While I am aware that I have the luxury of being able to read in Japanese, and thus I can collect and read my manga in Japanese, that isn’t the case for many collectors! I feel for my manga friends who find an interesting new series, only to find out that it’s been locked away in digital jail. Or worse, it hasn’t been picked up at all.
So, I wanted to share a few of the series that I feel are popular enough that they deserve their own physical English releases!
All of these recommendations are Dessert magazine manga!
Aoharu da Nante, Kimi no Sei
Some info about this manga
- This is an age-gap, romance manga.
- She is a “youth expert” high school student, he is a manga author.
- It is finished at only 2 volumes!
- It was written by Hanase Haru.
A quick recap
Ena, trying to make some money during her school vacation, takes up work as a freelance maid. One of her customers, Hisui, is an eccentric manga author. When he stumbles upon her cleaning his house one day, quite literally,they begin talking. As they get to know each other a little bit better, Hisui confesses that he’s been having some difficulties writing his teenage girl characters.
Ena quickly takes it upon herself to help him out, and vows to teach him about all things youthful.
From here, as part of her job, the two go on various “dates” in order to do research. They go to the beach, take purikura, go to Ena’s school’s festival… All for the sake of research!
But Hisui is very good at his role as a pretend boyfriend on these dates. Once the time is up for Hina’s job, will the two of them stay in contact..?
More info
You can take a look at the Japanese digital of volume 1 here!
Isso Anata ga Todome wo Sashite
Some info about this manga
- This is a toxic, university romance manga.
- She is looking for a real relationship, he only dates casually.
- There are currently only 3 volumes out, with the 4th coming out this summer.
- It was written by Seto Megumu.
A quick recap
Ichika is a beautiful university student who just wants to fall in love. She’s having a rather difficult time finding a man who will take her seriously though, as the majority of men she talks to end up being rather intimidated by her.
As she’s tall, beautiful, and fashionable, some men see her as someone who would be more interested in sleeping around rather than having a serious relationship. This couldn’t be further from the truth, and when she tells them so, they go their separate ways.
This was until she met someone at a mixer…
More info
Read my full review of this manga here!
Check out volume 1 here!
Okuremashite Seishun
Some info about this manga
- Wholesome university romance.
- They both enjoy cosplaying as high school students.
- There are currently 3 volumes published, with volume 4 coming this summer!
- It was written by Kira Hanamaru.
A quick recap
Wakaba is a 20 year old university student. When she was in high school, she was never really able to live a fulfilling social life due to her focusing on her studies so hard. So, now that she’s a college student with ample time on her hands, she has decided to cosplay as a high school student and go live out the life that she was not able to live when she was actually in high school.
So, she gets dressed up, and decides to take herself out on a date. Even though she’s on a date by herself, it’s actually surprisingly fun: being in the high school uniform just kind of makes everything a little bit more special for some reason. While she’s on her single date though, she’s approached by some rather creepy looking men who mistake her for a high school student. When she is being pestered to go out with them, she is promptly rescued by who will become our male lead, Fumito…..
Read on in my full review recap here!
More info
Check out the Japanese digital for volume 1 here!
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