Shoujo/josei manga recommendations - fake relationship
1. Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen
The long-lasting war between the Northern and the Southern Kingdoms is unbearable. So the northern Prince Johane and the southern Princess Euda decide to tell everyone they are in love, because their marriage can stop the war. But the truth is they don’t get along at all!
An ordinary girl, Yae, loses her home and job at age 29 and has nowhere to turn. But when she runs into a childhood friend, Takumi, he “proposes” she live with him in a high-rise condominium in the city, acting as his fake spouse … A tale of deceit … involving a handsome architect.
Yamada Chizuru was a normal high school student... that is, until her mother left for a "journey" leaving her with a debt of one hundred million yen! As if that wasn't nerve-racking enough; Kuze Mitsuru, the Umegaki gang's Sandaime, saves her by buying her to be his fiancee!? What will become of Chizuru's days?
4. Sesame salt and Pudding
Haruhi, a 22-year-old machine operator, woke up one day to find that she drunkenly married an older man the night before. They make a deal and end up living together!
Miku and Natsume have always been fighting with each other until Natsume suddenly asks Miku to pretend to be his girlfriend!!! At first, Miku is quite opposed to the idea, but slowly…
“Won’t you become my girlfriend?”
On the day of her high school entrance ceremony, Ao got asked that by Riku, a guy that she has only just met. But by that, he meant to ask her to become his fake girlfriend, just to pretend. Ao was surprised by the sudden request, but after knowing Riku’s true feeling, she decided to agree to become his fake girlfriend...?
! To be perfectly honest, I read this many years ago, so I don’t remember much of it.
7. Toshishita Yankee wo Oseru Ken (Chapter 3.5)
8. Usotsuki Ouji no Karekano Gokko
A poor commoner chatterbox accidentally entered the celebrity high school and the unthinkable happened...?
Men - they are the root of Takanashi Chiwa s problems, which is why she never had the time nor the opportunity to have a boyfriend in her entire life. A full-time office lady and a part-time hostess, she works night and day to pay off her dad s debt from his failed business. One night at her part-time job, a high-class customer has her fired. Then the next day, she is called in to see the president - whom she had never even seen before in the office - only to find out she s to marry him! But what kind of guy is Mamiya Hokuto anyway? Will he become one of Chiwa s problems, or will he save her from them? And will this marriage even last?!
! I tried reading this some time ago, but I’m not a big fan of Enjouji Maki’s work and dropped it. I know its a pretty popular manga so I put it on the list in case someone doesn’t know it.
