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Ao Haru Ride

Also known as Ao Haru Ride.

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

Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has reappeared, but is he still the same boy she fell in love with?



Includes two side stories and two oneshots.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Tsundere , Tragedy , Kuudere , Time Skip , Age Gap

Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare

Also known as Love Me, Love Me Not.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites—Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated!



Tags: School , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Chibi , Urban

Sakura, Saku.

Also known as Sakura, Saku..

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

A mysterious boy comes to Saku Fujigaya's rescue when she falls in on a train, but he leaves before she can thank him. After this experience, Saku never ignores strangers in need of help to emulate the boy who helped her.

Saku would like to thank the boy who helped her, but all she has is a note signed "Ryosuke Sakura." She discovers that a boy in her high school, Haruki Sakura, has an older brother named Ryosuke. She asks Haruki to deliver her thank-you letter to Ryosuke, but why does he refuse?

Note: Includes the one-shot "Otome no Itari" in volume 5, plus prologue and epilogue chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , School , Unrequited Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mixed Gender Harem , Yuri

Bokura ga Ita

Also known as We Were There.

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

Nanami starts high school with high hopes of making lots of friends. She develops a crush on the enigmatic Yano, but he may have too many secrets for her to handle.

At that time...

...I didn't fully understand what Yano meant.



Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo in 2005.

Tags: Shoujo , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Time Skip , School , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Suicide , Achronological Order , Primarily Teen Cast

Heroine Shikkaku

Also known as No Longer Heroine.

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

Enter: Hatori Matsuzaki, the heroine of this love story. And her hero? Rita Terasaka, an infamous hottie with a (hidden) heart of gold. Sure, he might be a notorious playboy, but she’s got nothing to worry about—after all, he’s never serious about any of his paramours. Besides, she knows him better, has been by his side longer, and loves him so much more than anyone else possibly could. Okay, so she might not be dating him just this second, but what’s the rush when destiny is on her side…right?



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "Thank You☆Last Samurai (サンキュー☆ラストサムライ)".
Includes the one-shot "Souri de Sorry (総理でソーリー)".

Tags: Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Shoujo , School , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Parody , Primarily Teen Cast

Tonari no Stella

Also known as Gazing at the Star Next Door.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

What do you do when your best friend (and secret crush) becomes a national sweetheart? This is the story of the unrequited love between a girl and her best friend, whose acting career is pulling him further and further away.



Tags: Heterosexual , Shoujo , Unrequited Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Idol , Acting , Female Protagonist , School , Tsundere

Namida Usagi: Seifuku no Kataomoi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

The class is changing seats and Momoka got stuck sitting by Narumi, the weird kid in the class. He has long hair that covers his eyes, he doesn't talk much and when he does he is kind off scary, and a circle of rumors follows him everywhere he goes. But is Narumi really a weird boy? Or is he just misunderstood? what kind of pure love could result from this...?

Tags: Shoujo , School , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast

Hirunaka no Ryuusei

Also known as Daytime Shooting Star.

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

After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park where she had once seen a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they’ll meet again. Suzume starts her first day at her new high school sitting next to a boy who blushes furiously at her touch. And her homeroom teacher is none other than the handsome stranger!



Notes:
Includes 3 extra chapters.
Includes the one-shot "Tsuyu Kaoru (ツユカオル, A Love Story in Moist Rainy Days)"
Includes the one-shot "Heroine no Ryuusei (ヒロインの流星)"
Includes the one-shot "More than Words (モア ザン ワーズ)"
Includes the one-shot "Cookie Girl Cream Boy (クッキーガール クリームボーイ)"
Includes the one-shot "Hibi Ryuusei: Suzume no Parallel Koukou Nikki (日々流星－すずめのパラレル高校日記－, Suzume's Parallel School Diary)"

Tags: Shoujo , Love Triangle , School , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Urban , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast

Koi wo Shiranai Bokutachi wa

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

Eiji, Naohiko and Izumi have been friends since middle school. Naohiko started going out with Izumi later on. Meanwhile, Eiji seemed to easily find his crushes one after the other, more often his seniors than not, yet maintained a laid back attitude when it came to being really serious about romance.

Now in their high school, it has been a while since Izumi has left the city and is in a long distance relationship with Naohiko. Eiji, still a single, wonders if he has been missing something in his life. Maybe it's just his poor grades but for the time being, he wants to avoid Ikezawa, his strict, serious and diligent classmate, as much as possible. Furthermore, he is aware of Taichi, a boy from a different class, who has a crush on Ikezawa.

The romantic story involving six boys and girls is about to unfold as they don't know love yet.

Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Shoujo , Love Triangle , School , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual

Ao Haru Ride: Awaken

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

Chapter 1:
Kou's own retelling of the events in the prologue chapter, unwritten.

Chapter 2:
Futaba thinking about how to change her image as her middle school graduation ceremony approaches.

Chapter 3:
Kou noticed Futaba and changes in her behavior during the first days of high school.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist