Josei Manga You NEED to Read

[@MZero8099]

Praying to jesus by saying "It's Colleen...from Colleen's Manga Recs" made me laugh extremely hard

[@kyledamons4242]

Same😂 Also, am I reading too much into it or was that a Spiderman 3 reference?

[@ViktorErikFade]

Same, got a snort laugh and many giggles from me given I was forced to pray growing up xD

[@npclucario7005]

I'll always throw a recc for With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child, such a beautiful series and story that was tragically cut short by the mangakas passing. One of my favorite series of all time

[@Turbo_Waitress]

Yes! This is such a good series.

[@fxwnly]

helter skelter is one of the most beautiful works i’ve ever read. the movie adaptation was also phenomenal, i could talk abt it for hours!! TT

[@hikarumurasaki8498]

Omg same. I loved River's Edge as well

[@akirasaito1551]

Helter Skelter scarred me for life when I read it as a preteen. I think it might be partly responsible for my fear of cosmetic surgeries lol

[@harpy5629]

GL Josei is my favorite genre and I need it to sustain myself

[@AyAReI00]

8:00 hahahahahahah you are right on girl... Thats the diference between a josei, written by a woman, ergo female gaze and the idol, written by a man, making obvious his kink, he even mention it "mental illness is sexy" ...yeah sure dude 😅

[@akasiez]

YESS TALKING ABOUT A QUEEN AND AN OLD MAID 😫😫😫 I hope it gets physical copies someday, I really love some manga talking about the struggle of accepting yourself within the society that expected to be this or that

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

legit one of my favorite series!!! It needs to be freed from the online dungeon 😭

[@thefoggysystem]

As person who loves Josei, I'm very excited for this one! ^^

[@feralcatgirl2169]

Yaay josei. I'm really not into shoujo as much at my age, so this video is super appreciated

[@Lissentewmi]

There is no shame in crying, I literally cried hearing you talking about Queen and an Old Maid. I am deep in the yaoi rabbit hole (and don't get me wrong, I'm there happily) so seeing a story that authentically portrays a feminine bi man as being a "valid man" as well as the real difficulties of embodying womanhood as a woman, that's so incredibly special imho. I'm LITERALLY about to starting crying again lol. Lovely video. Have you read Ooku? Please read Ooku. (the way im asking that and there's like a 50% your channel is how I first learned about Ooku lol)

[@Vanbedda]

If you're talking about Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, then yes Colleen has recommendes that manga before. I haven't read it yet but it is on my tbr, just like about 80% of what Colleen recommends lol

[@Lissentewmi]

@@Vanbedda Yes that Ooku! I am lazy with formatting lol. It is unreal with how well paced and executed it is. Like just gasping with disbelief across every page turn. And then also writing What Did You Eat Yesterday? in tandem... Fumi Yoshinaga legend status!

[@asagotchi]

Ikoku Nikki is my jam right now. So refreshing to read a non-romance centric, mature, wholesome manga!!

[@leonardomedeiros355]

Feel Young Magazine offers really good readings. Okazaki´s Helter Skelter was published there too.

[@clashwithwords]

also, a kind of fun fact: I’m a doll collector and collect mainly Pullip dolls and I know they made Ririko doll in the red dress from the Helter Skelter live action movie! she is a limited doll and well sought after, and I think it’s cool that while the manga and movie itself is somewhat niche, there is a significant amount of people in another niche community that love it.

[@MissSun23]

OMG I used to LOVE ririko dolls I had no idea she was based off a manga at all!

[@MissSun23]

Pullip carried Rozen Maiden among other shows though:')

[@amuletangeldevil]

Oh I was really into Pullip Dolls as a teen and when I watched the movie last year I ended up having a very vivid flashback to the doll when the scene with the big red dress happened!

[@clashwithwords]

@@MissSun23yes! they’ve done Utena & Anthy dolls, Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cyborg 009, Princess Knight, and so much more. I love that they do collabs like that!

[@clashwithwords]

@@amuletangeldevilI totally fell in love with the doll before I even had context for where she was from, she’s so pretty

[@Vanbedda]

I just want to let you know how much I love your little skits in your videos. They are so cheesy and great and I mean that in the most loving way possible. Your actual manga content is great too, lol. Keep being you Colleen, you're so fun!

