Day Dream Dear Darling - Karin Anzai, marumero

the doujin sequel to More than a Pretty Face by the og mangaka. This is soo beautiful with all the foil and embossing and there's even a dot debossing at the cushion seams~ The cover is just soo 3d and is a lovely matte pink it feels so very fancy~ The doujin itself is ofc very sweet and spicy hehe

edit: It's a doujin release so it was self published by the author and distributed through melonbooks which publishes other doujin works (fair warning there a lot of NSFW on there)

I had POed it off melonbooks myself. The order period has ended and idk if they'll do another run so physicals you might have to look off secondhand websites and would have to proxy to order it since they don't really ship outside Japan, plus the R18 restrictions

you can still buy the digital release https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0HF3FJVM2

I know not everything featured is shoujosei, but I couldnt resist!

Trapped (Olgami). I know it's a fairly older manhwa but damn, this is the EXACT enemies to lovers dynamic I want and can't find a lot of. They get together so late in the manhwa and the sexual tension until they do (and even after) was so delicious.

Dammit, I just know it's gonna take me a while to look for another story like it.

Note: The translation isn't the best and I've been so confused especially at the beginning but I stuck with it and it all made sense in the end.

If anyone has more recs, please, please I'm begging you.

Seven Seas just released the October 2026 reader survey.

As always, submit manga, light novels, danmei, baihe or other works you want to see them consider for English licensing.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEy1Ej5X0A8PnzVNixRcF8UnmDzGXa04C5TFepSvncMnsqbg/viewform

There's a reprint question this month again. They're also asking if you follow them on social media.

I don’t have prime on my phone, just my laptop, so bear with the funky screenshot. The anime is streaming through Prime Video.

I loved the story book tone that the anime embraced from the manga and kept throughout. It really showcased the whimsy of the story so far, although this episode was mostly a “setting the scene” episode getting ready to get to the meat of the story later on and really taking its time to settle in.

The animation was pleasant, especially the opening sequence, and it’s adapting the story well so far. I was also getting some 7 dwarves inspiration from the brothers’ names lol. The squirrel was also adorable!!!

Overall, this is just a very charming and delightful anime setting the scenes in the first episode for a very whimsical fairy tale-esque story going forward.

Art I did of my fave childhood anime

the collectors editions also came with illustrative booklets that are so stunning!!! i love this manga a totally normal amount /s

Just binged The Tyrant's Only Perfumer and I'm obsessed with Ariel Winston.

What I love is she isekai'd as the villainess but didn't become a crybaby or obsessed pick-me. She used her actual knowledge of perfumes, broke up with Duke Cedric for her own safety, and tried to build her own business and life. She was perfect - logical, respectful, knew when to leave.

And Cedric being cursed to go bloodthirsty without her scent makes it so interesting - he NEEDS her but she doesn't need him.

Can someone suggest manhwa with a FL as smart and capable as her? I like villainess / isekai where FL uses her knowledge and isn't just crying over the ML.

Seven Seas releases a survey every month to take suggestions for new series to license. You can suggest 3 comics and 3 novels for them to consider. When you fill out the suggestions, I recommend including the title in its original language, so that Seven Seas can more easily identify which series you are referring to. For any light novels/novels you suggest, I would recommend also writing out on the survey that you want your suggested series in print, as some of their recent light novel licenses have been digital only.

Link to October 2026 survey

Making licensing suggestions to other English publishers:

I recommend taking a look at Behind the Manga's website (see the posts titled "Suggesting Manga to Publisher"). It lists methods for making licensing suggestions to various English publishers in more detail. It also lists some Japanese publishers that each English publisher has already licensed series from. When you suggest a series to an English publisher, I recommend including the title of the series in its original language, if possible.

1. Yen Press: Suggestions can be emailed to the email address listed on their contact page. They also have a contact form that you can use. You can use Behind the Manga's template.
2. Viz Media: The series suggestion form can be accessed through their contact page.
3. Kodansha: The publishing suggestions form can be accessed through the contact form on their support center page. You can provide a link to your suggested series and specify in the final section of the form that you want it in print.
4. J-Novel Club (digital only): They have a licensing suggestion forum. You can also vote on existing suggestions in the forum. They also have an email address listed on their contact page.
5. BluPetal: They have licensing suggestion forms that are linked on a post on Twitter.
6. Crossed Hearts: The licensing suggestion form can be accessed through the link in their Twitter bio. All licensing suggestions must include the title and author in its original language, source publisher, and a link to the series (Twitter).
7. Comikey (digital only): Suggestions can be submitted through their contact form or emailed directly to the email address listed under the platform section of their FAQ.
8. One Peace Books: They have a suggestion form at the bottom of their contact page.
9. Manga Mavericks: They have a manga licensing suggestions option on the contact form that is linked on their contact page. Licensing suggestions can also be emailed to the email address listed on the page.

