Koishii Akuma
What I don't get is that they say this is already licensed. Well, it sure as hell isn't licensed in the US, 'cause if it was, I would own every damn volume. Why are we fujoshi getting so screwed over? We can't buy them and we can't get any updates. This blows!
Mede Shireru Yoru No Junjou
The art is spectacular, but is the story that does it for me. The traditional setting, with the beautiful kimono and rites of passage, as well as rivalries and jealousies and sweet childhood promises among our lovers, make this manga a must for anybody in search for a good romance. And how often is our seme an uke at the same time? And how often does a boy look so manly, whether he has long hair or short hair? Kichou is the fundamental romantic hero for me, he's so tough and gentle at the same time, and so exquisite in his womanly clothing as he is in his western straight man garb. Love him, love him, love him.
Ze
Oh wow!!! Wowie, wowie, wow...very rarely is there a manga that moves me to tears, (thanks Hybrid Child, still mourning over that one!) and Ze managed to do so. Such a beautiful story, with such fleshed out characters and believable couples. The romance and steamy sex, incredible!! God bless the translators for making us fujoshi so happy.
Udagawachou De Mattete Yo.
What a beautiful story! This mangaka has the most unusual knack of telling stories that at first seem common, but through her point of view, end up being so emotionally uplifting and satisfying. How delicately she presents us with these two boys trying to find themselves and accept each other with their particular choices, and at the end they complete themselves and each other. So lovely, it made me feel so peaceful and happy for them.
Negative-kun To Positive-kun
Although this is a strictly innocent couple, with nil sex scenes, they are the sweetest, most idiotically loving couple I've ever come across. Once again, this mangaka brings us a disparate couple so different from each other, they might be night and day, and yet she makes us believe so easily that they are exactly made for each other through so much humor and sweetness.
Ringo ni Hachimitsu
Is there one of her works that I don't thoroughly enjoy? Nope. I love all of them. Her talent to make everyday relationships lyrical and magical and relatable all at the same time make me her hardcore fan. Even though at first I found her drawing style too simplistic, now I realize that it is so that we can focus on the storytelling, not the "pretty" and her storytelling is fantastic and humble at the same time.
Akuma Wa Hohoemu