Manga Planet’s January 2024 Title Picks
For our January 2024 monthly recommendations, we’ve picked one josei title, one seinen yuri-themed title, and two BL titles. Look out for more recommendations in the months to come!
1.Tokyo Tarareba Girls
Author: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: Kodansha Ltd.
Genre: Josei
Status: Completed (9 volumes)
Access Options:
- Points (readable in full)
- Manga Planet Pass (partially readable until Volume 5)
- Free preview
Synopsis
“I spent all my time wondering ‘what if,’ then one day I woke up and I was 33.” She’s not that bad-looking, but before she knew it, Rinko was thirty-something and single. She wants to be married by the time the Tokyo Olympics roll around in six years, but…that might be easier said than done! The new series by Akiko Higashimura erupts with sharp opinions on girls and tons of laughs!!
2. My future starts today ~Miku & Kyoko~
Author: Akihito Yoshitomi
Publisher: HERO’S INC.
Genre: Seinen
Status: Ongoing (currently 2 volumes)
Access Options:
- Manga Planet Pass (all currently available volumes)
- Points (all currently available volumes)
- Free preview of Chapters 1 and 1.5
Synopsis
Kyoko and Miku are childhood friends attending the same high school. One day, Miku confesses to Kyoko that she loves her. Miku tells Kyoko that she doesn’t have to respond right away, but she wants her to decide whether or not to have a serious relationship with they graduate. Until then, Kyoko can do or say whatever she wants to Miku. The story of Kyoko and Miku, a thrilling love experiment between two girls, begins…!
3. Collaring a Stray Cat
Author: Sonoo Michiru
Publisher: COMPASS Inc.
Genre: Boys’ Love (BL)
Status: Completed (1 volume)
Access Options:
- Manga Planet Pass (readable in full)
- Points (readable in full)
- Free preview of Chapter 1
Synopsis
Katagiri is a medical consultant who’s practically married to his job. At the cafe that he frequents for meetings, he meets the cat-like Mita, who says that he’s just helping the cafe out. Katagiri slowly warms up to the free-spirited Mita, but does Mita feel the same way?
4. Good-Bye, Heron
Author: ymz
Publisher: PRINTEMPS PUBLISHING
Genre: Boys’ Love (BL)
Status: Completed (1 volume)
Access Options:
- Manga Planet Pass (readable in full)
- Points (readable in full)
- Free preview of Chapter 1
Synopsis
Lone wolf Soji met cheerful and sociable Mika on the school rooftop when they were 16. At first glance, the two seem like polar opposites, but they soon discover that they are in fact birds of a feather, both coming from an unhappy family, carrying all kinds of burdens deep in their hearts. They feel drawn to each other like moths to a flame, trying to compensate what they have lacked in life through a person they can finally feel at ease with. From teens to adults, their relationship and feelings slowly grow into something else…
