Reviewing Josei Manga that are directed more towards women. What to read and where to read it.
Name: Firefly Wedding: Hotaru no Yomeiri
Mangaka: Tachibana Oreco
Volumes: 3 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz (Releases in 2025)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Historical
Age Group: Older Teen
A romance story set in the Meiji era about a young lady who, with only a short time left to live, decides to marry a professional killer.
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 3/5
Name: What Will I Say When I Meet You? (Kimi ni Aetara Nante Iou)
Mangaka: Nemu, Youko
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: Manga Plaza (digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary:
Kiri and her husband, both in their 30s, have been happily married for several years. They don’t have any children yet, and Kiri knows that at her age they’ll need to start trying soon
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Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Saving Sweets for After-Hours
Mangaka: Kanae Sato
Volumes: 1 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (1 Volumes: Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Smut
Age Group: Mature
Summary:
Reika Fujisaki is a manager at a confections company. Despite her beauty and success, she is actually a 32-year old virgin who has never had a boyfriend. Reika thought she was fine with being alone, until her handsome and talented subordinate Hasegawa-kun started to approach her. But he has a secret of his own!?
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Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Will I Be Single Forever?
Mangaka: Mari Okasaki
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (1 Volume: Digital) – (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature
Summary:
Mami is 36 and unmarried, and the entire world seems to be telling her she must be miserable. But is she? Does she really need a ring on her finger to be happy when she has a job she loves and friends who support her? A collection of interconnected stories that explores the hazards and joys of unmarried life through the eyes of three single ladies.
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Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai Returns
Mangaka: Aya Nakahara
Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.13 (March 1st 2021)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary:
Good-for-nothing Shibata Michiko is back! And with her back are her never-ending troubles. Will she be able to stand on her own feet this time around or will she have to keep on relying on her superior, Kurosawa Ayumu, to get her out of her misery? Hop on board to take a ride for a fun and romantic journey with a woman too good for her own idiocy and a man too good for his own kindness.
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Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5