Best Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga featuring a forbidden or taboo relationship.
Name: Ai Hime (Ai to Himegoto)
Manga-ka: Mitsuki, Kako
Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.03 Ch.13 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: They met. They kissed. Their fate has brought them to be uncle and niece. Even though they’re not blood-related, can Mao decide to love him and go through the struggles to be in love with him?
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Fetish
Manga-ka: Fujiwara, Kaoru
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Storm in Heaven
Type: Manga
Genre: Psychological/Horror/Mystery/Josei/Tragedy
Age Group: Mature
Summary: A collection of short stories.
Chapter 1: For a long while now, I’ve been prone to losing things. It’s the things most important to me that I lose, and it’s always after I lose them that I realize it. And then, they’re suddenly returned to me.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
*This is dedicated to my friend Marie whose birthday is today! HBD BABE! I’ll buy you the series soon!
Name: Model
Manga-ka: Lee, So-Young
Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: Tokyopop
Scanlations: V.07 (Complete)
Scanlator: Cat-Chan Scans (Closed)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Mystery/Fantasy/Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Jae is a Korean student who came to Europe to study art. Things aren’t going her way, but she’s determined to make it. One night, her friend Melissa brings a drunk guy to her apartment and asks if he can stay there for the night. Jae doesn’t like it, but agrees. That night she has a dream that the drunk guy drinks her blood…which, of course, turns out NOT to be a dream.
Jae is surprisingly unafraid of the vampire, Michael, and starts to paint his portrait. The two strike an unusual deal: if Jae allows the vampire to feed on her, he will pose for her. His beauty and alluring preternatural energy could be exactly what Jae needs to finally succeed as a painter.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Sensei to Watashi to Hajimete
Mangaka: Watanabe, Shiho
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.03 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/School Life/Forbidden Relationship
Age Group: Teen
Summary: Sensei, the person whom I long for, whom I wait for, whom I love, and whom I want to be with. At night, I always think about you, Sensei. You are similar to me, but you have a completely different personality. The moment I fell in love with him, school has become a different kind of place because of him. The love between Sensei and I has begun to grow.
-From Midnight Scans
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Royal Seventeen
Mangaka: Kayono (Aha I’ve read almost all of her scanlated series)
Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.03 Ch.08 (Complete)
Scanlator: Shoujo Magic (Closed)
Type: Manga
Genre: Action/Smut/Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Older Teen
Summary: Since the day she was born, Rumina has had her life planned out for her. Since she’s from a high-class family, she’s expected to do everything perfectly and she gets no choice in anything; not her friend, make-up, or even boyfriend! Fed up, Rumina runs away and goes to a fastfood joint. After she’s ordered, she realizes that she hadn’t brought her wallet. A handsome teen pays for her meal, but in exchange she has to go on a date with him. Insulted after he steals her first kiss, she returns home. There, she finds out that he’s her new bodyguard!
-From Manga Updates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 4/5