"Basara - The spirit of freedom which denies old authority, transcending traditions and customs." Born under a prophecy that will liberate and unite Japan, Sarasa has had to take her brother Tatara's place as the "Boy of Destiny." Fighting for the oppressed, Sarasa journeys across Japan to gain allies and defeat her enemies--all while keeping her identity a secret.... more>>

Note: Basara won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo in 1992. <<less

One day middle school student Nishiki, who lives in the countryside, meets high school student Atsumori, who came to visit from Tokyo. When talking with the cool Atsumori, she starts noticing her desire to leave the countryside for Tokyo. But the way to Tokyo is unexpectedly through a marriage proposal?!?... more>>

(Source: Anime News Network) <<less

Yukino Miyazawa is the perfect model student. She's pretty, kind, good at sports, and is always at the top of her class; but she's not all that she seems. It's all an act of deception; she is really the self-confessed 'queen of vanity,' and her only goal in life is winning the praise and admiration of everyone around her.... more>>

When she enters high school, she finally meets her match: Soichiro Arima, a handsome, athletic, popular, and very intelligent young boy. Ever since he stole the top seat in the class from her, Yukino has hated him, and has been plotting on how to take back her former place as the object of all other students' admiration.

What she wasn't expecting, however, was that Soichiro, the very boy she hated, would confess his love for her; or that he would find out about her deception - and use it to blackmail her!

Together, they discover that they have more in common than they knew, and they slowly begin to bring out each other's inner selves.

Also included are the following short stories:

• The Tiger and the Chameleon - A Promise

for One Week (Vol. 1)

• Ashita Mata Mori de Aoune (Meet Me Again Tomorrow in the Forest; Vol. 4) -

Always an outcast because of her black hair the heroine of the story finds a strange man in the forest - a man from Earth - and he has black hair, too.

• Abareru Ousama

Komako Sakuraya's childhood friend, Kazune, changed so much in 10 years. He sees Komako as a teasing target. High School is different, so will they be lovers or rivals? <<less

Mizutani Shizuku is the type of person who only cares for her own grades. But when she accidentally delivers the lesson notes to Yoshida Haru, Haru becomes convinced they are friends.... more>>

Haru turns out to have a very innocent personality, but who would've thought that Haru would actually confess to Shizuku?

A cold-hearted girl x super troublemaker romance with a fresh new perspective. <<less

Because she wanted to attend her grandmother's funeral, Miharu returned to her hometown. Over there, she met a strange boy. And then, she'll discover his... more>> true form... <<less

Walking home from school one day, Noriko is innocently caught up in a terrorist bombing. Rather than being blown to bits, she finds herself transported to another world; a world in which darkness seems on the rise, as its powers desperately search for a being known as the Awakening whom it is said will awaken the Sky Demon. She finds this new world to be dangerous and overwhelming, and Noriko has little choice but to throw her lot in with the mysteriously powerful man she encounters upon her arrival. The enigma of this world and her role in it will gradually unfold, but first things first: Noriko must learn their language!... more>>

In 2004, this manga won the 35th annual Seiun Award for best science fiction comic. <<less

The wheel of fate began moving due to a fated meeting in a small town, where everyone is free from restraining orders and lives in 'peace'......... more>>

Returning to her hometown from abroad, 19-year-old Wei Sheng is living a normal rural life of a high schol student. With her hearing problem now fixed, she is now able to appreciate her neighborhood atmosphere as it has now flourished into a lively hometown. One night, she watches the handsome stage performer Bu Luo Xu, playing the role of a beast with many eyes. Wei Sheng remembers a similar creature she befriended in the forest during her childhood, and coincidentally has the same name. Wei Sheng thinks they are all just trivial things. Or is it? <<less

Se-Joon and Se-Wa are siblings with a dark, complex relationship. Se-Wa, a girl considered psychotic by others, is attached to her brother... a little too attached. In her eyes, there is only Se-Joon, and no one else. And what of Se-Joon's feelings?... more>>

This manhwa contains incest themes.

Title comes from French poet Beaudelaire's compilation of poems, Les Fleurs du mal. <<less

Are the woes of the present meant to be endured for the promise of a better future or to atone for past wrongs? In a... more>> captivating epic of love, fate, and faith, seven young people must struggle with this spiritual puzzle as their alien past lives threaten the future. <<less

Risa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Otani, the shortest guy. Fate and the whole school have other ideas, and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy duo.... more>>

Lovely Complex Plus is Vol 17 with the final chapter called Love Com Final.

Contains a side story called Hoshi ni Natte mo Aishiteru (Even When I Become A Star, I'll Still Love You) in Vol 12: Reina wakes up surprisingly in her boyfriend's room. But it seems that she passed away three days ago.

Note: In 2004 Lovely Complex received the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo. <<less

Back in the day, that place was a house filled with magic - a place where you ended up smiling even if you were crying. Surely, an invisible wizard must have lived there. Or so I thought.... more>>

What's a young child to do when her mother leaves her father for another man? Or when her father remarries a woman who brings along a child from a previous marriage? Or when her childhood neighbor friend invites her to live with him? <<less

15-year-old country girl, Suzume Yosano, has to move to Tokyo to live with her uncle due to her father's transfer. She bumps into a mysterious man who ends up taking her to her uncle's place after she gets lost. Turns out, Suzume will be seeing him a lot more often once she starts school because... he's her homeroom teacher!?... more>>

Volume 3 contains the oneshot The Second Kiss (セカンドのキス)

The second, sorrowful kiss. She and I are...

