Shoujo and Josei Manga that are a tragedy.
Name: Delivery
Author: Ohta, Tohko
Artist: Teshirogi, Shirogi
Volumes: 2 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.06 (Complete)
Scanlator: Transcendence
Type: Manga
Genre: Josei/Drama/Slice of Life/Tragedy
Age Group: Mature
Summary: Delivery consists of a series of stories which paint a bleak and realistic picture of the women in the water trade, i.e, prostitution. Something for more mature readers with a dash of tragedy thrown in.
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: 17
Manga-ka: Sakurai, Machiko
Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.17 (Complete)
Scanlator: Eclipse and Shinnen
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama (srsDRAMA)
Age Group: Teen
Summary: It’s the start of their senior year, and Shiika happens to be in the same class as a guy named Megumi. It’s a mystery to her why his voice echoes through her mind.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Name: Sad Love Story (Sad Sonata)
Manga-ka: Shin, Ji-Sang
Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.05 Ch.04 (Complete)
Scanlator: Cinderella Story (Closed), Nightwalker (Closed), and Evil Flowers
Type: Manhwa
Genre: Drama/Tragedy
Age Group: Teen
Summary: As a child, Joon-young was always teased because his mother owned a bar that served Americans. When he meets Hae-in, a blind girl, they become childhood sweethearts and he vows to always protect her. However, Hae-in and her mom take off one night, leaving Joon-young and his promise behind. Hae-in later meets Gun-woo, the rich son of a CEO. Among these three, a tragic love triangle begins to form..
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
Name: Oboreru Knife (The Knife that Dropped in Water)
Manga-ka: George, Asakura
Volumes: 17 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha Comics (Drowning Love)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary: A beautiful and mature sixth grade girl from Tokyo suddenly has to move out to the country side of Japan with her family. The girl, Natsumi, then meets a boy and from then on she begins to feel ‘something’ in her body, like a surging wave….
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 5/5
Name: Fetish
Manga-ka: Fujiwara, Kaoru
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.01 Ch.05 (Complete)
Scanlator: Storm in Heaven
Type: Manga
Genre: Psychological/Horror/Mystery/Josei/Tragedy
Age Group: Mature
Summary: A collection of short stories.
Chapter 1: For a long while now, I’ve been prone to losing things. It’s the things most important to me that I lose, and it’s always after I lose them that I realize it. And then, they’re suddenly returned to me.
-From Mangaupdates
Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5