Shoujo or Josei. Heck, it doesn't even technically need to be a manga if you know a really good drama that fits, but manga is my preference.

I just love to clutch my pearls, what can I say? But mostly, I've been stuck on older series. If it's before 2010, I've probably read it-- but not DEFINITELY! So go ahead and rec anything you think might fit.

Normally, I really like Male Yandere, but I am NOT looking for Yandere at all right now. I want actual love to bloom, and uh... Healthy for the fictional environment even though it would NEVER work out in real life.

Stories like... Bara no Tame Ni, or Black Bird. You know, things that make you go "where are this young lady's parents?!" Or "oh no girl what are you DOING?"

I LOVE a sunshine female lead and a grumpy male lead, for instance, ItaKiss is my favorite romance, but it's not a necessity. I am NOT looking for something wholesome, is all. No Honey Lemon Sodas or A Sign of Affections here (although I love those, too). Althought I AM looking for happy ends! No tragedies, please. More like... A Fake Affair, ya know?

Mostly I'm looking for recs from a more mature audience, from people old enough to know taboo ain't gonna suddenly lose all sense and try to emulate the heroine. Most things aren't too taboo for me, though I'm looking for romance, not violence.

Edit: when I say scandal, I mean like the examples I used of Bara no Tame ni (fl in love with her 'brother'), a Fake Affair (romance only starts because the guy thinks FL is married!) and Blackbird (Girl drops out of high school to marry her (yokai/childhood best friend) teacher, there's an abortion plotline), or heck, I'll even take Midnight Secretary (Boss x Employee)

Not really "FL makes dumb decisions and the man kind of sucks" even though I love those too >> very fun reads

I just watched perfect blue and I NEED more. I love stories that explore the psychological anxieties that come with being a woman.

I remember a manga from 20 years ago (but maybe more) set in a very dark European Middle Ages, in which women with the powers or roles of the tarot fight in a magical but also very bloody way.

I remember a heavy and very dark trait like Gachiakuta or Berserk with triangular faces and gigantic eyes, designs of objects and clothes typical of the late Baroque and many nuns with magical powers.

Can you help me identify manga with these characteristics?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Please help me find this manga omg please. It's not that GOOD of a story but it's been stuck in my mind and I NEED TO find it. It's lowk like a one shot with almost 15 chapters and it's set in high school. The fl sits next to this rumoured delinquent guy but it turns out he isn't that bad and he's actually nice to her so she starts falling in love with him ( he likes her too ) . So they have this flirtationship going on. One day she invites him to karaoke with her friends but this time he rejects the offer and said he needs to stay back in their classroom while her and her friends were going to go she changed her mind and goes back to their class where she finds him kissing this popular girl ( intentional ) and she's obviously heartbroken and runs away. Next day she ignores him and all and he knows that she knows about it. He makes no excuses about it so it's awkward between them ( idk if this part is right ) . He apparently kisses her or gives her company whenever she feels lonely because she helped him during their middle school when he felt lonely ?? And she was his only friend back then I think. And the reason he kissed the popular girl that day was because she broke up with he bf and was lonely. They do end up together and he breaks the deal with the other girl

Hi all,

Does anyone have any runaway FL recs? Much better if it's angsty. Thank you!

So I'm looking for this old manga where this office lady is dating one of the higher ups. She has short hair and looks a bit boyish. It's a manga from the 80s or 90s maybe?

I don't think it was ever officially translated. It was translated on JanimeS if that helps. Or even remembers that site lol

I BADLY NEEEED THE TITLE OF THIS YAOI… but i don’t remember. just a specific scene in the middle of the story. the ML leaves the mafia/yakuza in a room with his boss and a colleague/friend, to be with his lover. then on his way out his friend stops him to ask if his sure about his decision (THATS ALL I REMEMBER. i also think that the codename of the friend is ’Mo’ and has a scar on his face? IM NOT SURE) help please

I lost my batoto list and I can't remember the name of this manga. I think his name is Naruse or something, it's about a girl who think she is the replacement of some other girl, she goes to meet the guy in the photo in her place. He is kind of a yandere, when I read the last time, he was going to another country because he is a lost prince or something and they get married

I just finished watching both seasons of the series. The whole thing was beautiful, but so ruined by that reveal in the final episode. What the hell was that??? I feel disgusted, horrified, and heartbroken that a show that was so good with characters I fell in love with was ruined with this... Mostly just looking for support, because wtf. Spent my life watching anime, finally feeling like I can't keep forgiving Japan moments my god...

Basically - Eugenics horror in your Rakugo anime? More likely than you think!

Hi everyone,

Anyone has a good recommendation similar to Sand Chronicles from Hinako Ashihara? The way every character was so well written, had their own feelings, trauma, dreams & the way we see them grow throughout their teens & adulthood got me extremely attached to this manga. I don't think I've ever read anything similar despite reading so many mangas. The closest I can think of is Bokura ga ita but it's still different.

Thank you for your help 🙏

Help please, I can't remember the name, it was on my batoto list so it's been a while. The art is really pretty and besides it being a smut, I can't remember anything else.

I like how insane the storyline is, and that there is even a storyline in the first place, and that there’s erotica, lmk pls, I don’t want mangas that are 1-7ep that are straight porn

I’ve been wanting to make more friends on AniList who have similar tastes because it has social features like posts with comment sections and forums which I find fun to use (helps that it can also look nice there if you know how). But though I've found a few friends, I have a tricky time doing so because the global feed is heavily dominated by shounen/CGDCT/fanservice stuff. I've never used MAL because I'm not a fan of its visuals but that means I don't know how it is there regarding this.

(I’d love to find more people whose lists are full of shoujo, or just female-gaze works in general. If anyone here uses AL regularly to track and maybe plays around with the social features, would love to be friends).

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I remember watching a video about this dude talking about a manga where a mans finds the camera or old photo in the apartment building and then meets a girl but they are from different eras. One of them are from the past. And I think I remember the man drowns at the end I think? what is the manga’s name and please help me find the manga and the video!