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Tokyo no Casanova

Name: Tokyo no Casanova
Manga-ka: Kuramochi, Fusako

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Complete)
Scanlator: Monochrome Dreams and JShoujo Scans
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Tamiko lives with her two brothers, her mom, and her grandmom. It’s your typical family, or so she thought. But one day, she finds out Akira, her older brother, is not her brother at all, but the illegitimate child of the famous actress Hanyuu Kaori. To make things even more confusing, Akira’s feelings towards her isn’t the kind towards a sibling, and with his persistence, she finds herself falling in love with him as well. The plot becomes even more complicated when Yukari, Tamiko’s friend from school falls for Akira. Yukari though, has a connection with Akira that shocks everyone, including herself…

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Sonna Koe Dashicha Iya!: Kiss of Voice!

Name: Sonna Koe Dashicha Iya! (Kiss of Voice!)
Manga-ka: Shigano, Iori

Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.03 Ch.14 (Hiatus – Feb 2021)
Scanlator: Four Different Groups
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Smut/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Hina is shocked she won the lead voice actress in the sexually-charged anime “Vamp”. Her co-star is sexy voice actor prodigy Hasumi Yuki. Will he teach her more about the business and really open up her voice?
-From Mangaupdates

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

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Honey Hunt

Name: Honey Hunt
Manga-ka: Aihara, Miki

Licensed: Licensed By Viz
Volumes: 6 (Discontinued – Hiatus)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Drama/Harem/Film Industry
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Timid Yura has a sad life. Her mother is a huge actress and her father is a famous violinist, so life must be amazing, right? Wrong. Yura is bullied by her mother whose never home and her father is in America. The breaking point is when Yura comes home to find out that not only are her parents getting a divorce; but her mother is having an affair the boy next door. Who just so happens to be Yura’s childhood friend and major crush. Determined to destroy her mother Yura decides to leave home and become an actress. Too bad she’s so shy and awkward. Love interests include her manager, a musician, and the musicians cute twin who will act beside Yura in a drama. Can it get any better?

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

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Skip Beat

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Name: Skip Beat
Mangaka: Nakamura Yoshiki

Volumes: 45 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Kyoko moves to Tokyo from a rural town with her childhood friend/love, Sho, so he can become an idol. Unfortunately when he makes it he leaves Kyoko behind, saying he only brought her as a maid. Furious and determined to get back at him Kyoko decides to do whatever she can to make it in the entertainment business. Revenge has never been so funny.
–MangaUpdates

Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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