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Media targeting girls roughly 8-18

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Kamisama Hajimemashita

(Kamisama Kiss)

8.26

Description:

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Nanami has all kinda of new responsibilities she doesn't understand, dangers she's unaware of, and a cranky ex-familiar who's...actually pretty hot. What's a new-fledged godling to do? (Source: VIZ Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

25

Chapters

154

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2008-02-20

Nana

(Nana)

8.26

Description:

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar. This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties. (Source: Viz Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

21

Chapters

84

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2000-05-26

Sakana no Yume

8.24

Description:

Kawashima Kougi dreams about fish, paints fish, and has no interest in the world outside fish. He is brilliant and disturbed. His childhood friend, Nene, attempts to draw him back to the real world. (Source: Storm in Heaven)
Type

oneshot

Volumes

0

Chapters

1

Status

finished

Started

2009-01-01

Akatsuki no Yona

(Yona of the Dawn)

8.25

Description:

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family! (Source: VIZ Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Rating

Status

current

Started

2009-08-05

Who Made Me a Princess

8.25

Description:

The beautiful Athanasia was killed at the hands of her own biological father, Claude de Alger Obelia, the cold-blooded emperor! It’s just a silly bedtime story… until one woman wakes up to suddenly find she’s become that unfortunate princess! She needs a plan to survive her doomed fate, and time is running out. Will she go with Plan A, live as quietly as possible without being noticed by the infamous emperor? Plan B, collect enough money to escape the palace? Or will she be stuck with plan C, sweet-talking her way into her father’s good graces?! (Source: tappytoon)
Type

manhwa

Volumes

9

Chapters

125

Status

finished

Started

2017-12-20

Yagate Kimi ni Naru

(Bloom Into You)

8.25

Description:

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and blushes, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her...she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That's when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity that she's inspired to ask her for help. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is Nanami herself. Has her shoujo romance finally begun? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Type

manga

Volumes

8

Chapters

50

Status

finished

Started

2015-04-27

Villains Are Destined to Die

(Villains Are Destined to Die)

8.25

Description:

Penelope Eckart reincarnated as the adopted daughter of Duke Eckart and the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them! This is Penelope’s survival story, who’s been dropped in an insane reverse harem dating sim! (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2020-05-01

Bye-Bye, Little.

8.25

Description:

Ai is a first year high school student whose father passed away when she was still in elementary school. Her immature younger brother is a pain, she has to do all the housework and it's awkward being around her own friends. But Takahashi-kun is secretly supporting her in the shadows... (Source: Mangafox)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

4

Status

finished

Started

2002-01-01

Cardcaptor Sakura

8.25

Description:

One day, Sakura Kinomoto accidentally opened a book containing dozens of magical cards called Clow Cards, and they scattered around her hometown of Tomoeda. Sakura was chosen to be the master of these cards and has been enlisted by the sun-based guardian Kerberos to use her magic and reclaim these cards before they make any more trouble in town. She is encouraged by her best friend Tomoyo Daidouji, and she meets a rival cardcaptor, Syaoran Li, who is a direct descendant of the creator of the Clow Cards. (Source: Anime News Network)
Type

manga

Volumes

12

Chapters

50

Status

finished

Started

1996-01-01

Sekai wa Happy de Dekiteru

8.25

Description:

Kanae, who's just been through terrible heartbreak, decides to take a vacation to the mountains, hoping to take her mind off of things. Her skiing instructor turns out to be more of a comfort to Kanae then anything, and she finds herself slowly opening up to him. Unfortunately, before long, it's time to say goodbye... But this isn't even close to the end of their story!
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

8

Status

finished

Started

2004-01-01

Shimanami Tasogare

(Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare)

8.25

Description:

After recently moving to Onomichi, Hiroshima, high school student Tasuku Kaname is thrown into despair at the possibility that he may have been outed for being gay. Convinced his life is over, his despair turns into shock when he sees a woman jump out of a window of a nearby house. Tasuku races to the house in a panic only to discover that it's a public meeting lounge owned by the woman he saw before. Tasuku comes face to face with the woman as she walks past him unharmed, but not before she implies that she had been watching him from afar. Confused, Tasuku follows her up to the top of a steep hill where she offers to briefly listen to what's on his mind. Although Tasuku doesn't go into too much detail, he later accepts her invitation to come to the lounge to meet others with similar troubles. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

4

Chapters

23

Status

finished

Started

2015-03-06

Mitsuai Celeb

8.25

Description:

