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Fundari, Kettari, Aishitari

January 30, 2025February 9, 2024

Name: Fundari, Kettari, Aishitari (Stomp, Kick, Love)
Mangaka: Ichiya, Sumi

Volumes: 4 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Yen Press (Digital and Physical)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama
Age Group: Mature

Summary:
Kaho is busy working hard every day and is exhausted both mentally and physically. Her only recourse is drinking with the handsome Akira, who indulges in drinking, smoking, fighting and having fun with women. She truly thought they were able to become quite good friends without any romantic feelings between them – until that night…

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

Hatsu Haru

March 2, 2023December 25, 2018

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!

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

Suki Kirai Suki

May 28, 2025March 4, 2013

Name: Suki Kirai Suki
Mangaka: Tsukishima, Haru

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.03 Ch.12 (Complete)
Scanlator: Evil Flowers
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Inoue Azusa’s classmate, Saito, is extremely good looking, but he has the worst personality ever. For some reason, he started noticing Azusa and gets her in a lot of trouble. Although he’s very annoying, Azusa gradually becomes attracted to him. However, Azusa’s classmate, Hikaru, is not only handsome and is the president, but towards Azusa he is…?!

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

Piece

May 28, 2025February 2, 2013

Name: Piece
Mangaka: Asihara, Hinako

Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.010 Ch.21 (Complete)
Scanlator: Forbidden Garden
Type: Manga
Genre: Mystery/Drama/Romance
Age Group: Teen

Summary: One day, Mizuho, a university student, receive news that her classmate in high school, Origuchi Haruka, passed away. Mizuho doesn’t remember being best friends with Origuchi, but apparently, Origuchi told her mother that Mizuho was her best friend. And now, her mother wants Mizuho to help her find the boy Origuchi dated during high school. Mizuho told Origuchi’s mother that Origuchi was a very plain girl, and she was never seen with a guy, but her mother told Mizuho that Origuchi got pregnant and had an abortion when she was in high school. Mizuho was shocked, but she still starts asking her other classmates in high school and following the traces Origuchi left behind.

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

Miss

July 22, 2020May 11, 2012

Name: Miss
Manga-ka: Tokiyama, Hajime

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.02 (Complete)
Scanlator: Jshoujo and Haruhime
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Falling in love with him was her biggest mistake… After being badly bullied in junior high, Kazu’s sworn off getting deeply involved with other people. One day though, the resident class playboy, Kirishima, comes and tears down the walls she’s built around her heart. She finds herself falling quick and hard…but is she only setting herself up for heartbreak?!

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