school life straight romance manga

(1988) Natsume befriends a girl named Chiyako upon entering her 2nd year. She also falls for a guy she sees at first sight, and he ends up being Chiyako's younger brother (hs 1st year), named Rui. Rui is a famous model and also a grouch, but Natsume is adamant in trying to win him over

↳ 33 ch
↳ The progression of their relationship felt so natural (minus the love at first sight part). This is a slow burn (and i mean SLOW burn), but I thought this was a cute simple

(1991) Midori just started attending high school, and it happens to be newly opened. When she unexpectedly lands the vice president role in the Student Council, a romance between her and the president, her crush, ensues

↳ 39 chapters
↳ Unrequited love, FL falls first, cheerful fl, ai yazawa, 90s manga. Overall, I'm surprised its not as popular as other ai yazawa works, but it maybe due to its more cliche aspects

(1992) "All Miki Koishikawa wanted was an ordinary family and that's exactly what she had until her parents decided to move in with another couple and turned Miki's world upside down. Now she lives in a house with four parents and her totally cute stepbrother Yuu"

↳ 39 ch.
↳ This is an absolute classic in the shoujo genre. It's not as incestuous as it sounds (LMFAO) but its a classic for a reason

(1994) Sana is a bright and energetic child actress. She's kind to everyone around her except the school bully Hayama. The two do not get along, at all. That is until they both learn more about each other.

↳ 51 ch.
↳ This and marmalade boy 90s classics, so you probably heard about this. It goes from grades 6th-9th so there is lot of character development. Pretty good and delves into darker themes!

(1998) Miyu's parents have to go to the states for their job, and Miyu is sent to live with her parents' friend and his son Kanata. However, Kanata's father had something urgent and it rushed to India. Now the two of them live together alone, that is until a mysterious UFO appears with a baby and it's pet.

↳ 47 ch.
↳ This is really cute, it gives you the 90s feel and is overall a fluffy story. It also has a spin off!

(2001) Risa is the tallest girl in their class. Otani is shortest guy in their class. Because of the constant bickering, their classmates tease them and call them a comedy duo. But Risa likes the only guy taller than her and Otani likes the only girl shorter than him, so they become allies.

↳ 66 chapters
↳ It's been awhile, so the summary might be off but READ THIS. PLEASE. I love them both sm they're so precious. PLEASE READ THIS ITS MY FAVE.

(2002) Highschool just started and Nana doesn't expect much. That is until Yano, the popular class clown is in her class and the two start to banter. Nana decides she hates him, until she ends up falling for him. However, Yano has some hidden secrets and traumas that slowly become uncovered.

↳ 70 ch
↳ Read my comment for my full thoughts. Just know it gets deeper as it goes and you end up feeling for all of them, especially as more of the truth is revealed.

(2004) Miku has had a massive crush on Fujioka on a long time, her classmate and now friend. However, Fujioka is a dense nut and doesn't understand the signs.

↳ 16 ch.
↳ I own physical copies of this! It's a nice short read, again typical shoujo but they're both cute so it's okay.

(2005) Sawa decided to attend this school because the uniforms are cute. However, it turns out that it used to be an all-boys school and there's barely any girls that attend. There, she meets Ran, and falls for him.

↳ 32 ch.
↳ Has a VERY early 2000s shoujo feel ifyk what I mean. If you want something kinda cliche, I'd read this. It wasn't a long read but not too short either. perfect for when you have nothing else to read. It was okay, pretty nice ig

(2008) Aoi is in middle school. She's a total model student and in a school called AAA, an elite school. But the real reason she attends is so she could meet her first love she met once. That is until she finds out he attends the school next door, CCC, a notorious low level school.

↳ 15 ch.
↳ Cute! Cliche but cute. Very early 2000s feel to it. It's been a long time since I read this but I remember really liking it. Shorter read, but cute.