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Chio's School Road, Vol. 1
Tadataka Kawasaki - 2014
For Chio Miyamo, just making it to school is a miracle! From construction to biker gangs and the sudden call of nature, all kinds of troubles both big and small rain down on our titular hero!
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Vol. 1
Tōru Fujisawa - 1997
He's crude, foul-mouthed, and has a hair-trigger temper. Just the sort of guy you'd expect to see going back to school...to become a teacher
Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1
Kiyohiko Azuma - 2003
about anything! With no knowledge of the world around her, and an unnatural fear of air conditioners, Yotsuba has her new neighbors' heads spinning. This book is written by Kyohiko Azuma, creator of Azumanga Daioh.
D.N.Angel, Vol. 1
Yukiru Sugisaki - 1997
Daisuke Niwa is an ordinary middle school student who has inherited an interesting family condition, where the sight of the girl he adores transforms him into a phantom thief.
Emma, Vol. 1
Kaoru Mori - 2002
From that moment forward, the two are drawn to each other and slowly but surely grow ever closer. But as the love between Emma and William builds, so too do the obstacles that threaten to keep them apart. For in Victorian London, some things are simply not done, and marrying outside of one's social class just happens to be one such taboo...
My Heavenly Hockey Club, Volume 1
Ai Morinaga - 2005
So when handsome classmate Izumi Oda asks Hana–his major crush–to join the school hockey club, persuading her proves to be a difficult task. True, the Grand Hockey Club is full of boys–and all the boys are super-cute–but given a choice, Hana prefers a sizzling steak to a hot date. Then Izumi mentions the field trips to fancy resorts. Now Hana can’t wait for the first away game, with its promise of delicious food and luxurious linens. Of course there’s also the getting up early, working hard, and playing well with others. How will Hana survive?
Flower of the Deep Sleep, Vol. 01
Yuana Kazumi - 2005
But she's also coping with a psychic gift: the ability to dream the future. When she tries to prevent the bad things she dreams, however, the results are rarely good. For example, after she warns classmate Moriwake about the impending death of a beloved pet, Moriwake blames her for it when it occurs. Consequently, Moriwake torments Yukki as only another teenager could. When Yukki's sister falls into a coma-like "deep sleep," and Moriwake follows suit after asking for Yukki's assistance, the clairvoyant heroine recruits two other classmates to help her solve the mystery.
Uwasa no Midori-kun!!, Vol. 01
Gō Ikeyamada - 2006
One day Midori meets a boy called Hino Tsukasa, who came to the island she lives on for a holiday. He teaches her to play soccer and she falls in love with the sport. Midori is inspired by Tsukasa and continues to play soccer in hopes that they would meet again someday. When they do meet again Tsukasa does something unforgivable. Determined to defeat Tsukasa on the soccer field Midori enrolls in an all boy high school.[From Baka-Updates Manga]
My Neighbor Seki, Vol. 1
Takuma Morishige - 2011
Every day, on or around his school desk, he masterfully creates his own little worlds of wonder, often hidden to most of his classmates. Unfortunately for Rumi Yokoi, his neighbor at the back of their homeroom, his many games, dioramas, and projects are often way too interesting to ignore; even when they are hurting her grades.
Love Berrish!, Vol. 01
Nana Haruta - 2006
This new dorm of hers, the Strawberry Tree Dorm, turns out to be a place with weird people--a girl that touches her chest out of the blue, a guy with one of the shortest tempers ever. But the good thing is, there's a really handsome and nice guy that she fell in love with instantly! Not to mention a crazy cat who adores him (looks can be deceiving...). Yuuya's life has just become much more interesting...
Monkey High!, Vol. 1
Shouko Akira - 2005
The school that she just transferred to is no exception. There's even a boy called Macharu Yamashita who reminds her of a baby monkey!It's hard enough fitting in at a new school while dealing with family problems.... Will Haruna remain jaded and distance herself from everyone around her? Or will Macharu win her over with his monkey magic?
Kieli, Vol. 1
Yukako Kabei - 2006
It's an odd ability for a 14-year-old girl, and it makes her a bit of an outcast at her boarding school. Her only friend, in fact, is the (semi-) departed spirit of a girl who used to inhabit her room. That is until the two encounter a young man who appears to share Kieli's "gift." It doesn't take long to discover, though, Harvey is an altogether different sort of creature - one of the infamous Undying, the reanimated corpse of a dead soldier. Could it be that in this cursed fellow Kieli has finally found a kindred spirit? Throwing in her lot with this strange, soulless man and his possessed radio, she means to find out...
Beauty Pop, Vol. 1
Kiyoko Arai - 2004
Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call...Kiri's friend Kanako gives a present to one of the members of the Scissors Project. Her act of kindness is interpreted as a bribe to get a makeover, and they reject her out of hand for being too ugly. Kiri decides to help Kanako and give the boys a lesson in what true beauty is.
Toradora! Manga, Vol. 1
Yuyuko Takemiya - 2008
Despite his inwardly sweet personality, his naturally sharp gaze and aggressive features give him the air of a delinquent thug, putting his chances at making friends, let alone a girlfriend, next to zero.It’s Ryuuji’s first day of his junior year in high school and it seems as if things are looking up. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Kitamura, and even better, the girl he’s secretly crushing on, Kushieda Minori. But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favor, he unwittingly crosses the ultimate mean girl in school, Aisaka Taiga. What's worse, the fierce Taiga happens to live right next door to Ryuuji and is Minori’s best friend! Can this school year possibly get worse?!