Best Smut Romance Manga

Here are tons of good smut romance manga to read, from femdom smut manga to knight in shining armour smut manga and everything in between. Every individual has a taste, and a lot of them tend to have mixed feelings when they hear the term ‘smut.’ If you are not sure what this term means, let us help you out here!

What is smut manga?

 Generally, smut manga caters for the audience who love the shoujo genre but includes some controversial and mature themes that range from sexual acts to femdom manga situations, to BDSM manga and everything between and even beyond that. Sometimes the stories can be out there and provocative, but seen as an art form, in order to ellicit certain responses from the reader. Thus, this list contains mature themes that are suited for only persons of age. Before getting into smut manga, make sure you are of age and to keep an open mind in order to appreciate it fully in its entirety.

Best Smut Manga 2022!

14. Love Celeb

A shōjo manga series created by Mayu Shinjo, Love Celeb is one of the best works of the mangaka Shinjou. Her drawings are definitely unique and also she brings some good stories for the mature audience. It features a raunchy romance revolving around our main girl Kirara trying to get into the entertainment industry, but somehow ending up as Gin’s object of desire. At first he appears as her silver haired knight in shining armour, saving her from the many seedy producers that want her virginity, in exchange for making her dream come true. She won't realise she's fallen in to the heart of the fox's lair until it's too late. The art is great, and the characters are very intriguing. It might not become the best smut manga you’ve read but at least it won’t become the worst one. So, since you’re here for a good smut manga, it's definitely worth trying at some point.

13. Koibana Onsen

If smut manga can be wholesome, then perhaps this is one of them. It introduces a sweet ecchi romance, slice of life type storyline, following the relationship between Akiyama and his girlfriend, or rather its demise, but events thereafter. Despite the couples breakup, Akiyama doesn't want to waste the reservations he has at a popular resort and so decides to embark on the retreat himself. What he doesn't know, however, is the presence of three beautiful siren like sisters working there, which is an incident waiting to happen. This delicate smut manga doesn't stop there though, and takes us through the beginnings of a new relationship and each layer that consists of, whilst still harbouring painful feelings of breakup from the previous relationship. With bonds growing and deepening, who knows how it will end, and with whom? This portrayal of romance, betrayal and new love is founded through raunchy depictions and a lot of mature artwork.

12. Honey x Honey Drops

This academy schoolgirl themed smut manga is definitely controversial, not least because our main girl Yuzuru is only 15 years of age at time of events. Whether that makes this a loli smut manga or any kind of loli hentai manga, remains to be seen, with so many undecided, but it is rightly addressed with some concern. If we can excuse the age issue and convince ourselves that our girl Yuzu is of the age of consent, then it becomes a really unique and interesting, one kind of smut manga, where the plot is quite unusual and convincing. It has a touch of realism, a lot of hilarious moments, and you can feel the chemistry between the main leads perfectly. A student at Houjou Academy, at her summer job, Yuzuru meets a troublesome rich boy, Renge Kai, who is attending the same school as her. Kai is part of the Kugeka, a class opened only to the rich students of Houjou. At the end of the summer break she finds out that she has become Kai's "Honey". This nickname is given to all the students from the regular class choosen by the Kugeka to become their assistants, so that the rich boys can be successful without any problem. The up side to being a Honey is that all their school fees will be taken care of, but the downside means she will have to submit to Kai as her master and cater for his every demand. With quitting meaning having to leave the school, and with feelings growing for Kai, where will this romance take her?

11. Ai no Koe

Five romantic, passionate, sexy stories about modern women and the men they love, consist of titles Voices of Love, One Summer's Day, Rainbow Smile, Pictures of Us and Teach Me Love, a whole mixed bag of smut manga tales exploring themes of love, tricky romantic situations, lust, acceptance and roles within society. This smut manga presents crazy situations you wouldn't find in any other romance manga, making it one of the best smut manga and most memorable of all time. From a forbidden age gap smut romance manga, to a knight in shining armour romance, to a teacher and student romance manga tale, it also teaches about red flags and toxic behaviours, and the way we perceive and interpret erotic acts and situations. In this manga, there is not just smut content, but good stories that shine through.

