Makeover

The best Shoujo and Josei Manga featuring a Makeover.

Sukitte Ii na yo: Say I Love You

Name: Sukitte Ii na yo (Say I Love You)
Manga-ka: Hazuki, Kanae

Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha Comics (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/School Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Mei Tachibana has spent her 16 years without making either boyfriend or friends. One day, she injures a popular boy in school, Yamato Kurosawa, because of a misunderstanding but for some reason it seems that he takes a liking to her and one-sidedly claims that they’re friends. Furthermore, he not only protects Mei from a stalker, he does it with a kiss…?!!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Cousin

Name: Cousin
Mangaka: Ikuemi, Ryou

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.15 (Complete)
Scanlator: J-Sis
Type: Manga
Genre: Life/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: 18 year old Tsubomi has a bit of a weight complex. After graduation from high school, she takes up a part-time job at a video rental store where she is introduced to another male employee, 19 year old Shiro, whose shifts always seem to coincide with hers. Shiro casually mentions that she reminds him of someone familiar. A few days later, while on duty, she bumps into a customer in one of the aisles. He leaves, but not without dropping his membership card, and Tsubomi finds out that his name is Nasukawa, and that he is an acquaintance of Shiro’s. Meanwhile, after a song for a commercial comes on, Shiro realizes that Tsubomi reminds him of a famous model in a commercial (her “eyes”, at least), who turns out to be none other than Tsubomi’s cousin…?!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Switch Girl

Name: Switch Girl
Mangaka: Aida, Natsumi

Volumes: 25 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.13 Ch.77 (Ongoing)
Scanlator: Many, Currently Transcendence
Type: Manga
Genre: High School/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Nika is like any other girl her age, sorta. At school she is in “on” mode. On mode consists of flawless makeup, hair and clothes, but when at home Nika switches “off”. The true Nika is just some old man who eats gross food, enjoys wearing granny panties and track suits with her hair in a bun. Nika is trying her best when some new guy realizes Nika’s “off” self. And it turns out this guy is the opposite, he wears glasses to pretend he is ugly when he is actually gorgeous. Both promise to keep each others secrets, but find themselves getting more and more tangled up together.

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

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Doubt!!

Name: Doubt!! (Yes the exclamation marks are important)
Mangaka: Izumi, Kaneyoshi

Volumes: 6 (complete)
Licensed: Viz (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: High School/Ugly Duckling/Comedy/Love Triangle
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Ai is tired of being seen as plain/ugly, and decides to go to a different highschool then everyone she knows and transform herself into a lovely girl. Make-up, dieting, and excercise all help Ai become the most popular girl at school. The last thing on her list is to date the most popular guy in school, but can she get over her natural insecurities?

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

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Chiro Star Project

Name: Chiro Star Project
Mangaka: Baek, Hye Kyoung

Volumes: 12 (Complete)
Licensed: Net Comics
Scanlations: V.07 Ch.32
Scanlator: Shoujo Manga Maniac, Noir, RC-Scans (Dead Website)
Type: Manhwa (Korean)
Genre: Romance/Drama/Gender Bender/Entertainment Industry/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Eun-Yo is the envy of every girl in her school. She’s gorgeous and spoiled, but what will happen when she messes up big time and finds herself in debt to sadistic famous singer Nan?

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

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