Josei manga are a category of manga aimed at older women. The male equivalent would be seinen manga. While not always mature in content, the plot will typically focus on adult life rather than high school as most shoujo.
Name: BX
Manga-ka: Okazaki Mari
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Shoujo Magic (Closed)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature
Summary: This is a story about a boxer who aspires to become a champion. One day as he is taking a walk he meets a woman… and then?
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: & (And)
Manga-ka: Okazaki Mari
Volumes: 8 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.24 (Hiatus)
Scanlator: Stiletto Heels
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei
Age Group: Mature
Summary: Aoki Kaoru is a 26-year-old woman who has never had a boyfriend. Normally unattached and unmotivated in her own life, Kaoru decides to start up a nail salon as a side business in addition to her regular job as a medical clerk. Although having a severe adversity to physical touch, she is forced to confront that fear when she meets a man who can’t help but touch others.
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Balancing Toy (Yajirobee)
Manga-ka: Yamakawa, Aiji
Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Complete)
Scanlator: Stiletto Heels
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature
Summary: Haru has been living with her stepfather, Seiji, ever since she lost her mother at a young age. However, on the heels of Seiji’s grandfather’s funeral and with news that their apartment is scheduled to be demolished, she begins to take a fresh look at her circumstances.
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 3/5
Name: Otoko no Isshou
Manga-ka: Nishi, Keiko
Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Hiatus)
Scanlator: Stiletto Heels
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature
Summary: Douzono Tsugumi, who works for a major electrical company, spends her vacation at her grandmother’s home in the country. Her grandmother soon passes away during hospitalization, and Tsugumi decides to continue living in her grandmother’s house. However, a mysterious man shows up holding the key to the rear house, and despite not fully comprehending the relationship he had with her grandmother, they begin living together.
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 3/5
Name: Love Blog
Manga-ka: Fujiwara, Akira
Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.03 Ch.15 (Complete)
Scanlator: Shoujo Manhwa Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary: Tired of immature love affairs, Eriko merge into the world of cyberspace, making her very own Blog on How she strives to reach her real happiness… On the wide coverage of this online diary, can she finally get what she’s looking for?
This philosophy of love is attracting a great deal of bloggers’ attention!!
Graphics Rating: 2/5
Plot Rating: 2/5