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Collection of Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga with close family members.

Jiu Jiu

Name: Jiu Jiu
Mangaka: Tobina, Touya

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Supernatural
Age Group: Teen

Summary: The Hachiouji family hunts demons in the darkness. The heiress of the Hachiouji family, Takamichi, lost her older brother at a very young age. She isolates herself, but, one evening, two werewolf pups are given to her. After just a few years, they have grown quickly, and they even go to the same senior high school that she does!

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

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LoveSick

Name: LoveSick
Manga-ka: Maria

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.08 (Complete)
Scanlator: Shoujo Magic (Closed – God Bless them!)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Yue lives alone with her 27 year-old step-father, Kouki. She’s dating a boy her age… but she can’t stop thinking about Kouki. Could it be more than the feelings of relatives?

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

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Balancing Toy: Yajirobee

Name: Balancing Toy (Yajirobee)
Manga-ka: Yamakawa, Aiji

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Complete)
Scanlator: Stiletto Heels
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature

Summary: Haru has been living with her stepfather, Seiji, ever since she lost her mother at a young age. However, on the heels of Seiji’s grandfather’s funeral and with news that their apartment is scheduled to be demolished, she begins to take a fresh look at her circumstances.

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

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Otoko no Isshou

Name: Otoko no Isshou
Manga-ka: Nishi, Keiko

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Hiatus)
Scanlator: Stiletto Heels
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature

Summary: Douzono Tsugumi, who works for a major electrical company, spends her vacation at her grandmother’s home in the country. Her grandmother soon passes away during hospitalization, and Tsugumi decides to continue living in her grandmother’s house. However, a mysterious man shows up holding the key to the rear house, and despite not fully comprehending the relationship he had with her grandmother, they begin living together.

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

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With!!

Name: With!!
Manga-ka: Saitou, Ken

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.17 (Complete)
Scanlator: Esthetique
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Tragedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Masago is an average student. Everything about her is average except for her older brother, Shirou. He’s the president of the student council and everyone admires him. One day, while walking home with her brother, they get into an accident and her brother dies saving her. After Shirou’s funeral, Masago goes to the house of her brother’s best friend, claiming to be her older brother.

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Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 2/5

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