Arranged Marriage

Best Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga featuring Arranged Marriage.

Ojou-sama wa Oyome-sama

Name: Ojou-sama wa Oyome-sama
Mangaka: Hazuki, Megumi

Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.29 (hiatus)
Scanlator: Starry Heaven
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Towako the ojou-sama (daughter of a high class family) will be turning 18 years old soon. When she was very young, she was told that on this 18th birthday she is to marry the young man who was born on the same day, the same time, and the same year as she was. However, during their first meeting, Yuuga was incredibly mean to her! What’s Towako to do when her husband-to-be is the shy and cool type of guy?

-Starry Heaven

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

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Harem Lodge

Name: Harem Lodge
Mangaka: Yoshihara, Yuki

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.09 (Complete)
Scanlator: Serenus-Dreamers (Offline), Willful Muse
Type: Manga
Genre: Arranged Marriage/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Midori lost her mother when she was young and now her father’s gone too. But her dad left her with a surprise: a fiancée named Tetsuya. So now, Midori has to live in a good-looking men only apartment (Harem Lodge), which is actually filled with weirdos. What is going to happen to her? Well we just have to wait and see…

-Serenus-Dreamers (Manga Updates)

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

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Goong

Name: Goong
Mangaka: Park, So-Hee

Volumes: 27
Licensed: Yen Press
Scanlations: V.22 Ch.142 (Ongoing)
Scanlator: Very many
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Drama/Historical/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Monarchy ended long ago in Korea, but there are still other countries with kings, queens, princes, and princesses. What if Korea had continued monarchism? What if all the beautiful palaces which are now only historical relics were actually filled with people?! What if the glamorous royal family still maintained the palace customs?! Welcome to a world where Korea still has the royal family living their lives! Only for this one high school girl, Che-Kyung, this is a tragedy, since she has to marry the prince, who apparently is a total bastard!

From Ice Kunion (Original License holders, but they died. Too bad)

**Because I’m pressed for time.

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

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Hapi Mari: Happy Marriage

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Name: Hapi Mari (Happy Marriage)
Manga-ka: Enjouji, Maki

Licensed: Viz – Shojo Beat (Complete)
Volumes: 10 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Drama/Smut
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Men – they’re the root of Takanashi Chiwa’s problems, which is why she never had the time, or the opportunity to have a boyfriend in her entire life. A full-time office lady and a part-time hostess, she works night and day to pay off her dad’s debt from his failed business. One night at her part-time job, a high class customer got her fired from her part-time job. Then the next day, she got called to see the President – whom she had never even seen before in the office – only to find out she’s to marry him! But what kind of guy is Mamiya Hokuto anyway? Will he become one of Chiwa’s problems, or will he save her from them? And will this marriage even last?!
-Summary from Aerandria cause I’m way too tired.

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

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Love Monster

Name: Love Monster
Manga-ka: Miyagi, Riko

Licensed: No
Scanlations: Complete
Scanlator: Shoujo Magic, Manhua Revolution, Last Resort Scans (No Website or Forum), A Willful Muse
Volumes: 12 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Drama/Highschool/Fantasy
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: After Hiyo fails her entrance exams for highschool, she is sure everything is lost… until she receives an invitation to a school that she has never heard of before. Only after enrolling does Hiyo find out that it’s a school for monsters. Things would go a lot more smoothly if not for the persistant and perverted student council president. Who is her self-proclaimed fiance? The worlds of fantasy and romance collide.

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

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