A collection of short stories: 1. Friendly Fire by Yokoyama Mayumi 2. B・F Romance by Mitsuki Kako 3. Ookami-tachi no Shiikuhou by Shiiba Nana 4. 7 Days by Konno Risa 5. Mikkai Coffee Flavor by Motomi Kyousuke 6. Puchi no Koto by Mame Moyashi
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

6

Status

finished

Started

2010-01-01

Kodomo no Niwa

8.25

Description:

Saho, in her opinion's, lived a pretty happy life up until now with her mangaka father and a grandmother she lovingly calls "Granny." Sure, they don't have the luxuries of more wealthy families, and she hates how her father has NO care for his fashion sense when he lounges around in sweats all day, but when it comes right down to it, she couldn't love her home more. However, their peaceful life's disrupted one day when they receive a phone call saying that Saho's mother, who had left her father years ago taking Saho's older brother with her, had passed away. This leads to Mugi, a brother she hadn't seen in ten years, coming to live with them. She has a hard time adjusting to life with the brother she'd only known from faded family photographs--and his selfish and egocentric nature's not helping matters! Will they ever learn to get along? (Source: Pink Rose Scans)
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

10

Status

current

Started

1995-01-01

Fruits Basket

8.25

Description:

Tohru Honda is a high school freshman who is having a serious bout of misfortune. Not only was she recently orphaned with the tragedy of her mother's death, but she also has no where to live and is currently residing in a tent! However, when her luck to seems to be at its worse, she meets the Sohma family - and is invited to stay with them in exchange for taking care of the household chores. But it isn't long before Tohru discovers the Sohmas have deep a secret. The family is cursed by the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac, and some of the children born into the Sohma family are possessed by these spirits. When possessed, they cannot be "huggled" by the opposite sex, or they transform into their respective Zodiac animal! However, this doesn't phase Tohru, who promises to keep their secret. She continues living with them, and her grave humbleness and thankfulness never wanes. As a result, they come to be very important people in her life, and the Sohmas begin to realize how very lucky they are to have her.
Type

manga

Volumes

23

Chapters

136

Status

finished

Started

1998-07-18

Yumenara Samenaide

(Don't let me awake, if this is a dream)

8.25

Description:

Sachika encountered a traffic accident and was in a coma, but awoke from it. It was not her parents or her lover Tetsuo that awaited her, but it was a man who she didn't know. He introduced himself as Kohara and one of her distant relatives, and took her to his house. Gradually she felt that something was wrong, and got aware of a shocking fact. Besides the title story, two additional stories are collected.
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

3

Status

current

Started

2006-01-01

Sunadokei

(Sand Chronicles)

8.25

Description:

After her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, Ann discovers how much she needs that kindness. (Source: Back Manga Cover/ANN) Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vols. 1-3)
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

21

Status

finished

Started

2003-08-23

Beauty Pop

8.25

Description:

Although a truly gifted hairstylist, Kiri Koshiba has no interest in using her talent to pursue fame and fortune, unlike the three popular boys in the "Scissors Project" at school. Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call... Included one-shots: Volume 2: Dream Come True Volume 3: Teen Drop Volume 7: Twisted Typhoon; I Want to Be a Prince Volume 10: Shampoo's Concern; Hysteric Heart; Daily Life in the Narumi Family
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

57

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2003-09-01

Auto Focus

8.25

Description:

A girl with a strange mother who brings home a new father and step brother. She loves photography, and her new step father is a photographer. She suddenly has a boyfriend but her heart belongs to someone else. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

5

Chapters

18

Status

finished

Started

1999-12-10

Tamen De Gushi

(Their Story)

8.24

Description:

The funny romantic story of how Qiu Tong and Sun Jing met and fell in love. (Source: MU)
Type

manhua

Rating

Status

current

Started

2014-11-16

Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru

(Secret Sweethearts)

8.23

Description:

Yori's attitude has changed. He and his twin sister, Iku, used to be inseparable as children, but lately Yori's been different -- eager to be apart from Iku. Iku worries that he hates her, but the truth is far more scandalous. Now, Yori would risk losing everything to have his little sister. Iku loves her big brother enough that she would never risk losing him, and so she'll do what it takes to keep them together... but Yori doesn't want to have her that way -- as a sister dedicated to her twin. Can Iku ever love Yori not as a brother but as a man? (Source: ShoujoMagic)
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

60

Status

finished

Started

2002-12-20

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