• OSUSUME BOYFRIEND

    OSUSUME BOYFRIEND

    From Antebellum Scanlations:

    At the start of high school, Takae fell in love with Araki. However, Araki just happens to be indifferent to love. Against her better judgement, she begins dating someone else, but that relationship turned out to be a big mistake...What will become of Takae's love!?

    From JShoujo Scans
    Includes an extra story:
    "Yori-chan is Experiencing an Unrequited Love"
    (Sequel to "Like Snow Falling on Harbor" from A Rose-Colored Tomorrow)

    It's been over five years since Yori watched the car that his best friend and Kurita, the girl he was in love with, were riding crash into another car, leaving Kurita in a coma that she hasn't come out of since. His best friend, who had also been in love with Kurita then, has already moved on and found himself a new girlfriend.

    For Yori though, time stopped that horrific day many years ago. Can his distant cousin, a spunky teenage girl who harbors a huge crush towards him, make him realize that it's time to let go?

    Genre(s): Romance, School Life, Shoujo

    Updated Time: Oct 20, 2016

  • POPS (IKUEMI RYOU)

    POPS (IKUEMI RYOU)

    From JShoujo Scans

    Kusuko has a secret crush on the resident class playboy, Mishima. But with his constant rotation of ever changing girls on his arm, she keeps a safe distance. Mishima takes her stand-off-ish attitude for coldness and confronts her about it; however, they manage to overcome the misunderstandings and even begin dating! The more she gets to know him, the harder she finds herself falling, but one day, she overhears him talking to another girl on the phone...

    Genre(s): Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Jan 26, 2022

  • ASA GA KURU TABI

    ASA GA KURU TABI

    From Pink Rose Scans

    Hiraku's a slightly moody college student who's been having a hard time getting used to his new big-city life. A flamboyantly gay guy's latched onto him like a leech and follows him around wherever he goes, and a girl who he had a one-night stand with comes up to him telling him that she's pregnant and demands money from him so that she can go and get an abortion.

    Amidst all this chaos, one glaring question crystallizes in the mind of all those around him ---who is it that he really loves?


    Also contains
    - いちごの生活 (Ichigo no Seikatsu)
    - しつもんしよう。(Shitsumonshiyou)

    Genre(s): Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

  • ASSARI CHOCOLATE

    ASSARI CHOCOLATE

    1) "Easy Chocolate" is about a guy who thinks women are annoying, but there's a particularly persistent one! Will she succeed in winning his heart?

    2) "Heavy Clouds, No Rain" is about a young couple that suddenly gets a visit from a stranger who demands consolation money!

    3) "Broach" is basically a story revolving a cat that a couple picked up once.

    4) "From the Cabbage Kingdom '03: Hesitation" is about a reluctant but budding teenage love between an unlikely pair.

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

  • KODOMO NO NIWA

    KODOMO NO NIWA

    From Pink Rose Scans

    Saho, in her opinion's, lived a pretty happy life up until now with her mangaka father and a grandmother she lovingly calls "Granny." Sure, they don't have the luxuries of more wealthy families, and she hates how her father has NO care for his fashion sense when he lounges around in sweats all day, but when it comes right down to it, she couldn't love her home more.

    However, their peaceful life's disrupted one day when they receive a phone call saying that Saho's mother, who had left her father years ago taking Saho's older brother with her, had passed away. This leads to Mugi, a brother she hadn't seen in ten years, coming to live with them.

    She has a hard time adjusting to life with the brother she'd only known from faded family photographs--and his selfish and egocentric nature's not helping matters! Will they ever learn to get along?

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

  • THERE IS A SONG FOR YOU

    THERE IS A SONG FOR YOU

    After a very public (and humiliating) break-up with her last boyfriend, things couldn't get any worse for 18 year old Emiko. Things start looking up however, when a good-looking guy stops her in the middle of the street to offer her tickets to an upcoming rock concert.

    As it turns out, he's just one of three brothers from the Kanita family: Gaku - 16, Youji - 19, and Masaki - 22. A chance encounter with his older brother, Youji, leads to a whirlwind romance. He's impulsive, hot-headed, and even a bit self-centered, but she finds his frankness, though brutal at times, refreshing and she ends up falling for him....HARD.

