manga I think about long after they're done

Compositional masterpiece. Each page feels like a film director composited the shots. Very graceful writing that emphasizes on textile touch and the slow pull of gravity between two people.

The most gorgeous art and a story that touches upon true innocence and the ripple effects of a daughter who doesn't know her mother regressed to give her a better life. Lyrica/Ririca has a pure heart and she changes her own fate by being kind. The writing is just as good as the art if you're looking for unconditional love. May lean into ostentatiousness for some, but I think it's lovely.

Distinctly mature cohabitation romance with sharp art and the push and pull of people trying to define what they want in themselves before asking about what they want in another person. Main lead is a softy and their banter is very fun. Art and color design keeps me thinking about it long after it's done.

My favorite manga of all time. Guaranteed to make you miserable. Every trigger warning imaginable. But sometimes you need the distinct misery to recognize that joy grows from places that you need not see. I will never recommend this to anyone because of the sheer amount of content warnings.

Short and bittersweet survival manga. Beautiful clean art with desaturated colors and a protagonist who is golden-hearted.

This is THE dance manga for me. It combines everything I love in sports manga and frames dancing with the same respect and intensity as other works of its caliber. Not complete.

Hurt comfort, hopeful ending.

Took me sometime to get into it, but once I committed I realized that the crux of all things is creativity. As is the boon of all things. If characters diversify, meet more people, and encounter more point-of-views outside their own, their minds expand. As does their magic.

The quintessential shoujo for all ages for a reason. Like reading a classic book. Kindness is not a naive stepping stone but the center of all action.

My favorite shoujo of all time. Messy and mature, exploration of the human condition during bouts of fame, fanaticism, and codependency. Even if the author is on hiatus for health this is one of the series I'd recommend regardless.