Name: Crayon Days
Mangaka: Chiba, Kozue
Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.27 (Complete)
Scanlator: Chibi Manga
Type: Manga
Genre: High School Drama
Age Group: Everyone
Summary: Because she loved drawing and wanted to do something special, she went to a famous art school.
And there she met the handsome and cool guy…
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 2/5
Name: Shutter Love
Manga-ka: Okazaki Mari
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Shoujo Magic
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary: The story of two school friends Maki and Yumi. Asai, a young professional photographer, notices Maki who is very talented in photography. He introduces his girlfriend, Sai, to her. Sai is also a photographer, but she’s not motivated anymore…
But when love interferes with their lives everything is in turmoil… Between abuse and feelings, prepare to dive in an unforgettable story.
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
*This is dedicated to my friend Marie whose birthday is today! HBD BABE! I’ll buy you the series soon!
Name: Model
Manga-ka: Lee, So-Young
Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: Tokyopop
Scanlations: V.07 (Complete)
Scanlator: Cat-Chan Scans (Closed)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Mystery/Fantasy/Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Jae is a Korean student who came to Europe to study art. Things aren’t going her way, but she’s determined to make it. One night, her friend Melissa brings a drunk guy to her apartment and asks if he can stay there for the night. Jae doesn’t like it, but agrees. That night she has a dream that the drunk guy drinks her blood…which, of course, turns out NOT to be a dream.
Jae is surprisingly unafraid of the vampire, Michael, and starts to paint his portrait. The two strike an unusual deal: if Jae allows the vampire to feed on her, he will pose for her. His beauty and alluring preternatural energy could be exactly what Jae needs to finally succeed as a painter.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Mademoiselle Butterfly
Mangaka: Ogura, Akane
Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.09 (Complete)
Scanlator: Joint between Aerandria and Shoujo Manga Maniac
Type: Manga
Genre: Historical/Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Our heroine is a girl who lives as a geisha in Japan. She has a male childhood friend who’s always been kind to her and is her favorite. He’s a painter, only he paints on human body parts, and she loves it when he paints beautiful butterflies on her arms. She goes to visit him one day and finds a naked woman lying in his room. Immediately after, she gets a customer who’s rich and very interested in her. The thought of being away from her friend pains her, but is everything really too late?
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating:4/5
Name: Venus ni Arazu (I’m no Venus)
Mangaka: Yoshihara, Yuki
Volumes: 2 (complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.07 (Complete)
Scanlator: Aerandria
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Art/Models/Comedy
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary: Miyoshi Yoshiko just wants to be a famous model, but realizes she has to start at the bottom. Unfortunately after punching a groping sculptor, she finds herself dropped from her modeling company. The man who got her fired offers a form of apology in a job that pays three times what she was making. Yoshiko decides to buckle down and work with him but will she start falling for him? Duh. It’s a romance.
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5