Tragedy

Shoujo and Josei Manga that are a tragedy.

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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Screenshot from Shoujo Manga Toshi Densetsu

Toshi Densetsu

*Yeah I messed up the image. Supposed to say Toshi not Tonari but way too lazy to fix. Cheers!

Name: Toshi Densetsu
Mangaka: Azuki, Ryou

Volumes: 9 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.16 (Hiatus)
Scanlator: Evil Flowers
Type: Manga
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Tragedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
If you know the one you loved was known as the “Murder Devil”, would you kill your lover? Or, would you wait to be killed?

Includes:
Toshi Denestsu Yomigaeru Sattujin Oni
From a psychological test, he is diagnosed as having a trait of a murderer, and because of that, she is attacked with a lot of unsolved incidents?!

Migigawa no Akai Yami
Is this a curse from the girl, who was bullied and committed suicide, which causes her right eye to see only the color red?

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 2/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

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Chigireta Heart

*That’s right, I hated this series so much I used Comic Sans.

Name: Chigireta Heart
Written By: Diana Palmer
Artist: Hoshiai, Misao

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.03 (Ongoing)
Scanlator: Shojo Manhwa Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Dr. Ramon Cortero’s patient, Nurse Noreen Kensington, has a serious case of heartache. Maybe the only remedy is a dose of old-fashioned tender loving care from the seductive doctor! But Ramon’s stormy history with Noreen made him the one man she didn’t want rescuing her now that she was ill.
When truths about the past are revealed, Ramon is determined to make things right with the woman who’s haunted his dreams for so long. But will this patient doctor be able to mend Noreen’s broken heart before it’s too late?

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 2/5
Plot Rating: 1/5

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Love Phobia

Name: Love Phobia
Manga-ka: Natsume, Kokoro

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: Yes (DMP – 3 Volumes Complete)
Scanlations: None
Scanlator: None
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Action
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Now, open the door to the corruption and welcome a story of sensuality…
The life of Ako, a quiet 16-year-old schoolgirl, is suddenly covered in blood when a fair compelxion vampire, Koh, appears and bites her. While her blood is sucked she feel an undescriptable pleasure in all her body. “Come and hunt with me” were Koh’s words when he finish to bites Ako. A vampire story of sensuality from the hand of Natsume Kokoro-sensei is finally here!

–Mangaupdates

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

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Yumenara Samenaide

Name: Yumenara Samenaide
Manga-ka: Yasuko

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.03 (Complete)
Scanlator: Chibi Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Story #1 —
Sachika got involved in a traffic accident, and she fell into a coma. The moment she awoke from it, the one waiting for her wasn’t a family member or her boyfriend Tetsuo, but a man she didn’t know. He introduced himself as Kohara, one of her relatives, and he took her to his house. Sachika gradually felt that something was wrong, and she came to know of a shocking fact…

Story #2 —
A girl meets her prince charming – just to find out things aren’t what they seem like soon after. Dejected, she tries to make the best of her current situation, but then the past life mixes with the present life…

Story #3 —
Comedy about a tomboy and her unmanly childhood friend.

–Mangaupdates

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

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