[@benjamingoldstein9156]

I prefer the josei slice of life. "She loves to cook She loves to eat" "my androgynous boyfriend" (those are romances as fraught as pouring milk into a glass) "My son is probably gay" (A mother so supportive I think we all will wish she was ours)

[@old_deluder9372]

I started reading Even Though We’re Adults last month and I’m so happy it’s getting attention here! you hit the nail on the head regarding the character dynamics and dialogue. so stoked to find out it’s going to be 10 volumes! the story has been moving so fast I figured it was stopping at 6

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

with what happened in the last volume I think the last 4 volumes will be about Akari and Ayano getting together or deciding to move on 😭 Kinda hope they work out, they're really cute together

[@DJWARREADY]

Don´t call it mystery is peak, need more chapters!!!!

[@viviane315]

Read Apple Children of Aeon because of your recommendation and now my heart is absolutely broken. 10/10, will cry next time I eat an apple

[@evers33n]

Kind of unrelated to the video but have you heard about the Clamp/Uniqlo collab? I’m personally in love with the Magic Knight Rayearth shirt, and I think this is a major win considering that we never get merch for any shojo other than Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, or Fruits Basket in the states! In fact, Uniqlo is the ONLY brand in the USA that I have seen ever collaborating with shojo mangaka. It’s not a confirmation for more shoujosei merch by any means, but it’s definitely a start!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I have!! I want the Tsubasa and CCS merch so bad!!

[@magnadramon0068]

I'm glad to see you cover josei manga. Most of the manga I read nowadays tends to be Josei. One of my favorite josei manga sub genres is TL manga and it's unfortunately barely even known about in the west.

[@sharnicaxd5321]

What does TL mean? And do you mind giving me some recommendations? Would love to get into it and I’ll read anything

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

TL is teens' love. Doesn't necessarily mean teen protagonists though. It's just directed to older teens and young adults. One that I like is Mousou Shoujo.

[@magnadramon0068]

@@sharnicaxd5321 "TL" is short for Teen's Love. The name is misleading as it is mostly about adults and is made for older readers. It's a mature romance genre. I got into it because it deals with topics and subject matter you won't typically see in romance for younger audiences. For example one of my favorites is Loose Night a story about a straight woman dating a bisexual drag queen. And talks about some of the struggles with being bi that I have never see in most western or Asian media. The websites Renta!, Book Walker and Manga Plaza all have TL sections.

[@nirgunawish]

i'm checking these out for sure thanks manga saurus rex and co

[@amuletangeldevil]

I ended up bringing Uramichi's anime adaptation yesterday because of this video and I didn't expect to love it as much as I did! And when you said "you can actually hear the songs" you didn't mention that they were sung by mamoru miyano and NANA MIZUKI (

[@karla4799]

I laughed so hard at the "Don't let me mention Chihayafuru" 🤣🤣🤣

[@PinkNymphetamine22]

Thanks for talking about Helter Skelter. Most people only know the movie adaptation, but the manga is pretty great on its own right. And I really need to take a look to the rest of these recs, they all sounds like they're up my alley! O.O

[@flambamamba]

Kyoko Okazaki consistently makes bangers. Pink, Helter Skelter, Rivers Edge. All amazing. I haven't read much josei yet but I'm gonna wager those are gonna be hard to beat for me.

[@22ndman21]

I love the contrast between Liliko and Kozue on the end of their time as fashion icon. Liliko increasingly becoming more paranoid and becoming almost insane, while for Kozue, she outright welcome her time ending as fashion icon and rather excited for it

[@Misa.misato]

Colleen, at this point if you _didn't_ mention Chihayafuru in every video I would be worried you have been killed and replaced by a clone or something. On a more serious note, great recommendations. I have been buying some of this series but others I haven't even heard of. Will definitely check them out, I'm always looking for more josei to read.

[@StarLord66X]

I love this channel because I genuinely love shojo and josei since I grew up with it. Being a male who reads shojo is not weird but awesome.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Hell yeah it is!

