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Basically the classic popular shoujo manga art/design style.

Summer 2022 Official Challenge Stack
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the era of big-eyed shoujo characters

These series take inspiration from &/or are based on different folktales, folklore, &/or fairytales from all around the world.

Good games to play after read

Here is a list for fellow manga collectors and fans of mahou shoujo, a genre featuring many young girls receiving magical powers and (more often than not) a dress that's as cute as the aesthetic! Can be treated as a rec list for those new to the genre, as it will mainly (and primarily) feature magical girl manga you can find English copies of to read and buy today. Not meant to be a complete/definitive list.

Do note that this list will include magical-girl-adjacent titles, or some fantasy series that aren't usually considered to be part of the genre by some parts of the community—I'll try to put explanations for my reasoning in including them/why I feel they should be considered as a magical girl title... whether you're convinced on the classification or not, hopefully you might still be sold on checking it out regardless.

Physical releases that have been out of print, or will not be printed brand new in stores anymore, will also be included and indicated as such. To find these prints/series, you will need to look outside of your usual bookstores to find used/pre-owned copies. Good luck finding some of these, especially if you're particularly looking for more affordable prices!
Aside from marketplaces like eBay and Mercari, I also recommend checking the following sites as I've found many manga with decent pricing and item conditions from them:
https://www.abebooks.com/
https://www.alibris.com/
https://www.biblio.com/

Here are some really good fantasy shoujosei mangas if you're looking for your next read. I also included some manhwas and magical girls.

For my list of romance shoujo check the link down below:

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25619

This stack is for any series that prominently features merpeople in their mer-forms for the majority of the series.

This stack will not contain series where the merperson spends most of their time in human form, where the merperson is only a side character, or that contain excessive sexual content. Anthologies on this stack must be exclusively or primarily about merpeople. I will not include one-shots. Merpeople that do not fit the traditional aesthetic will also be included.

Unfortunately, many of such series are not available on MAL.

You will find a variety of genres and stories in this stack, and I will regularly edit it to accommodate new arrivals.

A stack for manga I think are best read during the summer: series with vibes that make me associate them with summer. Most of these series are set during the summer as well.

Uber-kawaii Y2K girly pop manga you HAVE to read if you wanna feel like the I T G I R L...or if you just really like silly kiddie shojo from the 2000s like me. =)

A lot of sparkles, a lot of frills, a lot of bright colours, a lot of elementary-level girly goodness that you probably have come across if you were a wee manga reader from the mid-to-late 2000s--if that's what you're looking for, it's here.

A portion of these titles are more on the 子供向け (kodomo-muke) side--that is, they're aimed towards the younger sub-demographic within the greater shojo demographic, and that's evident by the simplistic or even downright goofy plots in contrast to the ornate, super-stylized nature of their art (TLDR; Empty brain like shiny pink thing with no substance--and that is nothing to be ashamed of,) but in general, they're all fun reads, no matter what age you are.

mahou shoujo manga that were serialized in shoujo magazines ˚₊‧꒰ა ♱ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

A list of all the digital-only english licenses for Shojo and Josei manga by Kodansha. This does include some titles that received print-runs from now-defunct publishers like Old Tokyopop or Del Rey Manga. Depending on what they announce the list will be edited accordingly.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56732
Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56730

*The Cloistered Princess and the Royal Groom is also a kodansha Shojo digital-only title, but I didn't have room for it on this list (https://myanimelist.net/manga/146330/Hikikomori_Hakoiri_Reijou_no_Kekkon?q=The%20Cloistered%20Princess%20and%20the%20Royal%20Groom&cat=manga)

*I Don't Want to be killed by you, my crown prince!: set up by the blessed one, I will avoid a second attempt on my life! is also one, but I ran out of room (https://myanimelist.net/manga/149797/Outaishi-sama_Watashi_Kondo_koso_Anata_ni_Korosaretakunai_n_desu__Seijo_ni_Hamerareta_Binbou_Reijou_Nidome_wa_Kushizashi_Kaihi_shimasu)


There are 2 titles which Kodansha publishes as digital-only currently that don't have MAL entries:
- My Ice-Rose Husband Said He Only Wants Me to Play the Role of the Next Duchess, but Now He's Stalking Me at Home!
- Her Majesty Wants a Divorce: Now that a Saint has Come from Another World, I Suppose I'm No Longer Needed, Right?