Best Shoujo Manga Reviews

Licensed February 18, 2019

Shortcake Cake

Name: Shortcake Cake
Mangaka: suu Morishita

Volumes: 10 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz Shojo Beat
Licensed Volumes: V.03 (Ongoing)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Ten Serizawa has a two-hour commute through the mountains to high school every day, so she can’t spend much time hanging out with her friends in the afternoon. She decides to move into the local boardinghouse, where one of her friends and three other boys are living. Ten’s friends consider her to be as oblivious as a rock when it comes to noticing boys and falling in love, but will she be able to keep her calm and steady heart in her new living situation?

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Finished February 10, 2019

Beware the Kamiki Brothers

Name: Beware the Kamiki Brothers (Kamiki Kyoudai Okotowari)
Mangaka: Onda, Yuj

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha
Licensed Volumes: V.06 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
High-school freshman Iroha’s life is about to change. Her mother just got remarried, and they’re both moving in with her new partner and his sons. The elder son is really hot, but he’s far from normal ? and together with his cute younger brother, she’s now stuck with them both morning, noon, and night! The mean elder brother and Iroha just can’t see eye to eye, and as the distance between all three of them decreases, cohabitation has never been so heart-poundingly exciting!

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Everyone January 27, 2019

A Springtime with Ninjas

Name: A Springtime with Ninjas
Mangaka: Hasegaki, Narumi

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha
Licensed Volumes: V.04 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Fantasy/Drama
Age Group: Everyone

Summary:
Kasugami Benio is the sheltered daughter of the richest family in Japan. According to her family tradition, the first man she kisses will be the one she marries. Now that she’s old enough to gain some freedom, Kageshita Tamaki, a handsome playboy is assigned to be her bodyguard… Master x Servant love story starts here!

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Finished January 19, 2019

Jigoku to Enra

Name: Jigoku to Enra (Enra goes to Hell)
Mangaka: Shimada, Chie

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlator: Shoujo Sense
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.17 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Komachi, an extremely straight laced high schooler, encounters Enra, the son of the King of Hell, who is out to eliminate her as punishment of a grave sin that she will commit in the future.

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I Own January 12, 2019

Everyone is Getting Married

Name: Everyone is Getting Married (Totsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon shimasu)
Mangaka: Izumi Miyazono

Volumes: 9 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz Shoujo Beat
Licensed Volumes: V.08
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Everyone

Summary:
Successful career woman Asuka Takanashi has an old-fashioned dream of getting married and becoming a housewife. After her long-term boyfriend breaks up with her to pursue his own career goals, she encounters popular newscaster Ryu Nanami. Asuka and Ryu get along well, but the last thing he wants is to ever get married. This levelheaded pair who want the opposite things in life should never get involved, except…

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