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Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

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

As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit it. And so begins the daily scheming to get the object of their affection to confess their romantic feelings first… Love is a war you win by losing.



Notes:
The first 10 chapters were published in Monthly Miracle Jump. It switched to Weekly Young Jump starting with Ch. 11, with the chapter count being reset. This entry still includes the first 10 chapters from Miracle Jump.
Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.

Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Ojou-sama , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Parody , Meta , Episodic , Love Triangle , Politics , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Bullying , LGBTQ+ Themes , VTuber , Foreign , Crossdressing

act-age

Also known as ACT-AGE.

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

Lights! Camera! ACTION! Kei Yonagi wants to be an actress! But an already-difficult dream to achieve has become much harder since her father left and her mother died. She's now taking care of her two little siblings on her own.

Without much money left, will she have to give up her dream?!



Tags: Acting , Work , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Filmmaking , Shounen , Philosophy , Educational , Primarily Adult Cast , Twins

Kuzu no Honkai

Also known as Scum's Wish.

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

Mugi and Hanabi are the perfect high school couple...but their relationship is built on a single shared secret: They're each in love with someone else.



Note: Includes one extra chapter and the one-shots "Nyan Nyan Prelude (Meow Meow Prelude)", "Nyan Nyan Serenade (Meow Meow Serenade)", "Nyan Nyan Oratorio (Meow Meow Oratorio)", "Nyan Nyan Cantata (Meow Meow Cantata)" and "Nyan Nyan Andante (Meow Meow Andante)".

Tags: Heterosexual , Seinen , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Netorare , School , Love Triangle , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Fake Relationship , Yuri , Unrequited Love , Nudity

Shounen no Abyss

Also known as Boy's Abyss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

In a town with nothing, in the middle of a daily life with seemingly no signs of change, high schooler Reiji Kurose was "just" living. Family, dreams for the future, childhood friends. All of them were binding him down to that city. He thought he would "just" keep on living like that. Until he met her. Is there hope in living? Is there light waiting ahead? It's the start of a boy meets girl series which reflects the "now".

Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Tragedy , Suicide , Seinen , Psychosexual , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Crime , Yandere , Age Gap , Nudity , Teacher , Heterosexual , Idol , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Rural , Female Harem , Bullying , Incest , Marriage , Hikikomori , Time Skip , Natural Disaster

Renai Daikou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Half-Japanese Half-Swedish Mari Maria Winter Nanase has everything in life. She was raised in a well-off family in Scandinavia and America, she is popular among the girls, and she has good looks. However, she is missing one thing: she can't talk to boys!

After picking up a book on love in the library, she found a suspicious-looking ad on the back. The ad was for Love Agency, a service promising a "pro in love" to handle your love for you. When she scans it, an agent called "Kon-chan" pops out and promises to help her fall in love with her crush. However, her crush, Masaya Seki, isn't so innocent in his ways either and is also using this app to get with her. How with this pair of hopeless lovers turn out?

Tags: Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Parody , Love Triangle , Satire , Hikikomori

Kasane

Also known as Kasane.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Kasane's face is so hideous, you couldn't bear to look twice at her—and her ugliness has forced her to walk a harsh path in life. But her mother left her something: a tube of lipstick. The power of this lipstick will change everything about her downtrodden life.



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taishou Award.

Tags: Shapeshifting , Acting , Body Swapping , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Bullying , Denpa , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Rehabilitation , Torture , Disability , Survival , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Incest , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Magic , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Mythology , Yandere , Prostitution , Time Skip , Suicide , School Club , School

Skip Beat!

Also known as Skip Beat!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!



Tags: Shoujo , Acting , Work , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Slapstick , POV , Revenge , Age Gap , Urban , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , School , Super Power

Kageki Shoujo!!

Also known as Kageki Shojo!!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Watanabe Sarasa has a dream: she wants to play the role of Oscar as part of the Kouka Acting Troupe, an all-female acting troupe similar to Takarazuka Revue. But before she can do that, she has to attend two years at the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts. As Sarasa practices singing, dancing, and acting, she grows closer to the other girls in her year, including her roommate, the stoic former J-idol Ai. But though Sarasa is great at making friends, her outspoken nature and grand ambitions earn her lots of enemies as well. Can Sarasa keep her upbeat attitude and achieve her dream of stardom?



Tags: School , Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Acting , Musical Theater , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , Tragedy , Boarding School , Kuudere , Twins , Idol , Disability

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

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai

Also known as Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Bunny girls do not live in libraries. This is simply common sense. And yet, that's exactly where Sakuta runs into one in the wild. More bewildering is who the bunny girl is: Mai Sakurajima, an upperclassman and well-known actress currently taking a break from industry work. Wanting to find out more about the mystery surrounding Mai (and maybe get a little closer to her in the process), Sakuta launches an investigation to figure out what's making this bunny girl invisible to everyone around them.



Note: Chapter 17 and 18 of the magazine publication were merged into chapter 17 of the tankoubon release; chapter count reflects the tankoubon release.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Seinen , School , Tragedy