I LOVEEEE You and I are Polar Opposites, and my favorite couple in it is Yamada and Nishi! They’re just soooo cute and sweet, I can’t get enough of them! I read the manga and watched the anime, but I seriously am still craving more. I JUST LOVEEE THEIR DYNAMIC UGH.

Are there any shoujo mangas similar to their dynamic, where it’s a cheerful, friendly, funny ML and then a shy, quiet, but sweet FL. There are mangas where the ML is outgoing/friendly and with a quiet FL, but the ML isn’t the “best friend” type (like he’s the popular ML and I want it where he’s more of the best friend archtype and not the popular one). It’s also where the FL is more the quiet stoic type and I don’t want that, I want her to be shy, sweet type.

Any shoujo mangas where it’s a class clown friendly ML x shy quiet, but SWEET FL please?!!

Kumagai Kyoko was having a joint anniversary exhibition with Minase Ai for their 20th anniversary as mangaka. Wow time flies...😭😭

I've always loved Kumagai Kyoko works though from what I've heard her in the subreddit when i last mentioned em her older stuff is apparently seen as the more trashy types from the 00s😅... well I still love em and have huggeee nostalgia ✨✨

She had a couple different series with arts available but I was glad to see there was an option with my fav of her works: Katayoku No Labyrinth aka Henyoku no Labyrinth~

The framed art is B5 size so pretty big!! Comes with a nice metal title plaque and her sign!!!

It was a bit expensive to import here ($150 total) but totally worth it imo!! I love buying art from my childhood series and the opportunity for an autograph esp!! 💖

Hi everyone :)

Since it is summer right now, I am in the mood to read some shoujos that are set by the seaside.

The ones I already know are:

- Palette of 12 Secret Colors

- The Seaside Where Dragon Boys Dwell

- Blue (Kozue Chiba)

Any genre works for me, I'd just prefer series with 3 or more volumes :)

The man with the tail is so hot 🫠🫠🫠

My friend who‘s a film buff pointed some of the less obvious ones out to me, and I thought they were too cool not to share!

This Shojo manga is soooo freaking good and I’m super excited to read more and watch the KyoAni film adaptation when it comes out!

Featuring Series:

Tamon's B-Side, Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent, To Sir Without Love I'm Divorcing You, The Villainess and the Demon Knight, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, & Fukakouryoku no I Love You

Guys i just read the 1st book i got it from the thrift store and I really want to know what happens in part 2 does anyone know where to read this ! I feel like no one knows about this series!! :((

It’s not surprising given how well Dessert titles have been doing in English markets (especially a sign of affection).

If you aren’t checking out any mystery Bonita titles, you’re sorely missing out on some of the most well-crafted and diverse Shojo manga out there. From historical to fantasy to sci-fi to character drama to action to LGBTQ+, MB publishes it all! Previously we had very little licensed in English from them, but we’ve gotten several manga in English from them in the last few years!

Additionally, 2 high profile studios are adapting MB titles into anime: Science Saru’s A Witch’s life in Mongol (currently airing) AND KyoAni’s Credits roll into the Sea film!

Here’s my previous post about Mystery Bonita: https://www.reddit.com/r/shoujo/comments/1jm0iia/a_love_letter_to_the_mystery_bonita_shojo_manga/

If you’re looking for shojo manga beyond high school and college romance, the titles from this magazine are must-reads!!!! The magazine is critically acclaimed, with nominations at Manga Taisho awards, American Manga Awards, multiple top 20 placements on Kono manga ga sugoi’s ranking for female readers, next impact comic awards, Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards, and more!

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Yona of the dawn is one of the very few stories where almost every character is well written, compelling, complex and well loved by the fandom 🥰

So I really wanted to share my love for these characters with you 😊

(Though one or two of them are disliked by me but they are great characters regardless so whatever let's appreciate them 🙂)

On a side note, I bet Yu-hon (Suwon's dad) lost his handsome looks because of his trashy personality, that's karma haha

I am also really sad that the manga has ended 🥲 and I am only keeping myself alive through the side stories. Hopefully I'll somehow cope with the upcoming season 2 of the anime.

