Popular Early 2000 Mangas
A collection of Manga published in the early 2000. While some portrayals of social problems might not have aged well, they are an open door to a time where many older Manga readers grew up in. They serve as a contrast to today's norms and standards and might reflect one's own journey of emotional growth.
created by CactusDryad
last updated July, 2026
![チェリッシュ [Cherish]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1372357729i/11475765.jpg)
![キャットストリート 1 [Cat Street 1]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/2223d922-0243-48fb-b2f3-6b239d3ff920/large.webp)
![私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い! 1 [Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! 1] (No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, #1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600368283i/13455371.jpg)
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If you don't mind additions you should add: hana-kimi, kare Kano, hot gimmick, lovely complex, high school debut, ouran host club, aishiteruze baby, crimson hero, muripuri, the devil does exist, beauty pop, skip beat, princess jellyfish, special a, most of yuu watase's bibliography, happy hustle high, angel diary, dnangel, gentlemen's alliance, cat street. Probably forgetting a lot but i was racking my brain thinking of my shojobeat subscription haha
Tail of the Moon was another favorite lol, which reminds me of shinobi life (i think) and girl got game
Absolutely!!!! I created this yesterday night on a whim and wanted to add more after I get up. I will add all of those. 💕✨
Okay I got nervous bc I was like oh man maybe you don't want this to be a comprehensive list haha. It's problematic but I do loooooove 2000s shojo (since that's when I got into it haha) so it was fun to mentally go through all the manga i used to have haha.
Why used to have? 🥲 I currently do not have the time to continue reading my books/novels, so I started reading my old Manga from 10-20 years ago. I even try to complete some collections I couldn't back then, because I ran out of pocket money. I soooo wish I would have written my thoughts down somewhere, so I could reflect on how I evolved as an adult. 🙈
Also that would be such a fun project!
I had a legit library but could not move it across states haha. I do miss it - i wish I'd taken full pictures of it lol. I think. I'm a bit more discerning now but i do sometimes miss rereading with ease! Especially junjou egoist since that's out of print now 🥲😭
Btw, I just got one of my deliveries of Nanokanokare yesterday and the last Manga is a first edition!! It has a poster inside! I was so surprised, I am much too used to it having cards inside now 🤣
Oh, I haven't read that one! I also try to hurry up with Nanokanokare and Miracles of love, to get the last print editions. However, I've noticed those that are out of print get turned into ebooks or at least are still available as ones. Maybe you could check whether you can read it on Kindle? 😊
Oh i check periodically haha. It's definitely of it's time and not the best rep for yaoi but I still love that particular storyline so I kinda hope a different publisher picks it up. Mars was recently republished for it's anniversary, so I'm hoping anyway!
