male lead

Shoujo and Josei manga with a male lead from a male perspective.

Requiem of the Rose King Manga by Aya Kanno

Requiem of the Rose King

Name: Requiem of the Rose King (Bara Ou no Souretsu)
Mangaka: Aya Kanno

Volumes: 17 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (16 Volumes: Digital/Paperback) – (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Historical/Tragedy/Action
Age Group: Older Teen/Mature

Summary:  
Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.

–Manga Updates

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

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Hatsu Haru manga by Fujisawa Suzuki

Hatsu Haru

Name: Hatsu Haru
Mangaka: Fujisawa, Suzuki

Volumes: 13 (Complete)
Licensed: Yen Press
Licensed Volumes: V.13 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary:  
Too far, it’s hard to be seen. Too close, it’s also hard to be seen. It hurts and makes you feel like crying. Too sad, until it makes you laugh. That’s right, this is what you call first love…the most popular guy in school falls in love for the first time in his life!

–Manga Updates

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

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Mens School

Name: Men’s School
Mangaka: Kaneyoshi, Izumi (I love her)

Volumes: 8 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz
Type: Manga
Genre: School life/Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
5-minute walk to the sea. The closest train station takes 50 minutes by car. Famous private dormitory male high school Seihou is located in that super remote place. What will happen at that place where men are crazy for love?!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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