Celebrity

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

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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Screenshot from How do you do Koharu. A young woman stares at her computer.

How Do You Do Koharu?

Name: How do you do Koharu? (Gokigenyou, Koharu-san)
Mangaka: Hazuki Kanae

Volumes: 2 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (2 Volumes: Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
19-year-old Koharu would rather be livestreaming than working her job at a maid cafe or trying to find a boyfriend out in the wide world. On her stream she chats with friends and fans around the world, and enjoys the freedom the screen grants her. But when one of her followers appears in real life, she senses there might be more to their connection…and maybe she wants something more than a digital-only connection, after all…
–Manga Updates

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

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Screencap from manga Araki Wont be Tamed. Teen boy gently kisses a teen girls head.

Araki Won’t Be Tamed

Name: Araki Won’t be Tamed
Mangaka: Kapparappara

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (2 Volumes: Digital) – (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
A high school girl who lives alone in her parents’ home, away from her sister and mother who are working as actresses in Tokyo. Under such circumstances, my family’s birthday, for a long time, somehow, popular actor Shiraki Araki appears instead of the family! Araki rushed to the confused Yakko, saying, “He became a star to help him find her.” “Keep me”…?! A gift (?!) that arrived at JK who was worried that there was nothing for me. It’s the start of a half-lived love comedy with a superstar!
–Manga Updates

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

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Maid in Honey Shoujo Manga

Maid in Honey

Name: Maid in Honey
Mangaka: Yoshino Mari

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (6 Volumes: Digital – Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Nanase-san, a high school student, is studying at a famous private school. Unlike all the wealthy students she knows, her family situation is far from easy, as she lives alone in a dilapidated home with her little twin sisters, fights and small jobs supporting the house. The opposite of the high school star, a well-known actor who leads an easy and uncomplicated life … But appearances deceive? Are you hiding anything behind that facade? And what consequences will an impromptu meeting have in a delicate situation for each of them?
–Manga Updates

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

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