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No furigana.

This is a biography of the J-Pop singer Hamasaki Ayumi, and it's been published during her 3rd year so it's very very early on in her career. It's mostly about her childhood and teenage actress years, and extremely brief about her music career. The writer went to her hometown and interviewed people who knew her, and it can feel a bit paparazzi/creepy at times. It's written like the author knew her personally, which isn't the case, and it made me cringe a little bit. But it was an i

Cute & very easy to follow

It has furigana.

This manga is really great as a first manga once you're done learning the N4 grammar. The chapters are short and quite repetitive, which means it's easy to learn vocab without needing to rely on the dictionary. The plot is cute, if you like Yotsubato you will really like this one, and I think it's easier because the speech patterns are much more standard.

Trigger warning for school bullying though, it's the main subject of this story and although it's treated not too heavily,

It has stood the test of time incredibly well + good as a first manga

Furigana are present everywhere.

Fruits Basket is a story like no other, you think it's lighthearted at first and then it dives deep into generational trauma and radical kindness. The premise is really good and fun, and the first few volumes focus on introducing a diverse cast of characters, then it explores their relationships and their past, and it all comes to a very satisfying end.

It's great for language learning as it has so many different characters with diverse speech pattern and diffe