High school senior Aihara Kotoko has had a crush on Irie Naoki since freshman year. But she's been discouraged from confessing to him by a... more>> few things: he's a member of "Class A," the top ranking class in school, whereas she's in "Class F"; he gets the top score on every exam; and he's so smart, popular, and handsome that he's been class president every year. When Kotoki finally musters up the courage to present him with a love letter, though, Naoki outright refuses it, telling her point blank--with a look of disgust and boredom--that he doesn't like "stupid girls." Poor Kotoko's worst nightmare! Her heart is broken, but then a change in circumstance forces Naoki and Kotoko to be together every day...!? <<less

"Aishite Knight" is set in Osaka, and tells the story of Yaeko "Yakko" Mitamura, an 18-year-old girl working in her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day... more>> Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo, and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother. Hashizo's brother Go Kato is the lead singer of the emerging rock band "Bee Hive". When Yakko meets Go and his friend and "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa an unexpected series of events unfolds. <<less

Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine... for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor, she's often mistaken for the haunting movie character Sadako. But behind her scary facade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when a popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!... more>>

Note: Won the Best Shoujo Manga award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Award and was nominated for the first Manga Taisho awards in 2008. <<less

Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to "reset" her image and life as a new high-school student. Because she's cute and had a demure personality she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a series of misunderstandings and mishaps, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has always liked, Tanaka Kou. ... more>>

Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but that they cannot go back. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?

Include in this manga are the following stories:

V.8 - Sono Omokage o Shitteru

V. 13- contains a Strobe Edge side story. <<less

“Aoki... I didn’t know you thought about me that way...”... more>>

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him! <<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

Saku, who knows she doesn’t stand out much, is looking for a boy named Sakura who helped her before. It might be fate that she... more>> meets Haruki Sakura again after entering high school...?! <<less

Eiji, Naohiko and Izumi have been friends since middle school. Naohiko started going out with Izumi later on. Meanwhile, Eiji seemed to easily find his crushes one after the other, more often his seniors than not, yet maintained a laid back attitude when it came to being really serious about romance.... more>>

Now in their high school, it has been a while since Izumi has left the city and is in a long distance relationship with Naohiko. Eiji, still a single, wonders if he has been missing something in his life. Maybe it's just his poor grades but for the time being, he wants to avoid Ikezawa, his strict, serious and diligent classmate, as much as possible. Furthermore, he is aware of Taichi, a boy from a different class, who has a crush on Ikezawa.

The romantic story involving six boys and girls is about to unfold as they don't know love yet. <<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

When Haruna Nagashima was in junior high her life consisted of playing softball and reading comics. But now that she's going to high school, Haruna... more>> decides to put all of her energy towards getting a boyfriend and having the high school romance of a lifetime. To help in her quest, she enlists cute upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to coach her as she eschews her tomboy tendencies and turns herself into the kind of girl who can catch a guy. Yoh agrees, with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him! <<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

The comedy story follows Mai and Kurumi — two polar opposites who act friendly onstage as the hit singing duo "Star Berry," but bicker offstage.... more>> What Mai really wants to become is a rock singer, but the easily flustered Kurumi would rather sing idol songs. <<less

Gouda Takeo is a freshman in high school. Both estimates: Weight: 120kg, Height: 2 meters. He spends his days peacefully with his super-popular-with-girls, yet insensitive childhood friend, Sunagawa.... more>>

One morning, on the train to school, Takeo saves a girl, Yamato, from being molested by a pervert. Could this be the beginning of spring for Takeo?

Note: Won the award for Best Shōjo Manga at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards and was nominated for the 6th Manga Taishō in 2013.

Was also nominated for the 18th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize "Reader Award" in 2014.

Won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shoujo. <<less

The manga centers on the relationship between a scary and popular, but actually gentle high school boy, and a "life-size" high school girl. Satomi decides... more>> to try her best with love in high school. She's curious about the boy who saved her from a pervert, but she has trouble deciding if the boy is scary or kind. [ANN] <<less

The story centers around Keito Aoyama, a former famous child actor. Due to a childhood incident, she retired from her career early and withdrew from... more>> normal society. Now 16, she passes her days in boredom and without purpose. But one day she runs into a stranger who takes her to El Liston--a free school for high school students like herself, who don't have a place where they belong. Though hesitant at first, Keito decides to enter El Liston and subsequently, she begins a new stage in her life. With the help of her only remaining childhood friend, Taiyou, and her new classmates Rei, Momiji, and Kouichi, Keito slowly finds the courage to open up to others and to accept their support. Will Keito return to acting? Will she find true friends? Love? <<less

Machida-kun seems like the perfect brother, son, and student because he loves people. Helpful when he needs to be, but puts himself down when he feels like a total failure. However, the people that surround his daily life are there as a reminder as why Machida-kun needs no improvements because the people love Machida.... more>>

Note: Won the New Face Award at Japan Media Arts Festival in 2015.

