SHOUJO

---Taken from Sweet Love---It was her 16th birthday when Kurusu was told by her classmate, Ogami, a confession. She's delighted, but also feels very uncomfortable in relation to her friend Kiraha, whom she knows got a soft spot for this guy. Kurusu doesn't have time to rejoice because the mysterious evil creatures appear suddenly and attack her!! Kurusu must face her destiny along with Ogami whose role is to protect her. However, Kiraha can't see this situation.

The first collection of volumized short stories by the author of "For You in Full Blossom" / ("Hanazakari no Kimitachi e").1) The Dreaming Leaf (Yume Miru Happa) -Futaba (Two Leaves) departs for Tokyo to attend high school there. In order to relieve the financial burden slightly and achieve independence, she finds a live-in work situation at an old mansion. She becomes (fighting) friends with one of three good-looking fortune-telling employees there, Masato, who attends her same high school and is even in her same class. But then one day, Futaba discovers the secret of the old mansion... which is--!?2) 17 Romance (17 [Juunana] Romansu) -Natsume, now in high school, was raised like the son her father never had, and so she's determined never to lose out to any man. Homare Misono has been her guy friend for 17 years. Despite their closeness, Natsume always feels the disadvantage her gender places her at. Homare is stronger and better than her at a lot of things. And after saving her from a pervert on the streets, he kisses her...!?3) The Law of Couples (Futari no Housoku) -The Law of Couples states that all things happen in pairs -- including people. Sakiko seems to have found her missing half in Akio, a boy in her same class who always seems to say exactly what she's thinking. But who is she falling in love with? Akio, or the part of herself that she sees in him...?4) 3) Heat Fruit (Haato no Kajitsu) -Meron and her best friend, Chiho, both have a crush on Uchiyama! Meron finds out after she's already told Chiho that she has a crush, so she needs to lie about who she likes in order to protect Chiho's feelings. She chooses... Ryou! The scariest, coldest guy in school, rumored to be an underground ring leader! If anyone will reject her love confession, it'll be him! It works, but then Chiho begins to cry for Meron's sake, and Meron turns to mush... she tells Chiho that she'll try harder to win Ryou's love...!? How deep is she going to dig her grave?? But... for some reason, Ryou really doesn't seem that scary to Meron...

From HMR:The main character, Rui, is a hardworking and happy girl. One day, her neighbor moves away and leaves behind a stuffed panda bear. Rui decided to take it home, since she's always loved panda bears. She goes to sleep with it one night, and discovers herself in bed with a stranger (who also happens to look like her ideal man) the next morning. He introduces himself as Peter, and that is how she ends up meeting three other guys...

From Midnight Scans:This is about a shining, pretty girl and a start of a wonderful love story.For the campaign fund, Kaho starts working part time at a family restaurant. Because of her nervousness, she accidentally injured her workmate, Shin, who is a handsome university student. As a result, she has to work with him on a same shift everyday. His cold attitude scares Kaho, but there is actually a gentle and considerate side of him!Extra Story 1: Suwacha Dame!Momo hates boys, the idea of being touched by them disgusts her. One day, the reason for her hatred and trauma returns.Extra Story 2: 17cm Saki no Kata OmoiSarishima has always loved Sho, despite the fact that Sho is always being mocked for being short.Extra Story 3: Tsumetaku Shinai DeMaki Kurumi wants to grow up catch up to her childhood friend, Sou-chan, who just happens to be her teacher.

Kazuki always felt a barrier between her and her mother, because her father, who died when she was still a child, was someone her mother hated. She wasn't a child born out of love. One day, Kazuki is persuaded by a friend to meet Hiroko-san, the girlfriend of the head of the motorcycle gang "NIGHTS". And there, she meets Haruyama...

Always giving in to many little things, Yuzu transfers from a prestigious girls' school to a co-ed because of her family. Since the first day, she felt uncomfortable with the too open ethos of the school. While trying to fit in, she met a guy who she is irresistibly attracted to. He, Yuzu, and a puppy, form a map of love together.

Subaru moves into a dorm and against his wishes becomes part of a Happy Set! But, with his allergies for cats and Sei's love for them, will the two ever really become a Happy Set...?

