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MARS

Also known as Mars.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

Kira, a shy high school student, lives only for her art. Rei, an arrogant, rebellious and violent playboy, wears his delinquency like a badge of honor. They are exact opposites in every way, but when Kira sees Rei kissing a statue of Mars, she overcomes her fears and asks him to model for her. And, to everyone's surprise, Rei agrees.



Tags: Heterosexual , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Suicide , School , Motorcycles , Drawing , Tragedy , Delinquents , Twins , Primarily Teen Cast , Yandere , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes

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Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Aoki Kaoru is a 26-year-old woman who has never had a boyfriend. Normally unattached and unmotivated in her own life, Kaoru decides to start up a nail salon as a side business in addition to her regular job as a medical clerk. Although having a severe adversity to physical touch, she is forced to confront that fear when she meets a man who can’t help but touch others.

Tags: Age Gap , Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Work , Medicine , Heterosexual , Nudity , Office , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Time Skip , Software Development

NANA

Also known as Nana.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city.

Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar.

This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties.



Note: Winner of the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2002.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Band , Tragedy , Philosophy , Pregnancy , Time Skip , Found Family , Netorare , Bisexual , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Rock Music , Achronological Order , Cheating , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban , Age Gap , Nudity , Drugs , Bar

Sunadokei

Also known as Sand Chronicles.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

After her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, Ann discovers how much she needs that kindness.



Notes:
Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga in 2005 and was adapted into a movie in 2008.
Includes six bonus chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Rural , Tragedy , Suicide , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Time Skip , Unrequited Love

Six Half

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kikukawa Shiori wakes up from a motorcycle accident only to find out she's lost her memory! Try as she might, she can't remember anything about the yankee-looking boy who claims to be her boyfriend, her kind-hearted and good looking older brother, or her aloof and introverted younger sister.

When she goes to school for the first time since her accident, she overhears people talking about her---and the things they say aren't flattering. From what she hears, she was a terrible person before the accident. Was she really as horrible as they're making her out to be? And will she ever get her memory back?

Tags: Shoujo , Amnesia , Female Protagonist , Inseki , School , Age Gap

Akuma to Love Song

Also known as A Devil and Her Love Song.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Maria’s frank nature gains her more enemies at her new school, but her angelic singing voice inadvertently catches the attention of Yusuke Kanda and Shin Meguro. Can these boys mend her hardened heart, or will they just end up getting scorched?



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , School , Shoujo , Bullying , Amnesia , Love Triangle , Language Barrier , Heterosexual , Chibi , Male Harem , Disability , Suicide ,

Life

Also known as Life.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

All Ayumu dreams of is making it into the same high school as her best friend. But when she gets in and her friend doesn't, their friendship crumbles—sending Ayumu spiraling into depression. She finds relief in cutting herself, but soon realizes that her scars may interfere with her budding high school life. Can she trust her new friend, Manami, who seems too good to be true? Or will Ayumu's apparent lack of compassion and understanding get her tossed aside like she was before? And is there anyone else out there who could possibly love her for who she is? A melancholy coming-of-age story by Keiko Suenobu!



Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shoujo category in 2006.

Tags: Bullying , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Suicide , Tragedy , Urban , Yuri

Hibari no Asa

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

Teshima Hibari is a 14 year old girl with a body that is more sensual than most girls her age. Her story includes the opinions and reactions of all of the people around her, as well as the actions of her own life. The chapters explore the thoughts and feelings of classmates and adults, men and women. The males often have romantic or sexual feelings for Hibari, while the women sometimes have feelings of inferiority or jealousy. Whether positive or negative, it seems everyone has a reaction to Hibari.

Tags: Josei , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , POV , Philosophy , Psychosexual , Bullying , Suicide , Survival , School , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Heterosexual

Bokura ga Ita

Also known as We Were There.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Nanami starts high school with high hopes of making lots of friends. She develops a crush on the enigmatic Yano, but he may have too many secrets for her to handle.

At that time...

...I didn't fully understand what Yano meant.



Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo in 2005.

Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Tragedy , School , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Suicide , Primarily Teen Cast , Achronological Order

Kiss and Never Cry

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sports

Michiru is a happy child who loves to skate. During her childhoood, she meets Leon, a cute innocent boy. They begin to ice dance together. But as she has a conflict with her mom, she plans to run away with Leon. Leon, considering the danger, declines Michiru. Hurt by this, Michiru runs away by herself. Finding out that Michiru has run away, Leon and others search for her, finding her in the skating rink. But the person who was standing in the rink no longer had the smile that old Michiru used to!?

Tags: Josei , Ice Skating , Female Protagonist , Crime , Time Skip , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Rehabilitation