My favourite and most highest rated shoujo and josei manga series.
Name: Magnolia
Manga-ka: Naked Ape (Not kidding)
Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.07 Ch.38 (Complete)
Scanlator: Omari’s Sister
Type: Manga
Genre: Action/Drama/Comedy/Gender Bender/Fantasy
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Crown “Prince” Ayato has neither the body of a boy nor the body of a girl. What Ayato does have is a pair on “wings” located on “his” back, that he’ll lose when he falls in love.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
*Dedicated to Ashleigh who loves the Little Mermaid more than anyone.
Name: Evyione
Manga-ka: Kim, Young Hee
Volumes: 12 (Complete)
Licensed: Udon
Scanlations: V.10 Ch.54 (Hiatus – Feb 2021)
Scanlator: Esthetique, Noir
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Fantasy/Historical
Age Group: Teens
Summary: Remember the tale of the little mermaid that fell in love with the dashing human prince? Now, imagine the roles reversed, as a romance blooms between the beautiful Evyione and a dashing young merman. It’s a unique twist on a timeless tale that is sure to leave you spellbound.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Sukitte Ii na yo (Say I Love You)
Manga-ka: Hazuki, Kanae
Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha Comics (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/School Life
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Mei Tachibana has spent her 16 years without making either boyfriend or friends. One day, she injures a popular boy in school, Yamato Kurosawa, because of a misunderstanding but for some reason it seems that he takes a liking to her and one-sidedly claims that they’re friends. Furthermore, he not only protects Mei from a stalker, he does it with a kiss…?!!
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Oboreru Knife (The Knife that Dropped in Water)
Manga-ka: George, Asakura
Volumes: 17 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha Comics (Drowning Love)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: A beautiful and mature sixth grade girl from Tokyo suddenly has to move out to the country side of Japan with her family. The girl, Natsumi, then meets a boy and from then on she begins to feel ‘something’ in her body, like a surging wave….
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
Name: Cat Street
Mangaka: Kamio, Youko
Volumes: 8 (Complete)
Licensed: No (No idea why it hasn’t)
Scanlations: V.08 Ch.35 (Complete)
Scanlator: Condensation (closed) and Willful Muse
Type: Manga
Genre: Life/Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: The story centers around Keito Aoyama, a former famous child actor. Due to a childhood incident, she retired from her career early and withdrew from normal society. Now 16, she passes her days in boredom and without purpose. But one day she runs into a stranger who takes her to El Liston–a free school for high school students like herself, who don’t have a place where they belong. Though hesitant at first, Keito decides to enter El Liston and subsequently, she begins a new stage in her life. With the help of her only remaining childhood friend, Taiyou, and her new classmates Rei, Momiji, and Kouichi, Keito slowly finds the courage to open up to others and to accept their support. Will Keito return to acting? Will she find true friends? Love?
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 5/5