Also known as "Whispers of the Heart." This heart warming manga was made into a world renowned anime by the famous Hayao MIYAZAKI / and Studio Ghibli / . Shizuku Tsukishima loves books. One day, she notices that the name Seiji Amasawa appears on the checkout cards of nearly every book she's borrowed! Before she realizes it, her heart is pounding for a boy she's never met...and that's when a mysterious black cat and Shizuku's sense of wonder guide her to an unusual shop--and introduce her to someone she's been curious to meet! Amazing things can happen...when you listen to your heart.

Mio Hasekura is a helpful high school girl who looks after her workaholic mother and others at her school, which has earned her the nickname "Mom" among her classmates. Mio is very fond of her late father who died when she was younger, and hopes to find a guy like him someday. On her way to school one day, she comes across a man collapsed on the side of the road who is very different from her father and Mio helps him out.

Luna works for her uncle's talent agency, Nekosawa Productions. She has a special talent: she can see the individuals who will become famous. Unfortunately, the last two she found left Nekosawa Productions for bigger and better known agencies. To save her uncle's business, Luna sets out to find the next big thing

From Aerandria Scans:Roochen and Galnia are two countries that have been at war with each other for a long time. Now that peace has been established, princess Aldina of Roochen has to marry the prince of Galnia. However, according to the rumors, the prince of Galnia is a total debauch, and he does nothing but playing around?! Aldina wants to see for herself who the prince really is, so she disguised herself as a boy and tried to approach the prince...

1) Crossroad : Sol, fiance to Prince Ni, is about to have a wedding ceremony. Suddenly, she said she wanted to go for a trip and the idea was denied. She couldn't give up on the idea and tried to run away from the castle...Heart warming romantic love fantasy2) Treasure3) Mystery4) Entrust!

In the play of life, all Hikaru Takabayashi wanted was to be part of the scenery. Tormented by jealous schoolmates ever since she appeared in a famous commercial in grade-school, Hikaru transfers to a prestigious all-girls' academy where she hopes to settle down to a quiet life of anonymity. But when her new roommate turns out to be the super-popular TV idol Izumi Kido, Hikaru finds herself thrown smack in the spotlight's glare once more!And as if living with a celebrity wasn't bad enough, Hikaru discovers that there's more to Izumi than her "good girl" imageshe's a he! And this is only the first of Izumi's many dangerous secrets! Now Hikaru's the unwilling star player in a madcap tale of deception, abduction, humiliation and blackmail...

From Adachi's Universe:Slow Step follow the adventures of schoolgirl Minatsu as she looks for a man and tries to stay on top at school. She's got the school bully to worry about, two potential suitors, a pervert for a PE teacher, and a gang of criminals in hot pursuit.

Shi-Hyeon is a girl who has nothing but bad luck - at least, that's what everyone believes. In some ways, Shi-Hyeon herself believes this and tries to stay away from the people she loves the most. As a result, she has developed an outer shell, making her look tough and indifferent even with the constantly bullying. But when she transfers to a different high school, a fresh start brings unfamiliar characters - and new challenges - into her life.

Makise Ryo, the student president of a catholic school, seems to be liked and admired by everybody, including his cute little brother even if the latter is somehow jealous of his older sibling. When Ryo gets abducted by delinquents from his school who wanted to "teach him a lesson";he's saved by a mysterious student. Gunta didn't help him out of sympathy but "just because they woke him up".Later, Ryo meets him again & weird things start to happen...

From Nagareboshi Manga:Kitazono Meiko falls asleep in the library one day, only to be awakened by a kiss! She is unsure of who it was that kissed her, however, since there are multiple boys still in the library. Could it be the popular boy Shinoda-senpai? Or the super-cool Mikoshiba-senpai? The boy-next-door type Mogami? Or the cute underclassman Hachiya? Who could it be? They're all possible candidates, but which one does Meiko like the best...?Oneshot in volume 1:Soprano (released by Ouiratsuike)Oneshots in volume 2:Anna no kami ga nagai riyuu (released by Sound of Jewels)Hakka drops (released by Sound of Jewels)

Impossibility:Yoshida Miake is a charismatic first year high school student that is in love with her best friend whom she had known all of her life. The only problem that occurs is the fact that he has no interest in her whatsoever. Heartbroken, she finds comfort from "Mr. Black" and slowly begins to develop feelings for him. But how would a she develop a relationship with a person that exchanges kisses for lunch?

Taken from In The Water :Reality isn't a shoujo manga, and Miku Ikenouchi's friends know that perfectly well. But then again, they are not Miku-chan. The reason for this is that Miku-chan has a boyfriend, a third year, and is content with what she has. But then a chain of events occur which leaves Miku-chan with a rival (for cuteness), her father quitting his job... and a new roommate ?

