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Regretful seme

Only stories with an asshole seme that ACTUALLY regrets what he's done to the uke without it being excused/romanticized.
It can also be light (but satisfying) regrets.
The regretful seme might also not be the final male lead.
Beware of SPOILERS from the raws/original novels

SIMILAR LISTS:
Regretful semes that DON'T actually get forgiven at the endhttps://www.mangago.me/home/mangalist/3265321/
Regretful MLs in SHOUJO/JOSEI:
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For My Weirdo

 9.0(198 voted)
Complete
Author(s): DO.D
Genre(s): Yaoi / Smut / Webtoons

Seme regrets basically ruining uke's life (causing his family to die and as a consequence causing his debt and sexual abuse by the 2nd ml etc.) in order to take revenge for his own family + double regrets it when uke loses his memory and gets with 2nd male lead.
+ 2nd male lead also regrets how he abused the uke

24 02,2024

Down and Dirty

 9.1(337 voted)
Complete
Author(s): John
Genre(s): Yaoi / Smut / Romance / Webtoons

It's not really shown (so not that satisfying) but implied: seme regrets how he treated the uke and not being able to protect him when he was forced into prostitution later in the story

24 02,2024

Yours to Claim

 8.8(853 voted)
Complete
Author(s): WAJE, ZZIN-BAM
Genre(s): Yaoi / Drama / Webtoons / Comedy / Romance / School Life / Supernatural

Seme regrets being an asshole to the uke, who eventually gets tired of chasing him and even sleeps with 2nd male lead

24 02,2024

See You Again

 8.6(150 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Ppallet
Genre(s): Yaoi / Webtoons / Smut

Seme regrets treating the uke like a slut (and acting like a dick in general) out of jealousy after finding out at the very end about his past of abuse

24 02,2024

Will the roasted beans sprout?

 8.8(681 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Hogol
Genre(s): Yaoi / Romance / Webtoons

Both semes (it's poly) REALLY regret how they treated the uke:
Uke was in love seme#1, his sex friend, who was in love with seme#2 and treated him like shit (even confining him and raping him) without admitting he was also in love with him. He eventually gets tired of chasing him and gets with seme#2, who was actually in love with uke all along, but later finds out that seme#2 drugged him at a party to have sex with him. Uke is tired of dealing with both of them and runs away.

24 02,2024

Dangerous Convenience Store

 9.6(1545 voted)
Complete
Author(s): 945
Genre(s): Yaoi / Comedy / Romance / Webtoons

Seme regrets leaving uke without a word after coming back and finding out he moved on and got a boyfriend (later in the story)

24 02,2024

Beyond Memories

 9.2(225 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Todayspring
Genre(s): Yaoi / Webtoons / Drama

Seme regrets abusing the uke in their past life, not realizing he was raped by his brother and hadn't cheated and causing him to become severely depressed and commit suicide
(Not very satisfying, the uke doesn't remember anything so he can't really forgive him and fell in love without knowing what he did to him)

06 03,2024

Can't Think Straight

 9.2(433 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Pangin, Hudadak
Genre(s): Yaoi / Adult / Drama / School Life

Seme was uke's sex friend but considered himself 'straight' so he treated him terribly, slept with other people etc. Uke eventually gets tired and leaves him: the chasing arc (a very LONG arc) is so satisfying!

23 03,2024

Katsubou Animajemera

 8.9(131 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): AION Kiu
Genre(s): Yaoi

Seme heavily regrets raping the uke in the past (involuntarily: he was an alpha in rut and literally couldn't control himself, he's a good person)

14 04,2024

A Painter Behind the Curtain

 9.6(283 voted)
Complete
Author(s): MUNAMU
Genre(s): Yaoi / Romance / Webtoons / Historical / Drama

Seme regrets how he treated the uke (not very satisfying)

11 05,2024

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IIvano April 4, 2026 1:13 pm

I wanna let you know I see this list and I enjoy so so so so soooo much keep updating it at ur own pace u got amazing reccs with summary tooooo

Eva April 5, 2026 3:52 pm

I'm glad, thanks :)

pinklabubu June 23, 2026 5:32 pm

I second this, tysm for putting this list together!! your summaries are also so on point

SellthatButthole April 3, 2026 3:26 pm

Baby please keep updating because i really LOVE YOUR LIST! so keep updating it honey bear ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ

Eva April 3, 2026 4:40 pm

I will!! I'm happy to see that the list is being appreciated

ultimate uke February 25, 2026 9:52 am

wow this list is so goated thank you so much. also thank u for ur effort to put summaries awesome sauce

Eva February 25, 2026 10:34 am

Glad you like it!! :D

zippycappypappy December 30, 2025 8:22 pm

Oh I only really mean future additions obviously. It just that some of these just have a neverending wave of torment before you get to the good stuff lol

zippycappypappy December 30, 2025 7:29 pm

I know this may be too much to ask, but would it be possible to include (only wherever possible) a rough chapter marker for where the regret may start? Some of this angst is too much lol

Eva December 30, 2025 7:39 pm

No don't worry, it's legit of you to ask! The problem is that I most likely won't be re-reading those I already added anytime soon, so I can only start including the specific chapters under future additions. Another problem is that I tend to yap too much in my reviews (whoops) and usually don't have enough space to write everything I want. I'll see what I can do lmao, but thanks for the suggestion either way!