Celebrity

Shoujo and Josei Manga Reviews that feature a lead that is a celebrity. What you should be reading and where to read it.

Life lessons with Uramichi san screencap. The male lead is smoking a cigarette while staring at his friends in disbelief. One is holding a fish in the air.

Life Lessons with Uramichi Onii-san

Name: Life Lessons with Uramichi Onii-san
Mangaka:Kuze, Gaku

Volumes: 11 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Slice of Life/Psychological
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  
How did the cynical Uramichi end up hosting a TV show for small children? And how long is the studio going to let him keep teaching the kids the sorrow and exhaustion of life instead of, say, the ABCs? This dark comedy manga started as a webcomic and became a bestseller across Japan.
–Manga Updates

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

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Screengrab of Tamons B-Side manga. The male lead leans on the heroins back falling asleep as she is surprised.

Tamon’s B-Side

Name: Tamon’s B-Side
Mangaka: Shiwasu Yuki

Volumes: 9 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz (8 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
High schooler Utage Kinoshita works part-time as a housekeeper so that she can afford her fangirl obsession with Tamon Fukuhara, her favorite member of boy band F/ACE. When work serendipitously sends her to the home of her idol, she discovers that the real Tamon couldn’t be more different from his wild and sexy onstage persona.
Tamon is an insecure mess in real life, and what’s worse, he’s threatening to quit! Utage refuses to let anyone stand in Tamon’s way – least of all himself. What’s a fangirl to do but roll up her sleeves and support her favorite singer with everything she’s got?

–Mangaupdates

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

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The heroine looks up at the male lead with worry in her eyes, He is surprised. This is a screenshot from Tonari no Stella

Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella)

Name: Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella)
Mangaka: Ammitsu

Volumes: 7 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Chiaki is a pretty normal teenage girl. Since they were kids, she’s had a thing for her best friend Subaru. Who’s fast becoming the hottest young actor in Japan! With Subaru threatening to slip away, Chiaki has a decision to make: Will she finally take her shot, or give Subaru up to his adoring public?
–Manga Updates

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

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Nana Komatsu and Nana Osaki by Ai Yazawa

Nana

Name: Nana
Mangaka: Ai Yazawa

Volumes: 21 (Hiatus)
Licensed: Viz (21 Volumes: Digital/Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Slice of Life
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  
Nana Komatsu is a young woman who’s endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she’s hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She’s looking for love and she’s hoping to find it in the big city. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo’s underground punk scene. She’s got a dream and won’t give up until she becomes Japan’s No. 1 rock’n’roll superstar.

This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties.

–Manga Updates

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

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Screenshot from Netsuai Prince. A teen boy leans on a railing as he kisses a teen girl on her head.

Netsuai Prince: Onii-chan kimi ga suki

Name: Netsuai Prince – Onii-chan Kimi ga Suki
Mangaka: Seizuki Madoka

Volumes: 16 (Ongoing)
Scanlations: V.03 Ch.10 (March 2021)
Type: Manga
Genre: Harem
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Due to the second marriage of her mother, lively high-school student Amamiya Matsuri becomes the younger sister of the super popular idol group of triplets “Terzetto”! Star celebrities for stepbrothers?! A forbidden secret love with a perfect prince
–Manga Updates

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

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