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Aa Itoshi no Bancho-sama, by FUJIKATA Mayu

Title: Aa Itoshi no Bancho-sama
(My Darling! Miss Bancho)
Author: FUJIKATA Mayu
JAPAN ISBN# 978-4-592-18854-3
USA ISBN# 978-1-40122055-6
Japan: Hana to Yume Comics, 2006
USA: CMX Comics, 2010
I was very happy when I heard that this series was going to be licensed, because it is a fun and sweet little story that deserves more attention. I own this series in Japanese, [...]

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Romance

Only By Chance, by HARA Chieko and Betty Neels»

Title: Only By Chance
Author: HARA Chieko and Betty Neels
ISBN# 4-7767-2326-3
Harlequin 1998, 2007, Digital Manga
I thought I would try something new this week, and talk about a title that CAN be read online in English. This book, Only By Chance is part of the Harlequin line of Josei manga licensed and released in the US [...]

Smutty Romance

Daite Daite Daite Darling, by SAKAI Miwa»

Title: Daite Daite Daite Darling
Author: SAKAI Miwa
ISBN# 4-592-18101-8
Hana to Yume Comics 2001, 2004
Once again, I return to one of my favorite authors, SAKAI Miwa. I eventually want to talk about all of her works here, even though most of them aren’t technically shoujo but instead fall into the josei category, meaning that they are for [...]

Teacher-Student

Sensei Datte Otoshigoro, by KONNO Risa»

Title: Sensei Datte Otoshigoro
Author: KONNO Risa
ISBN# 978-4-09-132397
Flower Comics, 2009
I picked up this fun little one-shot volume because it is obviously a student-teacher story. The cover conveniently labels (in English, even) the guy as the student, and the girl as the teacher. How helpful! They also throw in the words “Taboo Love.” Oh yes, that’s a [...]

Crossdressing

Danshi Kinshi!!, by SHIGANO Iori»

Title: Danshi Kinshi!!
Author: SHIGANO Iori
ISBN# 978-4-09-131245-7
ChuChu Comics, 2007
It’s interesting. When I think about my favorite shoujo manga authors, SHIGANO Iori’s name never really springs to mind, yet when I look at my manga collection, I actually own an amazing number of books by her. I am not entirely sure why I keep purchasing them, as [...]

Fantasy

The Lizard Prince, by IZUMI Asuka»

Title: Tokage Ouji (The Lizard Prince)
Author: IZUMI Asuka
ISBN#4-592-18811-X (JAPAN)
ISBN# 978-1-40122053-2 (USA)
JAPAN: Hana to Yume Comics 2004
USA: CMX Comics 2009
What an adorable cover! I really like the artwork here! It feels so warm and gentle, in spite of the fact that she appears to be holding a slug with a crown on. Oh, wait, that is [...]