[@MarkyMatey]

Finally a video for me. I am not a big shojo consumer outside of Banana fish and Nana. So I am excited

[@kev_from_work]

immediate like for helper skelter on the thumbnail 🖤 awesome job as always Colleen 🤙🏻 edit: i completely forgot life lessons was josei! thanks for highlighting it 🙌🏻

[@celsmai]

You always find a way to get me invested in every single series you mention, love your videos! 💗

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

thank you so much, I'm glad I'm convincing haha

[@Tuvella1]

love your vids! Helter Skelter is awesome. one of my fave Josei stories. I recently learnt there is a movie version that was made in 2012 and it looks awesome! the female director insisted she must have the project 'cause she didn't want any male director to do it which I admire

[@Don9aldo]

Thank you for the Apple Children of Eden rec! Halfway through at the minute and I'm really enjoying how the english translation has given everyone Scottish accents XD

[@fairyd3ity967]

When I saw Helter Skelter on the thumbnail, I knew this will be a recommendation of quality 😍😍

[@rheanneharkness498]

That opening sketch made me chuckle. Also, I'm no expert, but for the record, I think you are pretty good at what you do here. I've learned more about shoujo and josei manga from watching your videos these last couple months than I ever knew as a mostly anime-only fan this past decade. (And I didn't know jack squat about the magazines that publish this stuff until seeing your deep dive vids either.) I even started reading "Sand Chronicles" thanks to your Shoujo Starter Pack video. (My local library has the entire series.) The drama's a little over the top, but the story and characters feel earnest, so I'll definitely finish it. What I mean to say is, thank you and keep doing what you're doing as long as it makes you happy! ☺️ As for the recs here "A Queen and an Old Maid" really jumped out at me as someone who's also way too self-deprecating and jealous of my own friends. 😅 I prefer reading manga in print, but I might have to suck it up for that one!

[@Cam-ne9wz]

i just read helter skelter thanks to your reccs! it was great thanks for the video colleen!

[@furihreunsicherheit3624]

I picked up the first volume of Something's Wrong With Us at a Half Price Books and was hooked. Literally had me saying, "Oh, the drama!" The spin-offs have received English licensing with volume 17 debuting in a "Hi Barbie" pink color scheme on October 24 of this year! (Actual release date subject to change) I can't wait for their release! I also picked up the first two volumes of Life Lessons from HPB and I was cackling at the humor. Love the other recommendations! Can't wait to dive in. Thank you for this video!

[@giogi1591]

That intro was everything 😂😂😂 love this video and definitely will get into these series…: but now I wouldnt mind another a dedicated video of Chihayafuru manga! You have one for the perfect anime episode and the one from Connections, but another only dedicated to this perfect story is needed❤❤❤❤ (ok im a chihayafuru fan that needs more videos dedicated to this series!)

[@Imhrien]

Woo! Most of these I haven’t read yet, so happily I now have something to fend off the existential dread of Sunday afternoon. I have the last volume of Something’s Wrong with is pre-ordered and am so exited to see how the wild ride ends, cause each volume is a straight injection of drama, lol. What I also love about it though is how well it conveys how crushing the weight of history and tradition can be. Super excited to look into A Queen and an Old Maid! As always, awesome video and many thanks for the recs!

[@jchan4327]

Don't call it mystery was recently published in my country (only the first two volumes) and it's soooo good. I loved it and I'm wanting to continue it (the third volume is going to be published on September yeyyy).

[@notationmusical]

Nice recommendations! I've only read Pink from Kyoko Okazaki, but I already love the artstyle. I also recommend (if you haven't read it yet) Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa Mai (Is Love the Answer?) which has a physical release in English! It follows a girl discovering her asexuality and learning to be comfortable around others. The author also did Mine-kun wa Asexual and they even confirmed themselves to be asexual as well.

[@kittykat896]

Hey, you mentioned Even Though We're Adults! 😀 Seriously, this series doesn't get the love that it deserves.

[@tina-ed5lp]

Not me crying every time i finished an apisode of the anime uramichi onisan💔🔫

[@vee4771]

OMG You mentioned GL STUFF!!!! I’ve been really looking forward to you talking more about it and giving recommendations!

[@gizemunver6188]

i looked up the covers for apple children of aeon and now im devestated we dont have physicals BECAUSE MY GOD ITS GORGEOUS

[@elizathepainter8604]

Asking Jesus to subscribe to your channel had me laughing out loud!!! Best intro to a video ever. Hope you're feeling better!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

all better!! 👍

[@Partylegs666]

Yes, Helter Skelter!!! I always rec Pink (another one shot by Kyoko Okazaki) to people and they never know what I'm talking about. Glad to hear someone talking about their work! Also - I would love to see my favourite josei , Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito/"Yuria's Red String" to get an English release, especially with it getting a drama this fall. But knowing how Kodansha treated your favourite Be Love series, I'm not optimistic mine would escape digital jail, should it get officially translated at all.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I hope we got that one as well! I've been wanting to check it out!

