Recently I read the following titles:
Aozora Eru (Yell for the Blue Sky) by KAWAHARA Kazune (Seven volumes at present; Published by Shueisha)
Hiroin Shikkaku (The Disqualified Heroine; She Is Not the Heroine) by KODA Momoko (Five volumes at present; Published by Shueisha)
Romansu (Romance) by TAKAMI Mako (1997, Shueisha) — This one is “seinen” manga, for adult men.
AE is the story of a girl who joined in a very severe high school brass band. It’s so sweaty, sportsman’s spirit type of story, which is sometimes too sticky and heavy, but this one is not bad.
HS is the combination of a slapstick comedy and a romance. There a girl recklessly struggles to catch the heart of the boy whom she used to believe hers, after he inclined to another girl who is plain-looking but straightforward, in other words, the alpha heroine in the usual shojo manga. The story tries to break the conventional structure but still stays there. But it’s not bad.
Romance is half-based on the true life of the late popular artist Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934). The hero is described as a rake who hops from a woman to another even after he married for love, but at the same time as an earnest and talented artist. His passion to the art and the women looks so persuasive that the explicit bed scenes do not look dirty.
P.S.: I also modified all Title Lists (Favorite Titles; D-Graded Titles; and Out-of-the-List Titles).
