Strong Heroine

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

I asked the vampire count to be my pretend lover manga screenshot

I Asked the Vampire Count to Pretend to Be My Lover

Name: I Asked the Vampire Count to Pretend to Be My Lover in Order to Escape My Ex-Fiancé, and for Some Reason He Went Into Doting Mode
Author: Touma Riko
Artist: Kase Ao

Volumes: 3 (Ongoing – Scanlations)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Freya Villiers, the daughter of a viscount, is being forced to get back together with her ex-fiancé Nathan, who broke off their engagement after he cheated on her with her sister. In order to escape from her parents, who are pushing her to get back together with Nathan, Freya visits Count Bradbury, who is feared as a “vampire” among the nobility. She asks him to pretend to be her lover. A love story about a mischievous vampire (!) and a life turned upside down!

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

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Happy Hustle High manga screenshot. The heroine leans on the male lead while smiling.

Happy Hustle High

Name: Happy Hustle High
Mangaka: Takada, Rie

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (5 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback (OOP)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
What happens when an all-girls’ high school reigning tomboy finds out her school is about to be filled with boys!?

Hanabi Oozora is a rambunctious sixteen-year-old tomboy who comes to the rescue of her less assertive friends–sometimes in exchange for food. So what does she do when, all of a sudden, her all-girls’ school is about to be integrated with an all-boys’ school?!

She meets and falls in love–naturally–with one of the three most popular and handsome boys in the Student Council, Yasuaki Garaku! Unfortunately, Yasuaki doesn’t care for girls… and when the girls’ Student Council clashes head-on with the boys’ Student Council, Hanabi steps in to become a member – hoping she’ll change Yasuaki’s mind!

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

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Killing Line by Satoshi Morie, the male lead carries the heroine in his arms as she leans into him nervously

Killing Line

Name: Killing Line
Mangaka: Satoshi Morie

Volumes: 3 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (2 Volumes: Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Smut
Age Group: Mature

Summary:  
Abandoned on her 18th birthday by her absent single father, Mako struggles to make ends meet. When her friend offers to introduce her to a sugar daddy for a casual dinner and some conversation, it all seems straightforward and simple. Little does Mako know, someone else has their sights set on her date—a ruthless assassin on a mission to take out his target and leave no witnesses… Before she realizes it, Mako’s late-night liaison turns into a deadly encounter with a contract killer, and now, she’ll need to think fast, be resourceful, and turn on the charm to survive. Can she melt the heart of a cold-blooded hit man or will this potential beau get the best of her?
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Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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The King’s Beast

Name: The King’s Beast
Mangaka: Touma, Rei

Volumes: 16 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz (13 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Adventure/Drama/Gender Bender/Fantasy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Ajin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim. When they were children, Rangetsu’s twin brother Sogetsu was ripped from her arms and sent to the palace to attend Prince Tenyou as a beast-servant, where he quickly fell victim to bloody dynastic intrigues. Now in a world that promises only bitterness, Rangetsu’s one hope at avenging her brother is to disguise herself as a man and find a way into the palace!

Prince Tenyou is not what Rangetsu expected, and the political currents in the palace run deep and strange. Does Rangetsu have any chance of finding justice for her brother, or will she become just another Ajin casualty in the game of kings?

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

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Mixed Vegetables the heroine and the male lead are kissing

Mixed Vegetables

Name: Mixed Vegetables
Mangaka: Komura, Ayumi

Volumes: 8 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (8 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback(OOP))
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Everyone/Teen

Summary:  
Hanayu Ashitaba is the daughter of the celebrated Patisserie Ashitaba, but all she wants to do is be a sushi chef. Hayato Hyuga is the son of the prestigious Sushi Hyuga, and all he wants to do is be a pastry chef! It’s love and leftovers at Oikawa High School Cooking Department as these star-crossed gourmands do their best to reach their cuisine dreams!

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

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