Graphic Novels, Manga, & Anime: Shōjo

Set in Victorian England, Emma is a young maid who works for a retired governess that has encouraged her to aspire to goals above her station in life. Emma has received an education and becomes confident of her worth. Soon, Emma begins to fall in love with a gentleman from a higher class, where a romance between them is forbidden.

In junior high, Haruna Nagashima was only interested in two things: softball and manga. Now that she's starting high school, her focus has changed-she wants to snag a boyfriend and have the romance of her dreams! After failing to find a boyfriend on her own, she becomes convinced that she needs a coach, just like when she trained for softball. So, she recruits cute upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to help her and he agrees with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him!

Popular Rei and shy Kira are worlds apart, until one fateful day brings them together. Rei stumbles upon Kira in the harassing hands of her sleazy art teacher and saves the quiet girl from his clutches. And when the jock plants a kiss on a statue of Mars in the studio, Kira finds herself drawn in and even summons up the nerve to ask him to model for her but problems already lurk on the horizon. Vicious upperclassman Harumi has had her sights set on Rei for a long time, and is not about to let go now.

Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that he’s just been tricked into working for Yuuko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he’s employed in her little shop—a job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience!