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Media targeting girls roughly 8-18

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Nana

(Nana)

8.27

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

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

Villains Are Destined to Die

(Villains Are Destined to Die)

8.26

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

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

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

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

Kimi ni Todoke

(Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You)

8.24

Description:

Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako. Longing to make friends and live a normal life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in class, whose "100% refreshing" personality earns him great admiration from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships Sawako has always longed for. Maybe...there is even a little hope for some romance in her future. (Source: MAL)
Type

manga

Volumes

30

Chapters

125

Status

finished

Started

2005-08-11

Cardcaptor Sakura

8.24

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

Kieta Hatsukoi

(My Love Mix-Up!)

8.25

Description:

“Aoki... I didn’t know you thought about me that way...” Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto-san who sits next to him. However, when he borrowed her eraser, he discovered the name of his classmate, Ida, written on it... (sobs). Moreover, Ida saw him using the eraser... Don’t tell me he misunderstood?! It’s a little silly, but so begins the story of them working their hardest for their first love. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

36

Status

finished

Started

2019-06-13

Taiyou no Ie

(House of the Sun)

8.24

Description:

"Back in the day, that place was a house filled with magic—a place where you ended up smiling even if you were crying. Surely, an invisible wizard must have lived there. Or so I thought." What's a young child to do when her mother leaves her father for another man? Or when her father remarries a woman who brings along a child from a previous marriage? Or when her childhood neighbour friend invites her to live with him? (Source: Mixini Studios)
Type

manga

Volumes

13

Chapters

53

Status

finished

Started

2010-04-24

Beauty Pop

8.24

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

Baby Blue

()

8.22

Description:

Harumi's your typical grade 9 girl. Sure, she still sleeps with her stuffed animal that she dubbed "Umetaro," and her ability to sense snow before it falls is labeled as just plain "weird" by her friends, but otherwise, she's your average girl just like any other. When her mother accidentally ruins her stuffed animal though by accidentally spilling coffee all over it, it sets the ball rolling for a series of events that changes her outlook on life. She even meets a young guy working at a local knick knacks shop who reminds her of her beloved Umetaro! As she gets to know more about him, she begins to realize that there is someone out there in the world who'll accept her for who she is. Also contains the short story, "10, Even 20 Years from Now". (Source: Pink Rose Scans)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

3

Status

current

Started

1991-08-01

Fukumenkei Noise

(Anonymous Noise)

8.23

Description:

Nino is a girl who harbors feelings towards her friend, Momo. Just when she can no longer suppress her feelings, she encounters a boy who composes music...," and "What is the promise Nino made to a boy she met who composes music?" (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Rating

Status

current

Started

2013-04-20

Skip Beat!

(Skip Beat!)

8.24

Description:

Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous enough! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz! Kyoko’s broken heart and creepy rage keeps her from getting into her talent agency of choice. The eccentric president of the agency decides to give her a second chance, but it requires her to wear a bright pink uniform, put up with spoiled stars, and try to live up to the name of her new position—The Love Me Section! Can Kyoko stand the indignity long enough to find her vengeance? (Source: VIZ Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Rating

Status

current

Started

2002-02-15

Yubisaki to Renren

(A Sign of Affection)

8.23

Description:

Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them? (Source: Kodansha USA) Notes: - Ranked 17th place for the Tsugimanga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2020. - Nominated for the 45th and 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021 and 2022. - Nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2019-07-24

Love Love Shock!

8.24

Description:

Natsukawa Mei is a Grade 9 girl who wants to become a singer. She has a good voice but has never succeeded in auditions. Before she becomes a singer, she wants to meet a certain boy again... (From Sugar Oasis)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

5

Rating

Status

finished

Started

1999-01-01

Orange

8.23

Description:

Type

novel

Volumes

3

Chapters

22

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2015-07-18

Shinobi Life

8.23

Description:

Have you ever wanted your own personal Ninja? That is not a question that our heroine Beni Fujiwara has ever pondered, but she is about to find out what it is like! Many, many years ago, a ninja named Kagetora devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni ("Beni-Hime"). Unfortunately they are attacked, and Kagetora is flung into a lake, where he sinks to the bottom. Beni is a modern high school girl, but her life is not quite normal. The story begins with her being threatened at knife-point. Not only that, but she is standing on the edge of the roof of a skyscraper. A struggle ensues, but things go from bad to worse when a mysterious boy appears out of thin air and lands on Beni, knocking her off the edge! You guessed it—it's Kagetora. There was a time portal in the middle of that lake, and he has slipped forward in time to modern Japan. I suppose that if you are knocked off the edge of a skyscraper, it's good to have a ninja around, because, Kagetora is able to use some of his super ninja skills to save Beni from becoming a pavement pancake. When Kagetora lays eyes on Beni, he is convinced she is his "Beni-Hime-Sama" and swears to be her protector. (Source: Emily's Random Shoujo Manga)
Type

manga

Volumes

13

Chapters

64

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2006-02-06

Kamichama Karin Chu

8.23

Description:

Karin's fate has been altered. With the sudden appearance of a little boy named Suzune, the adventure begins. Along for the ride are Kazune, Micchi, and Jin Kuga; a celebrity with godly powers. The gang travels through time fighting their new enemy, The Seeds of Chaos, to right the future. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

7

Chapters

27

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2006-03-01

Who Made Me a Princess

8.23

Description:

When I opened my eyes I had become a princess! But out of all characters in this romance novel, why is it the princess who has the fate of dying to her own blood-related dad, the emperor! If I want to live, I must not be seen by that emperor dad. “When did this kind of scumbag start living in my castle?” The man who doesn’t have single drop of blood nor tear to drop, that cold emperor Claude! Will Atanasia who had been caught by the emperor be able to survive? “I… What do I do…..?” (Source: NU)
Type

novel

Chapters

219

Status

current

Started

2017-01-01

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