school life straight romance manga

(2007) Ninako is a cheerful girl who starts to become close to the most popular guy in school, Ren. She finds herself falling for him, but he ends up already having a girlfriend. A manga about unrequited love and first love.

↳ 36 ch.
↳ This was not a fave of mine, but this was good. Pretty touching actually. I will say though 2nd lead syndrome is HUGE in this one so proceed with caution. You feel for all of the characters. My heart hurt. Had to keep summary short.

(2008) On her first day of high school during the enterance ceremony Tsubasa sits next to another top student name Kyouta. He's rude. He pisses her off and she cuts off his long hair and Kyouta tells her to pay with her body.

↳ 99 ch.
↳ This is VERY shoujo. Kyouta is an asshole ml but then he does get better. But I will say, do not read if you are uncomfortable with pushy MLs.

TW // SA THEMES

(2008) Sayaka is a shy girl with the passion of acting. One day she meets Suzuki Hikaru, a boy who helps her come out of her shell. Chihiro is in love with Suzuki Hikaru, as they are childhood friends. However, another Suzuki, Suzuki Shinobu, attempts to win her over.

↳ 71 ch. (ong.)
↳ 2000s shoujo feel (esp with the art style.) It gets a little messy in the time skip--no it gets really messy but you want to keep reading until everything is resolved. Main couple is worth

(2009) Aoi's friend just got rejected by the most popular guy in school pretty bluntly. She yells at him and hates his guts. But ~plot twist~ they're both neighbors and they both live alone. Due to certain circumstances however, they are forced to live together.

↳ 96 chapters
↳ He's a DICK at first but wow...the character development was IMMACULATE

(2010) Mao doesn't show it, but she's really lonely. Her parents got divorced wen she was young. She was left all alone. She used to spend her spare time with her childhood friends, but after a tragic incident, they moved out. Except one of them. Now, they both try to bring everyone together and form their own family

↳ 50 ch.
↳ A touching story that proves family doesn't have to be blood. Very cute!

//AGE GAP//

(2011) Nanase is an average goody-too shoes. One day, she notices Hana, the delinquent boy, drop something. She picks it up and attempts to give it to him, but he says he can't give it to who he likes anymore. This makes her curious.

↳ 41 ch. (comp.)
↳ I really liked the fl. Hana annoyed me, sometimes more than others, but he gets better. Normal shoujo plot so I'd read this when you're looking for something cliche but nice.

(2011) Nino, a social outcast in her school, lives next door to the popular guy in school, Kira. They never really interact until Nino finds out about Kira's secret. Thus, their friendship begins.

↳ 35 chapters
↳ This was good. Although Kira is popular, he's not the typical popular guy douche towards Nino. He has actual emotions !! Woah !! But this was cute, I loved all the characters. Like a lot.

(2012) Haru is a rich girl who's used to changing schools because she can never fit in. In her new school, she sits next a weird guy, Kawayanagi, who has no friends and is often silent. They begin to befriend eachother and others and ~romance ensues~

↳ Another "how did I forget to add this?!" manga. Chapters are short in a 4-koma style but it's still really cute. They both grow as characters and form friendships. Kuzumi-kun vibes with this one.

(2013) Yuu used to be very average so she decides to change up for a high-school debut. She has a crush on the school's "White Prince." One day, she pisses off his best friend the "Black Devil" and they get a master-pet relationship

↳ 77 chapters (comp)
↳ This...where do I begin? It's so cliche and so infuriating but I could not put it down. EDIT: It got better! Still iffy but there's progress in ml's character development!

(2013) Yukimi/Bambi is one of the smartest kids at school and on some sort of student council. She's also very strict towards the other students. But she has a side to her that is a secret; she smokes. One day she encounters a new guy and they discover eachother's secrets

↳ 22 ch.
↳ To be honest I hated this but I think some of you guys would like it. It deals with heavy topics such as death and teen pregnancy. Pissed me off, but read on because I just wanted