finished good fucking shoujo manga recs

[princeyen]

i want that top tier shit, the 10/10 shoujo that leaves you going 'shit that was good'

preferably no weird age gaps

 

[MawMaw]

shoujo
Seifuku no Jo'ou-sama
Ore Monogatari!!

josei
Sekine-kun no Koi
Nodame Cantabile

 

[Cremonac]

https://mangadex.org/title/15733/ohayou-ibarahime
https://mangadex.org/title/17883/taishou-otome-otogibanashi

 

[vexxar]

These are my favourite completed shoujo that will at least make you cry a couple times throughout the course of it.

https://mangadex.org/title/1331/taiyou-no-ie - house of the sun starts off as a tragedy with quite a dark atmosphere, even though it's tagged as shoujo it could be argued as seinen. If you want quite a deep story where the characters are saved by one another through rebuilding their broken relationships with their family then I'd recommend this one. The ending is very satisfying, so bearing with the gut wrenching sadness at the starting and middle chapters is well worth it.

https://mangadex.org/title/50459/zense-coupling - if you read shoujo for the fluffy feeling you get in your heart then I'd recommend this one. Zense Coupling is essentially about meeting your past life loved one in another generation and this leads to many misunderstandings but also quite an interesting romance. There are 4 different couples stories simultaneously being told and all of them are top tier in their own right, this manga stands out because of it's structure, instead of telling a tale between two lovers, it intertwines between 4 couples and their past life as well their modern day experiences and comes together in a beautiful ending. I cried a couple times in this relatively short read.

https://mangadex.org/title/15733/ohayou-ibarahime -possibly one of the most famous and highly rated shoujo on this site, I'll be surprised if you haven't read it but basically it's about a girl who is shut away from society because of certain problems, without going into details the girl undergoes a tremendous transformation and it has a bittersweet ending that will leave you satisfied.

https://mangadex.org/title/4290/last-game -Last game is the least emotionally taxing of all these, that is not to say it's worse by any means. This is my personal favourite shoujo even though it doesn't receive a perfect score because the characters were so strong in this that it left an impression on me even though it was a short read. Basically it starts off in the childhood, then couple chapters of school, then transitions into the main part of the story ; college life. If you want to read a story about how years of one-sided love bears fruits then read this one. It is special because we see the entire story from childhood to finally tying the knot and this wasn't an easy journey by any means.

 

[MawMaw]

oh yea Hachimitsu to Clover is made by Umino Chica so its gonna be good
@princeyen

 

[smugcatto]

@princeyen
It's actually completed but you have to find the rest elsewhere
Boku to Kimi no Taisetsu na Hanashi

 

[tqbao2805]

currently binge on Love so Life: very wholesome indeed, and of course a lot of relaxing moments. Highly recommended.
SEN WA, BOKU WO EGAKU: this one is clearly not shoujo, it's shounen but the story it tells hits me real hard. No unnecessary drama and also it's about art.

 

[O-Takuni]

@princeyen Sure, shoujo?

Well, you can't go wrong with a classic: Full Moon wo Sagashite.

If you want "pure", unadulterated fluff: Hibi Chouchou / Sugars / Love So Life + Life So Happy **.

Perhaps, more of the standard heartwarming shoujo fare: Seiyuu Ka! / Koko ni Iru Yo! / Seishun Kouryakuhon / Usotsuki Lily.

Something in-between, swinging between light and heavy: Gakuen Alice / NG Life.

Leaning much more into drama territory: Sunadokei * / Vitamin / Six Half ** / Nanairo Kakumei.

And just spilling over to tears and tragedy: Hana to Rakurai / D.N Angel * ** / Kyou no Kira-kun.

For a change of pace, going for sports: Crimson Hero.

Or an epic journey: Reimei no Arcana / Ciel *.

And because chill SoL is a sure-hit recipe: Hoshi no Ko / Usotsuki Wakusei.

And others that are memorable for some reason: Men's Kou / With!! / Shinobi Life / Heroine Shikkaku.

The cherry on top is a short oneshot: Toumei Ningen no Koi / Kanojo no Namida ga Yuki da Toshitara / Ao ni Koubou.

I recommend other works of the authors of the series mentioned here, since they're all quite good- in fact, I urge you to do it; they're all awesome too, and every pick is from a different author Except for those that don't have other translated works.

--- Series with * have to be found elsewhere (for a certain part only; comments on the series page are helpful), and series with ** are almost completed, waiting on the last 2 or 3 chapters currently being scanlated.

Refrained from mentioning stuff that was already mentioned, and had to cut out a few because "age gap" (Hajimari no Niina for example, or other really popular and famous shoujo - popular for good reason).

Hope you like the recs! Ah, do josei like Amatsuki fly or nah?

 

[Wickedhero]

@O-Takuni
Thnx man

 

[O-Takuni]

@Wickedhero You're welcome

 

[princeyen]

@O-Takuni thank you so much! commenters like you who list out all the details of each manga are the best

 

[O-Takuni]

@princeyen Thank you! I really do hope you find something you'd love in those.
Btw, I felt like recommending Marmalade Boy, since as far as I had read, it was really nice, but I hadn't finished it (though it IS complete). Same deal as the stuff above; check out the author's other works too