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this one was cute so thankss to the personn who recommended thiss to mee

I’ve been watching Tamon’s B-Side recently, I have read the first volume of the manga when I found out shortly after that it was getting an anime. I was so excited and I’m enjoying it SO MUCH!!!

But with such success, I REALLY HOPE that one of my other favorite manga can get an anime too!!! I read it way before Tamon, and it’s so FUN. It’s a very similar premise except the fan and the idol body switch. So they’re forced to live each other’s lives for a bit until they randomly switch back. I love Star-Crossed so much and I really hope it gets an anime too!!!

I decided to take a walk down memory lane and look at what years my favorite anime were all released in, which then spawned the idea of picking my favorite Shojo anime from each year 1989-2024 (left out pre-1989 as I haven’t seen enough anime from those years yet).

To be clear, this is about personal preference and not absolute quality, so some of these weren’t the most critically acclaimed or best animated shows of their year, but I enjoyed them the most nonetheless.

Also, some years had super stiff competition with a lot of excellent shows releasing while others didn’t have too much going on, so keep that in mind as well that there were some tough choices to be made for certain years.

What are your favorite anime for each year? Were there any here that surprised you or that you didn’t know about?

Cover & Lead Color:

- **[New Series]** Hatsukoi to Aoi Uso (First Love and Blue Lies) by Yukimori Sakura

Color Page:

- **[New Series]** Galgical Nina by Tamaki Shirasaki

__September Issue Preview__

Cover & Lead Color:

- Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker

Color Page:

- N/A

Short-term Serialization:

- Tora ni Tsubasa (Adaptatiom from Live-action TV drama)

Original story: Erika Yoshida

Art: Rui Mochinaga

One-shots:

- AI by Mamoru Aoi

- Sayonara, Watashi no Shinnyu! (Goodbye, my best friend!) by Yashiro Masaki

Cover:

- Yona of the Dawn Gaiden 4 (Vol. 42 on sale and selling very well)

Lead Color:

- Ai o Chikau ni wa Hayasugiru - It's too early to swear our love. (Vol. 1 released)

Color Pages:

- Don't Spend My Last Years on Your Youth (Vol. 5 on sale)

- **[New Series]** Chikage-kun no Tenohira no Ue. (In the Palm of Chikage-kun's Hand.) by Arima

__Issue 16 Preview__

Cover:

- Spring Storm and Monster (Vol. 11 released) (20th anniversary of the manga artist)

Lead Color:

- Otaku Vampire's Love Bite (Vol. 10 released)

Color Pages:

- Ai o Chikau ni wa Hayasugiru - It's too early to swear our love. (Vol. 1 released)

- Boukyaku-go no Aletheia - Aletheia After Oblivion (Thank you for overwhelming support)

Cover & Lead Color:

- Ao to Haru (Blue and Spring (Generating a lot of buzz.)

Color Page:

- Koi Suru Lip Tint (Two consecutive color pages)

__Issue 16 Preview__

Cover & Lead Color:

- Koi Suru Lip Tint (Part 2 of consecutive color pages, Vol. 6 released)

Color Page:

- Ichijo Kao wa Koi wo Shiranai (Ichijo Kao Doesn't Know Love) (Vol. 2 released)

Cover & Lead Color:

- Make Hiroindesuga Kekkon Shimasu (I'm the Losing Heroine, but I'm getting Married) (Overwhelming popularity)

Color Page:

- **[New Series]** Shimizu-kun no Toumeido (Shimizu-kun's Transparency) by Kuronu Roku

__Issue 16 Preview__

Cover & Lead Color:

- Magical Girl Dandelion (Arc climax)

Color Page:

- **[New Series]** Maison Blue Heaven Room 301 by Yoshino Hojo

Seven Seas announced a bunch of new licenses at Anime Expo. I haven't seen this one shared on this sub yet.

This Time Around, My Lovesick Hero Will Keep Me Alive … If I'm Lucky! is a manga from Kill Time Communication's Comic Brise. It is complete with 4 volumes. The series is by Kotoko, who is the author of I Was Reincarnated as the Heroine on the Verge of a Bad Ending, and I'm Determined to Fall in Love; Fake It to Break It; In Another World, My Sister Stole My Name; Trapped By His Love; and Breaking Up Was the Plan, the Duke Falling For the Villainess Was Not.

Source: ANN article

English title - Searching for the Light in My Little Garden

It's a short manga released in 2016, i wouldn't say that it's a great read but it was a good time pass manga although that love triangle part made me feel uncomfortable cause fl was also blushing on that side character and i like love triangle only when side characters are there to made the main characters realise their true feelings for each other and don't become a hindrance between their relationship or not try to steal them or separate them from their partner btw I was rooting for tenshi all along, i wanted him to get all the happiness that he deserves and wished that fl would spoil him in their time together as his love partner. I only read this manga cause of tenshi to see if he gets happiness that he deserves while there's also some cliche parts in this manga and ending seemed to be rushed!

Btw to whom you shipped fl with in this manga? Tenshi (adorable-precious childhood friend) or with that college professor/researcher (younger brother of deceased teacher) ?

Synopsis:

>My father passed away with a debt of 10 million yen and now I'm the one who has to pay it all back to this Yakuza called Hebizuka...?!
I'm left on edge with this young Yakuza clinging to me, but I'll keep the bathhouse running today and onward!

I finally got around to read this series, and I'm having so much fun so far!

The story has a very comedic tone at its core, where Miyako is placed in all sort of silly situations that make her have the funniest expressions you'll ever see. But it also has more serious moments sprinkled here and there where we get to learn more about both Miyako's and Hebizuka's lives. And finally, we're rewarded with surprisingly cute/romantic moments among it all.

I think Miyako is a very interesting main character: between mourning her late father, learning how to run a business that she is increasingly becoming more passionate about, and mending her relationship with art, she goes through a lot in this story. And, on top of Hebizuka, she'll be meeting a lot of lively people who add even more charm to the story.

There are currently 18 chapters in English on MangaPlaza: https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303012352/

Right now (until the end of August), you can read the 5 first chapters without extra cost with a Premium subcription (which you can get a free trial of), so I hope more people can go and give it a try! The first chapter will always be free.

The series was also licensed in French under the title "Le Yakuza des bains publics (et moi): the first two volumes are already out, and the next one is coming out next month.

And for those of you who have already read it, I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

*the images for this post were taken directly from the manga, as well as from the mangaka's twitter account

For free

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Thought this was a pretty cool story of effort and hard work being quite rewarding. Linnea has apparently been studying Japanese for 10 years and has lived and worked in Japan as an animator since 2019. Her artistic influences apparently include Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Mew Mew, Nana, and other shoujo manga.

Some anime she has contributed to as an animator include Blue Exorcist and the Lord of the Rings film.

Her story “This Foreigner is too Otaku to Make Her Dreams Come True” received an Excellent Work Award in Kodansha's fifth Women's Manga Awards and was published digitally in Kiss and BE LOVE magazines.

Her website: https://linneakataja.com

everything about this adaptation its just sooooooo GOOD!!! the direction, the artists involved, to THIS STORY???? omg just so perfect IM WAITING