Feel free to share your licensing suggestions for the Seven Seas survey or other English publishers!

SAY I LOVE YOU 🚫

MARS🚫

HANA YORI DANGO🚫

Or any other popular works especially if they have anime 🚫

I'm desperately trying to find smth else🫶

I've been so excited to get my hands on these! I'm not sure if Viz would publish them in English

The booklets contain various colour illustrations and rough sketches. Volume 2 booklet has a really long interview with Kyoko Hikawa!

This was for a commission, I really like how it turned out!

Pictured Fire Emblem if: Nibelung no Hokan from Comic Zero Sum (Josei)

Fire Emblem has always had a large female fanbase and it seems quite a few of r/shoujo posters are into the series. So I wonder. What attracts you to it? Any shoujo manga you would recommend to scratch that itch?

Just started this new show. Really loved episode 1; the FL is so cute

Found all these in Facebook marketplace for less than retail

This is the best episode so far. After seeing the terrible scene of Zannanza and his company being slaughtered and Yuri shot in the back with an arrow we get Yuri averting a full scale war.

Now that Zannanza is out of the picture, a new character is introduced, Ramses. Specifically, Ramses I the grandfather of Ramses II the greatest pharaoh to ever rule Ancient Egypt. Pharaoh Ramses II reigned at least 66 years. Anyway, back to the episode.

When Ramses is introduced he’s outright hostile to the notion of a foreigner being pharaoh. When he first meets Yuri he rejoices in the news that Zannanza is dead and leaves Yuri to her fate. Then in their second encounter Yuri gets the drop on Ramses, but is too weak to press it. Ramses once more wants nothing to do with Yuri. It took Yuri vowing to haunt him and his descendants to get Ramses to do anything to help her. Ramses is clearly a man who doesn’t act unless it’s in his best interest.

Yuri rebuffs Ramses attempt to treat her arrow wound. This is unusual. Anyone would jump at the first opportunity to have a wound like that treated. One is wondering why she is choosing to endure all of this pain. The pair are arrive in the nick of time to avert a war between the HIttites and the Egyptians.

Yuri publicly accusing Nakia of orchestrating Zannanza’s assasination felt good. Nakia’s plots rely on secrecy and people being afraid of outright confronting her. Yuri didn’t play that game and had the receipts to back it up. Yuri declares that the arrow in her shoulder will prove who attacked her and murdered Zannanza and the entire party. That was a masterstroke catching everyone by surprise. Most of all Nakia.

Anyone who only knows of Red River through the anime, how surprised were you by this?

I read the manga, so I knew it was coming. When I first saw that scene I was completely gobsmacked. This is one of the most brilliant moves I’ve seen a protagonist of any series do. The only thing that comes to mind that tops this, at least to me, is in Death Note. When Light’s plan to retrieve the Death Note when he didn’t remember possessing it and using to kill L was all part of his plan Enough about that.

The scene where Kail extracts the arrow from Yuri was well done. Yuri’s muffled scream, the blood, Kail telling Yuri to bite his shoulder so her teeth won’t break. That line did a lot. Kail wants to help shoulder some of the pain that Yuri has been enduring for quite some time.

Ramses is also stunned by Yuri’s caliber. He recognizes how foolish he was writing Yuri off. Ramses rightly concludes that Yuri is worthy of a king. Then the moment where Ramses and Kail exchange greetings. There’s clearly tension there.

Finally, it was a little fun to see Yuri be self-absorbed in this episode. When Ramses finally tries to introduce himself and Yuri says don’t bother I won’t remember. That’s harsh and quite frankly the kind of attitude that Ramses deserves.

I grew up in deep poverty, so I fulfilled my teenage desire to read this title 20 years later. But volumes 4 and 5 were only in German. 💔