"I spent all my time wondering 'what if,' then one day I woke up and I was 33." She's not that bad-looking, but before she knew it, Rinko was thirty-something and single. She wants to be married by the time the Tokyo Olympics roll around in six years, but...that might be easier said than done! The new series by Akiko Higashimura erupts with sharp opinions on girls and tons of laughs!!... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 9th and 10th Manga Taisho Award and the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016. Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material at the Eisner Awards in 2019. <<less

"If I re-do my life, I want to return this work back to Yukishima-senpai." Haruta Mahoro became a successful mangaka after publishing "Revive line" from... more>> her dead senpai's notes. What if a fateful encounter brings her back to the past? <<less

26 year old Hayami is in her fourth year in sales. She is meticulous with her work, is treated fondly by her regular clients and is also called an idol at her workplace.... more>>

However, she is helpless when it comes to house chores. She doesn't clean and is basically a slovenly monster who lives in a messy house.

The one who found out about this hidden side of hers is her junior co-worker, Yamamoto, the honest new hire.

Yamamoto was shocked to have his idol image of Hayami destroyed but he actually has god-level household skills!

And now Hayami wants to recruit Yamamoto as her bride...!? <<less

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This is a sweet and heartwarming love story, told from the different viewpoint of the two young lovers, a girl named Chizuru and a boy named Yudai. They mean well but cannot seem to succeed at love. They want their relationship to succeed but a combination of uneasiness and lack of self-confidence keeps them from advancing to the next step.... more>>

Sometimes, it takes an unexpected third party to intervene in order to make two people realize what is right in front of them. That is exactly what happens in this story. <<less

In the near future, mankind creates mermaids through the selective breeding of small fish. This is the story of three tiny mermaids who are in... more>> a Tokyo pet shop waiting for someone to buy them. <<less

The manga's story begins when the relative of the president of a major company moves with their family to a quiet rural town. There, the family's son Tatsuomi plans his suicide, but is spotted by Riko, a local girl. While Tatsuomi is troubled by many things, Riko still intends to befriend him, and they slowly grow closer. When Tatsuomi's birthday approaches, Riko gives him both a gift and a certain promise.... more>>

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24-year-old Aki finds herself newly single when her long-time boyfriend cheats on her. She begins living in a sharehouse with a former classmate and boyfriend... more>> from junior high, Tomoya but he has his own personal problem. For the last two years, Tomoya has struggled with erectile dysfunction but finds himself "reacting" to Aki, and so he asks for her help to cure him. <<less

Prince Naka-no-Ōe showed his interest in the talent and beauty of Nukata. He then offered Prince Ōama his daughter for marriage, in exchange for Nukata.... more>> Prince Ōama was in agony as he was devoted to his brother but in the mean time, he loved Nukata. In the end, he chose to let go of Nukata as a gesture of loyalty to his brother, however heartbroken. This was the beginning of the long and epic series of Tenjo no Niji, in which Princess Uno-Sarara, Prince Ōama’s then young bride, would become his ally in succeeding the throne and later made herself Empress Jitō….. <<less

Life has been hard on Makoto lately, and she's nowhere close to her wish. She wishes to have a sweet, sweet life. When she's at... more>> the lowest of her luck, after her boyfriend took all her money and split, she's rescued by the handsome and rich Aeda CEO. To make things stranger, when she's supposed to get married to the ceo, she fools around with his son, without knowing his identity! Will she be able to find and choose the man that will be able to give her a sweet life? <<less

Cool and gorgeous Nagisa paired with her perverted and stupid stepfather Ryunosuke makes for a hip-hop story that presents a father and daughter who cannot... more>> be honest with each other. <<less

Yotsuya Atsushi, a high school boy with a serious problem: he sees ghosts. This particular curse of his has kept him isolated and alone, stuck... more>> in his own tiny world. After transferring to a new school, Yotsuya meets someone nearly as strange as he is, and his world starts to open. <<less

Ayako, a normal high-school girl caught up in the experiment of an enigmatic genius, is divided in two. In the midst of the confusion of... more>> sharing her life, she remembers her sister who had died suddenly. What lies beyond the feelings she remembers and the feelings she’s forgotten… <<less

A series of short stories centered around a different woman in every chapter.