10. Desire Climax

As the name suggests, this romance smut manga contains some very mature and adult themes, as well as some very extreme scenes. It carries a very beautiful art style and there is more to the story than meets the eye, however there is a lot of dirty content that completely steals the show and even overshadows everything else. If you are looking for the dirtiest smut manga possible but not too bothered about it overshadowing the story (it takes the illustrations to an extreme), this is the one for you. A story that starts as an interesting smut manga with a slight touch of shoujo to it, it follows Mio Omori, our main girl, who has a troubled backstory and comes from a poor background. Her life is hard, with her mother being hospitalized and her only brother being a school student. To support the family, Mio must become the main breadwinner, working multiple part-time jobs and spending most of her time at work. To make her life even more complicated, Shoei Jinnai meets her and steals her first kiss, and also throws money at her claiming to have bought her. But does this love-hate relationship changes Mio’s life in a good way?

9. I Can’t Do This Unless We’re In Love

This smut romance manga is one that will immerse you in its pages, with cute moments and a good storyline and ending, as well as the smut content. It explores how we feel around intimacy and love and lust, and the relationship between all of them, through some powerful art and illustrations. Kazumi is a 28-year-old career woman. She's single and a virgin, wears her hair casually pulled back just to have it out of the way, and is very self-conscious of her tomboy personality. But, for some reason, a handsome up-and-coming star at a client firm asks her out to dinner! Realizing it might be her one and only chance to change who she is, Kazumi accepts the invitation... only to find out that the place her date had in mind to "relax after dinner" is a hotel room!! She's uncomfortable with her body, yet he passionately pursues. His lips and fingers press. She falters, wondering if this is really love. He whispers in her ear, gentle yet cold, "You see now? You don't need love to do things like this." It is a cute romance to watch and one of the best smut romance manga out there. 

8. Over-Cumming Writer’s Block

Yes this smut romance manga is quite a lot what the title might give away. It features our young romance novelist Rio, who is attempting to write a good erotic novel, but keeps stumbling as her writing lacks fire and passion. To rectify the situation, she decides to interview some more amorous candidates in order to get in to the mindset of her lustful characters. After a few encounters, she finds a cute and handsome banker and begs him to let her interview him about his previous lusty encounters. Even though he hesitates to accept in the beginning, later he agrees to her request. Rio feels grateful to him for letting her know how to create a real erotic narrative for her book. Thus, begins the romantic story of a novelist and a banker which involves some pretty weird scenes. This smutty romance manga may be simple and silly conceptwise, but it is actually a really clever and unique take on the genre, it knows no bounds lustful content wise and serves up everything you could ever want in a romantic smutty manga novel. Like the sound of this? Move aside, Fifty Shades of Grey!

7. Itadakimasu

A lighthearted and incredibly funny smut romance manga, that will have you in stitches as well as well entertained. Its quirks and originality make this manga so much fun, something you will never get bored of reading. A femdom smut romance manga, it features a sweet romance between a young male student and an older woman and is told from the perspective of the older woman, who is flamboyant and dominant in the relationship or liason. It tackles the drama and lustful passion that transpires from a relationship with a large age gap, and is pretty unconventional in its approach, plus with some beautiful and hilarious art styles that interchange perfectly. In terms of smut romance manga this is pretty much a work of art.

6. Today, We’ll Start Our Love Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu

The story starts of with Tsubaki, an "unfashionable country bumpkin girl from the Showa era" that loves to do hair. She fails to make it to the school of her dreams so she has to settle with a school that is way below her standards. There, she meets Kyouta, the long-haired main male who she loathes from the very first day of school - I won't go into more detail to avoid spoiling it. It starts off very cliche, yes, and some events that happen may be unbelievable but I do not think that those specific scenes overshadow the entire story of two opposite teenagers that happen to find love with each other. Though this manga might not be for everyone, definitely read it until the end in order to make up your mind, the ending may definitely be worth it!

