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I’m looking for new series to read all the time. If you are a voracious reader, like I am, you can read an entire 20+ series in a week. I see all the time where readers are begging for recommendations on tumblr. So I thought it would be helpful to have a list of series that are licensed in English for fans to reference.
This list includes available titles from all publishers in North America. It DOES NOT include non-licensed titles only published in Japan. Each title will have a link to the series on the publisher’s site. I will also include any titles at the end of the list that fit the category and have previously been published in NA, but may be out of print at this point. Also included are digital-only titles.
Alright, onto the list. Here are the titles that fall in the Romantic Comedy genre of manga available in English in North America:
Title | Author | Publisher | Format | Review |
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Absolute Boyfriend | Yuu Watase | Viz | Print & Digital | |
After Hours | Yuhta Nishio | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Ai Ore | Mayu Shinjo | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Aoba-kun’s Confessions | Ema Tomyama | Kodansha | Digital | |
Beast Master | Kyosuke Motomi | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Beauty Pop | Kiyoko Arai | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Behind the Scenes!! | Bisco Hatori | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Boys Over Flowers | Yoko Kamio | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Butterflies, Flowers | Yuki Yoshihara | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Cactus’s Secret | Nana Haruta | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Cheeky Angel | Hiroyuki Nishimori | Viz | Digital | |
Chocolat | Ji-Shang Shin | Yen Press | Print & Digital | |
Dengeki Daisy | Kyousuke Motomi | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Demon Love Spell | Mayu Shinjo | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Dreamin’ Sun | Ichigo Takano | Seven Seas | Print & Digital | |
Fall In Love Like A Comic | Chitose Yagami | Viz | Print & Digital | |
First Love Monster | Akira Hiyoshimaru | Yen Press | ||
The Full Time Wife Escapist | Tsunami Umino | Kodansha | Digital | |
Gaba Kawa | Rie Takada | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Gakuen Prince | Jun Yuzuki | Kodansha | Digital | |
The Gentlemen’s Alliance Cross | Arina Tanemura | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Happy Marriage?! | Maki Enjoji | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Hana-Kimi | Hisaya Nakajo | Viz | Print & Digital | |
The High School Life of a Fudanshi | Michinoku Atami | Seven Seas | ||
Horimiya | Hero & Daisuke Hagiwara | Yen Press | Print & Digital | |
Hotaru’s Way | Satoru Hiura | Kodansha | Digital | |
Imadoki | Yuu Watase | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Kaze Hikaru | Taeko Watanabe | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Kigurumi Guardians | Lily Hoshino | Kodansha | ||
Kiss Him, Not Me | Junko | Kodansha | Print & Digital | |
Komomo Confiserie | Maki Minami | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Library Wars: Love & War | Hiro Arikawa, Kiiro Yumi | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Love at Fourteen | Fuka Mizutani | Yen Press | Print & Digital | |
Lovely * Complex | Aya Nakahara | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Love’s Reach | Rin Mikimoto | Kodansha | Digital | |
The Magic Touch | Izumi Tsubaki | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Maid-Sama | Hiro Fujiwara | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Maison Ikkoku | Rumiko Takahashi | Viz | ||
Manga Dogs | Ema Toyama | Kodansha | Print & Digital | |
MeruPuri | Matsuri Hino | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Missions of Love | Ema Toyama | Kodansha | Print & Digital | |
Mixed Vegetables | Ayumi Komura | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Monkey High | Shouko Akira | Viz | ||
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun | Izumi Tsubaki | Yen Press | Print & Digital | |
My Girlfriend’s A Geek | Pentabu & Rize Shinba | Yen Press | Print & Digital | |
My Little Monster | Robico | Kodansha | Print & Digital | |
My Love Story!! | Kasune Kawahara & Ayuko | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Nodame Cantabile | Tomoko Ninomiya | Kodansha | Digital | |
Oresama Teacher | Izumi Tsubaki | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Otome Mania! | Yurino Tsukigase | Seven Seas | ||
Otomen | Aya Kanno | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Our Precious Conversations | Robico | Kodansha | Digital | |
Ouran High School Host Club | Bisco Hatori | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Peach Heaven | Mari Yoshino | Kodansha | Digital | |
Pig Bride | KookHwa Huh, SuJin Kim | Yen Press | Print & Digital | |
Princess Jellyfish | Akiko Higashimura | Kodansha | Digital | |
Punch | Rie Takada | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Real Girl | Mao Nanami | Kodansha | Digital | |
Red Riding Hood and the Big Sad Wolf | Hachoujou Arata | Seven Seas | ||
S.A. | Maki Minami | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Sailor Moon | Naoko Takeuchi | Kodansha | ||
The Secret Sakura Shares | Akira Hagio | Yen Press | ||
Seiho Boys High School | Kaneyoshi Izumi | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Skip Beat! | Yoshiki Nakamura | Viz | Print & Digital | |
A Springtime with Ninjas | Narumi Hasegaki | Kodansha | Digital | |
So Cute It Hurts!! | Go Ikeyamada | Viz | Print & Digital | |
St. Dragon Girl | Natsumi Matsumoto | Viz | Print & Digital | |
That Wolf Boy is Mine! | Yoko Nogiri | Kodansha | Print & Digital | |
Tokyo Boys & Girls | Miki Aihara | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Tokyo Tarareba Girls | Akiko Higashimura | Kodansha | Digital | |
Toradora! | Zekkyou & Yuyuko Takemiya | Seven Seas | ||
Tsuredure Children | Toshiya Wakabayashi | Kodansha | Digital | |
Ultra Maniac | Wataru Yoshizumi | Viz | Print & Digital | |
Very, Very Sweet | Shin Ji-Shang & Geo | Yen Press | ||
Voice Over! Seiyu Academy | Maki Minami | Viz | Print & Digital | |
W Juliet | Emura | Viz | Print & Digital | |
The Wallflower | Tomoko Hayakawa | Kodansha |
Title | Author | Publisher | Format | Review |
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Cherry Juice | Haruka Fukushima | Tokyopop | ||
CY-Believers | Shioko Mizumi | Go!Comi | ||
Earth March | Mikase Hayase | CMX | ||
Gals! | Mihona Fujii | CMX | ||
Happy Mania | Moyocco Ano | Tokyopop | ||
I’m No Angel! (Tenshi Ja Nai!!) | Takako Shigematsu | Go!Comi | ||
Itazura na Kiss | Kaoru Tada | Digital Manga Publishing | ||
Me and My Brothers | Hari Tokeno | Tokyopop | ||
My Darling! Miss Bancho | Mayu Fujikata | CMX | ||
My Heavenly Hockey Club! | Ai Morinaga | DelRey | ||
Never Give Up | Hiromu Mutou | Tokyopop | ||
Nosatsu Junkie | Ryoko Fukuyama | Tokyopop | ||
Pearl Pink | Meca Tanaka | Tokyopop | ||
Portrait of M and N | Tachibana Higuchi | Tokyopop | ||
Venus Capriccio | Mai Nishikata | CMX | ||
Wild Act | Rie Takada | Tokyopop |
Out of Print titles can still be found on resale sites like amazon and ebay, so if it interests you, go look for it. Also, if you have a favorite romantic comedy series that is shoujo and is not listed – please help us out in the comments so we can include it.
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