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Futsuu no Koiko-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Koiko has lived her life under an overly-attached mother and a distant, neglectful sister. While she dislikes the idea of drowning in it, Koiko still wants to be in love, so she settles for being an average high schooler with an average boyfriend and an average relationship. One day, the most popular boy in school, Tsurugi, sends her a message: "Your boyfriend is cheating on you." This is where our story begins!



Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual

Kengai Princess

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Meguro Mito has always been made fun of for her chubby appearance. Her sole happiness is discussing her favorite role-play game with her two best friends. One day, while she is being bullied, a handsome classmate saves her. Is this the beginning of her first love?

Tags: Shoujo , School , Bullying , Female Protagonist

Boku no Orion

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

During a rainy day, Samon stopped at a flower shop to take shelter from the storm. There he met Koito, the girl from that store that goes a year behind him at school. After that, when he finds himself involved in the love affairs of his classmates and finds himself alone in his class, Samon projects his fury on Koito saying "What amuses you so much so that you are always smiling?", And ends up hating himself. That made Samon anxious, and on graduation day, for some reason, Koito gives him a diary. Actually, Koito admired Samon. In that newspaper he said "Life during middle school was fun because you were there ...". Despite hating himself, Samon likes the things written about him in Koito's diary. Time passes and, upon entering the second year of high school, he reunites with Koito, who entered that school following him...

Notes:
Includes 1 extra chapter.
Includes the one-shot "08:05 no Hengao-san".
Includes the one-shot "Kimagure Frank".
Includes the one-shot "Nemuru Machi no Futari".

Tags: Josei , Bullying , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , School

Busu ni Hanataba wo.

Also known as April Showers Bring May Flowers.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn't believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads—she's convinced she's ugly, and she's always alone. Still, she can't help but imagine herself as a leading lady when she's changing out flowers early one morning...until she's caught in the act by her handsome classmate Yousuke Ueno! Hana can't wrap her head around his kind words at first, but as they grow closer, she finds her life slowly beginning to change…



Tags: Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Bullying , Seinen , School , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist

Chikyuu no Owari wa Koi no Hajimari

Also known as I'm In Love and It's the End of the World.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Mahiru Yanase’s twin sister, Mayo, has it all—she’s cute, sweet, and popular. Mahiru, on the other hand … has always been the other Yanase. All her life, Mahiru’s reminded herself that every time something good happens to her, something bad comes along to balance it out. She never gets her hopes up … but no sooner does she arrive for her first day of high school than Aoi Satomi, her handsome, mysterious classmate, takes an interest in her—and by the end of the day, he’s already asked her out! If things don’t balance out for Mahiru soon, the world’s going to come to an end!



Note: Includes five bonus chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , School , Love Triangle , Twins , 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 , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy , Bullying , Baseball , Gyaru , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Age Gap , Tragedy

Honey Lemon Soda

Also known as Honey Lemon Soda.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars—to the point where she’s forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say “hello.” But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe, just maybe, life can be that much sweeter if she finally reaches out for help.



Note: Nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021.

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

3D Kanojo: Real Girl

Also known as Real Girl.

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

Tsutsui Hikari is an otaku, and he mostly avoids social life. Hikari has only one friend at school, who is also a social misfit, and he is mocked brutally by most of his classmates for being creepy and weird. One day, he ends up having to clean the school pool with Igarashi Iroha, who appears to be pretty much everything he hates in real-life girls. She skips school, has a blunt manner, doesn't have female friends, and seems the sort to be promiscuous. However, she is friendly to Hikari, and even stands up to the people who make fun of him. Hikari's bitterness and trust issues lead him to say pretty harsh things to Iroha, but she never dismisses him as creepy. After a while, it starts to look like Iroha may become his first real-life, 3D girlfriend! Will he be able to handle it?



Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Amnesia