Screengrab from manga Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudesai R where a woman leans in to kiss a man with glasses on the cheek. He is surprised.

Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R

Name: Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai Returns
Mangaka: Aya Nakahara

Volumes: 6 (Complete)
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.13 (March 1st 2021)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  
Good-for-nothing Shibata Michiko is back! And with her back are her never-ending troubles. Will she be able to stand on her own feet this time around or will she have to keep on relying on her superior, Kurosawa Ayumu, to get her out of her misery? Hop on board to take a ride for a fun and romantic journey with a woman too good for her own idiocy and a man too good for his own kindness.
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Graphics Rating: 3/5
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Scene from manga Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai - A woman grins at a man while he looks at her annoyed

Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai

Name: Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai
MangakaAya Nakahara

Volumes: 10 (Complete)
Scanlations: V.10 Ch.40
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  
The unemployed Shibata Michiko is betting everything she has on her romance with a younger man—literally. In order to keep him happy, she deprives herself of the things she wants and buys him expensive clothing and accessories. Since she’s flat out broke, she needs to find a job before she starves to death and loses her young love interest. However, Michiko discovers that the boy was never interested in her romantically. Depressed at being dumped and after a series of unsuccessful interviews, she bumps into Kurosawa—an intimidating former boss she used to dislike.
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Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

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Dakishimete Tsuide ni Kiss mo

Name: Dakishimete Tsuide ni Kiss mo
MangakaMimori Ao

Volumes: 5 (Ongoing – Jan 2020)
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.07 (Jan 2020)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  
Tamako Asahina, who lived without care, unmarried and without a lover, will soon be 30. But, an unexpected meeting swoops down from a familiar place…?!
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Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

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A Sign of Affection

Name: A Sign of Affection (Yubisaki to Renren)
Mangaka: Suu Morishita

Volumes: 8 (Ongoing)
LicensedKodansha
Releases: V.05 (Ongoing)
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei, Slice of Life
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?

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

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Boy carries girl on back laughing, from manga Baby I love you by Komori Mikko

I Love You Baby

Name: I Love You Baby
Mangaka: Komori Mikko

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: Unlicensed
Releases: V.04 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life
Age Group: Everyone

Summary:  You are the “first” of everything for me who is afraid of guys.

A 7th grade girl by the name of Mirei is not allowed to do anything after school due to her strict parents, but one day she goes out on her own after her mom has left for work. That day, she meets a boy that seems to be younger than her. What will become of this meeting.

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

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