A collection of five short stories.From Intercross: Sweet 16 -"I made a promise with my most favourite person in the world, while watching only the sea." KATAOKA Nanami had made a promise with her childhood friend Eiji that once she celebrates her sweet sixteen, they are to marry

From JShoujo Scans:Hana is a 16-year-old girl who's a bit of a tomboy. She gets dumped by her boyfriend when she moves to Sapporo after her parent's divorce. On her first night there, she comes across a young guy who is seemingly too ill to walk. He ends up collapsing on her and is quickly rushed to the hospital. As it turns out, he's her next door neighbor, Shindou Hiroto.The next day, when she goes to her new school for the first time, she finds out that he's actually a teacher and that he's the teacher of her class! With his out-going personality and friendly demeanor, he gets along with everyone, but she notices there's something a little different going on between him and Nishiwaki, a classmate of hers whom the others write off as a "cold-hearted beauty."Hana always runs into him on her way to school, and as she gets to know him more, she finds herself falling for him! Things get even more messy when her boyfriend who broke up with her comes to Sapporo saying that he wants to give their relationship another shot!

Ako Doumoto's an everyday gal, she likes shopping and has no big aspirations since her exams are a ways away. That all changes when she meets Katayose-sensei, a teacher and coach of the boys basketball team at Ako's school. Head over heels, she chops off her hair and decides to become the manager of the basketball club in order to win his heart.Will he open to her will or is her close friend Taiji more for her?

From Iskultrip Scans and Manga Abyss:Maria Rose, a BOY always mistaken as a girl, is burdened with debt after a strange event, and his sword, "Fake Consuming Inferno" is confiscated. At that time, Katari, a member of his clan, got a hold of some profitable information, but to obtain it, they have to go to an "Underground Raid", but things aren't as easy as it seems...This is the story of love, friendship, and adventure of the beautiful "Cracker", Maria Rose.

Because she wanted to attend her grandmother's funeral, Miharu returned to her hometown. Over there, she met a strange boy. And then, she'll discover his true form...

[Summary By: Love_Blossom]Sara is not an ordinary girl. She is actually the new top singer "Sala" but only a few know if "Sala" is a girl or boy.Sara is a huge fan of the number 1 band, "The Rise". The lead singer of "The Rise" happens to be her classmate Shidou Hayase. He is also the rival of "Sala". Will they fall in love? If he found out that Sara was "Sala", who'd know what would happen...

A girl named Yari met Kemin on her trip to Taiwan. They really liked each other and had tried every efforts to keep their relationship. However, language difference and time difference had shattered their hope. Two years later, she was on her trip to Taiwan again with love and hope, she found out that he was engaged, but broke up because Kemin loves Yari. Yari and Kemin had a long distance relationship. Soon, Yari had doubts about Kemin and starts to worry that Kemin might be cheating on her. But despite all the doubts, they managed to be together.

Higuchi Asuka's mother dies shortly after she tells her teenage daughter who her father is. Only knowing the family name "Sudou", Asuka goes in search to find her absent father.On her journey, she finds a guy being rather rough with a younger girl. Unable to resist, Asuka steps in by battering the guy with her motorcycle. When she discovers it was a big misunderstanding (Manato was just trying to get his sister Kazusa to go home), she drives them back to their house.Once there, Asuka finds out that Manato and Kazusa are the Sudou family she's been looking for, but the father isn't there, not to mention their mother also being dead since long ago. With no other leads, Asuka decides to move in as Neesan (the big sister) until their father shows up. Things get tricky when love builds within the complex family relationship...

Kuini and Yilou must travel to Baoze, an unknown village, to prevent a nameless threat, or the world will end in 80 days. Along the way, they team up with the apprentice artist Lang, who is also traveling to Baoze to find the mythical dragons. The way to Baoze is filled with danger, mystery, mischief, and fatal hilarity.Will they ever get to their destination?

From Operation Boredom:Ichiko Usami is a fifteen-year-old runaway girl. One day, while she's loitering around the riverbed with nowhere to go, a masked boy named Kohaku suddenly appears in front of her! Ichiko faints and Kohaku takes her to the mansion he shares with several others. Even while lost in wonderment at the individualistic residents, Ichiko gradually opens up to them. But why is she somehow frightened by the fallen children shoes?

