Unrequited Love

List and recommendation of Shoujo manga and Josei manga that include Unrequited Love.

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Amai Choubatsu – Sweet Punishment

Name: Amai Choubatsu – Watashi wa Kanshu Sen’you Pet (The Wardens Relentless Patdown / Sweet Punishment)
Mangaka: Izumi Show

Volumes: 20 (Ongoing)
Licensed: E-Renta
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Hentai
Age Group: Mature (18+)

Summary:  Hina is locked up in prison after being framed for a crime she didn’t commit. There, she meets the cold and cruel warden Aki Myojin. She’s at the mercy of his delicate touch and ravishing tongue everywhere: in the examination room, her cell, and even in the visiting room with her lover watching! Bit by bit, her body is disciplined to give in to Aki Myojin!

–Manga Updates

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

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Walls Between Us, Kodansha

The Walls Between Us

Name: The Walls Between Us (Watashi-tachi ni wa Kabe ga Aru)
Mangaka: Tsukishima, Haru

Volumes: 7 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha
Licensed Volumes: V.07 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary: 
Makoto is suddenly confessed to by her narcissistic childhood friend Kikuchi Reita. Not even just any confession, he stands in the street and publicly says «If you want a boyfriend that badly, I don’t mind going out with you.» Which was obviously a no, since Makoto has never considered Reita to be a man, especially a man of interest. What will become of her daily life now that Reita insists on her going out with him?

–Manga Updates

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

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Hatsu Haru manga by Fujisawa Suzuki

Hatsu Haru

Name: Hatsu Haru
Mangaka: Fujisawa, Suzuki

Volumes: 13 (Complete)
Licensed: Yen Press
Licensed Volumes: V.13 (Complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Age Group: Everyone

Summary:  
Too far, it’s hard to be seen. Too close, it’s also hard to be seen. It hurts and makes you feel like crying. Too sad, until it makes you laugh. That’s right, this is what you call first love…the most popular guy in school falls in love for the first time in his life!

–Manga Updates

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

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Living Room Matsunaga-san

Name: Living Room Matsunaga-san
Mangaka: Iwashita, Keiko

Volumes: 11 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha
Current Licensed Volumes: V.11 (Complete – Digital/Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Forget the familiar: circumstances wrest high schooler Meeko from an ordinary family life to her uncle’s boarding house, where she must learn to live with housework and … rather unusual adult housemates. What’s more, the oldest of the bunch, Matsunaga-san, is a little scary … but also always looks out for her! Presenting the first volume of Keiko Iwashita’s boarding-house love story!

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

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screenshot from shoujo manga anonymous noise

Anonymous Noise

Name: Anonymous Noise (Fukumenkei Noise)
Mangaka: Fukuyama, Ryouko

Volumes: 18 (Complete)
Licensed: Shojob Beat (Viz)
Current Licensed Volumes: 18 (complete)
Type: Manga
Genre: Romance, Drama
Age Group: Teen


Summary: Nino is a girl who harbors feelings towards her friend, Momo. Just when she can no longer suppress her feelings, she encounters a boy who composes music…,” and “What is the promise Nino made to a boy she met who composes music?”–Manga Updates

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

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