A former cop was murdered on a snowy Christmas Eve night. The suspect was arrested & the case appeared to be closed.... more>>

However, a letter left by the murdered former cop to his daughter sets the case back on track. It said, "If any of the following persons are arrested or prosecuted...they are falsely accused." And on that list was the name of the suspect who was arrested for killing her father... <<less

There are so many things she wants, but she still hasn’t found out what she's looking for… That’s Fu Arisugawa, an office worker too busy... more>> with her shopping spoils and whose motto is “Shopping is Living." Meanwhile, for reasons she doesn’t yet understand, she’s interested in her cool-tempered and reserved boss. And there are her friends, too. Rio, who keeps her feelings towards Fu a secret; Mizuho, who always ends up dating losers; and Enjoji, who keeps interviewing University of Tokyo grads for an arranged marriage... Each are lost in their own way while searching for happiness. These four Alices wander through their lives of love... and shopping!! [Kodansha Comics] <<less

Sayaka is an "old maid" who's never had a boyfriend before, but has been hopelessly in love with her friend from university for 10 years.... more>> However, the night before she's about to go on a date with him, she finds herself waking up in her co-worker's house, who she hardly even knows?!? But it turns out he's actually her boyfriend, but Sayaka has no recollection of this due to a supposed head injury? But why would she date him?!? Did she give up on her past love, and is this co-worker really someone that she's head-over-heels in love with? And most importantly, will Sayaka really continue to date this mystery boyfriend? <<less

Daisy Luck follows the lives of four long-time girl friends, one who is now a housewife, one who is a baker, one who is an... more>> executive, and one who is not working. They're all about to turn 30. [Animeraider] <<less

The story is set in a pawn shop in a working-class neighborhood, Shitamachi, and it follows Shinobu and Aki, two people fascinated by sparkling jewels... more>> metaphorically "born from a distant ancient Earth." <<less

A city girl from Tokyo goes to the countryside for a vacation. Being delusional about the romantic country life, she wanders off on her own... more>> and meets a young, troubled farmer. Needless to say that she falls head over heels for him. She offers to help him out as a live-in part-timer. Will something sprout...? <<less

A rom-com manga on ice, perfect for fans of Princess Jellyfish and Wotakoi! Kokoro is the talk of the figure-skating world, winning trophies and hearts. But little do they know … he’s actually a huge nerd! From the beloved creator of You’re My Pet (a.k.a. Tramps Like Us)!... more>>

Chitose is a serious young woman, working for the health magazine SASSO. Or at least, she would be, if she wasn’t constantly getting distracted by her childhood friend, international figure skating star Kokoro Kijinami! In the public eye and on the ice, Kokoro is a gallant, flawless knight, but behind his glittery costumes and breathtaking spins lies a secret: he’s actually a hopeless romantic otaku, who can only land his quad jumps when Chitose is on hand to recite a spell from his favorite magical girl anime! <<less

An autobiographical manga about Itagaki Paru, her two older sisters, mother, and father.

Chubby and plain, Taeko's biggest worry is whether she'll ever have the courage to tell her crush how she feels. Then one day a mysterious... more>> cousin comes to stay and Taeko's world is shattered. Cast out of her own home after her mother's death, Taeko stumbles into the night and is hit by a truck. When she wakes up, she's greeted by a doctor who promises to turn her life around. And thus begins a tale of revenge and intrigue that's a roller coaster of cracked out soap opera fun from start to finish. <<less

Smart, successful and good-looking Iwaya Sumire works for a big newspaper. However, her boss asks her to leave for being too "perfect" a woman. Feeling angry and dejected Iwaya returns home depressed, and most of all lonely. However, when she finds an unconscious young man lying in a box out the front of her home, she takes him in since he looks like a dog she used to own called Momo. She dubs him Momo and decides to "keep him as a pet." It's the start of an unexpected life together as they overcome obstacles and become quite attached to one another. But can love like this exist?... more>>

This manga won the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo in 2003 (shared with ). <<less

26-year-old Tsugumi Kawana reunites with her first crush from high school, Itsuki Ayukawa, at a get-together between an architecture firm and the interior design company she works at. He sends her heart aflutter, until she realizes he’s now disabled, and in a wheelchair. At first she feels she couldn’t date a guy in a wheelchair, but then her feelings begin to change …... more>>

Notes: Received Kodansha Manga Award in 2019 for Shoujo category <<less