From StarryHeaven:The story about a girl named Chieri (nicknamed "Cherry") who began ice skating ever since she saw the handsome ice skating champion Tsuzuki Masanori skate. She pursues her dream of being Tsuzki's partner, all the while facing her rival, Princess' Canty. With the help of her friends, and her own courage, can Cherry win the heart of the boy she loves so much?

When he was younger, Kujou Kiyosumi was incredibly awkward and nerdy. One day in elementary school, he courageously confessed his love to a girl, but she told him in front of the whole classroom that he was "disgusting" to be around. Shocked, Kiyosumi asked the coolest guy in the class, Sagiya Maki, to help him become more likable, too. Thus, began the days of training and now in high school, he had finally achieved most popular status alongside Maki. Everything seemed to be going along smoothly until...

There's a rumor that high school freshman Aki is involved with Masaya, a candidate for student body president next term. Aki thinks of Masaya just as her best friend, but to make sure of the matter, Masaya's younger twin brother Naoya appears! Aki begins to be seduced by Naoya's forceful manner...Then one day, Masaya collapses. When Aki goes to wish him well, she's relieved to see that he's okay. While she's there, though, Naoya asks her out on a date, and he's being much gentler with her than usual. Aki musters up her courage and tries to tell Naoya how she feels, but not only does Naoya do an about-face and command Aki to date Masaya instead, but another girl confesses love to Naoya right in front of her!? What's Aki going to do...??-- ShoujoMagic

Naka Kaburagi has all the qualities a model can have, well, not really all. After being rejected by her senpai cause she can't smile like a flower and has a scary face, Naka is determined to get her revenge and to show her senpai that she can smile like a flower just like his female idol Umi Kajiwara. After failing her 19th audition, Naka accidentally bumps into this great Umi but wait..... What is this!? Umi is A MALE!!? To keep Naka's mouth shut, Umi gives her the job as his co-model. Always being together and sharing a dark secret, Naka's road to successful modeling has a lot of troubles to come... Especially when Naka and Umi started to feel funny whenever they are by each other's side....( - reads right to left - )

An infamous delinquent is told that he would die soon unless he dates this girl from another school.From Chibi Manga:If you don't date her, you'll die! That was the prediction made to that delinquent boy, but what will be his destiny...?Read the rest as this manga is under a different name: Inochi Mijikashi, Koi seyo Furyou Shounen!

From Sweet Melody Scans:Nayu and Oumi are childhood friends. Without realizing it, Nayu finds she has fallen for Oumi over the years. However, just as she comes to terms with her feelings, Oumi reveals himself to be in love with the pretty Tsuzuki-san in his class. How will Nayu deal with such heartbreak?

[From ShoujoMagic]: Aihara Shinobu is a high school student and lovely model. One day in Shibuya, shes handled roughly by a gang leader named Kyou, who insists he will make her his woman unless she can produce a boyfriend. Shinobu turns to her unrequited love, a true gentleman named Hibiki, the utter opposite of Kyou, and begs him to play the part. But what Shinobu doesnt realize is how long Kyou and Hibiki have waited for this moment... WARNING: For mature audiences due to strong language.

Riu Rokugiya is the only daughter of a famous Kabuki theatre house. Since she was small, she had always dreamt the same dream about meeting a man under the red moon. A man she didn't know, until she attended one of the performances of her brothers. The man turns out to be one of the Akatsukiya's heir, Rui.The Akatsukiyas were distant relative of the Rokugiyas. Just recently, its Head, Ashikawa Enjuuro died. The family is on the process of choosing its successor among the three adopted sons, one of which is Rui.What relation will Rui have with Riu? Why was she dreaming of him dying every night?

A playboy who has gone through countless girls; a pure, lovely girl whose only love is chicken cutlets; a super gifted student who spouts poetry and songs about fried chicken cutlets; a blond hyperactive boy who chases after girls with chicken cutlet deliveries three times a day; the student council president Wei Luo Li who moves people's hearts everywhere, and also the truth of the BL headline story published in the school newspaper...The legendary stories happening at Rembrandt High School are just that unbelievable!Includes side story to "Proud Dragon Showy Phoenix", which was published in Butterfly Likes to Read

On the way to school, Yukino stumbles into a handsome boy, and is surprised to find out that he is Sasegawa, a transfer student joining her class. However, when he enters the classroom, nobody can see his beautiful face hidden beneath his thick bangs. At first Yukino is confused as to why he hides his good looks from the class, but as she develops feelings for him, she starts hoping that nobody will see his real face, for fear that the rest of the girls in class fall in love with him as well. How will Yukino and Sasegawa's relationship turn out in the end? And who is the mysterious man who claims to 'own' Sasegawa?

