Best Recommendations for Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga that include a main couple with an age gap.
Name: Missile Happy
Mangaka: Kiritani, Miki
Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Tokyopop (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/High School
Age Group: Everyone
Summary: Mikako, our over-zealous heroine, has a sister-complex so strong she won’t let just any man be a candidate for marriage with her sister. On an undercover investigation to learn more about the newest bachelor, she ends up moving in with him!
-From Manga Updates
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Nocturne
Mangaka: Park, Eun-Ah
Volumes: 10 (Ongoing)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.08 Ch.51 (Ongoing)
Scanlator: Noir
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Josei/Drama
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary: Yuri is a doll-like child, orphaned at a young age when her father dies in a car accident. In his will, he requests that Yuri be placed under the guardianship of a close friend of his, Kim Dowook. Taken in, Yuri begins a new life, different from her life before. Where will this take her, and what does she think of her guardian..?
-From Noir
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 3/5
Name: Hana ni Arashi (Flower in a Storm)
Mangaka: Shigeyoshi, Takagi
Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Action/Drama
Age Group: Everyone
Summary: Even though her body has an unusual ability, Kunimi Riko is still (trying to be) a normal high school girl. One day, a guy suddenly comes to see her. He’s Tachibana Ran, the heir of the world-leading super-millionaire Tachibana family! A high tension romance between Ran, who suddenly proposed, and Riko, who turned him down.
-From Manga Updates
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
*Special thanks to GrönDag who recommended this series! :) <3
Name: Dengeki Daisy
Mangaka: Motomi, Kyousuke
Volumes: 16 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Mystery/Action
Age Group: Everyone
Summary: Teru, a poor and kind girl, recently lost her older brother, her only remaining relative. Before he died, he gave her a cell phone connecting her to a person he said would support her if ever he were unable to. As time passes she is cheered on by text messages sent from this enigmatic person, known only as DAISY. But one day, through an unexpected incident as Teru begins working for the delinquent school janitor, Kurosaki, she starts to question DAISY’s identity. DAISY may be closer to Teru than she thinks.
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Eikaiwa School Wars
Mangaka: Matsumoto, Tomo
Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.12 (Finished)
Scanlator: Condensation (Inactive), Noir (Prettiest Website hands down)
Type: Manga
Genre: High School/Comedy/Soft
Age Group: Everyone
Summary: Arisugawa Kiku (aka Arisu) is a Japanese high-school girl who gets really nervous around foreigners. Arisu’s father is getting transferred to New York for his job, so her mother pressures her to sign up for conversational English lessons. Arisu reluctantly goes to class only to discover that she’s already met Ish, one of her new instructors! The two had fought over the last can of mackerel at the 100 yen shop the day before. Despite being a rude and sarcastic guy, Ish is actually very popular…
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 2/5