[@sof338]

i dont even read that much manga and yet I love your videos so much youre just so entertaining and I can feel your passion for mangas through the screen so thanks for your hard work

[@pokemongirl5674]

only read Happy Marriage?! (that got licensed and released years ago) for josei so this video gave me some new recommendations :)

[@ericajohnson4108]

How was that? It came up when I was looking for My Happy Marriage on Right Stuf yesterday and I was intrigued.

[@lasttimeimaskingyouthis]

A good late night watch for me!!

[@maxaroni39]

Heck yeah, Helter Skelter!!! Kyoko Okazaki is one of my favorite manga artists, and her work deserves more recognition in the West! Another one of her josei series, River's Edge, got a release over in the US back in June, so I'd highly recommend checking that out as well!! 😊

[@Partylegs666]

There's also an English release from Vertical for her series Pink!

[@maxaroni39]

@@Partylegs666 Thank you for mentioning it! It's a seinen, so I didn't know if I should bring it up or not, but regardless it's a fantastic manga!

[@Partylegs666]

@@maxaroni39 oh whoops! I didn't know where it was originally published 🤭

[@Andreecals]

Uramichi oniisan reminded me of the vibe of the lunar baboon's strips a lot through your description. I'm gonna check it out soon, thanks!

[@samuelgonzalez157]

I haven't watch the video yet but thank you so much for recommending Apple Children of Aeon is one of my favorite mangas of all time and I'm glad someone gives the recognition that deserves :) gonna watch the video in a bit!!!!

[@60508]

Thank you again, you're little quips always make me chuckle. Glad you're recovering! Sad you got the flu in the first place. Take care, and thanks for another excellent set of recommedations.

[@o.ruoroch9869]

OMG Apple Children of Aeon is so awesome! Can't reccommend it enough. Don't call it mystery looks interesting. I must check it out. Thanks for the heads up!

[@Campanellaa]

Worth liking just for the introduction xD

[@victoriapride7575]

I just found the first 3 volumes of life lessons with uramichi oniisan last week for 7 dollars each! It's been a blast reading them

[@agendrangel]

I absolutely love a queen and an old maid... it's such a good slow burn series and so rarely do I come across manga with bi and or / gnc male mcs like this ! as a bi person I found it so refreshing T-T

[@clashwithwords]

i’m a simple woman.. I see do not call it mystery and helter skelter in the thumbnail… I click the video

[@troyjunior9998]

The spider-man 3 church sketch was hilarious!

[@RegstarRogstar]

OH I LOVE 'eventhough we're adults''S MANGAKA I DIDNT KNOW SHE HAS A NEW GL

[@reveluvjoy4720]

Thats a great list, thanks

[@lacedaggerbooks]

My taste in josei more steers towards the fantasy josei with Monthly Comic Zero Sum being one of my fave magazines. I adore series like Karneval and Devils and Realist but there's a few series I wanna check out here like Something Is Wrong With Us and Urimichi!

[@benji5753]

I didn't know Uramichi was a josei! I loved the anime

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Honestly for that one it could for sure be a gray area since it's a web series but I've mostly seen it referred to as a josei so 😙

[@Sofia-ee6yc]

I made my first order to walts comic shop while watching this video, thanks for the code😂 I ordered the Do not say mystery (bacause Yumi Tamura can't be bad, 7 seeds and Basara are my favorite mangas ever) and some missing Nana volumes I have been trying to collect. Not bad, I have been a bit lost after book depositery closed.. also ty for your videos, those are aleays soo good!

[@violetrose1352]

I've never click this fast. Once again, thanks Colleen

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

of couuurrrseeee

[@taeyongcomeback]

ahh, I've been on a josei kick lately, though it has almost entirely been yuri content haha. Even though we're adults is on my list, but I haven't gotten to it yet. I struggle to get over the hump of the classic sapphic story formula that is woman in a loveless straight marriage meets an alluring woman at a bar, a chance encounter ensues, changes her whole world. So I've mostly been reading doujins and oneshots... (an english release 'Asumi-chan is interested in Lesbian Brothels' goes unbelievably hard but it is really just lighthearted smut. just great gay sex. a whole lot of it. FOR THE MF GIRLS!!!!) A Queen and an Old Maid sounds like it was made for me, and I need to read it immediately. I latch onto tall girl protags instantly. I love them so much (I love Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki it *is* a seinen but also a female mangaka (insomniacs after school). I recognize it is not for everyone! the art is beautiful. Fujiyama is the best.) I am getting distracted! Great video as always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Going to manga plaza dot com and i'm going to pay them money to make me cry.

