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Fall in Love you False Angels

June 20, 2025

Name: Fall in Love you False Angels
Mangaka: Coco, Uzuki

Volumes: 4 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Otogi Katsura has had a reputation for being a beautiful girl at school since she entered the school. She is also named president of the class committee, but the vice president, Ichi (Ninomae), is also reputed to be a pretty boy. Unlike her public face, Otogi Katsura is an outspoken character and a martial artist in her own right. She is attracted to the perfect Ichi, who is also perfect on the inside, but she wonders if he also has a dark side.
–Manga Updates

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

Opinion: At first after the first volume I was feeling luke warm. It just felt like it under delivered on all fronts. But by the third volume it felt something bubbling that was super unique and I’m hooked.

Art is fantastic and very unique to the mangaka. It feels very modern and in terms of print copies the books themselves in English are very luxe. I’m excited to collect this series.

So their alternate personalities don’t shine through as obviously as other series within the genre so it felt a bit weak at first. I think the real pull comes from this first love/confident and popular heroine being turned down (sorry mini spoiler) that makes it very interesting. The heroine is fun and confident it’s been great following her as she realizes she’s falling in love and how she approaches it.

At 3 volumes it’s still early but I’m craving more!

Final Rating: 4/5

Extra: n/a

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Villainess and the Demon Knight

June 14, 2025

Name: The Villainess and the Demon Knight
Author: Nekoda
Artist: Seikan

Volumes: 4 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Seven Seas Entertainment (Digital / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Josei
Age Group: Mature (18+ H)

Summary:
The Marquis’ daughter, Cecilia, had suddenly realised the fact that she had reincarnated into an Otome game as the villainous daughter! However, it was already too late for her to avoid condemnation. After breaking off her marriage engagement, she was framed by the heroine and had fallen, forcing her to become a prostitute. Her first customer was the heroine’s childhood friend, the Deputy Leader of the Imperial Guards, Lucas Herbst, who was so strong that he could even be considered a cheater in life. Frightened, Cecilia was embraced relentlessly only to awake in the residence of the Duke of Herbst the next morning. Moreover, a mark of the vow was engraved on her lower abdomen, marking her as Lucas’s fiancéeー?!

– Mangaupdates

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

Opinion: I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the biggest fan of the “Otome Villainess Isekai”. A lot of the otome isekai series I’ve read are just too hokey, but I’ve fallen for this series just based on the comedy.

The art is unreal, I don’t think I would have bought this series or continued it if the art wasn’t so good. Very detailed, great job creating the fantasy and royalty atmosphere. Face proportions can sometimes be odd but overall it’s a gorgeous series.

The heroine is so annoying and meek. That said the world building is so interesting and it drops a lot of the otome stuff early on. The real reason to stay is how hilarious the series is. Every chapter I’m laughing at loud, howling at the male leads obsession and the lengths he goes to be with the heroine.

That is all to add this is a pretty graphic smut (H) series and honestly good plot is hard to find in that genre.

Final Rating: 4/5

Extra: This is a light novel adaptation and the LN is actually licensed as well by Seven Seas!

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A Star Brighter than the Sun

June 20, 2025June 7, 2025

Name: A Star Brighter than the Sun
Mangaka: Kazune Kawahara

Volumes: 11 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz (2 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Sae and Koki have been friends since childhood. One fateful day at the end of middle school, she has a revelation: Koki has grown up! Now they’re in high school, and she has another revelation: she has feelings for Koki! But Sae isn’t the only girl who does… The question is, who does Koki have feelings for?!

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

My Darling the Company President

June 20, 2025May 30, 2025

Name: My Darling the Company President
Mangaka: Narumi Yuki

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Smut
Age Group: Mature

Summary:
Mihane is a plain and unremarkable office lady who has recently been transferred to the company president’s secretarial section. At the same time, in a bid to reorganise the company, a new president has also been hired.

However, it turns out that the new president is Kurosaki Sakura, the boy that she had tutored many years ago!

Mihane finds herself having butterflies in her stomach thanks to appearance of a more mature and handsome Sakura and Sakura even suddenly….?
–Manga Updates

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

This Vampire Won’t Give Up

May 30, 2025May 23, 2025

Name: This Vampire Won’t Give Up
Mangaka: Kitaji Modoka

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Comedy/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature

Summary:
Minami has the worst luck with men—she falls for their looks only to find that they’re the worst of the worst. So when she finds out that her next work assignment involves a good-looking, rude-off-the-bat man, she feels just fine about kissing any feelings for him goodbye… that is, until she finds out he’s the son of the author of her favorite childhood picture book series, “Bride of the Vampire”. But the rude son soon changes his tune, and Minami doesn’t have long before she discovers the secret his gorgeous lips hide…
–Manga Updates

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