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Fruits Basket

Also known as Fruits Basket.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!



Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tags: Animals , Shoujo , Mythology , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , School , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Family Life , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Incest , Orphan , Memory Manipulation , Delinquents , Dissociative Identities , Youkai , Estranged Family , Unrequited Love , Disability , Teacher , Revenge , Transgender

Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume

Also known as Happy Cafe.

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

Uru is a very short girl and is constantly mistaken for an elementary school kid, but despite that, she is ridiculously strong and decides to live by herself after her mother gets remarried. She ends up working at a small cafe with two rather unique co-workers, Shindou, who acts gruff and intimidating, but who is really a nice guy who loves to make cakes and pies and the like, and Ichirou, who is really good-looking but who instantly falls asleep when he gets hungry and doesn't wake up again until he's force-fed something? What will the future bring to them?

Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Suitei Seinen Shoujo
Volume 4: Hana to Ageha, Natsu
Volume 5: Special Chapter
Volume 7: Number One DX
Volume 9: Sora no Namae
Volume 12: Kashiwa's Story

Tags: Work , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Food , Restaurant , Male Harem

Ui x Kon

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ui enrolls in Nanami Gakuen High School, a special school where boys and girls are paired up to live together in the dorms, aiming to become the best married couple in the world. Upon graduation 3 years later, the "Golden Couple" is chosen, and they will be immediately registered to marry and become the owner of a large IT company...! Kon, the partner chosen for Ui by the ultra-accurate matching system "Destiny", turns out to be uncooperative and a little bit mean!?

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle

Toshokan Sensou: Love & War

Also known as Library Wars: Love & War.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Forces ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore when she was younger. But now that she’s finally a recruit, she’s finding her dream job to be a bit of a nightmare. Especially since her hard-hearted drill instructor seems to have it in for her!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Shoujo , Military , Heterosexual , Politics , Conspiracy , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , War , Age Gap , Urban , Tsundere , Disability

Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Yuiko is an average high school girl who just has one wish: for her lips to stop being chapped and become smooth & soft! By a chance encounter, she enlists the help of Sugimoto Mana, the school prince who is one year her junior. Can Mana help Yuiko with her dry & chapped lips and will they also find love in the process?

Tags: School , Shoujo , Makeup