Nicole. Volume 1 of Hibi Chou Chou (by Morishita Suu) photographed on a table.
Completed Shoujo Mangas With Fluffy, Cute Romance!
The following recommendations are what some people refer to as fluffy: sweet, soft, and innocent romance shoujo mangas. They feature the cutest, purest love! Each take place in high school, portraying the sweetness and shyness of experiencing your first love.
These love stories appreciate even the little things—brushing shoulders with your crush, holding hands when you begin dating, and sometimes even the first kiss experience. If you love fluffy, sweet romances, try reading these completed shoujo manga series!
You can read my full review for each series by clicking the manga titles!
1. Ran the Peerless Beauty
Author: Ammitsu
Number of Chapters: 40
Ran the Peerless Beauty Kodansha page
Ran the Peerless Beauty is one of the fluffiest shoujos I have read to date. It is full of adorable, pure love between the lovely Ran Takamine and her suitor.
It feels very delicate and soft, and the plot doesn’t have much drama, either. This fluffy romance contains a relaxing plot and an innocent first love. It is a completed shoujo manga with only 40 chapters; making it a short and sweet story!
Watch as Ran becomes closer with Akira Saeki, a nice boy in her class whose family owns a flower shop. This flower theme becomes prominent throughout the manga, and is very befitting for this adorable love story! These two slowly begin to learn more about each other, grow closer, and eventually express stronger feelings.
I especially love the ending of this manga; be sure to read it all the way through!
2. Strobe Edge
Author: Io Sakisaka
Number of Chapters: 10 volumes, around 39 chapters
Strobe Edge is a slightly older completed shoujo manga that follows first year student Ninako Kinoshita as she experiences her first love! This fun art style is done by the same author of popular series such as Love Me, Love Me Not and Ao Haru Ride. Similarly to those series, Strobe Edge features a very cute, bubbly art style.
This shoujo focuses a bit more on the complications of unrequited love. Ninako struggles with her feelings, since her first crush happens to already be taken! A bit of drama ensues as she tries to figure out what it is she is feeling and what to do with those new emotions.
The characters in this manga are all pretty well developed and interesting. Ninako is a very cute heroine with pure intentions and a big crush! This completed shoujo manga has a lot of original shoujo tropes and is overall a very sweet story.
3. Hinata No Blue
Author: Amu Meguro
Number of Chapters: 24.5 Chapters
This super sweet shoujo manga follows Hinata as she tries to make new friends in her first year of high school. She relied on her childhood friends a lot during junior high, and made it her mission to change once she entered high school; therefore, she enters a different high school alone.
By chance, she meets the school’s student president, who ends up being a big supporter in her journey of self change. These characters are extremely cute, and a bit naive.
This shoujo is an easy read with a bit of a slice-of-life style pacing plot-wise. It has minimal drama, but might also give you second lead syndrome! Hinata No Blue is a completed shoujo manga with only 24.5 chapters, meaning you can easily binge this cute story in one go.
4. Like a Butterfly
Author: Morishita Suu
Number of Chapters: 12 Volumes, around 83 chapters
Like a Butterfly Viz Media page
Like a Butterfly is a lovely and beautiful manga that centers its story around Suiren; a very shy, quiet girl who is the center of attention at school. Poor Suiren is a bit hesitant to speak to boys after her past experiences which led her to attend an all-girl’s middle school.
These experiences involved being surrounded and even harassed by boys; so when a boy named Kawasumi doesn’t give her this unwanted attention, she becomes interested in him.
This manga is a lovely and relaxing read that focuses on a relationship between two shy, quiet people. Some scenes of this manga have less dialogue, and focus more on character expressions to portray the feelings of the scene. This works nicely since the characters are so cute and the art style is very nice!
This completed shoujo manga is the longest out of these 5 recommendations, giving you a pretty good amount of content and a lovely slow burn romance with 83 chapters (no worries, the story continues even after the ship sails). Like a Butterfly has minimal drama, and mostly fluff!
5. Futari De Koi Wo Suru Riyuu
Author: Hiro Chihiro
Number of Chapters: 72 chapters + Epilogue
Lastly we have the fun manga Futari De Koi Wo Suru Riyuu, with Urara Andou as the heroine! This cute story introduces multiple male leads, making you wonder who will be end-game! Each male lead has a very different personality, and makes things very interesting for Urara.
This story has a tad bit more drama than the previous recommendations, but the final relationship is super cute and very satisfying!
This completed shoujo manga features 72 chapters, many of which consist of the heroine meeting and getting to know different potential suitors. You may get second and possibly even third lead syndrome from this manga!
No worries though, we do get a decent few chapters after a boyfriend is chosen, and even a very cute epilogue that seals the deal. I liked the designs of these characters a lot, and I hope you do, too!
Final Thoughts
There are lots of classic shoujo mangas out there that readers have come to love. If you love the innocent, heart-thumping romance mangas that are all fluff, try these titles out, too!
These completed shoujo manga titles are full stories with a range of authors, art styles, and lengths. Check them out and feel free to leave your favorite fluffy shoujo manga recommendations in the comments!