5. Kaikan Phrase

Aine never wanted to be a writer; she just created some erotic song lyrics for the sake of entering a contest. When she bumps into a man she doesn't know and loses the lyrics, she thinks she'll never see them again, but she thought wrong! He turns out to be Sakuya, a famous rock vocalist known for his sexy persona and lyrics. When he invites Aine to be his new lyricist, she finds herself quickly sucked into the harsh world of showbiz... and the even harsher world of falling in love with a guy that millions of girls love just as much! This romance smut manga is the perfect guilty pleasure manga, it can be pretty annoying at points, but keeps you that gripped, you end up not caring so much. The artwork and storyline are extremely good and since it is a smut manga, you might expect some weird moments, but you get a lot of beautiful moments too, plus some very alluring characters. Just like how you enjoy the characters in shoujo manga, you’ll love the way the characters are presented in this good smut manga.

4. Private Prince

A rare smut fantasy manga with a fairytale theme, this romance manga isn't quite as dirty as others on this list, but the lustful scenes are tasteful and well placed, letting the story take centre stage. The story involves a prince (Will) transferring to a university in Japan and a girl (Miyako) who has a dream of becoming a historian (actually it is rather an obsession!). Miyako is desperate, as her thesis involves the late princess of Etolia but she hadn't even started work due to lack of raw data. Fortunately Will happens to be the grand child of her, she goes to meet him but finds out that Will has a fetish for big boobs rather (she has rather big ones) and then he sets forth a condition which sets the life of Miyako to take a turn for the better and maybe for the worst. The story has a good pace and one never gets annoyed as it progresses. There are no fillers which makes it a very good read. The hesitation of Miyako and the aggression of Will set forth many troublesome situations and also many romantic encounters including sex which are beautifully expressed and make an emotional impact on ones heart. It is sprinkled with timely comedic situations and everything you could want in a romance manga with some smut scenes included.

3. Black Bird

It is not that often we see a fantasy storyline in the smut manga genre. Misao Harada has been able to see demons since she was a child and has vague memories of a boy who protected her from these troublesome creatures, vowing to come back for her someday. Now in high school, Misao wishes she could be normal and have a boyfriend. As she returns home one day, she notices a gorgeous stranger has moved in next door. To her surprise, he introduces himself as Kyou, her long-lost childhood friend and first love. The next day, on her 16th birthday, Misao is suddenly wounded by a classmate. Exposed as a demon, he plans to eat her in order to gain eternal youth. When all hope seems lost, Kyou saves her, revealing himself as the leader of a Tengu clan. Since making Misao his bride will bring prosperity to his clan, he offers her a choice: sleep with him and become his bride, or endure more attacks from other demons drawn to the power of her blood.

2. Midnight Secretary

A vampire smut romance manga that brings Twilight to shame, with its amazing characters and the chemistry that they share. Kaya is over the moon when she lands what she thinks is a good job as the private secretary of Touma, director of a prestigious company. She finds that her boss is every inch the man she thought he would be, strong willed, ambitious, driven and organised... but also more than she imagined. Not only is he arrogant in temperment, demanding and selfish, but one night, she accidentally discovers that Touma is a vampire. What do you think will happen? It's a gripping and exciting fantasy that will keep you hooked and wanting to devour more.

1. Nana to Kaoru

Kaoru is a 17-year-old virgin who has an S&M fetish. He has always dreamt about an SM relationship with his childhood friend Nana, who is looked upon as perfect and is always the target of boys' eyes. Their relationship has somewhat deteriorated through the years, due to them hanging out with different people and because Kaoru is not taking his education too seriously. One day though, Kaoru's mother gives some of his S&M toys to Nana for safekeeping. Nana finds the leather one-piece that Kaoru bought and tries it on but accidentally locks herself in it and doesn't have the key! Kaoru frees her of the one-piece, but then Nana realizes she may like Kaoru's hobby more than she thought. Subsequently, the two of them start engaging in so-called "breathers." These breathers are intended to relieve Nana of stress that originates from her attempts at keeping her grades and name perfect. If you like your smut manga spicy, this one is for you. It sports some truly out there BD$M scenes, a smut manga that goes beyond many others.

Concluding Smut Romance Manga List! Which is the best smut manga? Even though we have many recommendations on the list, we still couldn’t mention all the good ones. If you have any other good smut manga on your mind, do let us know in the comments below! If you liked this definitely also check out these Best Yuri Manga Series, Best Anime Twins, Best Trap Characters in Anime Shows and Best Harem High School Anime Shows!