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Natsu no Kakera: Fragments of Summer

Name: Natsu no Kakera (Fragments of Summer)
Mangaka: Senkawa, Natsumi

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.04 (Ongoing)
Scanlator: Midnight Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Smut/Josei
Age Group: Mature

Summary:
Mayu, the eleventh grade student, yearns after “Love of Summer”. Naoto Wada, a companion who pretended as a college student to picked her up, was her classmate of the same high school in fact…She responds to the relation which is called by Naoto ‘after school’ though he should be her boyfriend for a limited time. She wants to shorten the distance since she is not satisfactory that much. The cool attitude of Wada is persistently contrary to Mayu whose feelings are rising. When Mayu, who cannot control her feelings, throws an overflowing thought at Wada, he shows an unpainted face before her eyes? Moving & sad comics with full of happiness and sorrow in love.

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

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Ouji to Hero

Name: Ouji to Hero
Manga-ka: Yamada, Daisy

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.15 (Complete)
Scanlator: Chibi Manga
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Hana, a country girl, has to move to Tokyo because of her father’s work, and what’s this? Her school is like a castle, her classmates have their own chauffeurs, and everyone is all sparkly and beautiful?
“I didn’t realize that at the same time while my world was changing, my indecisive love was also starting to bud…”

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

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Mayonaka wa Dame Yo

Name: Mayonaka wa Dame Yo
Manga-ka: Kurumatami, Haruko

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Jshoujo Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Mashiro and Natsume are childhood friends. Mashiro has a complex about being too tall and 3 years older than Natsume. She has long loved Natsume, but it’s difficult for her to convey her feelings to him. A man who looks just like a grown-up Natsume appears before Mashiro. The man who resembles Natsume confesses unexpectedly that he has long loved Mashiro. Who on earth is he?!

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

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Six Half

Name: Six Half
Mangaka: Iketani, Rikako

Volumes: 11 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.10 Ch.40 (Ongoing)
Scanlator: JShoujo Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Kikukawa Shiori wakes up from a motorcycle accident only to find out she’s lost her memory! Try as she might, she can’t remember anything about the yankee-looking boy who claims to be her boyfriend, her kind-hearted and good looking older brother, or her aloof and introverted younger sister.

When she goes to school for the first time since her accident, she overhears people talking about her—and the things they say aren’t flattering. From what she hears, she was a terrible person before the accident. What kind of person was she really? And will she ever get her memory back?

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

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Pika Ichi: First Flash

Name: Pika Ichi (First Flash)
Author: Maki, Youko
Artist: Mochida, Aki

Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.07 Ch.28 (Complete)
Scanlator: Omari’s Sister joint with Hyper Parfait
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: “Pika Ichi” is the story of two painfully shy teens who love yakuza movies. An incident at school pushes them over the edge, and they decide to drop their mousiness in order to dispense some “justice.”

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

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