Shoujo Manga:
Blue Spring Ride by Io Sakisaka
Hirunaka no Ryuusei by Mika Yamamori
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Skip Beat! by: Yoshiki Nakamura
Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino
Special A by Maki Minami
Maid-sama! By: Hiro Fujiwara
Dengeki Daisy by Kyousuke Motomi
High School Debut by Kazune Kawahara
Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho Shiina
Beauty Pop by Kiyoko Arai
Gakuen Alice by Tachibana Higuchi
Snow White with the Red Hair by Sorata Akizuki
Mixed Vegetables by Ayumi Komura
Arisa by: Natsumi Ando
Monkey High! by: Shouko Akira
Taiyou no Ie by Taamo
Hibi Chouchou by Suu Morishita
Orange by: Ichigo Takano
Last Game by Shinobu Amano
Shounen Manga:
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba
Naruto by: Masashi Kishimoto
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Bleach by: Tite Kubo
Fairy Tale by Hiro Mashima
Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi
Blue Exorcist by Kazue Kato
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
Soul Eater by Atsushi Ohkubo
Reborn! By: Akira Amano
Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama
Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
One-Punch Man by ONE
Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki
Kuroko’s Basketball by Tadatoshi Fujimaki
Toriko by: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Yamada and the 7 Witches by Miki Yoshikawa
Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka
MAR by: Nobuyuki Anzai
Other Graphic Novels:
Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels by Raina Telgemeier
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Babymouse series by Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm
Squish series by Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm
Are graphic novels REAL books?
Scripted by
Tiffany Lei
I have to admit that at one point in my life, I despised comic books. I believed that looking at all the pictures made my head hurt and that graphic novels just weren’t books. I’m not sure at what point I started to take an interest in the art styles of manga and graphic novels.
“Manga” is the term used outside of Japan to refer to as comics published in Japan. Just like with regular books, manga has a variety of types. Unlike genres, they are more focused on the intended audience. The type of manga I grew up reading is called “shoujo.” Shoujo (shojo) manga is aimed towards a teenage female audience, focused on personal and romantic relationships. Another popular type of manga is called “shounen.” Shounen (shonen) manga is aimed towards a teenage male audience, focused on action-filled plots. Other types include seinen (intended for older adolescent males having a more violent and psychological nature), Josei (aimed towards adult women, often with a slice of life or romantic tales), kodomomuke (aimed towards kids that usually teach core values), and more.