romance

Romance is a staple in most Shoujo and Josei Manga. This collection includes the most romantic series!

Koi Uma: Good at Love

Name: Koi Uma (Good at Love)
Manga-ka: Nagae, Tomomi

Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.22 (Hiatus)
Scanlator: Alice Dreams
Volumes: 6 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Smut
Age Group: Mature

Summary: When Shiina’s family goes bankrupt, the former rich and innocent Shiina is forced to find a job to support her mother and sick father. Shiina is informed that her grandfather left her a small hotel, but when she goes to see the hotel it turns out it isn’t a hotel at all! Instead its a brothel. Bad boy Ryuichiro is the manager and doesn’t seem like he will be able to put up with Shiina.

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

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Special A

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Name: Special A
Manga-ka: Minami, Maki

Licensed:  Viz (Complete)
Scanlations: Volume 17 (Complete)
Scanlator: 12 different scanlators
Volumes: 17 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/School Life/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: Hikari Hanazono had been trying to defeat Kei Takishima since they met as kids. Unfortunately no matter what she does she always comes in second. Throw in a crazy bunch of rich school kids, a bit of stupidity, and a dash of romance and you have Special A!

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

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Anta Nante Okotowari!: You? No thanks!

Name: Anta Nante Okotowari! (You? No Thanks!)
Manga-ka: Sugiyama, Miwako

Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.1 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Nagareboshi
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Yui has a deep love for her “older brother” (they’re not actually siblings, but are related), and she is devastated when he gets married. While at the wedding, Yui meets a sobbing boy, Kaoru. It turns out that his cousin (that he was in love with) is the one Yui’s brother is marrying.

When Yui moves into a boy’s dorm so she can seek out new love, she finds that the head of the dorm is none other than Kaoru!

-Summary from Manga Updates, because I really didn’t know how else to summarize it.

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

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Pheromomania Syndrome

Name: Pheromomania Syndrome
Manga-ka: Ichiha

Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.06 Ch.25 (stopped?)
Scanlator: Shoujomagic and Willful Muse
Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance/Cross-Dressing/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Following the relationship of a pair of mismatched childhood friends. Hatori is a woman who loves men, but looks like one too. Keishi is a man who loves Hatori, but is commonly mistaken for a woman. How can these two ever have a normal relationship?

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

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Honey & Clover

Name: Honey & Clover
Manga-ka: Umino, Chika

Licensed: Viz {Serialized in Shoujo Beat}
Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Romance/Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Takemoto lives in a run-down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he’ll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he’ll get to class on time. Although he’s away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self. –Mangaupdates

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

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