with her...
For those who devote themselves to their careers, love sometimes has to take a back seat. Yet, it can strike when you least expect it, whether it's with a coworker or a kindred soul at the bar after hours. What will tomorrow bring? Whether it's romance, loss, regret, or just another day at the office, these are the stories of women who find love as they follow their dreams.
Volume: This is a stand alone volume.
Where To Read: Yen Press released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
2. My Cute Little Kitten (Volume 1)
Story & Art By: Milk Morinaga
Synopsis: Rena and Yuna have been roommates since school, and decided to rent a place together after graduation. They’ve lived together as friends for five years, but things suddenly change the day Yuna adopts a kitten, even though their apartment doesn’t allow pets. When Yuna says she wants to move somewhere that will allow them to keep the kitten, Rena admits her true feelings: she wants to be more than friends. Yuna isn’t sure how to reciprocate, but she’s game to try!
Volumes: Volume 1 is set to be released on December 20, 2022.
Where To Read: Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
1. I Love You So Much, I Hate You
Story & Art By: yuni
Synopsis: What do work and love have in common? They can both take over your life...
Saori Fujimura and her boss, Ayako Asano, are an unbeatable duo at work, but after hours their relationship is more than just professional. As tensions mount between Ayako and her husband and Saori's feelings grow stronger, they'll have to decide-is it love they seek, or merely pleasure?
Volume: This is a stand alone volume.
Where To Read: Yen Press released the manga in print and digital format. For more information, check out the publisher website.
Sources: Yen Press website. Tokyopop website. Seven Seas Entertainment website. Manga Planet website. *Top photo credit - “If We Leave on the Dot” from Manga Planet.*
