Popular Male Lead

Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga with a Popular Male Lead.

Screenshot from the Heroine for Hire manga. A Teen boy uses his sleeve to wipe water away from a teen girls face.

Heroine for Hire

Name: Heroine for Hire
Mangaka: Amakura Fuyu

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (Complete: Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Shuko Kodakamine is strong—too strong, by the standards of some. She hopes to make a good high school debut, but that plan goes up in smoke almost immediately when she injures the attractive, charismatic Serizawa-kun…and later suplexes him, to boot! But when Serizawa-kun finds himself in hot water with a jealous boyfriend, it’s Shuko who comes to his aid…and he comes up with a ridiculous proposition: If Shuko becomes his bodyguard, he’ll make her the most important girl in his world!
–Manga Updates

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

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Bijin na Jun-kun no Dekiai Shidou manga screengrab. A man holds a womans head as he kisses her.

Bijin na Jun-kun no Dekiai Shidou

Name: Bijin na Jun-kun no Dekiai Shidou
Mangaka: Fudono, Fudou

Volumes: V.3 Ch.18 (Complete)
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.07 (Jan 2021)
Type: Manga
Genre: Smut/Josei
Age Group: Mature

Summary:  
Sachiko, who was ridiculed for her lowness and drank, decided to ask Jun, a boy who is more beautiful than the girl there, to receive guidance on improving women’s power. But as a condition, Jun gave to live together and touch Shoko’s chest … My body will be developed for the too naughty doting guidance of a beautiful younger person.
–Manga Updates

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

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Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki Manga screen cap

In the Clear Moonlit Dusk

Name: Uruwashi no Yoi Tsuki (In the Clear Moonlit Dusk)
Mangaka: Yamamori Mika

Volumes: 8 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Because of her appearance and her behavior, Yoi has been continuously treated as a prince, despite being a girl. One day, when she already accepted being put into the role as a prince in high school, she somehow got entangled with one of her Senpais at school, someone who’s also being called “prince”?
–Manga Updates

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

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We Must Never Fall In Love Manga

We Must Never Fall in Love

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Name: We Must Never Fall in Love
Mangaka: Tsukishima Haru

Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (4 Volumes: Digital – Feb 2021)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Sakura confesses to Hatano-kun one summer and is rejected instantly, but does not have time to fall into a depression. She returns to her house to meet her new “younger brother,” what she never expected was her “little brother” to end up being bigger than her…
–Manga Updates

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

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Maid in Honey Shoujo Manga

Maid in Honey

Name: Maid in Honey
Mangaka: Yoshino Mari

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (6 Volumes: Digital – Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Nanase-san, a high school student, is studying at a famous private school. Unlike all the wealthy students she knows, her family situation is far from easy, as she lives alone in a dilapidated home with her little twin sisters, fights and small jobs supporting the house. The opposite of the high school star, a well-known actor who leads an easy and uncomplicated life … But appearances deceive? Are you hiding anything behind that facade? And what consequences will an impromptu meeting have in a delicate situation for each of them?
–Manga Updates

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

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