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Shujinkou Nikki

Also known as Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tsujimura Aoi wouldn’t consider herself a main character by any means. Meek and insecure, she’s constantly alone, unlike her athletic older brother, Itsuki, or her mother, a famous shojo mangaka. Aoi doesn’t need to be the heroine, though—all she wants is a true friend. But Itsuki disagrees, and when he brings home Aoi’s effortlessly cool classmate Mizusawa Sena, the two concoct a plan to teach Aoi all about love, using shojo manga as their guide. Can this drab side character become an unparalleled female lead by falling for the perfect guy?



Note: 8 extra chapters are included

Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Coming of Age

Lovely★Complex

Also known as Love★Com.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection. But will their budding friendship become something more complex?



Note: The chapter count includes the one-shots "Hoshi ni Nattemo Aishiteru" and "Bokura no Ibasho".

Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Chibi , Basketball

Haru Matsu Bokura

Also known as Waiting for Spring.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Mizuki is a shy girl who’s about to enter high school, and vows to open herself up to new friendships. Of course, the four stars of the boys’ basketball team weren’t exactly the friends she had in mind! Yet, when they drop by the café where she works, the five quickly hit it off. Soon she’s been accidentally thrust into the spotlight, targeted by jealous girls. And will she expand her mission to include … love?



Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Basketball , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Work , Heterosexual , School Club

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun

Also known as My Little Monster.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mizutani is a self-absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest grades in school. Haru is an impulsive short tempered brute, who scares everyone with his explosive bursts of violence. Haru gets suspended on the first day of school when he encounters some bullies harassing a student and dispatches the bullies with great bloody violence. Mizutani is tasked with delivering school materials to Haru who interprets this as an act of friendship and latches on to Mizutani, much to her dismay. And so begins a strange and potentially combustible relationship!



Note: Includes 17 bonus stories.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Delinquents , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Baseball , Age Gap , Tragedy

Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji

Also known as Wolf Girl and Black Prince.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Fed up with her friends’ constant bragging about their boyfriends, high school student Erika Shinohara decides to make up one of her own. When her lie starts unraveling at the seams, her charming schoolmate Kyoya Sata agrees to be her pretend boyfriend, seemingly saving her reputation. She won’t get off that easy, however, as she soon discovers her white knight is actually a blackhearted prince! Now Erika must be at his beck and call or risk her lie being exposed. But is Kyoya really as blackhearted as he seems?



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "Junketsu Lullaby".
Includes the one-shot "Pierrot ja Nee yo".
Includes the one-shot "Kamatte-chan de Gomenasai!!"
Includes the one-shot "Kimi wo Suki ni Natta Riyuu" (The Reason I Love You)

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Time Skip , Gyaru , Fake Relationship

GALS!

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

Self-styled Kogal queen Kotobuki Ran and her friends just wanna have fun, which includes shopping, hanging out, and scamming meals off gullible guys. Unfortunately, their "hood"—Shibuya—is in constant danger of being despoiled by dirty old men, street gangs, nasty Kogal rivals, and other societal evils. But with a little help from her friends and a toughness born of coming from a family full of cops, Ran takes on the bad guys (and gals) with gusto!



Tags: Shoujo , Gyaru , Female Protagonist , Fashion , School , Age Gap

Beniiro HERO

Also known as Crimson Hero.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

All that matters to 15-year-old Nobara Sumiyoshi is volleyball--she's an awesome player with big-time ambitions. But sometimes it seems like a girl just can't get a break in the competitive world of high school volleyball.



Tags: Shoujo , School , Volleyball , Female Protagonist

Kimi ni Todoke

Also known as Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You.

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

Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when the most popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!



Notes: The chapter count includes 3 extra stories and prologue.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Bullying , Gyaru , Baseball , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Tragedy

Awa-Koi

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

The story centers on a high school girl named Yūka who wants to fall in love but goes for a guy with no interest. In junior high school, she devoted herself to club activities, but after entering high school she decides she definitely wants to get a boyfriend. Yūka knows Kentarō may be a difficult choice, but she sets her sights on him nonetheless.



Note: Chapter count includes 2 extras.

Tags: School , Shoujo

Hatsu*Haru

Also known as Hatsu*Haru.

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

Playboy Kai knows his way around girls' hearts, but when he has a run-in with tomboy Riko, he may be in for more than he bargained for! Riko clearly doesn't fit Kai's usual type of girl: she's short-tempered, scary, and can (has) easily beat him up. There's no way a rough and tumble girl like Riko is capable of a delicate feeling as love! So imagine his surprise when he finds out about her secret, one-sided crush... But it's none of his concern, right?



Tags: Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , School , Shoujo , Ensemble Cast , Fake Relationship , Inseki