Shoujo Dreams

[kobuta-no-yume]

Looking through my things, I found a ton of shojo and josei manga and related items. I thought I'd share them here.

[kame3sunsun]

トロピカルージュ！プリキュアより　一之瀬みのりちゃん

[browsethestacksofficial]

Art by Yoshitaka Amano

[goddessactuality]

[asnowperson]

Cover of Mizuno Hideko's Rose Fantasy (Bara Gensou, 薔薇幻想, Kosaido Publishinc, 1983). It contains 4 short stories:

Garden of Loanejulais (Roonu Juree no Niwa, ローヌジュレエの庭) (Hana to Yume #18-19, 1975)

October Seraphine (Juugatsu no Serafiinu, 10月のセラフィーヌ) (Jotomo September 1972)

Pearl (Shinjuu, 真珠) (Funny, December 1969)

Elm Mansion (Nire Yashiki, にれ屋敷) (Ribon Dai Zoukan New Year's issue 1964)

This is part of publisher's "Horror Romance" line.

[w0rm-cat]

LOL take these James doodles

[otakunews01]

"Twice a Day (1-nichi 2-kai)" manga series by Ikuemi Ryo is on cover of the upcoming Cocohana issue 10/2025.

Human Drama about a woman hitting 40 who lives with her mother and daughter after her husband passed away. One day her old childhood friend from next door returns home after divorcing his wife. Two adult singles around 40 start to bond again, somewhere between past and present.

[bishonenspit]

風と木の詩 (Kaze to Ki no Uta) - Keiko Takemiya

[rovbookshelf]

From The Rose of Versailles All Color Illustration Collection

[fujikosouvenir]

Art by Macoto Takahashi, 1970

[occasionallysubtle]

some of my newer sailor moon inspired prints :)

[zephyrine-gale]

happy witch hat atelier day!

[seldomscans]

Yamagishi Ryouko - Pannychis (1976)

With this, all three stories in Siren are scanlated now!

This story takes its name from an actual poem, André Chenier's Pannychis. I want to leave it here as well, because poetry translation is another level and I'm far from anywhre near that level:

Ma belle Pannychis, il faut bien que tu m'aimes; Nous avons même toit, nos âges sont les mêmes. Vois comme je suis grand, vois comme je suis beau. Hier je me suis mis auprès de mon chevreau; Par Pollux et Minerve! il ne pouvait qu'à peine Faire arriver sa tête au niveau de la mienne. D'une coque de noix j'ai fait un abri sûr Pour un beau scarabée étincelant d'azur; Il couche sur la laine, et je te le destine. Ce matin, j'ai trouvé parmi l'algue marine Une vaste coquille aux brillantes couleurs; Nous l'emplirons de terre, il y viendra des fleurs. Je veux, pour te montrer une flotte nombreuse, Lancer sur notre étang des écorces d'yeuse. Le chien de la maison est si doux! chaque soir, Mollement sur son dos je veux te faire asseoir; Et, marchant devant toi jusques à notre asile, Je guiderai les pas de ce coursier docile.

A nicer English translation of the poem is available in Eleanor Farjeon's The Little Bookroom, so I urge you to read that.

The beautiful double spread above is also used as the cover of another Yamagishi compilation, Syrinx Pan.

DDL MangaDex

[asnowperson]

My favorite panel from Saint Rosalind (1973). It's just perfect and we are blessed that this was scanlated.

[oopsabird]

sailor moon kitty overseeing the mission control room in houston as we leave orbit to head for the moon??? based.

[yogkako]

[classic-shoujo]

Macoto Takahashi