Vampire Knight

*This post contains affiliate links that I receive compensation from

Name: Vampire Knight
Manga-ka: Hino, Matsuri

Licensed: Viz
Volumes: 19 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Fantasy/Vampires/Triangle
Age Group: Teen

Summary: The prestigious Cross Academy is not your regular school. There are two classes, night class and day class, the only thing that’s odd is that night class is made up of vampires! Story follows Yuki as she tries her best to keep nightclass’ secret with some help from her friends Zero and Kaname. –mangaupdates

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

Read more

Papillon

Name: Papillon
Manga-ka: Ueda, Miwa

Licensed: Del Rey (Volume 04 – DROPPED)
Scanlations: V.08 Ch.40 (Complete)
Scanlator: TCManga (closed), Fuuchi Fighters (Closed) Evil FLowers
Volumes: 8 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/School Life/Drama
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Ageha has lived her whole life in the shadow of her prettier and more popular twin sister. With the help of a new young guidance counselor, Ryusei, can Ageha pull a 180 and become the person she was born to be?

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

Read more

Anta Nante Okotowari!: You? No thanks!

Name: Anta Nante Okotowari! (You? No Thanks!)
Manga-ka: Sugiyama, Miwako

Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.1 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Nagareboshi
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Yui has a deep love for her “older brother” (they’re not actually siblings, but are related), and she is devastated when he gets married. While at the wedding, Yui meets a sobbing boy, Kaoru. It turns out that his cousin (that he was in love with) is the one Yui’s brother is marrying.

When Yui moves into a boy’s dorm so she can seek out new love, she finds that the head of the dorm is none other than Kaoru!

-Summary from Manga Updates, because I really didn’t know how else to summarize it.

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

Read more

Pheromomania Syndrome

Name: Pheromomania Syndrome
Manga-ka: Ichiha

Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.06 Ch.25 (stopped?)
Scanlator: Shoujomagic and Willful Muse
Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Cross-Dressing/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Following the relationship of a pair of mismatched childhood friends. Hatori is a woman who loves men, but looks like one too. Keishi is a man who loves Hatori, but is commonly mistaken for a woman. How can these two ever have a normal relationship?

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

Read more

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

Read more