Kodansha

Kondansha is a Japanese manga publishing house that owns an English Publishing house as well. Kodansha releases many josei and shoujo manga titles in English.

Life lessons with Uramichi san screencap. The male lead is smoking a cigarette while staring at his friends in disbelief. One is holding a fish in the air.

Life Lessons with Uramichi Onii-san

Name: Life Lessons with Uramichi Onii-san
Mangaka:Kuze, Gaku

Volumes: 11 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Slice of Life/Psychological
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  
How did the cynical Uramichi end up hosting a TV show for small children? And how long is the studio going to let him keep teaching the kids the sorrow and exhaustion of life instead of, say, the ABCs? This dark comedy manga started as a webcomic and became a bestseller across Japan.
–Manga Updates

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

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The heroine looks up at the male lead with worry in her eyes, He is surprised. This is a screenshot from Tonari no Stella

Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella)

Name: Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella)
Mangaka: Ammitsu

Volumes: 7 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Chiaki is a pretty normal teenage girl. Since they were kids, she’s had a thing for her best friend Subaru. Who’s fast becoming the hottest young actor in Japan! With Subaru threatening to slip away, Chiaki has a decision to make: Will she finally take her shot, or give Subaru up to his adoring public?
–Manga Updates

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

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Screencap of Fall in Love you False Angels. The male lead glances at the heroine as she grins mischievously.

Fall in Love you False Angels

Name: Fall in Love you False Angels
Mangaka: Coco, Uzuki

Volumes: 4 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Otogi Katsura has had a reputation for being a beautiful girl at school since she entered the school. She is also named president of the class committee, but the vice president, Ichi (Ninomae), is also reputed to be a pretty boy. Unlike her public face, Otogi Katsura is an outspoken character and a martial artist in her own right. She is attracted to the perfect Ichi, who is also perfect on the inside, but she wonders if he also has a dark side.
–Manga Updates

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

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the ceo male lead leans over the heroine on bed while he checks her temperature. Scene from My Darling The Company President the manga

My Darling the Company President

Name: My Darling the Company President
Mangaka: Narumi Yuki

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Smut
Age Group: Mature

Summary:  
Mihane is a plain and unremarkable office lady who has recently been transferred to the company president’s secretarial section. At the same time, in a bid to reorganise the company, a new president has also been hired.

However, it turns out that the new president is Kurosaki Sakura, the boy that she had tutored many years ago!

Mihane finds herself having butterflies in her stomach thanks to appearance of a more mature and handsome Sakura and Sakura even suddenly….?
–Manga Updates

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

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Image from this vampire wont give up. The male lead leans in to kiss the surprised heroine

This Vampire Won’t Give Up

Name: This Vampire Won’t Give Up
Mangaka: Kitaji Modoka

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Comedy/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature

Summary:  
Minami has the worst luck with men—she falls for their looks only to find that they’re the worst of the worst. So when she finds out that her next work assignment involves a good-looking, rude-off-the-bat man, she feels just fine about kissing any feelings for him goodbye… that is, until she finds out he’s the son of the author of her favorite childhood picture book series, “Bride of the Vampire”. But the rude son soon changes his tune, and Minami doesn’t have long before she discovers the secret his gorgeous lips hide…
–Manga Updates

Graphics Rating: 2/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

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