Finished

Shoujo manga reviews of series that have been completed in English and are available online or in print.

Kou Kou Debut: Highschool Debut

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Name: Kou Kou Debut (Highschool Debut)
Manga-ka: Kawahare, Kazune

Licensed: Viz (Complete)
Volumes: 13 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Sports/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Haruna is an amazing baseball player, but apparently thats not enough to get the boys coming in. Haruna longs to be cute and girly, like the girls in her favourite manga, but she just can’t seem to get it right. Along comes cool and handsome Yoh, can he turn Haruna into the girl she wants to be? Or is she just a lost cause.

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Honey & Clover

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Name: Honey & Clover
Manga-ka: Umino, Chika

Licensed: Viz {Serialized in Shoujo Beat}
Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Romance/Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Takemoto lives in a run-down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he’ll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he’ll get to class on time. Although he’s away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self. –Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Midnight Secretary

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Name: Midnight Secretary
Manga-ka: Ohmi, Tomu

Licensed: Shoujo Beat – Viz
Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Fantasy/Romance/Drama
Age Group: Mature

Summary: Kaya is completely dedicated to her job as a secretary and everything was going fine until she discovered her boss’s secret. He’s a vampire. Instead of making her forget, her boss Kyouhei finds a better way to make use of Kaya. Kaya now finds herself as Kyouhei’s personal secretary, giving up more then just her time and hard work.

Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Hana to Akuma: Flower and the Devil

Name: Hana to Akuma (Flower and the Devil)
Manga-ka: Oto, Hisamu

Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.10 Ch.58 (Complete)
Volumes: V.10 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Fantasy/Historical
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: When Bibi decided to leave the demon world behind he was looking for some R&R, not a child. After finding a baby Demon Lord Bibi decides to raise her on his own. Enter Hana. The cutest and purest little girl, ever. Series follows the adventures of Bibi and Hana.

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Orange

Name: Orange
Mangaka: Benjamin

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: Licensed
Scanlations: None
Scanlator: None
Type: Manhua (Chinese)
Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: This story is about Orange. Orange finds no reason to live anymore. Not for her parents, for grades or a career, not for her shallow normal friends. Orange finds the world stained and fake. When she’s ready to go off a roof she notices a drunk man near here and begins to rethink what it means to live.

Graphics Rating: 6/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

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