Rin is tomboyish 14-year-old who lives with her grandpa in a small village out in the countryside. After her grandpa's death, Rin is obligated to leave her village to live with her mother in Tokyo. When she arrives, she discovers an amazing secret: her mother is not an office lady, but a famous model called Myu Suzuki! After one night of reunion, Rin's mother left the next morning following some guy to some foreign country without any notice other than a letter. Without any money to survive on (her mom did not know grandpa died), and the contract between Myu's and the model company, what is Rin is to do?
Complex has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: COMPLEX, Complex
Genres: Shoujo Ai
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Top 10 Manga Like Complex [2024 List]
- 10. Ichigo Channel
- 9. Skip Beat!
- 8. My Girl
- 7. Full Moon wo Sagashite
- 6. Honey Hunt
- 5. Penguin Kakumei
- 4. Buddy Go!
- 3. Tennen Pearl Pink
- 2. Aozora Pop
- 1. Brilliant na Mahou
10. Ichigo Channel
[From Shoujo Magic]:
Ichiko's brother Ken is willing to do whatever it takes to become an idol... including turning his sister into a boy to form the male idol group TRIJET! The third member of the group turns out to be Kanzaki -- the rising star who tried to kiss Ichiko on the street one day because she was such a cute girl! It's a good thing he doesn't recognize her when she's dressed as a boy, though, because Ichiko musn't tell anyone who she really is for the full year she's agreed to be part of TRIJET. But it's impossible for Ichiko to spend every waking moment as a male, and when she ventures onto the streets as a female, she bumps into Kanzaki again. To keep her identity a secret, she tells him her name is "Ichigo" ("Strawberry"). Having no idea that she's really TRIJET member "Ichigou" -- whom he detests -- or "Ichiko" -- the girl he almost kissed... Kanzaki begins to fall for "Ichigo"!
Strawberry Channel has finished publishing and it has 49 Chapters. It is also Known as: 苺チャンネル, Strawberry Channel
9. Skip Beat!
Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous enough! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!
Kyoko’s broken heart and creepy rage keeps her from getting into her talent agency of choice. The eccentric president of the agency decides to give her a second chance, but it requires her to wear a bright pink uniform, put up with spoiled stars, and try to live up to the name of her new position—The Love Me Section! Can Kyoko stand the indignity long enough to find her vengeance?
Skip Beat! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: スキップ・ビート！, Skip Beat!
8. My Girl
Jinny is a famous model with those gorgeous long black hair but little does everyone knows that she is in fact actually Ahjin, a high schooler who has short hair, wears glasses and only does modeling for the sake of her Uncle! Ahjin has a crush on Dohoon, one of the coolest guy in school. But when Ahjin (dressed up as Jinny) found out that she'll be living in the same apartment as her crush, she's thrilled! But how can she keep her secret from Dohoon, whom he himself adores the model Jinny!?
My Girl is currently publishing and has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: 마이걸, My Girl
7. Full Moon wo Sagashite
12-year-old Mitsuki wants to be a singer because of a promise she made with her childhood love, however a form of throat cancer is holding her back. One day she find two strange characters in her room, Takuto and Meroko, who are gods of death. She finds out she only has a certain amount of time to live, and wants nothing more in that time then to become a singer. The two shinigami show sympathy for her, and decide to help her reach her goal by transforming her into a 16-year-old girl.
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Ginyuu Meika
Full Moon wo Sagashite has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: 満月〈フルムーン〉をさがして, Searching for the Full Moon, Ginyuu Meika
6. Honey Hunt
The heroine is highschooler Yura, whose mother is one of Japan's most famous and beautiful actress; and father is a World famous Musician. Yura is quiet, and gets nervous in front of crowds. People around often compare her to her famous parents. Yura's world gets rocked with the sudden return of her actress mother, coldly announcing her divorce to Yura's father, who got caught having an affair and Yura's mom has no intention of taking care of their high school daughter. But this just isn't enough, Yura later on finds her mother having sex with her neighbor/best friend/ first love!! Yura then wants to destroy her mother's beautiful actress image and decides to become an actress herself and beat her mother. There starts the fun! Yura's troubles and success' in trying to become an actress, her meeting lots of beautiful actors and singers and idols. A love triangle is in the air.
Honey Hunt has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: Honey Hunt
5. Penguin Kakumei
High school student Yukari Fujimaru knows a potential star when she sees one…because she sees the special "aura" they give off, in the form of angelic wings. Yukari's fellow student, the beautiful Ryoko Katsuragi, has a small pair of wings herself, and is one of these aspiring talents. She's so talented, in fact, that no one even knows that "she" is actually a boy in disguise. Now, to make her own down-to-earth dream come true, Yukari must help her new friend become a star.
Penguin Revolution has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: ペンギン革命, Penguin Kakumei
4. Buddy Go!
Shizuku Ishiai, a 2nd year middle school student, loves dancing, but is bad at expressing herself, so she crossdresses and posts videos of her dances on the popular website "Smile Douga", under the alias "Ai". And she had declared the "dancing prince", Hayate, her rival. But, after a few unexpected events, and her attempts to best him, she's somehow thrown into an idol unit with him; furthermore, a MALE one?!
Buddy Go! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: バディゴ!, Buddy Go!
3. Tennen Pearl Pink
We follow the bumpy and funny romance between bubbly Tamoko and the serious Kanji. With Kanji's father running an idol agency, and Tamoko being the daughter of their top-selling idol, Shinju, things get complicated. Tamako must hide the fact she is Shinju's daughter to save public face, but at the same time, is determined to be his ideal wife (as was promised when they were little kids). It doesn't help that Tamako's pretty clumsy and poor of domestic chores, but no matter what comes down the road, she's not about to give up!
Pearl Pink has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: 天然パールピンク, Tennen Pearl Pink
2. Aozora Pop
Kazuki Orika is a 14-year-old girl who wants to become a popular model like her dead mother Hagiwara Shiori. She finds new friends in the other models Kunimi Riko, Saiga Eru (Elle), the young cameraman Miyazaki Kanata, the male model Mito Haruto and Haruto's elder sister Mito. Mito's idol is also the mother if Orika and she and Orika become rivals... But her father (a cameraman, who met Shiori at a photo-shoot) don't know anything about the job of his daughter. And what will happen to the realtionship between Orika-Kanata and Orika-Haruto...?
Blue Sky Pop has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: 青空ポップ, Blue Sky Pop
1. Brilliant na Mahou
Mitsuki's a high school freshman worried about her looks—or, at least, her "baby face". Until, that is, she enlists a little help from classmate Atsuki and her makeup kit. When Atsuki's finished, the transformation is complete—and breathtaking. It's also when the romantic adventures begin—a roller coaster ride of the heart that young and old are sure to enjoy.
Brilliant na Mahou has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: ブリリアントな魔法, Brilliant na Mahou
