first love

Best Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga about first love.

Screenshot from the manga A Kiss with a Cat. The male lead hugs the heroine from behind she is surprised. They are in swimsuits at the beach.

A Kiss with a Cat

Name: A Kiss with a Cat (Neko to Kiss)
Mangaka: Senri Miko

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

Summary:  
Erina loves cats more than anything, even though she looks like the haughty princess type who could have any guy she wants. But even with his cat-like name, she can’t stand her aloof classmate, Nekoyama-kun. But when she rescues a hurt kitty in her yard and gives it a perfect, snuggly kiss. She suddenly finds a very human Nekoyama-kun in her room. What gives? 
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Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Screenshot from the manga Getting Closer to You. The male lead holds a tie in his mouth seductively

Getting Closer to You

Name: Getting Closer to You
Mangaka: Kamino Ruri

Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (7 Volumes: Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Sports
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
For Kaho, a man’s muscles are all that matters. She’s sports-agnostic, type-agnostic—all she cares about are that those abs, pecs, biceps and delts look good. She thinks she’s found her perfect Muscle Prince in Natsume-sempai…that is, until he finds out what a muscle-freak she is. But instead of ridiculing her, he instead suggests she becomes manager of the basketball team—the one he just so happens to be on? For a muscle-lover like Kaho, there’s nothing to lose…and everything to gain.
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Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Screenshot from Beast Master the manga. The heroine holds the male lead in her arms while smiling

Beast Master

Name: Beast Master
Mangaka: Motomi, Kyousuke

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (2 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Leo Aoi looks like a crazy animal with wild eyes, and he goes berserk whenever he feels threatened and sees blood. That doesn’t stop animal-lover Yuiko Kubozuka from befriending him, however. In fact, Yuiko is the only person Leo will listen to when he has one of his violent fits…

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

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I asked the vampire count to be my pretend lover manga screenshot

I Asked the Vampire Count to Pretend to Be My Lover

Name: I Asked the Vampire Count to Pretend to Be My Lover in Order to Escape My Ex-Fiancé, and for Some Reason He Went Into Doting Mode
Author: Touma Riko
Artist: Kase Ao

Volumes: 3 (Ongoing – Scanlations)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Freya Villiers, the daughter of a viscount, is being forced to get back together with her ex-fiancé Nathan, who broke off their engagement after he cheated on her with her sister. In order to escape from her parents, who are pushing her to get back together with Nathan, Freya visits Count Bradbury, who is feared as a “vampire” among the nobility. She asks him to pretend to be her lover. A love story about a mischievous vampire (!) and a life turned upside down!

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

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Desire Climax Manga screenshot. The male lead leans into the female lead grinning as she hesitates.

Desire Climax

Name: Desire Climax
Mangaka: Tachibana Oreco

Volumes: 7 (Complete – Scanlations)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Smut
Age Group: Mature

Summary:
Omori Mio is 17 years old. To help out her desperately poor family, she takes on a part-time job. Then, one night, a boy snatches a kiss from her and offers her money, saying, “I’ll buy you.” Who is the boy who stole Mio’s first kiss…!?

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

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