forbidden relationship

Best Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga featuring a forbidden or taboo relationship.

Rensou no Aria: My Destiny

*Easter correlation? Um… Nuns… and …. uh…. Church. o_o

Name: Rensou no Aria (My Destiny)
Manga-ka: Mitsuki, Miko

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Nagareboshi
Type: Manga
Genre: Action/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Aria’s parents have been gone since she was very young. Thus, she’s had to grow up in a “foster home” of sorts, and was raised by nuns. On her 16th birthday, Aria recieves a present in the mail– a ring from her “Daddy-long-legs” (a man who protects someone from afar while they’re growing up)! All of a sudden Aria’s life is thrown into chaos. Men try to run her over with cars, shoot her, and kidnap her. Relief comes in the form of Canon, who claims he’s her bodyguard. But can he keep Aria safe forever?

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Ai Hime: Ai to Himegoto

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

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Fetish

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

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Model

*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

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Sensei to Watashi to Hajimete

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

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