    An unexpected turn comes her way however when it's revealed that Youji and Yuri, a close friend of hers from back in middle school, knew each other long before she met Youji. They don't seem to get along at all----what happened between them?

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 06, 2018

  • PRESENT (IKUEMI RYOU)

    PRESENT (IKUEMI RYOU)

    1) Present
    This follows the main character through three periods of her life -- ages 13, 18, and 21. Aki leads a normal life. She has friends, a family who cares about her, and a talent for writing. There's nothing seemingly wrong with her life, or herself for that matter. But when the the start of a new school year leads her to be in the same class as Yoshiko, a classmate a year older than her who still carried with her noticeable scars from the horrific burns she suffered from a fire, she begins to discover the best and worst in herself.

    2) The Whereabouts of the Prince
    For Haruka, Ami was a love at first sight. Everyone around him questions his tastes, calling her a plain Jane, but to him, it's as if she has a halo over her head. When he gets a friend to ask what her idea of the perfect guy is, she replies "someone prince-like." He takes this literally, and this sets him off on a journey to become the "Prince" of her dreams.

    3) There's Something I Want to Ask You
    Sae receives a phone call from Ayumu, a former classmate of hers. She finds it odd, because it had been years since they had seen each other, and back when they went to the same high school, she had never even spoken to her. When they bump into each other at their high school reunion, she finds that Ayumu has changed completely from her former high school self---with the help of some plastic surgery. With this chance meeting, they become fast friends, but there's something strange about Ayumu that she just can't put her finger on...

    Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

  • BABY BLUE

    BABY BLUE

    [Summary from Pink Rose Scans]

    Harumi's your typical grade 9 girl. Sure, she still sleeps with her stuffed animal that she dubbed "Umetaro," and her ability to sense snow before it falls is labelled as just plain "weird" by her friends, but otherwise, she's your average girl just like any other.

    When her mother accidentally ruins her stuffed animal though by accidentally spilling coffee all over it, it sets the ball rolling for a series of events that changes her outlook on life.

    She even meets a young guy working at a local knick knacks shop who reminds her of her beloved Umetaro! As she gets to know him more, she begins to realize that there is someone out there in the world who'll accept her for who she is.

    Also contains short story:
    "10, Even 20 Years from Now"

    Konashi is a hard-working swimming buff who's focused on becoming good enough to land himself a spot in the upcoming summer swim competition. One day while heading to the pool to swim as always, he spots a guy he's never seen before standing on the jumping board with his clothes and shoes still on.

    As it turns out---he's Eguchi, the resident class "mystery" who's only ever attended one of his classes. As they get talking, Konashi realizes he's nothing like the rumours made him out to be---and so began a quirky brief friendship that leaves a strong impression on him even years after.

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 22, 2016

  • MITSUMETE ITAI (IKUEMI RYOU)

    MITSUMETE ITAI (IKUEMI RYOU)

    Machiko should be floating on cloud nine. She's snagged the most popular guy in her grade and she's finally been able to form a close friendship with someone in her class for the first time in her life. But things aren't so simple---the other girls in the class are quick to accuse her of not being serious about her new boyfriend, and bad rumors are starting to spread around the school about her.

    So when she meets Takaya, a rebellious teenager who's the same grade as her younger sister, she can't help but be drawn to him, and he seems equally attracted to her. Who will she choose?

    Genre(s): Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 22, 2016

  • KETCHUP MAYONNAISE

    KETCHUP MAYONNAISE

    From Pink Rose Scans

    • Ketchup Mayonnaise
    Atsushi's bar-tending mom remarries to a rich, strait-laced (if not slightly old) salaryman. They move into their new house, and he can now sleep in a bed fit for a Prince! With the union, they've become one big happy family with him, his mom, his new step-dad, his step-dad's kids Peter and Kurara, and the ghost of his ex-wife....wait, what?!

