Manga Planet’s September 2023 Title Picks
For our September 2023 monthly recommendations, we’ve picked two BL titles, one josei title, and one shojo title. Look out for more recommendations in the months to come!
1. Phases of the Moon, Love of a Beast
Author: Guri Nojiro
Publisher: Tokyomangasha
Genre: Boys’ Love (BL)
Content Warnings: Some depictions of non-consent and dubious consent
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Synopsis
Itsuki shrugged off the warnings about yokai lurking in the mountains—until he’s attacked by a ferocious yokai, then saved by the dog-eared Koma.
2. It’s Personnel!
Author: Yuni
Publisher: SHODENSHA Publishing Co.,Ltd.
Genre: Shojo/Josei
Status: Ongoing (currently 1 volume)
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Synopsis
Ms. Komori is the ace of the Sales and Marketing Department, and she damned well knows it.
With a smile that can convince anyone to do anything, she always goes well over her monthly quota — so imagine how surprised she is after finding out she’s getting transferred over to the dull, uptight Personnel Department!
But little does she know that she may have more in common with her new coworker Ms. Yamanobe than she originally thought…
3. How to Use Scissors and You
Author: Ina Shindo
Publisher: Home-Sha Inc.
Genre: Boys’ Love (BL)
Status: Completed (1 volume)
Content Warnings: Some depictions of dubious consent
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Synopsis
How will Seiji win the hairdressing contest he joined, when his model Nanase is such a pain to work with?
4. A Substitute Marriage With an Admirable Husband
Author: Mio Tatsumoto
Publisher: OHZORA Publishing Co.,Ltd
Genre: Shojo/Josei
Status: Completed (4 volumes)
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Synopsis
Sometimes all it takes is a little push from fate to find your true happiness…
“A Substitute Marriage With an Admirable Husband”: Miya has an older sister, Mirei. Mirei is elegant, proper, and polite, the family’s jewel. Miya, however, is none of that. She is scolded for being childish, wearing old kimonos, and having no manners. But even she admires her older sister, especially because Mirei will marry Kenichiro Hirose, Miya’s first and lifelong love.
As the days lead up to the big wedding, Mirei is nowhere to be found. This marriage is impossible without the bride! To everyone’s surprise, Miya takes her chance and volunteers to marry Kenichiro in her sister’s stead. Will this be the happily ever after she always wanted?
“Smile, Again”: It wasn’t her fault. This mistake was not Ayako’s fault. And yet, here she is again, apologizing for a mistake that. Wasn’t. Her. Fault. Ayako is like that. She is bullied for speaking slowly and being timid until she is pushed to quit her job. Ayako hates being like that. So when she meets dazzling and charming Hal while on a trip to Europe, Ayako grows a whole new shell. Maybe there are more ways Hal can bring a fresh breeze into Ayako’s life…
