Manga like Monokuro Shounen Shoujo

Nousatsu Junkie

Also known as Nosatsu Junkie.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Naka is an aspiring young model with a problem: her face tenses up into a terrifying spectacle whenever she gets nervous on photo shoots! Naka's rival is Umi, the hottest model at their agency. But Naka soon discovers Umi's secret--and hilarity ensues behind the cameras!



Included chapters: 28.5, 33.5

Tags: School , Shoujo , Crossdressing , Tsundere , Gender Bending , Twins , Fashion , Female Protagonist

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

Shinzou ga Tarinai

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tags: Shoujo

Fukumenkei Noise

Also known as Anonymous Noise.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance

Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Both boys promised Nino that they would find her one day through her singing, so she holds on to that hope and continues to reach out with her voice. Now in high school, Nino serendipitously reunites with Yuzu, but she yearns to see Momo again…



Tags: Shoujo , Musical Theater , Love Triangle , Band , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Rock Music , School Club , Tsundere , Unrequited Love

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Also known as Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A young girl has resigned herself to being he next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga.



Note: Chapter count includes 15 extras.

Tags: Shoujo , Politics , Monster Boy , Animals , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Demons , Magic , Mythology , War , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Bullying , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Yandere , Historical

Gakuen Alice

Also known as Gakuen Alice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates. Whether it's Hotaru's gift for inventing gadgets, the cranky Natsume's fire-casting ability, or Professor Narumi's control of human pheromones, everyone at the school has some sort of special talent. But what ability, if any, does Mikan possess? Mikan is going to have to rely on her courage and spunk if she's going to stay in school, or even stay alive!



Volume 9 contains a side story;
Volume 10 contains the side story "Ibara no Sono" (いばらの園);
Volume 17 contains the side story "Hoshizora Obake" (星空おばけ).

Tags: Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Magic , Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Tsundere , Boarding School , Super Power , School , Time Skip , Age Gap , Adoption , Conspiracy , Yuri , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Urban Fantasy

Kamisama Gakkou no Ochikobore

Also known as The Failure at God School.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Modern life means modern solutions—even to supernatural problems. So of course the government would have a classification system, special schools, and licenses for people with mysterious powers. Any manifestation of a miracle is enough to be called a Himiko, but only those with full certification may use the title of god. And high schooler Nagi is in serious need of a god! The death of her grandmother has left her family shrine devoid of the necessary divinity, and her hopelessly shut-in Himiko brother isn't looking promising. But if Nagi isn't careful, her search for a god might end with her finding more than she bargained for...



Tags: Shoujo , Gods , School , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Hikikomori , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast

Shugo Chara!

Also known as Shugo Chara!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams–it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.



Note: Includes 3 side stories.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Coming of Age , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Nekomimi , Tsundere , Henshin , Philosophy , Gender Bending , Fairy Tale , Family Life , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Astronomy , Orphan , Space , Super Power , Writing , Anti-Hero , Estranged Family , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Age Gap , School Club , Idol , Male Harem , Fairy , Fashion , Adoption , Rehabilitation , Espionage , Femboy , Achronological Order

Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

After graduating from Seiya Elementary School, Amu is ready to start junior high school. Amu is glad to be with her dear friends, but then she is asked to undertake a "secret mission" and has to transfer to a new school…?　A new adventure of Amu and Shugo Chara is about to begin!

Tags: Magic , School , Henshin , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Nekomimi , Boarding School , Fairy , School Club , Espionage , Class Struggle , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Fashion , VTuber , Tomboy , Makeup , Fairy Tale

Love Monster

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

After failing the entrance exams to her school of choice, Hiyo Osora gets an acceptance letter from SM Academy. But she didn't even apply or take its exam! When she arrives, there's something amiss -- all the students are... monsters!? And the head of the student council says he's her fiancé right before he sprouts giant black wings! What strange fate brought Osora to SM Academy, and what supernatural fate awaits her after this!?

Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Youkai , Demons , Gods , Male Harem , Vampire , Boarding School , Yandere