The Best Romance Manga That Debuted In 2024

For those readers who enjoy a good Romance story, there are various romance manga series that debuted in 2024. Be it new publications or official translations being published in English for the first time, these series have a lot of colorful characters and intense RomCom potential.

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Let’s take a look at the best Romance manga that debuted In 2024. This ranked list considers plot, art quality, and character development. From the most anticipated sequel of a legendary RomCom series to a quirky romantic comedy with sprinkles of school drama, these manga are perfect for Romance fans looking for their next favorite series.

6

Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me To You – Soulmate

The Sequel To The Legendary RomCom

• Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Drama, Comedy
• Author: Karuho Shiina
• Published By: Viz Media

Fans of Kimi Ni Todoke were tremendously excited earlier this year when the continuation/spin-off of the original series was announced. Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me To You – Soulmate focuses more on the character of Kurumi as she slowly becomes the main character of the story in a new and dramatic series of romantic adventures.

Fans should also know that this series is a follow-up to Crazy For You, so if they haven’t read the story of Eiji Akahoshi, they won’t understand how the events of this series are sequenced. However, most fans of Karuho Shiina have already burned through every single LN and manga under their label, so they will be able to enjoy this series with absolute freedom.

5

Last Quarter

A Thrilling Romance With A Dose Of Mystery

• Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Drama, Supernatural, Mystery
• Author: Ai Yazawa
• Published By: Viz Media

Under the light of the moon, a tragedy unfolds: A runaway young lady, a stray musician, and the ties of fate that bind them all together in this tragic romance by Ai Yazawa (Nana, Paradise Kiss). Moved to search for a lost pet, a young school boy is aided by a mysterious girl who turns out to be the ghost of Mizuki Mochizuki, the runaway bride whose life ended in regret, unable to meet with her lover.

In this masterfully developed short series, Yazawa’s storytelling breaks the mold of the traditional romance shoujo and walks the thin line between classic drama and supernatural mystery. An official translation/release of Last Quarter was announced earlier this year, and the volumes are already in circulation thanks to Viz Media.

4

Nezumi’s First Love

A Tragic Love Story With Doses Of Urban Police Drama

• Genre: Seinen, Romance, Drama, Action, Urban Fiction
• Author: Oosetu Riku
• Published By: Kodansha USA

Originally known as Nezumi no Hatsukoi, Nezumi’s First Love is a dramatic girl-meets-boy story is everything except what longtime readers of shoujo manga are used to. It has drama, blood, and darkness like few other romances can boast. The story of a young girl trained by the Yakuza to be an assassin black widow turns 180 degrees when she meets Ao, a boy her age. They end up living together and develop a beautiful relationship until destiny knocks at their door in the worst possible way.

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Now, Ao and Nezumi will need to train together and complete a series of requests for the Yakuza, or end up wearing concrete shoes at the bottom of the river. This award-winning romance manga was republished in English by Kodansha USA earlier this year, so fans can pick it up through Amazon and other online stores.

3

Syd Craft: Love Is A Mystery

A Mixture Of Detective Conan And RomCom

• Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Comedy, Sleuth, Mystery
• Author: Tsutsui Taishi
• Published By: Viz Media

In Syd Craft: Love Is A Mystery, a lovely RomCom, a famous detective named Syd Craft, who is said to be the very best in the world, has to deal with the ultimate challenge: Figuring out what love truly means. Entangled in some sort of strange love triangle between his assistant and a young and clumsy detective, Syd is ironically a fan of Romance novels, which he binge-reads in his free time.

No matter how smart and deductive his inner thoughts are, Syd just doesn’t seem able to figure out what has been going on around him for a while. Meanwhile, Elio and Souffle, the young girls who are enamored with him, are constantly causing turmoil and breaking into his seemingly peaceful bachelor life like a storm.

2

Ane No Tomodachi

A Spicy RomCom With An Age Gap

• Genre: Seinen, Romance, Comedy, Slice-Of-Life
• Author: Takase Waka
• Published By: Tonari

Asahi, a reclusive gamer addicted to shoujo galges, returns to his home every day and finds his sister’s best friend sprawling around as if it were her own house. This “domestic RomCom” about a younger boy and an older girl is an out-of-the-ordinary comedy with a charm that only Takase Waka (Resonant Blue, Qualia) can achieve.

Ane No Tomodachi has its spicy scenes, so readers be warned, its demographics are more attuned to the seinen audience than shoujo veterans. The good news is that it tells a decent story with fluid art, heartwarming moments, and great character development.

1

Kesa Mo Yuraretemasu

A Love Comedy About Falling In Love On Public Transport

• Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Comedy, Slice-Of-Life, Shounen, School Life
• Author: Masuda Eiji
• Published By: Bessatsu Shounen Champion

This bold and quirky love comedy is about a young school boy and his female counterpart, who meet on the subway train every morning and spend 20 minutes of intense staring at each other in the most awkward and strange approach to RomComs readers will see this season.

However, it just happens to work. After all, who in their lifetime didn’t fall in love on public transport, right? This results in a boy-meets-girl story mixed up with one of the most cliché tropes in existence, with a strong dose of comedy, and some slice-of-life to boot. All of this makes Kesa Mo Yuraretemasu a good and intense read.

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