rivalry

Shoujo and Josei Manga featuring a rivalry between main characters. What to read and where to read it.

Bring It On by Baek HyeKyung

Bring It On (Blooming)

Name: Bring It On (Blooming)
Mangaka: Baek Hye-Kyung

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Yen Press (Out-of-Print & No Digital Options)
Type: Manwha
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Tomboy Mi-Ha is an extremely active and competitive girl who never likes to lose to anyone. She’s such a tomboy that all boys are scared of her, and that’s exactly what her brother wanted and trained her to be. It took him six long years to train her into a pseudo-military-style girl to protect her from anyone else. Bishonen Sung-Suh is a new transfer student who’s got the looks, the determination, and attitude to sweep her off the feet. Could this male beauty be able to tame the beast? Will Miha’s brother let them be together and happily ever after? If you want it you’ve got to Bring It On!

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

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Mishounen Produce

Name: Mishounen Produce
Manga-ka: Ichinose, Kaoru

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.18 (Complete)
Scanlator: Aerandria
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: It’s the start of high school, and Kako decides to “produce” her bookworm of a childhood friend, Kousei, so that he can become a good-looking and popular school idol. She models him after Lawrence, a character in a manga she likes, but as Kousei’s transformation becomes a huge success and he extends his new character beyond what she asks for, what will Kako do? Will she find herself left behind in the wake of his newly found popularity?

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

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Runway no Koibito

Name: Runway no Koibito
Written By: Tanaka, Wataru
Drawn By: Shibano Yuka

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.06 (Hiatus – March 2021)
Scanlator: Midnight Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: The N°1 dream of every woman in the whole country, Charisma’s model Shinsato Yui. Yanada Aki was scouted as a future model in the rural Do. Aki admires Yui, the cool Yui… Even if they’re about totally opposites, the two become close friends. However, Yui very quickly seems to be part of Aki’s work, love and a threat?!

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

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Himitsu no Ai-chan

Name: Himitsu no Ai-chan
Manga-ka: Kaori

Volumes: 15 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.19 (Hiatus – Feb 2021)
Scanlator: Jshoujo Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Smut
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Reo is tomboy Aiko’s rival, and Ai strives to beat him in everything – like basketball and popularity – but her efforts always fail with Reo always coming out on top. Then one day, she sees her break come through: her brother offers her a job at his maid cafe! But how will tomboy Ai ever be able to pass off as a cute maid? With a wig and a bit of makeup, this becomes possible. She’s so much of a different person, even Reo doesn’t recognize her! But things start becoming strange when Reo shows interest in her, asking out “Mai” on a date. Ai agrees, with plans in mind to get him to fall in love with her so she can later dump him. Will Ai finally win over Reo, or will her plan backfire just like her many others?

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

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Heroine Shikkaku: No Longer the Heroine

Name: Heroine Shikkaku (No Longer the Heroine)
Manga-ka: Koda, Momoko

Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.10 Ch.36 (Complete)
Scanlator: Anime-tion Scanlations
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: This could be any girl. Imagine being a heroine of a love story. Hatori also believed that one day she would get married to her childhood friend, Rita.

But that’s not how the world works! This is a hilarious comedy that honestly paints a painful unrequited love story of this young girl!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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