    • The Spring of Water
    Maki should be on cloud nine---she's snagged the boyfriend of her dreams after finally confessing her love for him on the train platform, with a little help from her friend Fumika. They've even passed the half year mark in dating when everyone around them predicted they wouldn't last a month. Why is it then that she's starting to get the feeling that this was all a mistake?

    • Chocolate Ice Cream
    Sakura's been in love with Niiya ever since she wound up in the same class as him back in elementary school. Niiya, however, doesn't seem to be as enthusiastic about her. So of course, when God gives her the chance to change her face to one he'd madly fall for, she readily agrees! Who does she become? And does she finally get her man after 14 years of unrequited love?

    Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice Of Life, Supernatural

    Updated Time: Oct 24, 2016

  • WATASHI GA ITEMO INAKUTEMO

    WATASHI GA ITEMO INAKUTEMO

    From An Endless Story:

    On her way to a part-time job, 18 year old Shouko Abe bumps into an old high school acquaintance, Maki, now a popular shoujo manga artist. Unlike Maki though, Shouko is unable to hold onto a steady job. When she is suddenly fired from her job, she is at a total loss, until she receives a phone call from Maki...

    Genre(s): Drama, Josei, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 25, 2016

  • AI GA AREBA II NODA

    AI GA AREBA II NODA

    Mizutani Yoshiki is a 21 year old working as an assistant director for TV shows. His friends from back in high school are all jealous because they think that he's able to rub elbows with celebrities but in reality, he's so far down the TV industry hierarchy that he's more the resident lap dog relegated to doing everyone else's dirty work.

    One day, he gets assigned to help out with filming for the latest "it" drama. The lead female actress turns out to be none other than Fujiidera Mitsuko, the girl he had a crush on back in high school who's now become one of the hottest rising stars in the acting world.

    As he quickly finds out though, she's nothing like the shy, quiet girl he knew from back in high school. What happened to her for her to have changed so much?

    Includes another story
    ??My dear B?F?
    Ever since the car accident that ended her dreams of becoming a short track athlete, Yumi's been struggling to pick up the pieces and move on. One day, a mysterious boy who calls himself "Jiro" crashes into her in the school hallway. They quickly build up a close friendship---but there's something strange about him that she just can't put her finger on. Who is he really?

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Oct 25, 2016

  • BARAIRO NO ASHITA

    BARAIRO NO ASHITA

    From JShoujo Scans

    • I Can Hear the Ghostly Drum-Beating
    The first guy Rika ever falls for turns out to be her older sister's fiancé. However, her sister's dream since she was a child was to be a bride, and ever since her engagement to another guy didn't work out a few years earlier due to her not being able to conceive, Rika swore to do everything in her power to help her sister fulfill her dream. Does that include helping her marry the guy that she's in love with?!

    • Like Snow Falling on Harbor
    Yori runs into Kurita, a girl he knew from basketball club back in high school. Back then, she was a quiet girl who had a quirky oddness to her. When he runs into her out of coincidence two years later, however, he finds that she's become an out-going (if not slightly high-strung) girl. A few weeks after their chance meeting, he receives a phone call from the hospital saying she had tried to kill herself, and he finds out the true reason for the drastic change.

    • Fight!
    Yuki's a hard-working 21 year old who's tirelessly slugging away as a coordinator at a English language school so that she can save enough money to go study abroad. She has no interest in guys because she's so set on her goal---that is, until she meets Yuki, a guy with the same name as her. They move in together only days after they met, and at first things go well, but one day, he hits her in the face by accident. The violence escalates as the days wear on --- will their love last?!

    • The Days of the Sun
    Nana and Ichi are twins who are as close as can be. Sure the people around them think it's odd that they still sleep in the same bed --- but they couldn't care less what others think. All they need is each other. One day, they run into a scruffy looking man wearing dark sunglasses who claims that he's their long-lost dad! Is it really him? And why did he choose to reveal himself to them now?

    Includes other stories which all center around the theme: "a rose-colored tomorrow."

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Mar 14, 2022

  • TORCH SONG ECOLOGY

    TORCH SONG ECOLOGY

    The story follows Kiyotake, a man with no aim or accomplishments in life. He’s an actor who lands extra roles at best, works multiple part-time jobs to barely support himself, and has few personal attachments. His best friend Shun died when he was 19 in an accident and he now has a few casual friends. This expands when an old acquaintance moves in next door...