In Japan, criminals are running rampant, and the law enforcement quality is worse than it has ever been. Anyone who has a large amount of money or is even a bit famous is liable to be kidnapped at any time, and it happens constantly. Bodyguards have become a necessity for anyone who doesn't want to be held captive, and special schools have been created for the soul purpose of training body guards and special organizations called vigilante groups that are made up of of highly trained people with advanced combat skills enforce the law since the police do not.Asahi is part of a vigilante group called Nekomata, which makes its headquarters in a cafe of the same name in downtown Tokyo. Asahi is still young, but she's the best of the best working in the city, and is very passionate about her job. Then she gets called to a security school and offered a contract to be the bodyguard of the incredibly famous Kisaragi Sakuya, the rich heir to the Kisaragi Group and the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Prize with his incredible inventions. However, all of his previous bodyguards quit because of his personality and rather unfortunate hobby of testing his inventions on his bodyguards. Asahi accepts, and is whisked away from her rough-and-tumble home in Tokyo to a totaly different enviroment: the Kisaragi mansion. Eventually, she mangages to befriend Sakuya, and friendship grows into romance. Now, she must work to thwart the various criminals attempting to kidnap Sakuya, 90% of which want his money and 10% his skill, for if Sakuya were to join a criminal society and invent weapons for them, they would become the best in the world.Note: Originally used in Emura's W-Juliet II, the sequel to W-Juliet. The characters Sakuya and Asahi are played by W-Juliet's main characters, Ito and Makoto.

From Viz: Deep in the heart of 19th Century London, a young nobleman named Cain walks the shadowy cobblestone streets of the aristocratic society in which he was born. Forced to become an Earl upon the untimely death of his father, Cain assumes the role of head of the Hargreaves, a noble family with a dark past. With Riff, his faithful manservant, and Mary Weather, his 10-year-old adopted sister, Cain investigates the mysterious crimes that seem to follow him wherever he goes.

16 year old, Che Ja Nok has a disease where her hair grows 20 cm every night. She and her cousin live with her aunt. One day at school, she gets a call saying that her aunt passed away. Now her life is turned upside down when she reads her aunt's will and tries to find her real parents.This manhwa is read from left-to-right.

From Tokyopop: Meet Kilala, an ordinary girl who loves all the Disney Princesses. When she awakens a sleeping prince named Rei, she magically gains the power of the princesses! Rei is searching for the missing princess of his world, and has a magical tiara that will lead him to her. But before Kilala can help him find the missing princess and restore peace to his world, Kilala's best friend, Erica, is kidnapped by mysterious men! So, with the help of the magical tiara and Rei, Kilala sets off on a quest to find her!

Mika is just a normal high school student who dreams of having a wonderful love. And then one day, she happens to meet Hiro, the guy of her destiny. While experiencing many sad events, and while getting hurt, the time she spends with him is still one of the most happy moments in her life...

Beautiful Yuri seems to get the attention from every male around her including Taniya-kun, whom she loves to monopolize...

Mun Su is a strong girl with a weak heart. Wanting to pay off the debt of her uncle, she is going to work for the creditor. To her surprise, the guy she beaten up outside is...!!! (You can guess where this is going.)

When you're in love, life feels like it's been multiplied two times! These five short stories of budding high school romance explore the confusion and exhilaration of falling for someone new! To read a specific story, go ahead and open the chapter as usual and choose the desired page number from the drop down menu ("Page _ of 98"). Each story's page number is listed after its title. ---- Love at First Touch (2) Expiration Date 2001 (20) Second Impression (37) Frequency (55) Baby Universe (75) Can Kengo convince Saki that she's not too grown up to recapture the innocent excitement they felt while searching the sky for UFOs as kids?

Long ago, the six elite young men with bravery at heart and beauty like flowers, called Hwarangs, were tasked with protecting royalty (the king). During the chaos of rebellion, the six Hwarang have lost track of their young king (or queen).Now, they've traveled forth in time... to become the hottest K-Pop boy band in all of history! Will it be enough to catch the attention of their lost king (or queen)?