Josei

Josei manga are a category of manga aimed at older women. The male equivalent would be seinen manga. While not always mature in content, the plot will typically focus on adult life rather than high school as most shoujo.

Suppli

Name: Suppli
Manga-ka: Okazaki, Mari

Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Licensed: Yes (Tokyopop – 5 Volumes Cancelled)
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.01 (Discontinued)
Scanlator: Shoujo Manga Maniac
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Slice of Life/Josei
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Minami Fujii is an employee at a high-powered advertising firm. She’s good at her job but finds herself torn between the pressure and expectations of her career and her attraction to two of her coworkers: the younger, arty Ishida, and the classy, put-together Ogiwara!

–Mangaupdates

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

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Yukarism

Name: Yukarism
Manga-ka: Shiomi, Chika

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (4 Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Historic/Supernatural/Gender Bender/Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: “Yukarism” is the story of a young man named Yukari who is born with the memories of his past life, and so at the tender age of 17, he is an Edo period novelist.
Yukari “meets cute” with Mahoro on the first day of the new school term and even though they’ve never met before, he has the sense that he knows her…
From there our story of the past and the present begins!

–Mangaupdates

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

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Fetish

Name: Fetish
Manga-ka: Fujiwara, Kaoru

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Storm in Heaven
Type: Manga
Genre: Psychological/Horror/Mystery/Josei/Tragedy
Age Group: Mature

Summary: A collection of short stories.
Chapter 1: For a long while now, I’ve been prone to losing things. It’s the things most important to me that I lose, and it’s always after I lose them that I realize it. And then, they’re suddenly returned to me.

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Hapi Mari: Happy Marriage

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Name: Hapi Mari (Happy Marriage)
Manga-ka: Enjouji, Maki

Licensed: Viz – Shojo Beat (Complete)
Volumes: 10 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Drama/Smut
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Men – they’re the root of Takanashi Chiwa’s problems, which is why she never had the time, or the opportunity to have a boyfriend in her entire life. A full-time office lady and a part-time hostess, she works night and day to pay off her dad’s debt from his failed business. One night at her part-time job, a high class customer got her fired from her part-time job. Then the next day, she got called to see the President – whom she had never even seen before in the office – only to find out she’s to marry him! But what kind of guy is Mamiya Hokuto anyway? Will he become one of Chiwa’s problems, or will he save her from them? And will this marriage even last?!
-Summary from Aerandria cause I’m way too tired.

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

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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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