With Basara practically complete, Red River is my current pick for epic shoujo adventure.
BOYS OVER FLOWERS, Vol. 27 by Yoko Kamio
Boys Over Flowers’ protagonists, Tsukushi and Tsukasa, repeatedly go through the same dance steps: bicker, fight, make up. And it’s still addictive, even after 27 volumes.
MAISON IKKOKU, Vols. 8-15 by Rumiko Takahashi
Before tackling the incoming stack of manga, I finished revisiting an old fave, Rumiko Takahashi’s Maison Ikkoku. The tale of Yusaku Godai and his apartment manager, Kyoko Otonashi, remains one of manga’s great romances.