Best romance manga ending in 2024

Key takeaways

• The completed 2024 romance manga features diverse and emotional stories ranging from bold confessions to gritty realism.
• Themes range from teenage acceptance to a supernatural romance with a vampire, featuring quirky love stories.
• Despite the translation delay, fans can still enjoy the heartwarming and bittersweet stories that explore love and self-discovery.

With December and the holiday season upon us, the days to 2024 are numbered. The New Year is fast approaching, and 2020 will reach its midpoint. So far, the decade has been a bit of a mess, and 2025 isn't likely to get off to a great start either. Still, bad times don't last forever, and there are times to enjoy and enjoy the little things in life.

for example, 2024 also saw the popular romance manga range reach its conclusionBe it in their original Japanese printings or through their English translations. They may be finished, but it also means that readers who love romance comics can now get their complete stories from start to finish. Be it a light romcom or a tender drama, these are it Best completed romance manga of 2024.

10 You are so naive, my dear!

MyAnimeList Score: 7.58

• Composer: Akari Hatta
• 7 volumes, 28 chapters
• Fan translations only

Some crime romances feature their bad boys/girls/etc. On the defensive, their humble love interest leads them on with their sweetness. Others, such as You are very naive, my dearInstead let them go aggressively, as Sutaka expresses her love for Nana loudly and proudly in a variety of direct ways. Even if it is possible to make her squirm.

Nana likes romantic stories and shojo comics but can't handle romance in real life. Even the slightest interaction with the opposite sex would set his heart racing and his nerves trembling. So, when Sutaka is very bold about his feelings for her, it's almost too much to take. It's a wholesome story overall, and one that ends in January 2024.

9 Love is in sight

MyAnimeList Score: 7.59

• Producer: Uoyama
• 8 volumes, 127 chapters
• Available in English via Viz Media

Some romance stories tame their villains, because there's a difference between being the bad guy/girl/etc. And being a bad person. Readers won't like someone if they're jerks inside and out, but giving them a soft center can help make them more likable. This is the case Love is in sightWhere the legally blind Yukiko manages to get past the terrifying face of Morio 'The Black Panther'.

In general, Morio is a criminal so violent that he scares others on sight, let alone beating them in a fight. However, Yukiko gets past those defenses by not being able to see how scary he is and treating him like a normal boy. This endears Morio so much that he falls for her and does everything he can to protect her. The final volume of this series was fully translated and released in September 2024.

8 my girlfriend's baby

MyAnimeList Score: 7.74

• Creator: Mamoru Aoi
• 10 volumes, 37 chapters
• Available in English through Seven Seas Entertainment

For every sweet love story and dark romance, there's one that takes love into a funnier, more realistic realm. my girlfriend's baby Covers the consequences of a teenage pregnancy, as Sachi's intimate moments with her lover Takara come to a life-changing conclusion. She is pregnant, and must now face the consequences; But she didn't have to face them alone. This manga treats the situation carefully, going into its subject without deciding its lead one way or the other.

Sachi weighs the options available to her and tries to navigate them as best she can. Despite the title, the manga is largely told from Sachi's point of view (fittingly, she is with the child), along with how Takara reacts and handles the situation. Its English translation is still ongoing, but the original manga ended Sachi and Takara's predicament in November 2024.

7 Fallen students and hopeless teachers

MyAnimeList Score: 7.88

• Creator: Sora
• 20 volumes, 141 chapters
• Fan translations only

Fallen students and hopeless teachers Not an official name for Tsuiraku JK to Haijin KyōshiAs it was not picked up by Yen Press, Seven Seas or any other English publisher at the time of writing. This dark romance between a suicidal high schooler and his lazy teacher received a live-action drama in June 2024, which was right when the manga released its final chapter.

Rejected by her crush, Mikoto contemplates jumping to her death, but is stopped by Jin, the physics teacher and all-joking butt. He asks why she's thinking of jumping and instead of telling her not to do it, he suggests going out with her first. Then he can see if his life is worth ending later. This is a good choice for those readers who are into bittersweet love stories with a touch of taboo.

6 Kubo won't let me turn invisible

MyAnimeList Score: 7.90

• Producer: Nene Yukimori
• 12 volumes, 152 chapters
• Available in English through Viz Media and MANGA Plus

technically, Kubo won't let me turn invisible Expires back in 2023. However if readers are not fluent in Japanese, or read the fan translations, they should pick up the last issue of Viz Media's official English release in March 2024. Then they found out if the Junta remained one. NPC in life, or if Kubo successfully brings him to become a main character in his own life. Generally, Junta is so quiet that people barely notice him, treating him as a 'crowd' or a background character.

