i don't really know what's published in english, because i prefer to buy japanese originals of manga i liked in scanlation. and i think that the tripe is ripe in non-licensed shoujo as well. 80% of everything is crap. :)
recommendations are always welcome. here's a sample of what i've read/watched/am reading and enjoy:
akuryou ga ippai antique bakery boku no chikyuu wo mamotte cat street fruits basket goldrush 21 garasu no kamen houkago hokenshitsu kare kano kaze to ki no uta (can't really say i ENJOY this, but it's amazing, and not just for its time) kodomo no omocha natsume yuujinchou oooku ouran koukou host club silver diamond tokyo crazy paradise versailles no bara
otomen started out well, but has been flagging (though i'll read anything that's not gender-normative)
manga that came recommended, but which i couldn't get into: fushigi yuugi (actively HATED this, and the only watase yuu work i can stomach is sakura gari, which is josei/BL) honey and clover shoujo kakumei utena
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recommendations are always welcome. here's a sample of what i've read/watched/am reading and enjoy:
akuryou ga ippai
antique bakery
boku no chikyuu wo mamotte
cat street
fruits basket
goldrush 21
garasu no kamen
houkago hokenshitsu
kare kano
kaze to ki no uta (can't really say i ENJOY this, but it's amazing, and not just for its time)
kodomo no omocha
natsume yuujinchou
oooku
ouran koukou host club
silver diamond
tokyo crazy paradise
versailles no bara
otomen started out well, but has been flagging (though i'll read anything that's not gender-normative)
manga that came recommended, but which i couldn't get into:
fushigi yuugi (actively HATED this, and the only watase yuu work i can stomach is sakura gari, which is josei/BL)
honey and clover
shoujo kakumei utena