Volume 5 contains the oneshot Cookie Girl, Cream Boy (クッキーガール クリームボーイ)

Asuka Fuji, a girl with naturally curly hair, is asked out by Sen Naoki, a first-year fair-skinned boy that she considers too elegant and elite for someone like herself. However, she eventually starts to fall in love with him. Together, they are just like an Oreo; creamy and dark, steady and rough, a rather odd pair but happy nonetheless.

Included in the manga is a oneshot story called Tsuyu Kaoru (A Love Story in Moist Rainy Days) in volume six:

A romantic and melancholic love story behind a red umbrella. <<less

Ohno Fumi is a poor 2nd year high school student. Because of her father's debts, she's kicked out of her own home and has to... more>> rely on her own connections to survive. Thus begins her life as a live-in housekeeper for a reclusive writer. <<less

Riko was looking forward to the arrival of her neighbor and childhood friend from 6 years ago. Her memories of him were of a handsome... more>> and friendly boy who always took care of her. But for some reason, the gentle boy she knew seems to have changed into a different person now. <<less

After constantly transferring during middle school (Warau Kanoko-Sama), Naedoko has entered Takara No Tani High along with Tsubaki. Follow her adventures as she tries to... more>> restore the Newspaper Club's status without being noticed by the Broadcasting Club or Student Council...! <<less

Collection of cute and sweet short stories for all to enjoy.

Momozono Nanami's dad, a man with a penchant for gambling, disappeared after accumulating a huge amount of debt. Thus, she was chased out of her... more>> house by the debt collectors. When she met a timid guy being chased by a dog, he told her that he'd give her his house. She believed his persuasive talk, but when she went to his house… it turned out to be a shrine. Moreover, a guy with fox ears appeared, which made Nanami even more confused. What will become of homeless and confused Nanami? <<less

The story's about the blond-haired Haru and the dark-haired Ryotaro who are the best of friends. A girl suddenly steps into their life and caught... more>> their attention, and thus romance blossoms! The thing is that she is experienced in the field of love, but on the other hand, they have zero love experience?! <<less

Rain Jewlitt, known as the Methuselah, is a spaced-out, immortal, 624-year-old man dressed in priest's clothes. He's got eternal youth and a large price on his head—put there by those questing after the secret of his immortality. ... more>>

Machika Balfaltin is a tomboyish, energetic 14-year-old girl who, upon the death of her grandfather, sets out to kill Methuselah, the one bounty her assassin grandfather, Zol the Grim Reaper, couldn't kill. Instead, however, Machika ends up being saved by Rain again and again from other aspiring bounty hunters attacking them both.

Sound like the beginnings of an odd relationship? You won't believe where their journey takes them... <<less

Everyday life can be tough even at the best of times, and when you’re a witch, an aspiring nun, or a former child actor, it... more>> gets a lot tougher! All Bakha, Minhyeok, Sara, and Sanghyeop want to do is live like everyone else and follow their dreams, but they are constantly confronted with prejudice and discrimination from those they encounter. Will they be able to show the world that despite their differences, people are all the same deep down? <<less

Erika lied to her friends about having a boyfriend by showing a picture of an anonymous guy who turned out to be a schoolmate of... more>> hers and was shortly recognized by her friends. Their conversations then was overheard by the guy, Sata Kyouya. Erika went to explain and proposed her idea of faking as lovers. However, Sata who gave off the nice-charming feelings guy turns out to be a black prince and used her reasons to blackmail her instead. <<less

Nozomi Aizawa has has kept her feelings for her schoolmate Azuma-kun a secret for quite a while, but the time has come for her to finally confess. His response, though, is far from ordinary! Led in circles by his hilarious tangents, these two awkward teenagers find themselves growing ever closer while muddling through misunderstandings and off-topic rants. When the airheaded stalker Aizawa-san finally connects with the petulant know-it-all Azuma-kun, the result is a romantic comedy worth talking about! ... more>>

Nominated for the Best Shoujo Manga of the 44th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2020. <<less

Hanazono is feared due to his grim reaper-like face. However, college student Suzuki Hiyori confessed to him and they started going out! While Hanazono is... more>> pretty much bewildered about it, seems like Hiyori is the only one who notices his "real face." <<less

15-years-ago Vivi, the demon, decided to leave the demon realm and come to the human world. There he found an abandoned baby and on a... more>> whim decided to keep it. Since then he lives together with Hana... but having a 14 year-old girl around you, is it really that simple? <<less

Although a truly gifted hairstylist, Kiri Koshiba has no interest in using her talent to pursue fame and fortune, unlike the three popular boys in the "Scissors Project" at school. Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call...... more>>

Note: Beauty Pop Stage 2 is from volume 7 to 10. It is a continuation of Beauty Pop. This is because they were published after the hiatus. The whole series ends with 10 volumes. <<less