[@tearrany]

Commenting because I really appreciated the recommendations! Thanks and I hope you have a lovely weekend wherever you are.

[@sowmyakottapalli6090]

I just read a Queen and an old maid because of this video and it is SO GOOD

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

Uramichi was amazing!

[@honzuki_juri]

stellar recommendation list as always colleen!! everything on this list is a must-read for every josei fan, but A Queen and an Old Maid is one of my closest faves bcs it just so hits so many points of trying to fit in society;s molds and expectations. Apple Children of Aeon is also might've flown under everybody's radar but I especially love these types of unsettling and small town horror that just hits just right~

[@Quincy25]

The sequel arcs to Something’s Wrong with Us is coming in October in English. I pre-ordered my copy 😁

[@EbinDesu]

Some josei I'd like to recommend are Sexy Tanaka-san by Ashihara Hinako and Brutal: Satsujin Kansatsukan no Kokuhaku by Koga Kei and Izawa Ryo.

[@theoraexplora]

hair is amazing in this video - standing ovation

[@mistadonuts9369]

Thanks so much for the recs! checked out Helter Skelter also this video also finally got me to read clothes called fat which are both fantastic I can't wait to check pink out when it arrives :D

[@jduff59]

Really good stuff here - can't wait to read some of these - thanks!

[@DarkDaysInPurple]

I liked your reccomendations, they were very well picked and thought out.

[@ahonachowdhury2527]

Could I suggest you do some videos oriented towards shojo newbies like a shojo iceberg where u start with gateway recs and get into more niche recs, a video where u recommend shojos/ josei with good animes or drama adaptations, and a video where u recommend mangas based on prompts from ur subscribers about specific vibes or tropes?

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I just made a video called Shoujo Starter Pack not that long ago and I have my making the shonen jump to shoujo series, my recommendation videos like this one, and so on.

[@MissSun23]

very good video! loving the recommandations.

[@Andreecals]

This is the second video I'm watching in this channel, and this intro definitely got me hahahaha Subscribed and loving the content! It was personally hard to find josei recomendations, and this is really helpful and insightful =)

[@lordtette]

New to manga tried reading it but I couldn't grasp it. Till I found Burn t The House Down and another one called Life (it's a heavy read, look up the trigger warnings). The Josei, burn the house down made me love manga. Turns out I had Helter Skelter saved on My Anime List. The mystery detective sounds interesting. 'Even though were Adults' has peaked my interest. I haven't even finished the video, I'm that excited I had to comment😆💖

[@angielannister915]

I've been looking for recommendations, thank you!

[@katarinaclaes96]

Wonderful video thanks so much for sharing I'll check out this Manga and give them a read.😁

[@RebeccaDun]

the skits are such great intros 😂

[@cthellis]

It's intereting. I've unexpectedly been spending a whole lot of time in K Manga, despite the general structure still being a mess. (At least as far as we want it to be, where something like Viz/WSJ subscriptions just "feel normal," or Azuki, etc.) However, near as I can tell, K Manga has by far the highest quantity of josei in it. Your classics like Princess Jellyfish and Nodame Cantabile, your modern classics like Chihayafuru and Wotakoi, your newer and currently-running like Something's Wrong with Us and Nina the Starry Bride... Since the structure (and not paying an arm an a leg) encourages/enforces "read wide, not fast or deep" one picks up dozens of titles, and since they're all in a big pool you don't know their magazine of source or necessarily know their target demographic. (Other than what one already knows about their design, or gleans quickly from character ages, maturity of setup, etc.) But quite a lot is here, from "important and great" like Perfect World to your "hey this is pretty screwed up" like Something's Wrong with Us or Kakafukaka. XD For myself, I find my own predilections highlighted by "what titles you spend your Premium Tickets on so you can read faster." Started with Wotakoi, then I think moved on to Noragami, then to Witch Hat Atelier, Perfect World, Something's Wrong with Us... Not sure what the total number of josei is in here, but it's more than I was expecting (from the sad state of translated josei made available in these apps). I can discover them accidentally and be encouraged by "hey, wow, another josei!" XD I might do some specific scouring here, and on other apps, to see. It's interesting to me, at least. Doing a deep dive into the digital services, and what they offer from a shojosei perspective, might also be worthwhile for your audience. Even if they're not necessarily the best reading or collecting experiences, there can still be a lot to offer from the free or reasonably-priced-subscription perspective.