    Genre(s): Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice Of Life, Supernatural, Tragedy

    Updated Time: Nov 11, 2023

  • I LOVE HER

    I LOVE HER

    From JShoujo Scans:

    Hana is a 16-year-old girl who's a bit of a tomboy. She gets dumped by her boyfriend when she moves to Sapporo after her parent's divorce. On her first night there, she comes across a young guy who is seemingly too ill to walk. He ends up collapsing on her and is quickly rushed to the hospital. As it turns out, he's her next door neighbor, Shindou Hiroto.

    The next day, when she goes to her new school for the first time, she finds out that he's actually a teacher and that he's the teacher of her class! With his out-going personality and friendly demeanor, he gets along with everyone, but she notices there's something a little different going on between him and Nishiwaki, a classmate of hers whom the others write off as a "cold-hearted beauty."

    Hana always runs into him on her way to school, and as she gets to know him more, she finds herself falling for him! Things get even more messy when her boyfriend who broke up with her comes to Sapporo saying that he wants to give their relationship another shot!

    Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shoujo

    Updated Time: Nov 02, 2018

  • KIYOKU YAWAKU

    KIYOKU YAWAKU

    Taken from Perfect Illusions:
    Yuma is having trouble warding off perverts every morning on her way to school. Her classmate Suwa starts going to school with her, in order to protect her, and the two become a couple. However, Yuma is also interested in her biology teacher who rides the same train as her every morning, and…

    The series is composed of coherent episodes that feature different characters.

    Kiyoku Yawaku won the 33rd Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo in 2009.

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life, Tragedy

    Updated Time: Jun 05, 2022

  • ITOSHI NO NINA

    ITOSHI NO NINA

    From Antebellum Scanlations:
    One afternoon, Atsushi's best friend from childhood, Masa, informs him, "I kidnapped Niina Aota." Niina, whose popular nickname is "Nina", is the girl Masa fell in love with at first sight on the train attending school. Atsushi found it unexpected and hard to believe, until he heads over to Masa's apartment and discovers that Nina has really been kidnapped....

    Genre(s): Josei, Romance, School Life

    Updated Time: Apr 15, 2024

  • COUSIN

    COUSIN

    18-year-old Tsubomi has a bit of a weight complex. After graduation from high school, she takes up a part-time job at a video rental store where she is introduced to another male employee, 19-year-old Shiro, whose shifts always seem to coincide with hers. Shiro casually mentions that she reminds him of someone familiar. A few days later, while on duty, she bumps into a customer in one of the aisles. He leaves, but not without dropping his membership card, and Tsubomi finds out that his name is Nasukawa, and that he is an acquaintance of Shiro's. Meanwhile, after a song for a commercial comes on, Shiro realizes that Tsubomi reminds him of a famous model in a commercial (her "eyes", at least), who turns out to be none other than Tsubomi's cousin...?!

    Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Feb 27, 2022

  • POPS

    POPS

    Kusuko has a secret crush on the resident class playboy, Mishima. But with his constant rotation of ever changing girls on his arm, she keeps a safe distance. Mishima takes her stand-off-ish attitude for coldness and confronts her about it; however, they manage to overcome the misunderstandings and even begin dating! The more she gets to know him, the harder she finds herself falling, but one day, she overhears him talking to another girl on the phone...

    Genre(s): Drama, Romance, School Life

    Updated Time: Jul 13, 2022

  • Mitsumeteitai

    Mitsumeteitai

    Machiko should be floating on cloud nine. She's snagged the most popular guy in her grade and she's finally been able to form a close friendship with someone in her class for the first time in her life. But things aren't so simple - the other girls in the class are quick to accuse her of not being serious about her new boyfriend, and bad rumors are starting to spread around the school about her. So when she meets Takaya, a rebellious teenager who's in the same grade as her younger sister, she can't help but be drawn to him, and he seems equally attracted to her. Who will she choose?

    Genre(s): Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: Nov 01, 2018