Licensed

Licensed shows licensed and legal English translations of shoujo and josei manga. Some licensed series are available in print while some are only available for digital download.

screenshot from Veil by Kotteri. The heroine leans on the male lead as he light a cigarette.

Veil

Name: Veil
Mangaka: Kotteri

Volumes: 6 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Udon Entertainment (Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Vingette, Slice of Life
Age Group: Everyone

Summary:  
Like a classic film, he and she encountered each other by chance. He was an on-duty police officer in the city. She was a runaway heiress. When he learned that she is looking for work, he decided to welcome her as the police station’s telephone operator. This was the beginning of the everyday lives of he and she and the delicate distance between them.
–Manga Updates

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

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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 Villainess and the Demon Knight screenshot the heroine leans in and kisses the male lead on the cheek

Villainess and the Demon Knight

Name: The Villainess and the Demon Knight
Author: Nekoda
Artist: Seikan

Volumes: 4 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Seven Seas Entertainment (Digital / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Josei
Age Group: Mature (18+ H)

Summary:  
The Marquis’ daughter, Cecilia, had suddenly realised the fact that she had reincarnated into an Otome game as the villainous daughter! However, it was already too late for her to avoid condemnation. After breaking off her marriage engagement, she was framed by the heroine and had fallen, forcing her to become a prostitute. Her first customer was the heroine’s childhood friend, the Deputy Leader of the Imperial Guards, Lucas Herbst, who was so strong that he could even be considered a cheater in life. Frightened, Cecilia was embraced relentlessly only to awake in the residence of the Duke of Herbst the next morning. Moreover, a mark of the vow was engraved on her lower abdomen, marking her as Lucas’s fiancéeー?!

– Mangaupdates

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

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The male lead smiles broadly at the heroine in a Star brighter than the sun manga

A Star Brighter than the Sun

Name: A Star Brighter than the Sun
Mangaka: Kazune Kawahara

Volumes: 11 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz (2 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Sae and Koki have been friends since childhood. One fateful day at the end of middle school, she has a revelation: Koki has grown up! Now they’re in high school, and she has another revelation: she has feelings for Koki! But Sae isn’t the only girl who does… The question is, who does Koki have feelings for?!

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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