Slice of Life

Slice of life shoujo and josei manga that take a slower pace that’s more realistic.

Cousin

Name: Cousin
Mangaka: Ikuemi, Ryou

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.15 (Complete)
Scanlator: J-Sis
Type: Manga
Genre: Life/Josei
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: 18 year old Tsubomi has a bit of a weight complex. After graduation from high school, she takes up a part-time job at a video rental store where she is introduced to another male employee, 19 year old Shiro, whose shifts always seem to coincide with hers. Shiro casually mentions that she reminds him of someone familiar. A few days later, while on duty, she bumps into a customer in one of the aisles. He leaves, but not without dropping his membership card, and Tsubomi finds out that his name is Nasukawa, and that he is an acquaintance of Shiro’s. Meanwhile, after a song for a commercial comes on, Shiro realizes that Tsubomi reminds him of a famous model in a commercial (her “eyes”, at least), who turns out to be none other than Tsubomi’s cousin…?!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Mademoiselle Butterfly

Name: Mademoiselle Butterfly
Mangaka: Ogura, Akane

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.09 (Complete)
Scanlator: Joint between Aerandria and Shoujo Manga Maniac
Type: Manga
Genre: Historical/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Our heroine is a girl who lives as a geisha in Japan. She has a male childhood friend who’s always been kind to her and is her favorite. He’s a painter, only he paints on human body parts, and she loves it when he paints beautiful butterflies on her arms. She goes to visit him one day and finds a naked woman lying in his room. Immediately after, she gets a customer who’s rich and very interested in her. The thought of being away from her friend pains her, but is everything really too late?

-From Mangaupdates

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

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Flat

Name: Flat
Mangaka: Aogiri, Natsu

Volumes: 8 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.08 Ch.40 (Complete)
Scanlator: Bliss and DRAT
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Heisuke is a young man who was left in charge of taking care of his little cousin Aki for a day. Being an only child who usually stays at home alone, Aki is quiet, reserved, and will go out of his way not to make trouble for others. As they spend more time together, Aki begins to grow very attached to Heisuke, especially since Heisuke’s hobby is to make sweets and desserts. The quiet Aki eventually opens up to Heisuke, and Heisuke in return teaches Aki that sometimes it’s all right to be selfish and say what you really want to do.

-From Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 2/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Kingyo Sou

Name: Kingyo Sou
Mangaka: Fujitsuka, Yuki

Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.08 (Complete)
Scanlator: Esthetique and Aerandria
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
In the spring of her second year in high school, Asuka sees Masami playing Japanese drums in a festival, and she falls in love with him. However, Masami is deaf, and he has locked his heart in a world without sound. And thus, the two’s melancholic love miracle quietly begins. This is a pure love story in the middle of summer that will make your heart ache.

-From Mangaupdates


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

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Mens School

Name: Men’s School
Mangaka: Kaneyoshi, Izumi (I love her)

Volumes: 8 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz
Type: Manga
Genre: School life/Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
5-minute walk to the sea. The closest train station takes 50 minutes by car. Famous private dormitory male high school Seihou is located in that super remote place. What will happen at that place where men are crazy for love?!

-From Mangaupdates

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

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