Barajou no Kiss (Kiss of the Rose Princess)

Name: Barajou no Kiss (Kiss of the Rose Princess)
Mangaka: Shouoto, Aya

Volumes: 9 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz
Type: Manga
Genre: Fantasy/Highschool/Comedy/Mystery/Harem
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Anise’s father put a rose necklace on her when she was small. Her father warned her that she would be punished if the choker ever came off. Tried as she might though, Anise could never get it off… that is until one day…

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

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Black Bird

Name: Black Bird
Mangaka: Sakurakoji, Kanoko

Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Fantasy/Highschool/Smut
Age Group: Teen

Summary: There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. All that changes one day when Misao is attacked by a demon. Her childhood friend Kyo suddenly returns to save her and tend to her cuts–with his tongue! It turns out Misao is the bride of prophecy, whose blood gives power to the demon clan who claims her. But most demons want to keep her power for themselves–by eating her! Now Misao is just trying to stay alive…and decide if she likes it when Kyo licks her wounds.

-From Viz

{Note: Is it just me or was that freaking HILARIOUS?! When they ended Shoujo Beat, Viz must have had to lower some standards in other places as well…}

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

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Hana ni Nare: Become a Flower

*This picture sums up the whole thing

Name: Hana ni Nare (Become a Flower)
Mangaka: Miyagi, Riko

Volumes: 16 (complete)
Licensed: No (Never will be. EVER)
Scanlations: V.08 Ch.53 (Ongoing)
Scanlator: Condensation, Willful Muse
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Harem/Fantasy
Age Group: Teen No one

Summary: Momo Yamada is very plain, but has wanted to be a ‘flower’ since she was a child. After her grandmother dies Momo is given the oppurtunity to let the flower inside her bloom, but everything has their consequences.

Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 2/5

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Shinobi Life

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Name: Shinobi Life
Mangaka: Shoko, Conami

Volumes: 13 (Complete)
Licensed: Akita Publishing (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Ninja/Historic/Fantasy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Ninjas, Time Travel, and a modern girl.

*Because I can* (Mangaupdates)

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

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Meru Puri

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Name: Meru Puri
Manga-ka: Hino, Matsuri

Licensed: Viz (Complete)
Scanlations: V.4 (Complete)
Scanlator: Good and Plenty
Volumes: 4 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Fantasy/Drama/Shota-Con
Age Group: Teen

Summary: High schooler Airi Hosina dreams of that perfect white house, with her perfect husband, and perfect children; Who is bound to scare away any teenage suitors. While running to school one day Airi encounters a strange boy who claims to be a prince from a land beyond a mirror. But when the lights go out Airi finds that this boy is a bigger problem then she had imagined.

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

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