More than any other non-shojo series, Emma is the one I most frequently see being mistaken for shojo. It's easy to see why: it's a low-key love story between a lovely and graceful maid and the liberally minded son of a wealthy merchant family. When we first meet Emma and William, she is working in the home of his former governess, Mrs. Kelly Stownar, whom he's been very remiss … [Read more...] about Emma 1-2 by Kaoru Mori: A
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Adolf 2: An Exile in Japan by Osamu Tezuka: A
From the back cover: Japanese reporter Sohei Toge returns to his homeland, where he finally learns the secret that led to his brother's brutal murder at the hands of the Gestapo. But now the Japanese secret police are on his tail, and the SS officer who tortured him in Germany has followed him to Japan to hush him up—permanently! As fate would have it, Yukie Kaufmann, the … [Read more...] about Adolf 2: An Exile in Japan by Osamu Tezuka: A
Yotsuba&! 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A
From the back cover: Hello! This is Koiwai Yotsuba, Yotsuba Koiwai... um, YOTSUBA! Yotsuba moved with Daddy to a new house from our old house waaaaaaay over there! And moving's fun 'cos people wave! (Ohhhh!!) And Yotsuba met these nice people next door and made friends to play with. I hope we get to play a lot. And eat ice cream! And-and-and... oh yeah! You should come play … [Read more...] about Yotsuba&! 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A
Sexy Voice and Robo by Iou Kuroda: A-
From the back cover: Working part-time as a telephone-dating operator, Nico Hayashi has plenty of clients eager to engage her in titillating conversation. But what her customers don't know is this: the person they're flirting with is really a fourteen-year-old junior high school girl with a secret agenda. On the phone she's known as Sexy Voice. But, really, she's more than a … [Read more...] about Sexy Voice and Robo by Iou Kuroda: A-
Welcome to Wakaba-soh 2 by Chaco Abeno: D
Just in case you were uncertain about what kind of manga this is, the volume opens with five color pages containing about a dozen bra and panty shots and one profile view of bountiful, nude bosoms. The main storyline involves a not-too-bright boy called Kentarou Sawai who lives in a building with a bunch of girls of varying character types. He’s in love with Karen, the pretty … [Read more...] about Welcome to Wakaba-soh 2 by Chaco Abeno: D