He agreed to this condition, as he was not willing to make a scene anyway. That was until his classmate Kubo started looking for him and tried to help him come out of his shell. Usually, it's by teasing him, but it's all good-natured fun because the manga is ultimately a good story about love and building confidence.

5 All about my two fathers

MyAnimeList Score: 7.91

• Producer: Rosie
• 2 volumes, 12 chapters
• Available in English through MediaDo International/Animate International

MyAnimeList says All about my two fathers It is still being published, but its final chapter was released in early 2024 with its second volume. It's hard to find the exact date, as most search results direct people to its translated first episode or talk about an old sitcom. My two fathers instead It's frustrating for Google, this series is worth searching for.

It follows same-sex couple Nao and Ai, inspired by the legalization of same-sex marriage, as they decide to give family life a go. As they raise Hiro, the child they adopt, they learn more about each other as they handle the highs and lows of raising a child. The manga has received rave reviews from nearly every outlet, as it may be the healthiest depiction of a queer couple in manga.

4 The girl I like forgot her glasses

MyAnimeList Score: 8.04

• Producer: Koume Fujichika
• 12 volumes, 120 chapters
• Available in English through Comikey and Square-Enix's Manga UP!

The 'ugly person becomes bespectacled' trope is so old that making fun of it is itself a cliché. movie That touch of mink It was done in 1962 when the secretary took off his glasses to reveal his hair…someone who squints a lot through his messy hair (“it always works in the movies”). But what if someone finds them somehow attractive?

The girl I like forgot her glasses Kaede finds herself falling for her classmate, Ai, and he still loves her (if not more) when she regularly forgets her glasses. As a result, she needs his help to guide her around. By offering it freely, he becomes (literally) the kind of man she wants to be. Its final volume came out in June 2024, although the release date of its English translation is still pending at the time of this writing.

3 Teasing Master (Ex) Takagi-san

MyAnimeList Score: 8.08

• Producer: Mifumi Inaba
• 23 volumes, 319 chapters
• Fan translations only

Translating manga takes time, especially if it is for officially printed and released versions. original Teasing master Takagi-san It was finished in October 2023, but its final tankbone wasn't put together until January 2024, and its English version wouldn't be released until March 2025. It may be strange for people who read fan translations of its sequels, Teasing Master (Ex) Takagi-san.

It sees Nishikata and Takagi all grown up, married and with a daughter named Chi, who is a chip off her mother's block. Takagi can make attempts to tease her, as she is still a master of teasing. Nishikata is still hopeless against his wife and child, but he wouldn't trade them for the world. It is a sweet, extended epilogue to the original manga that released the final tankbone in October 2024.

2 night call

MyAnimeList Score: 8.17

• Manufacturer: Kotoyama
• 20 volumes, 203 chapters
• Available in English via Viz Media

There are many supernatural romances, often involving vampires. thanks to Dracula And so many novels since, these bloodsuckers have attracted many people, enticing heroes and readers alike with the darker things in life. night call Much the same, how tired high schooler Kaw leaves for a night hike and changes his life forever.

He meets Nazuna, a vampire with a taste for alcohol and vulgar humor, who shows him (later) the good things in life. Later, Kou wants to leave his human world to join her, but in order to do so, he must fall in love with her. This emotional transition reached its climax in January 2024, although its final English version is not finished until 2025. It will likely be in time for the upcoming second season of its anime adaptation.

1 You were there

MyAnimeList Score: 8.59

• Producer: Yuama
• 6 volumes, 32 chapters
• Available in English through Seven Seas Entertainment

January seems like a lifetime away, but that's the time Summer you were there Its final chapter was released. Its final tankobon appeared the following month, but its final officially translated volume did not arrive until late January 2025. The story is about Shizuku, a lonely student who has written a girls' romance novel that she wants to keep a secret.

However, the most popular girl in school, Kaori, finds it and lets it be read. Shizuku thought Kaori would single her out for this, but she loves it and dares Shizuku to either write a GL about her and Shizuku or go on a date with her. Is he teasing her, or is he for real? Readers won't know for sure until the last few chapters of the series, as the story keeps them guessing as its tension builds.