Strong Heroine

Best Shoujo Manga and Josei Manga featuring a Strong Heroine and Strong Female Lead.

Akuma to Love Song

Name: Akuma to Love Song
Mangaka: Toumori, Myoshi

Volumes: 13 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Psychological/School/Drama
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Touzuka High School is a public school with a pretty low grade point average. One day, a girl who has been expelled from the state’s top school, St. Katria Girls’ School, transfers in…her name is Kawai Maria. The reason for her expulsion was “violence against the teacher.” Because of her non-adorned, straight comments, Maria starts to become isolated from her class… What is hidden in her past and what will happen to her?

**From Manga-Updates because I have to write an assignment :)

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

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Forest of Gray City

Name: Forest of Gray City
Mangaka: Jung Hyun, Uhm

Volumes: 2 (complete)
Licensed: Yen Press
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Ongoing?)
Scanlator: RedMadness (Inactive), Miracle Manhwa (Inactive), Evil Flowers
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Romance/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: In a last ditch effort to raise enough money for the rent Yun-Ook, a starving artist, decides to rent out the spare room in her apartment. Yun-Ook finds a room mate in Bum-Woo, but will the two get along? Especially with Bum-Woos’ secrets.

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Wild Ones: Arakure

Name: Wild Ones (Arakure)
Mangaka: Fujiwara, Kiyo

Volumes: 10 (complete)
Licensed: Viz (Shoujo Beat)
Type: Manga
Genre: Yakuza/School Life/Romance/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: When Sachie’s mother dies in an accident she finds herself living with her estranged grandfather. This would be completely normal if her grandfather weren’t the leader of a yakuza clan. Sachie quickly falls for her new bodyguard. Forbidden love.

*I suck at descriptions… please forgive me. -bows-

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

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Chiro Star Project

Name: Chiro Star Project
Mangaka: Baek, Hye Kyoung

Volumes: 12 (Complete)
Licensed: Net Comics
Scanlations: V.07 Ch.32
Scanlator: Shoujo Manga Maniac, Noir, RC-Scans (Dead Website)
Type: Manhwa (Korean)
Genre: Romance/Drama/Gender Bender/Entertainment Industry/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: Eun-Yo is the envy of every girl in her school. She’s gorgeous and spoiled, but what will happen when she messes up big time and finds herself in debt to sadistic famous singer Nan?

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

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The Tarot Cafe

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Name: The Tarot Cafe
Manga-ka: Park, Sang-Sun

Licensed: Yes (Tokyopop)
Volumes: 7 Volumes (Complete)
Type: Manwha (Korean)
Genre: Fantasy/Drama/Mystery/Romance/Shounen-Ai
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary: Pamela is the owner of a Tarot cafe. People come for cakes and a fortune telling. At night though, the cafe gets some interesting guests like Vampires, Fairies, and Spirits. Follow the lives of the super natural in this enthralling mystery filled with pain, love, and danger.

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

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