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Fruits Basket

Also known as Fruits Basket.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!



Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tags: Animals , Shoujo , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , School , Philosophy , Shapeshifting , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Family Life , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Incest , Orphan , Memory Manipulation , Delinquents , Dissociative Identities , Revenge , Teacher , Disability , Unrequited Love , Estranged Family , Youkai , Transgender

Kodomo no Omocha

Also known as Kodocha: Sana's Stage.

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

Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding.



Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Acting , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Adoption , Suicide , Heterosexual , Family Life , Slapstick , Orphan , Tsundere

Champignon no Majo

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Luna, a black witch who lives quietly in a poisonous mushroom house, deep in the Black Forest. She lives in the city making high-efficiency medicines, but she is rumored to be rumored to die if she is touched, and she is avoided ... The life of a witch who doesn't know the warmth of people is carefully and momentarily drawn.

Tags: Witch , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Medicine , Magic , Rural

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Also known as Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy!


Tags: Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Urban Fantasy , School , Afterlife , Twins , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Revenge , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Magic , Suicide , Slapstick , Survival , Body Horror , Yandere , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Gods , Mermaid , Love Triangle , Shrine Maiden , Body Swapping

Cardcaptor Sakura

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto finds a strange book in her father's library -- a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards. But when Sakura opens it up, there is nothing left inside but Kero-chan, the book's cute little guardian beast... who informs Sakura that since the Clow cards seem to have escaped while he was asleep, it's now her job to capture them!



Tags: Magic , Love Triangle , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Child Cast , Dissociative Identities , Bisexual , Age Gap , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Boys' Love , Unrequited Love , Fairy , Martial Arts , Agender

Full Moon wo Sagashite

Also known as Full Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance , Supernatural

Young Mitsuki loves singing and dreams of becoming a pop star. Unfortunately, a malignant tumor in her throat prevents her from pursuing her passion. However, her life turns around when two surprisingly fun-loving harbingers of death appear to grant Mitsuki a temporary reprieve from her illness and give her singing career a magical push start.



Chapter count contains the oneshot Ginyuu Meika (2nd volume); also includes all interlude and 4-koma chapters of the retail volumes.

Tags: Idol , Magic , Love Triangle , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Found Family , Angels , Coming of Age , Denpa , Suicide , Philosophy , Tragedy , Afterlife , Heterosexual , Henshin , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Gods , Youkai , Mythology , Age Gap , Urban Fantasy , Urban

Shadows House

Also known as Shadows House.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In the depths of a murky mansion lives a group of enigmatic nobles known as...the Shadow family. With no visible features to speak of, these mysterious aristocrats employ living dolls to act as their “faces.” Kate and Emilico are one such pair of mistress and servant, dwelling in their own little world and learning from each other bit by bit with every new day. But in a house of locked doors, living according to rules from no apparent source—how long can their blissfully peaceful existence truly last...?



Tags: Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Full Color , Work , Amnesia , Denpa , Tragedy , Found Family , Historical , Magic , Primarily Child Cast , Foreign , Seinen , Maids , Ensemble Cast , Drugs , Twins , Circus , Fairy Tale , Shapeshifting , Politics

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!



Notes:
The tankoubon release contains 52 Acts and 9 bonus chapters across 18 volumes; chapter/volume counts follow the tankoubon release.
The shinsouban release contains the original 52 Acts plus 8 new Acts across 12 volumes, but no bonus chapters as all 9 were released separately in Sailor Moon Short Stories alongside another bonus chapter that was previously released in an artbook.
The kanzenban release contains both the 60 Acts and the 10 bonus chapters from the short story shinsoubans across 10 volumes.


Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , Magic , Female Protagonist , Lost Civilization , Henshin , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Mythology , Philosophy , War , Cosmic Horror , Space Opera , Parenthood , Demons , Space , Super Power , Astronomy , School , Aliens , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy Tale , Bisexual , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Nudity , Bullying , Revenge , Time Skip , Tokusatsu , Dissociative Identities , Age Gap , Urban , Unrequited Love , Found Family , Yuri , Superhero , Circus , Gender Bending , Shrine Maiden , Love Triangle , Animals , Kemonomimi , Age Regression , Twins , School Club

Special A

Also known as S.A: Special A.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy...somehow!

At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins "Special A," a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat.



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Mikansei Chorus
Volume 11: Shoku no Miyako (Food Paradise)

Included specials:
Vol.8 Special Short; The Hana to Yume 2006-09
The short is about what Kei was like as a child, and when he and Hikari first met.
Vol.9 Special Short; The Hana to Yume 2007-01
The short is about when Yuhiro meets Sakura.
Vol.16 Special Chapter; The Hana to Yume 2008-05
The chapter is about Hikari and Kei's middle school days.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Gender Bending , School Club , Twins , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Puppetry , Wrestling

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

It is spring, with cherry trees in full blossom, and Sakura is just entering middle school. Her beloved Syaoran has returned from Hong Kong, and life couldn’t be better. But when she awakens from a strange dream to find her Sakura Cards powerless, how can she protect Tomoeda from disaster?!



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Time Manipulation , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dissociative Identities , Bisexual , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Female Cast , School , Coming of Age , Cheerleading , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins