"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

In the immediate future, a giant meteorite has collided with earth. All living organisms, including mankind, have been wiped off the face of the planet. The government, who had foreseen this outcome, took measures to counter the worst-case scenario. In particular was Project "7 SEEDS", in which five sets of seven gifted young men and women were carefully selected and placed into teams (Spring, Summer A, Summer B, Autumn and Winter). Each participant was then put under cryogenic sleep in hopes of preserving the continued existence of mankind.... more>>

When those men and women awoke, they found themselves suddenly thrust into a cruel world. While bereft and grieved over forever losing their loved ones, they sought to find ways to survive.

Note: Won the 2007 Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga. <<less

After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with Daisy, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her. Meanwhile, Teru meets and forms a strange friendship with mysterious Tasuku Kurosaki, her school's janitor. For some reason, Kurosaki always seems to be around whenever Teru needs help which leads Teru to wonder: Could Daisy be a lot closer than she thinks?... more>>

As the mystery of Daisy unfolds, Teru also discovers that there may have been a lot more to the life and death of her brother than she ever dreamed . . . and that the man she thought was her friend just might have all the answers. <<less

Rei, Kazuma and Banri are close childhood friends. Rei, who's better than any guy, the cool and smart Kazuma and Banri who's mischievous and bright... more>> have the perfect balance. It's normal for the three of them to be together all the time and without thinking of themselves as men and woman they're just together. But something happens after which Rei starts to think of Banri as a "man", so the relation of the three changes...?! <<less

Leo Aoi looks like a crazy animal with wild eyes, and he goes berserk whenever he feels threatened and sees blood. That doesn't stop animal-lover Yuiko Kubozuka from befriending him, however. In fact, Yuiko is the only person Leo will listen to when he has one of his violent fits...... more>>

Includes Extra Stories:

- Fly

- Cactus Summer Surprise <<less

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands--and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...... more>>

Epic in scope, and one of the best-selling shojo titles of all time in Japan, Akimi Yoshida put an electric shock into the genre and gained a huge crossover audience through Banana Fish's stripped-down, non-stop style. <<less

Akari is a high school girl full of curiosity that lives surrounded by her favorite people and things. She leads an exciting life, and thanks... more>> to a strange turn of events, she becomes interested in the “Disinterested Prince” (Kyoumi LESS Ouji), a boy that doesn’t show any interest in people or things in general. And although he said "Isn't it just annoying to get involved with strangers?” He sometimes looks lonely, making Hikari’s desire to know more about his world grow… <<less

For the first time, 19-year-old Setoya Kinari is striking out on her own, swapping life in the countryside for the bright city lights of Tokyo... more>> before her first semester of college begins. She has a few goals for her new life. Among them is goal one: move into the rowdy but lovable Kitten Blue Boarding House. Goal two: find a new love in Tokyo. But this boarding house has one problem—an extremely hot resident named Towa who totally mistakes her for a stalker. Yikes <<less

Long ago, there existed a land divided into four countries: Sou, Kou, Do, and Ah. ... more>>

The King of Ah took on a wife from Kou and soon thereafter one from Do, creating a shaky alliance between the three nations. When the Second Queen gave birth to a son, the King cast aside the sickly First Queen and her daughter Aki into the depths of the Palace. But as Fate would have it, Princess Aki encounters a slave named Hakusei, who has peculiar golden hair and sky blue eyes. He promises his life to her and helps her train in the Six Arts under the guidance of the enigmatic merchant Seitetsu. However, when Aki outshines the Prince during a hunt in an attempt to gain her father's acknowledgement, she sparks a war by besmirching Do's honor and drives the Second Queen to poison her mother.

With nothing left but her faithful Hakusei, Aki is banished to the small country of Kou with a vow to return to Ah one day for revenge. But in the face of the mighty allied nations of Do and Ah, will the two survive long enough to carry out Aki´s vow?

Note: Won the 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards for Best Shoujo in 2015. <<less

The start of high school life. To the girls, that also meant the start of their love lives. For brand new first year student, Takahashi Nanami (Nana for short), it was no different... She happens to end up in the same class as the incredibly popular Yano Motoharu, who rumors say that two thirds of all the girls are guaranteed to fall in love with. But will that hold true for Nana, who says that if she had to choose between like or dislike, she'd say she dislikes him!?... more>>

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo in 2005. <<less

Haruna Aizawa thinks that school life is just like a monkey mountain--all the monkeys form cliques, get into fights, and get back together again. The... more>> school that she just transferred to is no exception. There's even a boy called Macharu Yamashita who reminds her of a baby monkey! <<less

Following her mother’s passing, Midori is now not only responsible for raising her little brother, Ai, but she’s also tied down by housework and other... more>> school commitments, making it hard to establish any form of social life... Until she meets a man in the courtyard at school. Will he change her life or will she change him? <<less

They met. They kissed. They parted without a word. The next day, he turns up at dinner with her parents... And he's her father's stepbrother!... more>> Seven years her senior, and her uncle by marriage alone, he has been trusted with the duty of living with her as an "uncle" while her parents are working overseas for two years. Even though they're not blood-related, can Mao decide to love him and go through the struggles to be in love with him? <<less

In the red-light district of Yoshiwara, during the Edo period, Akane is a young orphan from the military nobility. Following the mysterious murder of her parents, she decides to walk into the lion's den by going to a luxury brothel: the Akebonorô. Her meeting with Sôsuke, a young pawnbroker and a great seducer with a sharp intelligence, will literally shake up her destiny.... more>>

In this environment where lust reigns supreme, is this apprentice courtesan getting ready to taste heaven or hell? <<less

Fumi Nishioka lives with Kyutaro Horikita and his family of “Sweepers,” people who specialize in cleaning the minds of those overcome by negative energy and harmful spirits. Fumi has always displayed mysterious abilities, but will those powers be used for evil when she begins to truly awaken as a Queen?... more>>

(Source: Viz) <<less

Aruna is the princess of B Kingdom. One day, it is decided that she will marry the king of E Kingdom, a country known for... more>> its bloody conflicts. This is the tale of a girl who carries secrets and ambitions, and a game in which love, pride and life will be played. <<less

Too far, it's hard to be seen. Too close, it's also hard to be seen. It hurts and makes you feel like crying. Too sad,... more>> until it makes you laugh. That's right, this is what you call first love…the most popular guy in school falls in love for the first time in his life! <<less

In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi--a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history... the Shinsengumi!... more>>

In 2003 Kaze Hikaru won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo. <<less

Living together under the same roof with the person who dumped me!?... more>>

Hinakawa Nagi, age 16. I confessed my feelings to the person who I regularly made eye contact with and came to like, Tomoe, who then rejected me with "Ew. Don't talk to me ever again ugly woman", it's the worst rejection possible. I tried my best to forget about him but to think that we have to live together!! On top of that, he touches me and kisses me... What is this morbid yet sweet relationship between us! <<less

Midori lost her mother when she was young and now her father's gone too. But her dad left her with a surprise: a fiancée named... more>> Tetsuya. So now, Midori has to live in a good-looking men only apartment (Harem Lodge), which is actually filled with weirdos. What is going to happen to her? Well we just have to wait and see... <<less

Adventurist parents left three Ugajin sisters alone in the house and now they are living in freedom paradise! But their parents' adventure financer wants the... more>> sisters to protect the peace in Manten Academy from the shadows. <<less

Collection of love stories:... more>>

1) Butterfly Cloud by

N Island is a small island where all the kids know each other, and they're excited to meet the new transfer student from Tokyo. Fifth grader Kanta doesn't want it to be a girl, because his classmate Kyo is the only icky girl the island needs. In a way that makes Kyo happy -- because she's always known she wants to live out her life on the island as Kanta's wife someday. But the transfer student, Ritsuka, is a girl, and a shy one with a mother who's shunned by the island. So Kyo makes it her mission of good faith to assimilate Ritsuka, but then Kanta starts acting more interested in Ritsuka than in Kyo... When the main cloud splits into a butterfly cloud, which girl will be the one to separate from the rest...?

This story was released as a oneshot in .

2) Racing Queen by

When it comes to being a racing queen (it's like being a cheerleader for Nascar), you're either a bitch or a lost puppy. Ei learns this lesson the hard way from Akane, the reigning racing queen of the famous Meitoh Team, when Ei joins the team to put herself through college. It's only by doing harm to others that you succeed, and once you've succeeded, everyone wants to do harm to you. Ei's dream was to be the top racing queen, but once she gets there, it turns into her worst nightmare...

This story was released as a oneshot in .

3) English Garden by

Hayato is moving to England in one month, so he approaches Fumio and tells her to date him -- almost like a command. He's dominating, stubborn, and selfish, and Fumio really can't say no. But Hayato isn't without his charm; he has a talent for making things grow, and he designed a gorgeous English garden. Now he wants to spend his last month in Japan building a garden with Fumio. As the garden grows and changes, so do its gardeners... and as time becomes strained, so do their emotions... This story was released as a oneshot in .

4) Pure White Anniversary by

Just by selecting her, and saying her name, she became the class´ representative, and after time, trusted by teachers and students. That always maked her excited about working hard and being better. But, not all is white, not all is pure, when she was in trouble, A guy suddenly appears to help! Who is this guy? Why is he helping her? And, why does Sakura feels scared whenever she is with him? Well... we sure want to know.

5) The Coffee Shop that Ends Unrequited Love by

This story is about a girl called Rui. She's always too late on dates. But when she met Shiyouta she fell in love with him an want to be not late anymore...

6) Great Waiters? by

At 175 cm, Eisei (real name Haruyo) never thought she would ever find a boyfriend because of her height and her rather tomboyish looks and demeanour. Under her friends' recommendation, however, a visit to the renowned 'Hot Cafe' caused her to fall for a charming waiter named Kono... who promptly dragged her to fill the vacancy -- as a male waiter?! Having a chance to get closer to him is one thing, but has Kono also accidentally mistaken her for a boy?! How is Eisei supposed to express her feeling for him now? With a cafe filled with handsome waiters and the pretty girls who swoon over them, this 'pretty boy' has work cut out for her!

This story was released as a oneshot in [m]Kanojo ga Cafe ni Kayou Wake[/m] anthology volume. <<less

1) Koi wa Itsumo Tabekake... more>>

Girls who don't treat other girls well are pitiful indeed. Also, they're not consider charming at all. Sometimes they tend to show their kindness in a wrong way. You won't be able to catch anything unless your bait isn't tasty. You have to scatter it well...

3) Forgotten Things in August

Red candyapple. Fireworks, a broken sandal strap. Since then ... <<less

Yamato Onidzuka. Childhood bully, punk, and sports prodigy. His old childhood friends are terrified of him, as he used to bully and harass them on... more>> a daily basis. When he transferred to a special sport's school, it seemed like his friends' worst nightmare had finally come to an end. But now that he's back, it seems like the nightmare has returned. <<less

Matsuoka, a college student, pines after his long time classmate, Takanashi but there's more to this than meets the eye... Find out what happens in... more>> this 39 page oneshot. <<less