Tonari no Kinniku Joshi
The Muscle Girl Next Door

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These are manga that are super wholesome and sweet!

The primary focus of these tend to be romance, family or other relationships. There may be a subplot, or an occasional serious scene here and there, but the vast majority of the manga is wholesome and adorable!

11/13/22: Thanks to LeturLefr for contributing!

Simple stories to read when you want to relax, laugh or feel warm

I plan on adding more...

Gender role reversal romance at its finest!!! When the female lead has very "masculine" features and behaviors; and the male lead has "feminine" features and behaviors <3

Manga where the muscular/fit girl(s) is either a primary or important secondary character.



Let me know of any other manga I've missed.
Or not; you decide.
Here's some for a part 2:
- Girlish Hard Punch
- Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna

At least one main female character is physically strong, preferably the protagonist.

Physical strength applies both to hand-to-hand combat and proficiency in wielding weaponry (marksmanship, swordsmanship, archery etc.) as well as ability and talent in a physical sport.

No magical/supernatural power allowed unless it enhances physical strength.


Part 1 is here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39375

A list on manga with notable female characters with some muscle definition.
Weather they have a athletic build or they are absolutely ripped, they will be here.

Not on MAL
- Yuusha-sama wa Houshuu ni Hitozuma wo go Kibou desu

Just a list of the one-shot or single omnibus releases in English of Shojo and Josei stories. Companies include Viz, Vertical Comics, Yen Press, Seven seas, Denpa, Kodansha, Fantagraphics, Star Fruit Books, Dark Horse, Digital Manga Publishing, and ADV manga. There are several that Tokyopop licensed as one-shots or single omnibi, but I ran out of room so I didn't include them on this list.

*I ran out of room to include these works:

- Living the Line's "The Girl Who Raised the Dead" (https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/the-girl-who-raised-the-dead)
- My Boss is a Giant Omnibus
- Horrors of Noroi Michiru
- Makeup is Not (just) magic
- Wonder House of Horrors
- Hide and Seek (Yoshiko Naono)

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/75787

A list of all the Shojo and Josei manga titles licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment continued

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56378

Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56591

Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/66481

This is a list of the shojo and josei manga set in college/university licensed in english. It includes genres beyond romance. It doesn't include characters who are university-age but who are not in college/university/art school. This also includes series that span across high school into university, as long as a significant chunk of the story takes place in university.


Some MangaPlaza ones not in the MAL database:
- You're a little too much for me
- The Bespectacled Prince and the Punk Next Door
- I can't drink with aoki
- The Voluptuous Guy!

"Taller" could mean relative to the male love interest or just in general.

Suggestions welcomed! Trying to find ones that fall on the 'wholesome' (appropriate) end of the spectrum. Nothing too explicit; also trying to avoid actual "giantess" characters beyond the scope of realism.

Feel free to check out my companion stack, "Falling in Love with an Older Woman"
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/61365

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Couldn't fit:
- Dekoboko no Waltz

Not on MAL:
- Little Yuu-kun and Big Kana-chan
- Boy Meets Girl, Again!
- A 190cm S and a 180cm M - Oneshot by @mada_tetsukazu
- Oversized Love
(Webtoons)
- Morgana and Oz

We believe in short haired tomboy supremacy in this household.

And, reject the losing heroine tropes as well as tomboy erasure.

I just wanted to make a list of shojo/josei manga with FLs who don't have the stereotypical body type of skinny (with the occasional extra bit of weight in the breasts and hips only). So these will be FLs who are particularly visibly muscular, FLs who are visibly mid-sized, and FLs who are visibly plus-sized.

Some series don't have MAL entries sadly:

All Be Plus! - https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/h3y151o/all-be-plus

Program wo Douzo: Nanamaki Kanako Mini Theatre - https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/solamob/program-o-douzo-nanamaki-kanako-mini-theater

i dont feel like explaining my reasoning rn


maybe Tomo-chan is a Girl!