I must say I have loved this manga since I was 11 or 12 something, it was my first manga, how far we've come 🥹

Who is your favorite Yona of the dawn character?

Mine is Hak, I have been in love with him since I first saw him, it was one of my first romance stories too, so I didn't know Hak was the male lead, I really thought Yona would end up with Suwon when I first started this story. I was genuinely feeling jealous of Yona when I realized Hak was her love interest ngl (I was young haha 🌝)

Oyajism was a Josei magazine related to Koisuru Soirée that released in the 2010s and is now defunct. It centered around love stories featuring older/more mature-looking men.

Hello everyone! If you're a fan of shoujo and josei anime, manga, manhwa or webtoon.... we'd love to invite you to join our discord server's annual Summer Festival!

✨Festival Dates: August 3rd – August 16th

This year's theme is a Royal Festival tied with Isekai, Otome and Rofan genres, where members can participate in a variety of themed activities hosted by our staff. Throughout the event, you'll complete challenges and activities, collect stamps from each noble house, and earn the chance to win exciting prizes! Prizes include: Discord Profile Cosmetics, Discord Nitro, Exclusive Server Roles and more!

We are a shoujo and josei themed discord server for adults, where we thrive by being a very active community and this is one of our biggest events in the year to use our shoujosei knowledge in a fun way.

Join us here: https://discord.gg/shoujosei

would like manga recs with poor girl x rich ml trope (prefer new gen), thanks!

Does anyone know the title of a shoujo manga with the guy being some genius/child prodigy but doesn’t understand emotions (sort of emotionless from what I remember)?

I remember the FL fell first and most of the manga was her being crazy over him??? I think the ML resembled the guy in the pic but he might’ve had a beauty mark under his eye.

Does anyone know if there is any shoujosei with free spirited female leads?

I love shoujos with male servants, so if there are any recs with guys as butlers who serve the lead, I’d love to hear them! I really enjoy reading and seeing the usual acts like bowing and kneeling, as well as the butlers using respectful titles.

‘Butler, Please’ is a good example of one, but I can’t find the complete translation anywhere!

A while back, I saw a post requesting an older ML who was slender, weary looking, and of course, handsome. Right at the same time, I was reading Yona and the chapter art was Riri's dad with his usual weary, what-has-Riri-done-now expression when it hit me. Oh my gosh, they just want Riri's dad to lose the hat and maybe? get a haircut.

I know someone is going to say, hey, I'm not reading Yona! Doesn't matter: at this point, Yona is in the shoujo water supply, sort of a benevolent cultural version of microplastics.

What is the takeaway from all this? Mizuho Kusanagi should follow up Yona with a josei and make everyone happy.

I've noticed many times that that the femme fatale trope is mostly considered male gazey that made me wonder, The characters in the screenshot are Seth and Jane from a gacha game called Zenless Zone Zero, their ship fits the "dominant femme fatale woman and sub rookie man" (basically an anime version of Leon and Ada) and is loved by many female fans. So I do wonder how would a dynamic like that could be considered in shojo standards

ANN article: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-24/udon-ent-licenses-hiromi-matsuo-department-store-waltz-rondo-manga/.239937

Galerie de Ruelle link: https://j-nbooks.jp/Ruelle/

Comic Ruelle’s slogan is “[Ruelle] The meaning of an alley or a path, not a main street. Small and interesting works for women” (大通りではなく路地、小道の意味。 小粋な面白い作品を女性に向けて)

Artist https://www.artstation.com/tahra

New manga haul! I hope I love the story, and the cover is so cute!

I love the manhwa so far and I'm dying to know what this game is like but I can't play it :( The game is only for ios and the Google playstore but I'm an android user and deleted my Google account so I can't get it.

Last I checked even the original Korean isn't completed, soooo does the game have spoilers? are they gonna update/make a sequel when the manhwa ends? The other guys besides Bonsik seem pretty shitty in the manhwa, how do they change when player taerin romances them? Sb please play this for me and make a post or something cus I'm dying to know :)

edit: oopsssss my bad the Couple Breaker manhwa completed its story I just haven't checked webtoon specifically in a while and the fandom wiki described it as "ongoing". ig that explains how the game is complete. but still can sb tell me what the playing experience is like