Major shoujo goodness from Kodansha today, with their announcement at the New York Comic Convention. The publisher will be releasing 5 new titles for their shoujo/josei manga catalog. The series are all ones I’ve previously read in Kodansha Japan’s magazines like Dessert and Betsufure. And I promise they’re all good ones, peeps! Images and Synopses are from Kodansha’s website....

Chihayafuru is a series I’ve wanted to read for a long time. I asked many years ago about it getting licensed, but I was told that it was too esoteric of a subject matter to appeal to a broad audience.  I’ve watched the anime, but that doesn’t cover the whole story. So I’ve started picking it up in Japanese....

Back to school! Want some alternatives to textbooks? If you’re looking for some good shoujo to read, here’s a list of titles showing up on shelves in September.  We have The Prince and His Dark Days debuting this month.  Sayonara to Komomo Confiserie, and Are You Alice? is ending this month, so say good-bye to Wonderland. As of this month,...

I’ve been way behind on manga reviews, but mostly because I’m waiting on a certain amount of volumes before passing judgement on a series.  These two recent series from Shojo Beat, though, have already made the cut. I’ll show you why I’ll be buying the rest of these volumes as they are released. First series is Everyone’s Getting Married...

If you’re looking for some good shoujo to read, let’s find out what titles are showing up on shelves in August.  We have Yona of the Dawn debuting this month – Yay!  Also debuting is my personal favorite new license – That Wolf Boy Is Mine!.  It’s time to say good-bye to 2 series – The Heiress and the...