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The Best Cute Shoujo and Josei Manga that are light hearted and fun reads.

Wild Ones: Arakure

Name: Wild Ones (Arakure)
Mangaka: Fujiwara, Kiyo

Volumes: 10 (complete)
Licensed: Viz (Shoujo Beat)
Type: Manga
Genre: Yakuza/School Life/Romance/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: When Sachie’s mother dies in an accident she finds herself living with her estranged grandfather. This would be completely normal if her grandfather weren’t the leader of a yakuza clan. Sachie quickly falls for her new bodyguard. Forbidden love.

*I suck at descriptions… please forgive me. -bows-

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

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Seduction more Beautiful than Love

Name: Seduction more Beautiful than Love|
Manga-ka: Lee, Hyeon-Sook

Licensed: Yes (Tokyopop – Defunct)
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.15 (Complete)
Scanlator: Miracle Manwha (closed), RC Scans, Evil Flowers
Volumes: 5 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manwha (Korean)
Genre: School/Drama/Romance/Teacher student
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Miss Jung is determined to become a great teacher. The only thing standing in the way is Ryumin, the school prince. Ryumin tells Jung that he would like to kiss her but turns out to be pulling a prank? Is Ryumin serious, or seriously playing Miss Jung?

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

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Karneval

Name: Karneval
Manga-ka: Mikanagi, Touya

Licensed: YenPress
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.30
Scanlator: Secret Carnival, and Kiheitai
Volumes: 25 Volumes (Ongoing)
Type: Manga
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Comedy/Action
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Nai searches for someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange mansion where they are set-up, and soon become wanted criminals by military security operatives. When Nai and Gareki find themselves desperate in a hopeless predicament, they encounter none other than the country’s most powerful defense organization – “Circus”!!
-Description from Manga Updates cause I don’t know how else to summarize this.

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

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Otomen

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Name: Otomen
Manga-ka: Kanno, Aya

Licensed:  Viz (Complete)
Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/School Life/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Asuka Masamune is like any other teenage boy, he is strong, good looking… but he also has another side. A side that secretly reads shoujo, loves cooking and sewing. Asuka finds himself falling for the tomboy Ryo, but she says she likes manly guys. What’s Asuka to do?

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

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Special A

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Name: Special A
Manga-ka: Minami, Maki

Licensed:  Viz (Complete)
Scanlations: Volume 17 (Complete)
Scanlator: 12 different scanlators
Volumes: 17 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/School Life/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Hikari Hanazono had been trying to defeat Kei Takishima since they met as kids. Unfortunately no matter what she does she always comes in second. Throw in a crazy bunch of rich school kids, a bit of stupidity, and a dash of romance and you have Special A!

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

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