Arranged Marriage

Best Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga featuring Arranged Marriage.

Anata ni Hana o Sasagemashou: I’ll Give You a Flower

Name: Anata ni Hana o Sasagemashou (I’ll Give You a Flower)
Manga-ka: Ohmi Tomu

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.20 (Complete)
Scanlator: Midnight Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Supernatural/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Seri is a very happy, simple girl. The only thing that bothers her is her marriage to her fiancee, the super-obocchama, Yuzuki! While they both repel each other, Seri happens to notice the strange creatures behind Yuzuki!!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Reimei no Arcana: Dawn of the Arcana

Name: Reimei no Arcana (Dawn of the Arcana)
Manga-ka: Toma, Rei

Volumes: 13 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Fantasy/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Between the two countries, there has been a constant war for 200 years and Nakaba has become a sacrificial goat for her country despite the discrimination of her red hair and of the sub-person (half-human, half-animal) Loki, who is her only friend and attendant at Caesar’s estranged palace.

But what will Nakaba do when she foresees an event pertaining to Prince Caesar’s demise? Will she save him? Or let him die in return to all the hate directed towards her by the people of Belquat?

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Missile Happy

Name: Missile Happy
Mangaka: Kiritani, Miki

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Tokyopop (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/High School
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Mikako, our over-zealous heroine, has a sister-complex so strong she won’t let just any man be a candidate for marriage with her sister. On an undercover investigation to learn more about the newest bachelor, she ends up moving in with him!

-From Manga Updates

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

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Stepping on Roses: Hadashi de Bara wo Fume

Name: Stepping on Roses (Hadashi de Bara wo Fume)
Mangaka: Ueda, Rinko

Volumes: 9 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Historical/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi’s financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre proposition: he’ll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if she agrees to marry him. But can Sumi fool high society into thinking she’s a proper lady? Moreover, is it worth giving up everything for this sham of a marriage?

-From Viz

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

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Bitter Trap

Name: Bitter Trap
Mangaka: Shigeyoshi, Takagi

Volumes: 1 (Oneshot Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.01 (Oneshot Complete)
Scanlator: Aerandria
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Nanao came from a rich family before their business failed. Now the only hope for her family to pay off their debts is if she can cement a marriage with the prestigious Takatsuki family within a week. How will Nanao overcome this problem when one of the three eligible Takatsuki men is her former arrogant schoolmate, Yoshito, who completely distrusts people? And did we forget to mention that Nanao is already the ninety-ninth candidate for the position of future wife?!

-From Manga Updates

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

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