Josei

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.

Anata no Mune ni Kaeru Hi made

Name: Anata no Mune ni Kaeru Hi made
Manga-ka: Miyazono, Izumi

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Midnight Scans and Evil Flowers
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Psychological/Mystery
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: For Ran, love never goes well. She is having an affair with Tabuchi, her married boss, and once, when they quarreled, she was saved by Kazuya, a man she used to be in love with a long time ago. Kazuya used to be a close friend of Ran’s brother, but one day, he just disappeared. Ran had been drawn apart from him since then. After their reunion, Ran’s old feelings came back to life. However, there are many dark rumors surrounding Kazuya. Ran tries to find the truth, but a dark shadow is starting to settle over her life as well. What could be the reason for this…?!

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

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Suppli

Name: Suppli
Manga-ka: Okazaki, Mari

Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Licensed: Yes (Tokyopop – 5 Volumes Cancelled)
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.01 (Discontinued)
Scanlator: Shoujo Manga Maniac
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Slice of Life/Josei
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Minami Fujii is an employee at a high-powered advertising firm. She’s good at her job but finds herself torn between the pressure and expectations of her career and her attraction to two of her coworkers: the younger, arty Ishida, and the classy, put-together Ogiwara!

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 5/5

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Yukarism

Name: Yukarism
Manga-ka: Shiomi, Chika

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (4 Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Historic/Supernatural/Gender Bender/Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: “Yukarism” is the story of a young man named Yukari who is born with the memories of his past life, and so at the tender age of 17, he is an Edo period novelist.
Yukari “meets cute” with Mahoro on the first day of the new school term and even though they’ve never met before, he has the sense that he knows her…
From there our story of the past and the present begins!

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Fetish

Name: Fetish
Manga-ka: Fujiwara, Kaoru

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Storm in Heaven
Type: Manga
Genre: Psychological/Horror/Mystery/Josei/Tragedy
Age Group: Mature

Summary: A collection of short stories.
Chapter 1: For a long while now, I’ve been prone to losing things. It’s the things most important to me that I lose, and it’s always after I lose them that I realize it. And then, they’re suddenly returned to me.

-From Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Tramps Like Us: Kimi wa Pet

Name: Tramps Like Us (Kimi wa Pet – You’re My Pet)
Manga-ka: Ogawa, Yayoi

Licensed: Viz/Kodansha (Complete)
Volumes: 14 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Drama/Comedy/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: After being demoted at work, then dumped by her fiancee, Sumire is feeling down. Sumire wasn’t expecting even more changes until she found a boy in a box. Sumire decides to give the young man food and shelter but in return he has to be her pet. Can love truly grow between a pet and his owner?

Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 5/5

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