While shojo manga still largely falls under the radar for most manga readers, this year saw one of the most interesting slate of shojo licenses yet, including this one.
NOT YOUR IDOL (Sayonara Miniskirt!), by Aoi Makino. First published in 2018 and first published in North America in 2020.
PLOT:
Until recently, Nina Kamiyama had been the star of the idol group Pure Club. Then she suffered a terrible attack at a fan meet-up. Now she is both physically and mentally scarred, to the point where she leaves the group, adopts an alias, and rejects all things feminine and cute. Her new classmates regard her as either a curiosity or a freak, but Hikaru Horiuchi sympathizes with her even before he figures out her true identity. Nina isn't sure what to do about Hikaru. She wants to trust him with her secret (and maybe more), but her attacker is still on the loose. One of the few things known about him is that he's good at judo and has a ear affliction common to the sport...just like Hikaru.