Nominated for the 9th Manga Taisho Award in 2016.

Won the New Creator Prize at Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards in 2016. <<less

Tsubomi is in her second year of high school and has a crush on her homeroom teacher. She plans to give her teacher a birthday... more>> gift, but unfortunately his birthday falls on a weekend... After finding out that her classmate Fuuma Yabuki is her teacher's cousin, she tried to get him to help her but despite being related to her homeroom teacher, who is nice and warm, Fuuma is very standoffish and doesn't want to help her out. Will this be the start or the end of Tsubomi's love? <<less

Although Koharu is a little taller than the average person, she's a 15-year-old girl who lives a much simpler life than the average person. Having... more>> no experience with love, she thought she'd spend her days peacefully with her group of ordinary friends. However, a destined encounter will change Koharu...!! <<less

Having no experience in romance, the vibrant Ninako curiously explores the meaning of what "love" really is, and is surprised to feel a colorful range of emotions as she grows closer to the school heartthrob, the quiet yet gentle Ren, who also happens to be involved in a longtime relationship. With every intention of keeping her head held high, Ninako prepares to face the mental pain of this one-sided love that she had allowed to take root, facing a series of trials that would either contribute to her growth as a headstrong woman, or break her as it did with other girls.... more>>

However, is this really a one-sided love? Or had something been silently sown in the most hidden part of Ren's heart?

Volume 2 contains the side story Another Light about how Ren and Mayuka first met.

Volume 5 contains the side story Unfinished Map about Ren and Andou's friendship in middle school.

Volume 6 contains the oneshot Colourless Dreamer, which is unrelated to the main storyline.

Volume 7 contains the side story Wishing for Yesterday about Yuu and Sayuri's past.

Volume 10 contains a side story about Manabu's love. <<less

While visiting her future high school, Osanai Mini instinctively interferes in a conflict between two strangers. Just when she's about to be in danger, a... more>> handsome boy swoops in and rescues her, leaving only a small handkerchief behind. Spring arrives and Mini recognizes the boy who saved her at her new high school. Despite her confusion about what love means due to the scars of her past, she finds that she is drawn to him in a way she's never experienced before. What kind of relationship will these two develop? <<less

This is the story of Haruka, a girl who left the countryside to start her college life at Tokyo. She's secretly in love with her... more>> co-worker, Kurotaki, but she doesn't have enough confidence in herself to confess her feelings to him. That's until she meets Hikaru, a fashionist girl that's willing to help her. However, Hikaru's not what she seems to be. <<less

In the Spring she was 16, Takamiya Naho receives a strange, but detailed letter from herself, ten years in the future. At first she thinks the letter is a prank, but then the things written in the letter actually happen, including the new transfer student that sits next to her in class, Naruse Kakeru. The letter reads just like her diary entries, down to the same characters. It is not till two weeks later, when Kakeru shows back up at school, that Naho finishes the letter. In the letter, her 27-year-old self tells her 16-year-old self that her biggest regret is that Kakeru is no longer with them in the future, and asks her to... more>> watch him closely.

Note: Was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2016.

Note-2: There is an another entry for Orange: Future on MU <<less

The story centers around Yuna and Akari who have two very different views of love: Yuna is someone who sees love as a dream and... more>> Akari is someone who is very realistic about her romance choices. Meanwhile, there are two boys, Kazuomi and Rio, who also have different views of love: Kazuomi’s an airhead and doesn't understand the concept of love while Rio grabs the opportunity when confessed to as long as the girl looks cute. <<less

Natsuki is teased for being a hopeless romantic, Keiichi disguises his sadism with an angelic grin, Tsuyoshi is an otaku who can't read the air,... more>> and Tomoya is a frivolous playboy who likes his archenemy. The rainbow-colored story of (sometimes dubious) friendship and (mis)adventures in love of these four boys who spend their daily high school life by having fun starts when recently-dumped Natsuki received a pack of tissues from a girl wearing Santa costume in the streets on Christmas eve. <<less

Ito's mother remarried and begins her new life as an older sister of 4 siblings!... more>>

The start of a family-love-comedy with four step-brothers ♥ <<less