Okay, so I've noticed that a lot of people are hating on
Watase Yuu, and I can understand that because I dislike a lot of of her shoujo manga for the same reasons. And I know this is a bit off topic, but
Sakura Gari was probably one of the best yaoi I've ever read, and written by a popular shoujo artist AKA her, no less!
I think most people can agree on
Shinjo Mayu's stuff. And then there's
Tanemura Arina, though I have to admit that her art can get very pretty at times, compared to the two artists mentioned above.
Another popular shoujo I hated though was
Special A as well. The lead couple were SUPER annoying. Hikari had a one track mind whenever it involved beating Kei in something, and Kei, well, he's the type of male lead that I dislike. Constantly teasing the heroine and pressing her buttons, not being more upfront with his feelings for her (even though she was dense), ect.
I loved
Vampire Knight at first, but the plot just seemed to run in three different directions the further it got, which annoyed me.
Kaichou wa Maid-sama! was good at first too, but then the story seemed to lag along the line somewhere and I got bored.
Ah, and there was another manga called
Switch Girl that seemed to be popular at some point. I tried reading it, and found myself hating the female lead. She was pretty and seemingly perfect at school, but when at home, she returned to being a slob and disgusting. I was REALLY put off by her strange habits and quit reading after she farted at some point. And as real as that may have been, that just killed it for me. I mean,
Kare Kano's Yukino did the same thing, only she didn't exhibit such disgusting behaviour. (love that manga btw♥)
Hwang Mi-Ri is notorious (in my eyes), for making me hate EVERYTHING I've read by her. Her plots, characters, and don't even get me started on her art...
And though
Midnight Secretary isn't a shoujo, but comes close to something popular, I just didn't like it. I tried reading it to see what the hype was all about, but I couldn't find anything about it that was worth reading.
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