Obaka-chan, Koigatariki

I'm quite interested in the idea f 'yankees'.
We had 'bad girls' in my school but nothing too intense. Just the occasional bitch fight and yelling at teachers. Nothing quite to the intensity of, 'I'll take on all you assholes barehanded!'
But still I enjoy female yankee leaders. Theres something very female empowering about a girl being the leader of tough, rowdy men. Plus girls being badass makes it more fun!
Though when it comes to manga stories about female yankees, it's always the girl trying to run away from the yankee life. But they're still tough so i'm game!

Neiro wants to put her tough girl image behind her and enjoy life as a normal girl after she moves to a new town. she wants to fall in love and blah blah blah normal girl stuff.
However her first day in her new life and she fails miserably. She gets into a fight trying to help someone she thinks is being bullied, they weren't.

She gets relocated to the 'Obaka class' for social rejects. There goes her 'normal' high school life.

Of course she manages to make a rival, a new delinquent classmate who always wants to fight.

She also falls madly in love with an A class student, who also happens to be the most popular guy in school, at first sight.
She goes full force at this romance idea that she doesn't realise the feelings of others until it's too late.

Plenty of drama, including a love triangle and some badass fighting!
It's still ongoing so we'll see who wins the battle for the Obaka ladies' heart!

Author/ Artist: Sato Zakuri
Status: Ongoing
Released: July 2009
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama, School life, Shoujo

Kaoru-Kun To Hana No Mori

Tomboy.
I was a tomboy, just like the heroine of this manga.
Though unlike myself she was popular within her school and thought of as the 'Prince' of her all girls school.

She's completely clueless to the notice of romance, from the first few pages it's clear to see.
In my opinion it just makes her more interesting.

Two high schools are situated right beside each other. One all girls and the other all boys. Meaning these plenty of chance for meet Q's!
High school years are are filled with hormones and the excitement of 'falling in love'. The girls begin to confuse our cool Tomboy with those tough questions about romance and feelings.
Thankfully our heroine is easily distracted with helping the girls and the awkward questions of love are pushed aside.
She's observant though, she notices people and remembers them.
I like when other characters are surprised by the lead's... personality. Finding out how cool they really are, I especially like it when i'm also surprised.
As an experience shoujo manga reader there honestly isn't too much I haven't seen before. But when a scene is set up properly, and the right twists are made something done time and time again can still make your heart flutter and the excitement course through your veins!

A tall, weird and interesting girl, it's not long before she catches the eye of some guy/ In this case a short blonde playboy who can't seem to crack her. Right before he makes his move for a kiss a mysterious tall dark haired guy abruptly interrupts. DRAMA!
But before we can find out why the two slip away when a distraction is caused.
The girls and guys from each school are fighting.
Our leading lady comes up with a plan to make peace, it's a constant battle being a good girl!

High school is drama, especially when romance is involved.
Why do you think there are so manga stories based during school years! Free material from your youth!
Romance. It'll mess with you, confuse you and make every high and low feel world crushing.
For a girl who's always been seen as 'one of the guys' until she meets two men.

Both change her in separate ways but she grows through those experiences.

 

It's interesting how people say that love can make you more beautiful, well when it comes to shoujo manga that is certainly the case. With every new romantic experience out heroine becomes more and more irresistible!

Lovely story! <3

Author/Artist: Shiraishi Yuki

Status: Ongoing

Released: Jan 2013

Genres: Comedy, Shoujo, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life

Kataomoi Shoten

Over your lifetime, especially when you're young, you'll change your mind constantly about what to do with your life. 

I certainly did, still am. 

Well there are those lucky ones that know what they want. This manga is the story of one of those lucky people. But life is complicated, things aren't always perfect, actually they rarely are, but perseverance will get you through the tough times and you'll learn along the way. 

Okay rambling. 

Our leading lady is Oogaki Mebae, she's always wanted to work in a book store. 

It may seem odd, out of everything you could ever want to be, a bookstore employee. 

However no one has ever worked so hard! She becomes a slave to her new boss after getting her life long dream job, still she does it right and with amazing ability!

She absorbs everything she sees to become the best. 

Her boss, though tough, is as passionate as her, though more secretive about it...

Romance is sure to bloom between these two hard working bookworms! Only 3 chapters so far but the story is quite inspiring and beautifully drawn! 

The wait is torture!!

Author/ Artist: Hata Akimi

Released: March 2016

Status: Ongoing

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Josei, Slice of Life