Psychological

Suspenseful and Psychological Shoujo and Josei manga.

Othello

Name: Othello
Manga-ka: Ikezawa, Satomi

Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: Del Rey (Complete)
Scanlations: V.07 Ch.28 (Complete)
Scanlator: Hush (closed) and Humanist (closed)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/School Life/Psychological
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Yaya is a naïve and trusting girl. Hard-rocking, butt-kicking Nana is just the girl to grab hold of Yaya’s timid demeanor and turn it upside down. Can there be anything that terminally shy Yaya and hyper-confident Nana have in common? Well, for one thing, they’re the same person…

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Knock Your Heart Out: Heart o Uchinomese

Name: Knock Your Heart Out (Heart o Uchinomese)
Manga-ka: Asakura, George

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Complete)
Scanlator: Stiletto Heels
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Mature/Drama
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: No matter how many times she sleeps with Arai, Negishi realizes that neither her nor Arai’s feelings were being conveyed. Their sex felt “like” love, but only feeling “like” something wasn’t the same thing as having it. What is Negishi supposed to do in order to get Arai to understand her true feelings?

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Veins

Name: Veins
Manga-ka: Shimotsuki, Kayoko

Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Stiletto Heels
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: This is a strange love story about a genius who is unable to erase his memories and an average girl.

Mika, an average female high-school student, falls head over heels for her beautiful violin teacher, Akizuki, who has the uncanny ability of “never forgetting something he’s remembered once.”

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Zig Zag Don

Name: Zig Zag Don
Manga-ka: Ishida, Takumi

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.06 Ch.28 (Complete)
Scanlator: Forbidden Garden
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Slice of Life/Psychological
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Ichina is a 2nd year high school student. She lives with her mother Youko whom she hates with a passion. After getting dumped by her boyfriend, she ends up having a one-night stand with her best friend Sekitani, who also recently broke up with his long-time girlfriend. Will they become more than friends? And who is the strange guy who’s waiting at home with Youko when she gets back?

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Crazy Love Story

Name: Crazy Love Story
Manga-ka: Lee, Vin

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Tokyopop
Scanlations: V.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Cat-chan Scans (Closed)
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Psychological/Josei/Drama
Age Group: Mature

Summary: Jin Sung Moo does his best to hide his inner feelings; Shin Hae Jung dances to the beat of her own drum; and Jimmy is an out-of-this-world guy with a revved-up motorcycle and style that is second to none.
Some say it’s an extreme kind of love. Some say it’s just crazy. Some say it’s a crazy love story.

-From Mangaupdates

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

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