Josei

Reviewing Josei Manga that are directed more towards women. What to read and where to read it.

Image from the manga You Will Become My Wife. The heroine leaps into the male leads arms with a huge smile

You Will Become My Wife

Name: You Will Become my Wife
Author: Inoue Miju
Artist: Takamura, Fumi

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: Seven Seas Entertainment (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Mature

Summary:  
Alice, heiress of the prestigious Cunningham Hotel Tokyo, knows just how lucky she is. Her fiancé Reiji, the Cunninghams’ dedicated secretary, is handsome, cool, and responsible—and Alice is completely head over heels for him. Yet no matter how fervently she expresses her love, his responses are always ice-cold. Sure, he’ll tease her with passionate kisses, drive her wild with his touch, and ensure she drowns in waves of pleasure. But what she truly desires is his heart! Does Reiji love her or is it purely physical between them?
–Manga Updates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 2/5

Opinion: The art is so good. And that’s as good as it gets.

Super short one shot, cute-ish couple, but I’m never a fan of the heroine giving 100% and the male lead giving bare minimum. The entire plot is the heroine chases the male lead down and he’s super cold and barely interested in the heroine. By the end of the book he figures out he loves her but it’s ok that he gives bare minimum cause the heroine doesn’t care.

If a low-key do nothing man is your thing you will love this.

Final Rating: 3/5

Extra: n/a

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BookWalker
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Nook

screenshot from Veil by Kotteri. The heroine leans on the male lead as he light a cigarette.

Veil

Name: Veil
Mangaka: Kotteri

Volumes: 6 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Udon Entertainment (Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Vingette, Slice of Life
Age Group: Everyone

Summary:  
Like a classic film, he and she encountered each other by chance. He was an on-duty police officer in the city. She was a runaway heiress. When he learned that she is looking for work, he decided to welcome her as the police station’s telephone operator. This was the beginning of the everyday lives of he and she and the delicate distance between them.
–Manga Updates

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

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The Villainess and the Demon Knight screenshot the heroine leans in and kisses the male lead on the cheek

Villainess and the Demon Knight

Name: The Villainess and the Demon Knight
Author: Nekoda
Artist: Seikan

Volumes: 4 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Seven Seas Entertainment (Digital / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Josei
Age Group: Mature (18+ H)

Summary:  
The Marquis’ daughter, Cecilia, had suddenly realised the fact that she had reincarnated into an Otome game as the villainous daughter! However, it was already too late for her to avoid condemnation. After breaking off her marriage engagement, she was framed by the heroine and had fallen, forcing her to become a prostitute. Her first customer was the heroine’s childhood friend, the Deputy Leader of the Imperial Guards, Lucas Herbst, who was so strong that he could even be considered a cheater in life. Frightened, Cecilia was embraced relentlessly only to awake in the residence of the Duke of Herbst the next morning. Moreover, a mark of the vow was engraved on her lower abdomen, marking her as Lucas’s fiancéeー?!

– Mangaupdates

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

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screen grab from I, An Introverted Omega, Became The Mate Of A Delinquent Alpha

I, An Introverted Omega, Became The Mate Of A Delinquent Alpha

Name: I, An Introverted Omega, Became The Mate Of A Delinquent Alpha
Mangaka: Kodaka Kazuma

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: DLSite (Digital-Censored)
Type: Manga
Genre: Smut
Age Group: Mature (18+H)

Summary:  
A favorable matchmaking offer comes out of the blue to the around 30 years old omega protagonist Kurumi.
She decides to become the mate of Shizuru, a fierce looking alpha from a distinguished family, but…?
–Manga Updates

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

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Screenshot from the manga 2 Oku no Chijou, Kinyuu Ou no Dekiai

2 Oku no Chijou, Kinyuu Ou no Dekiai

Name: 2 Oku no Chijou, Kinyuu Ou no Dekiai (Blind Love for Two Million With the Smitten King of Finance)
Mangaka: Daimaru Sansei

Volumes: 6 Ch (Complete)
Licensed: E-Renta
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Hentai
Age Group: Mature (18+)

Summary:  “I haven’t had enough.” A big finance tycoon penetrates her deeply again and again, making her come sweetly… with every thrust, her love grows stronger. Even though she can’t let him realize how she feels, no matter what… In order to recover her one million inheritance from her mother that an unscrupulous yakuza group has stolen from her, Aoi infiltrated a hostess club. What awaited her when she thought she had successfully gained his trust was a forced purchase of her freedom. That’s when Reio Tatsugami, Aoi’s regular client and the director of Zeus Finance, shows up before her. Shockingly, he declares he will buy her from the yakuza for two million. He makes a proposal to her. “Have sex with me for 5,000 a night to pay back your debt.” Read about the unrequited love on both sides with an ideal man who’s a finance tycoon!

–Manga Updates

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

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