My favourite and most highest rated shoujo and josei manga series.
Name: Mars
Manga-ka: Souryo, Furumi
Volumes: 15 (Complete)
Licensed: Yes (Tokyopop – 15 Volumes Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Psychological
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Kira believes that Rei and all other men in the world are dirty. She stays away from her classmates, hiding in her art. What happens when the delinquent motorcyclist and playboy, Rei, gets ahold of one of her drawings, and actually wants to keep it?
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
Name: Chihayafuru
Manga-ka: Suetsugu, Yuki
Volumes: 50 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha Comics
Licensed Releases: 33 Volumes (Ongoing)
Type: Manga
Genre: Sports/Slice of Life
Age Group: Everyone
Summary: All her life, Chihaya’s dream was to see her model sister become Japan’s best… That is, until a quiet, unassuming transfer student named Arata tells her otherwise. A dream, he explains to her, is something she needs to work at herself.
Arata plays a competitive version of a traditional Japanese card game–known as Hyakunin Isshu–in a way Chihaya has never seen before. After taking Arata’s place in a game, Chihaya discovers she has a passion for it. Now Chihaya wants to become number one in the world, the Queen of Karuta.
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
Name: Ilegenes (Kokuyou no Kiseki)
Drawn by: Ishizue, Kachiru
Written by: Kuwabara, Mizuna
Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.30 (Complete)
Scanlator: Bliss
Type: Manga
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/Drama
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary: Ilegenes is an island internationally known for its prowess in genetic engineering research and technology. But behind the scenes, it is a breeding ground for illegal clones, which are sold for major profits in the black market. After witnessing the death of his parents, young Fon F Littenber joins the Ilegenes Military Academy to rid the island of both its connection to the black market and its tainted name: The Genetic Sodom.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
Name: Otokonoko wa Hachimitsu
Manga-ka: Sakurada, Hina
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Eclipse Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Smut
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Compilation of short stories:
• Honey Prince
Minoko accidentally witnessed the secret of her junior, Akane, whom she has been hitting it off with. This Akane is much different from usual, and Minoko involuntarily…?!
• Magic Red Thread
Story about childhood friends considering becoming more. To abandon their friendship for love?
• If I Disappear
Love relationship between a nurse at a high school and one of the student.
• Trembling Honey Taste
Tough guy finds someone to love?
• My Honey Sweetheart
A continuation of Honey Prince.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Oujitachi wa Izonsuru
Manga-ka: Sakurada, Hina
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Anime-tion Scanlation
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Psychological/Mature/Smut
Age Group: Teen
Summary: 18 year-old Yoshino is in love with his sister, Himeko, who has brother complex towards him. Yoshino and Himeko’s father remarriage introduced new members to the family. Tsubaki, who is of the same age as Himeko, is as beautiful as a bisque doll. This new step-brother plans to expose Yoshino’s secret feelings for Himeko. Yoshino thought that the underlying reason of Tsubaki doing this is because he likes Himeko too. However, never did he expect that Tsubaki was doing this for. . .
Special/Extra (Chapter 1): Hana had always wanted to have a boyfriend and she finally had her first one. Rei was disturbed when he found out that his beloved sister accepted a guy. He was determined not to allow any guy to have Hana. Rei let his feelings show and confessed to Hana. Hana was disgusted by the twisted feelings Rei had for her. Rei decided to leave when rejected. Hana did not want Rei to leave her, what should she do?
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 15/5
Plot Rating: 4/5