Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie’s Aya series starts in the Ivory Coast 1978. Aya is a young woman with dreams of becoming a medical doctor. The episodic story moves through her and her friends lives as they experience setbacks, love, and ambitions as they grow into adults.

It all begins with an idea.

Julie Maroh’s Blue Is The Warmest Color follows Clementine’s sexual journey. While the text is a love story set in France, it is colored with harsh realities with Clementine's internalized homophobia that is regularly reinforced by friends and family.

Rumiko Takahashi’s Ranma ½ is delightful, lighthearted gender-bending text. The text neatly fits into the genre of shojo, manga targeted at young girls, with it’s themes of romance and school drama.