Let me first off say, this is a post that I really thought of. This is based solely on my opinion and it’s up to you, my fellow readers, if you would give it a try at some point. Well, nevertheless here it goes! (My preferences are always changing 24/7, but I guess I’ll stick to this for some time)
#5 ‘Nisekoi’ by Naoshi Komi
Boy….The whole manga is gold. I guess it doesn’t really fit in the ‘shoujo’ genre because it’s literally published in Weekly Shounen JUMP! but if you’re in for a good laugh and a heartbreaking romance, you’re in for some fakeu love~! It has an anime too and it’s totally worth watching!
Synopsis:
The story revolves around Raku Ichijou, a heir to a yakuza family, made a promise 10 years ago to his childhood friend, yet he doesn’t recall who.
Now, years later, Raku has grown into a typical teenager, and all he wants is to remain as uninvolved in his yakuza background as possible while spending his school days alongside his middle school crush, Kosaki Onodera.
However, when the American Bee Hive Gang invades his family’s turf, Raku’s idyllic romantic dreams are sent for a toss as he is dragged into a frustrating conflict: Raku is to pretend that he is in a romantic relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki, the beautiful daughter of the Bee Hive’s chief, so as to reduce the friction between the two groups. Unfortunately, reality could not be farther from this whopping lie—Raku and Chitoge fall in hate at first sight, as the girl is convinced he is a pathetic pushover, and in Raku’s eyes, Chitoge is about as attractive as a savage gorilla.
But is it really hate at first sight? Here you’ll get to meet many characters who long for Raku’s affection and many side stories you’ll absolutely love along the way!
#4 ‘Boku no Hana ni Melancholy’ by Komori Miko
From ShoujoHearts:
When Hana was a child visiting her mother’s grave, she got to know a young boy named Yuzuru. He was Hana’s first love. When she heard that he ended up moving away, she thought that it wouldn’t be possible to see him anymore, but…?
Y’all would think it’s just your typical shoujo manga, but in this one, you can totally see the maturity of the characters and the art style is amazing. I wished the mangaka ended it where it should’ve been the last chapter because it gets draggy when they try to make so many filler chapters just to satisfy the wants of the public.
#3 ‘Koi Wazurai no Ellie’
Eriko Ichimura spends her high school days in complete obscurity. Her sole hobby is staring at handsome, smooth-spoken Akira “Omi-kun” Omi, and tweeting her daily fantasies under the screenname “Lovesick Ellie”. One fateful day, she accidentally bears witness to Omi-kun’s true self — and if that weren’t enough, he sees her mortifying Twitter, too! Follow along with a plain, perverted girl, a two-faced boy, and their curious romance! [Kodansha]
GAAAAAH! If this ain’t me?! Just kidding. The story is 10/10 the definition of a rom-com! The story is not too rushed and the heartwarming scenes between the characters show their sincerity, could it actually happen in real life?… anyways, the art style is good and the characters all have their interesting points! It’s not too late to start reading!
#2 Love So Life!
This is the type of story where one can imagine our selves in the shoes of the characters. Or relate to what they do or why they did it. It is well written, each character is alive in the manga. All the emotions. And especially the twins, how they grow up, its like we are also raising them too LOL, and the growing relationship between Shiharu and Seiji. At any rate, I think it took me a year to finally finish this series, and I am a little sad that it is finally over, but I am so glad the author decided to have a sequel! The art is amazing, and captured wonderfully. At any rate I am glad I read this and finished it.
#1 ‘Hana to Akuma’ by Oto Hisamu
Fourteen years ago Vivi, the demon, decided to leave the demon realm and come to the human world. There he found an abandoned baby and on a whim decided to keep it. Since then he lives together with Hana… but having a 14 year-old girl around you, is it really that simple?
(Source: Osuwari Team)
This is my #1 manga for a reason, and I would like to point out that the title is befitting for this manga (The Devil and his Flower). I guess my review will never give justice to this masterpiece. Ever. That’s how good it is– the plot, the characters and how Oto-sensei writes with such simplicity, yet full of emotion. My heart literally clenched every time I read this (I’ve read it 5 times lol).
Hana to Akuma tells the tale of Vivi and Hana, a demon and a human. Vivi finds Hana alone in the snow as a baby and decides to take care of her “to pass the time”. What Vivi didn’t plan to do was become so attached to her. Throughout the entire manga you see their love for each other grow. They face obstacles in their journey, some trivial and simple, and other serious and life changing. And boy when I mean life changing, I couldn’t move on from this manga for weeks!!!
All you gotta prepare is an all-nighter and some tissues, baby!
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