Koko ni Iru Yo!

There's something about a story of a girl having to choose between two boys who like her that makes me want to read it. That wasn't the only reason why Koko ni Iru Yo! (Here I am!) caught my attention though.

The manga's main character keeps a blog about her experiences in life and receives encouragement from two of her followers whenever she needs help and inspiration. When things in her school life seem to be getting better, she soon discovers that her blog could also influence the people she cares about in real life. Conflict occurs as her blog and school life collide.

Recommended audience: All Ages

Author and Artist: Ema Toyama
Release year: 2007
Volumes: 5
Licensed by Del Rey

White Noise

White Noise is a dashing and funny story about the love in friendship. The story introduces Riona, a girl who doesn't like to speak because of her voice and spends her time listening to white noise rather than music. On her first day of high school, she meets two outgoing classmates named Jun and Shichi. She soon finds herself enjoying high school with the two friends and realizes the beauty of friendship.

Recommended audience: All ages

Better Boyfriend

I've always wanted to read a comic about a girl who turns into a boy and a boy who turns into a girl and they both would have never got to know each other if they weren't in the same situation.

Better Boyfriend adds to that scenario with a father who openly loves his daughter too much, a cheerful mother that caused her own daughter to turn into a boy, and an odd grandmother that turned her gang leader grandson into a girl. While the mother and grandmother try to figure out an antidote to the main characters' transformation, Jun and Yupi, the er... heroine and hero (?), have to deal with living as the opposite gender at their high school. As for why the title is what it is, read the comic to find out!

Recommended audience: Teens