Josei: (Target Group) (↗josei (女性) = "woman"; opposite of "Seinen") Josei manga is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. The stories tend to be about everyday experiences of women living in Japan. Though there are some that cover high school, most cover the lives of adult women. The style also tends to be a more restrained, realistic version of Shoujo manga, keeping some of the wispy features and getting rid of the very large sparkly eyes. There are exceptions in the style described above, but what defines Josei is some degree of stylistic continuity of comics within this particular demographic. The same is true with different demographics that have different stylistic tendencies. See also: ↗Wikipedia:Josei.
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| H | ||
| HachiKuro | Rent | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba |
| Hachikuro II | Buy | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba II |
| Hachimitsu to Clover | Rent | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba |
| Hachimitsu to Clover II | Buy | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba II |
 Hachimitsu to Kuroba |
Rent | A group of college students happily share their small apartment together. While they struggle in poverty, they find joy in each others company and in the small things in life. But their precious and treasured world grows larger with the appearance of Hagumi (a young blonde girl with incredible talent as sculptor), and expands again by the importance of Rika (a widowed architectural designer). And slowly the world they hold so dear begins to change. |
 Hachimitsu to Kuroba II |
Buy | Mayama is in love with Rika-san, the owner of Harada Design. Yamada is in love with Mayama. Takemoto is in love with Hagu-chan. So is Morita-senpai. Hanamoto-sensei is keen on protecting Hagu-chan. And together, they are a group of friends who've spend several years together. However, times are changing. Only Hagu-chan and Takemoto remain as student at the art college. Mayama gets hired by Rika-san. Yamada does her pottery work at the school, which gets her work with Rika-san and Mayama's old company, Fujiwara Design. She is now heavily pursued by Fujiwara Design employee Nomiya, who's determined to get her over Mayama. Morita and his brother Kaoru continue their work to raise large amounts of capital. And Takemoto works to finish his project before he joins the workforce as a temple restorer. With life moving on, will Rika-san give into Mayama? Will Yamada win over Mayama or end up with Nomiya? Will Hagu-chan choose Morita-san or Takemoto-kun? |
| Honey & Clover 2 | Buy | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba II |
| Honey and Clover | Rent | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba |
| Honey and Clover 2 | Buy | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba II |
| Honey and Clover II | Buy | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba II |
| Honey Clover | Rent | See Hachimitsu to Kuroba |
| K | ||
| Kurage Hime | See Kuragehime | |
 Kuragehime |
Kurashita Tsukimi is a "kurage (jelly fish) otaku" girl who wants to be an illustrator. She comes to Tokyo and starts to live in a girl-only apartment Amamizukan. One day she meets a fashionable lady, who saves a jelly fish. But she turns out to be a man in drag. |
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 Nana |
Buy |
One wintry evening, Komatsu Nana happens to sit next to Osaki Nana on a train bound for Tokyo. Komatsu Nana goes to seek out her boyfriend and a new life in the city, while Osaki Nana goes to pursue a career in music. They soon become friends after finding out they have the same names and through getting to know one another. Coincidentally, during their search for an apartment, they meet again and agree to live together. The two girls are polar opposites of each other; while Komatsu Nana has a gentle, innocent nature, Osaki Nana keeps a calm, cool attitude. The story of NANA chronicles their trials and triumphs in their developing friendship. (Synopsis courtesy of AnimeNfo) |
 Nodame Cantabile |
Buy |
At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki's arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he's demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a composer while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda Megumi, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki's girlfriend. Nodame (Noda Megumi) is a clueless, dirty girl who doesn't know how to cook, clean, or even has a sense of value. What she has is the ability to replay a song after she has heard it. She latches onto Chiaki and together they might be able to help each other overcome their own personal problems. |
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