[@cthellis]

Also I would just like it noted that end of chapter 36, Nao is so staggeringly attractive it is entirely unfair.

[@cthellis]

THIS WAS JUST THE END OF VOLUME SEVEN, TOO, THERE ARE TWELVE MORE HOW CAN IT EVEN

[@tina-ed5lp]

Your intros are Always the best🎉

[@RandomBore4Ever]

I immediately went to read A Queen And An Old Maid afterwards and I had a good time 🤧

[@denisapasca154]

I live for mysteries! I definetely chek them out 😊 and about the manga - Something is wrong woth us - there is a japanese drama with a few episodes. I highly recommend watching this Jdrama because is so well made and the actors have great chemistry ❤

[@Naotastic]

So many recommendations and some even have a German release, woohoo! ❤️ Time to go Manga hunting! ✨ Thanks once again, Colleen, for feeding my never ending list of Manga that I'd like to read. 😂 And your opening sketch was perfect. ✨👌

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Kann Helter Skelter empfehlen auch für Teenager wenn welche in deinem Leben sein sollten. Ich bin jetzt 30 und habe den Manga mit ungefähr 14 Jahren zum ersten Mal gelesen und es ist definitiv eine dieser Geschichten über die du auch Jahre später noch nachdenkst. Ist nicht unmöglich gebrauchte Bände davon zu finden.

[@waydanker]

LOOK OUT FOR THE RIVER'S EDGE TRIGGR WARNINGS!!!

[@leonardomedeiros355]

Thank you for your recs I also recommend: Love Vibes, by the contemporary Okazaki author Erica Sakurazawa. The recent finalized Ikkoku Nikki and Hibari no Asa, both by Tomoko Yamashita My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness, by Kabi Nagata And Kami no Kodomo (God´s Child), by Nishoka Kyoudai in Horror M

[@bramblepathv4649]

OKAZAKI MENTIONED!!!!!

[@magamen2433]

I appreciated the (I believe) Spider-man 3 reference! The video is amazing again and it made me want to try at least 4 of these at once. I'm a big shoujo fan, but josei has kind of been out of my view as I got into anime young. I believe my time has come to explore!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON TO MENTION IT'S A S3 REFERENCE 😭

[@magamen2433]

@@ColleensMangaRecs I love me some spider-man and that scene was ridiculous!

[@beckyginger3432]

The sketch😂 i know i say that every video but i laugh everytime

[@Manga_Swag]

I want to read this but been catching up on my comic books so haven't got back to ordering or reading manga lately

[@amostra95]

I'm having alot of fun reading Something's Wrong With Us, unfortunately I can only read 3 chapters per day... I have a physical copy of Helter Skelter, other Josei that I have physical and one of my all time favorite manga is Gokusen.

[@luisav.411]

DAMN ! Now I have to read Chihayafuru !! haha, thank you sm for the recommendations

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

YES YOU DOOOO 😤

[@manuelmariapereira6605]

Hello, Colleen! First off, I wanted to say that I love your videos! I am completely new to anime and manga. And tbh I can't really give a good opinion, because I still have read/watched very little. But a tendency I find within myself is that I always gravitate towards Shojo. I am a (cis) man, and I have had times when anime fans find it weird that I would like Shojo because of my gender identity. My question is: Do you think the Shojo community is welcoming to boys/men who also like to read/watch Shojo? ❤

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Of course! I keep speak for everyone but as long as you speak kindly then we are definitely welcoming

[@Thomasthetrain2424]

could someone tell which manga was colleen referring to at 12:41

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

It's called Pinky Candy Kiss and is publishing in Cocohana right now

[@Thomasthetrain2424]

thank you so much!!@@ColleensMangaRecs

[@waydanker]

Ur hair is beautiful!!

[@aelamf]

The only one of these i've read(watched) is uramichi and that one is very good

[@poodlemuffin]

So are there any good josei that aren’t centred around depression, pain, or trauma?

[@ScoundrelChestnut]

i wonder what Jesus's favorite manga is