Lovely Complex
This is always a classic- so well done. I really loved Risa's character design from her stupid faces to her heartbroken moments, I felt myself becoming more and more enamored with her. Otani was pretty thick-headed and douchey the whole time (the scene towards the end where he let another girl sleep over wtf?!!) but I get the feeling he really came to like her in the end.
Nanaco Robin
I rated this so highly mostly because of the main character; I find her absolutely hilarious! And, as someone, with a bit of an older sister complex myself, I completely understand her do or die determination to protect her nee-san. Main guy was an idiot, but he was funny! The ending was a bit...rushed I suppose? I'm surprised it jumped to him being engaged so quickly but it was funny to imagine her as something like a professional wedding crasher lol.
Benkyou Shinasai! (nakahara Aya)
Hmm...how do I say this? This was just silly, and not in a good way. It's like it tried too hard to be so stupid it's funny but ended up just being really stupid instead? The main character was dumb to the nth degree, not just "I don't study well" dumb but "I'll confess 100x to a guy who says I'm a bother, apologize about it, and repeat" dumb. And the main guy (really all the male leads in this manga) was so wishy washy it was annoying. It's like they were waiting for the girl to make the first move, otherwise they would never have done anything. The other pairings happened in a heartbeat, as if they completely forgot their feelings for someone else once some random person came out of the woodwork (with a shoddy backstory) and said I like you. All in all, it just seemed poorly thought out. The side story wasn't that bad, wish it were in a different manga so I could have enjoyed it properly.
Ringo Nikki
I liked this one. It was simple and seemed to focus more on her living than the romance, which I was strangely in the mood for.
Umineko No Naku Koro Ni Episode 1: Legend Of The Golden Witch
Cool. Gonna read the sequel
Hana wa Saku ka
This was a good manga, a bit hard to read, but good. I found myself getting bored after a while though, hence the 3 stars, but I really do love the way the author illustrates her characters and portrays their emotions so well.
Boulange no Koibito