Josei Manga (女性漫画)

Josei manga are stories which are written with an older teen or adult female audience in mind. Josei manga often fall into two main categories -- drama and romance. Josei dramas often follow the lives of ordinary women and frequently are set at work or in the home or neighbourhood. Josei romance stories often include fantasy elements such as otherworldly environments or characters with supernatural abilities. Josei manga are often characterised by a more mature aesthetic or writing style, usually featuring older characters who have finished school or university and are now moving on to the next stages of their lives.

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07-Ghost. Volume 1
Amemiya, Yuki.
Paper Book
The immortal struggle of good versus evil in a ghostly gothic adventure tale! The paths of one evil god, two rival empires, three unlikely bishops and seven brave ghosts converge in the destiny of Teito Klein, a boy who vows to master a powerful artifact known as the Eye of...
A drunken dream and other stories
Hagio, Moto
Paper Book
Moto Hagio has been reinventing Shojo manga (Japanese comics marketed at teenage girls) since 1969. Unconstrained by boundaries of genre, she has sculpted a career characterised by intellectual curiosity, psychological authenticity and an aesthetic sense that has often been at odds with a Shojo...
Otherworld Barbara. Vol. 1
Hagio, Moto
Paper Book
Fantagraphics Books is proud to present the first volume (of two) of Moto Hagio's Otherworld Barbara, in which Tokio discovers a phantom island named Barbara. Then there's a mysterious and missing geneticist, an eccentric clergyman, a grieving grandmother granted temporary youth, a psychologist...
Kakuriyo: bed & breakfast for spirits, volume 1
Ioka, Waco
Ebook
Is love the answer?
Isaki, Uta
Paper Book
A poignant coming-of-age story about a young woman coming into her own as she discovers her identity as aromantic asexual. A complete story in a single volume, from the creator of "Mine-kun is Asexual." When it comes to love, high schooler Chika wonders if she might be an alien....
Dementia 21
Kago, Shintaro?
Paper Book
Yukie Sakai is a sprightly young home health aide eager to help her elderly clients. But what seems like a straightforward job quickly turns into a series of increasingly surreal and bizarre adventures that put Yukie's wits to the test! Cartoonist Kago, who is well known for combining a more...
The life-changing manga of tidying up : a magical story
Kondo?, Marie
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and star of Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, this graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's...
Loveless. Volumes 1 + 2
Kouga, Yun
Paper Book
The long-awaited continuation of the best-selling series, a masterpiece tale of intrigue and innocence lost. Ritsuka Aoyagi is alone in the world--never fitting in at school and alienated from his own past by a fragmented memory. When his beloved older brother is brutally...
I am a cat barista. Volume 1
Maijima, Hiro
Ebook
My lesbian experience with loneliness
Nagata, Kabi
Paper Book
HARVEY AWARD WINNER The heart-rending autobiographical manga that's taken the internet by storm! My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman's exploration of her sexuality, mental well-being, and growing up in our modern age. Told...
I think our son is gay. 1
Okura (Mangaka)
Paper Book
A doting mother and her two beloved sons, one of whom she thinks is probably gay, go about their daily lives in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+-friendly family comedy!
Devils and realist. Vol. 1
Takadono, Madoka
Paper Book
Devils and Realist is an all-new supernatural manga series that pits a young, suave nobleman against Hell's princely demons. FACE YOUR DEMONS! After the failure of his uncle's business, the brilliant realist William Twining finds himself penniless. To make matters worse, demons appear before...

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