Sad Love Story/Sad Sonata

Name: Sad Love Story (Sad Sonata)
Manga-ka: Shin, Ji-Sang

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Cinderella Story (Closed), Nightwalker (Closed), and Evil Flowers
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Drama/Tragedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: As a child, Joon-young was always teased because his mother owned a bar that served Americans. When he meets Hae-in, a blind girl, they become childhood sweethearts and he vows to always protect her. However, Hae-in and her mom take off one night, leaving Joon-young and his promise behind. Hae-in later meets Gun-woo, the rich son of a CEO. Among these three, a tragic love triangle begins to form..

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Sukitte Ii na yo: Say I Love You

Name: Sukitte Ii na yo (Say I Love You)
Manga-ka: Hazuki, Kanae

Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha Comics (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/School Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Mei Tachibana has spent her 16 years without making either boyfriend or friends. One day, she injures a popular boy in school, Yamato Kurosawa, because of a misunderstanding but for some reason it seems that he takes a liking to her and one-sidedly claims that they’re friends. Furthermore, he not only protects Mei from a stalker, he does it with a kiss…?!!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Sakuran

Name: Sakuran
Manga-ka: Anno, Moyoko

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: Vertical (complete)
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.14 (Complete)
Scanlator: Fifay.net (Closed)
Type: Manga
Genre: Historical/Seinen/Comedy
Age Group: Mature

Summary: A poor peasant girl was sold to a brothel in Edo. Her new life started from the day when she had her first full bowl of rice. After many struggles, she became a cultivated oiran. While her beauty never failed, her hope for freedom faded with the passing seasons. Yoshiwara of Edo was a man’s heaven, but a woman’s hell: all was sakuran.

-From Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
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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Seisei Suruhodo Aishiteru

Name: Seisei Suruhodo Aishiteru
Mangaka: Kitagawa, Miyuki

Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.04 (Incomplete)
Scanlator: Serenus Dreamers and Starry Heaven
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Drama/Smut
Age Group: Mature

Summary: Kurihara Mia works in the advertising department of a cosmetic company. When her boyfriend proposes after a long relationship, she rejects him, expressing that she wants to continue her job. The argument finally leads Mia to bring up an one-sided breakup. However, her ex-boyfriend isn’t giving up. Stalked by her ex-boyfriend, Mia gets saved by a pretty boy, Kairi, whom she has just met! But his actual identity is…?!

-From Manga Updates

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

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