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9:40 pm, Jul 7 2010
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sorry for the lame topic title, my brain isn't working on all four cyclinders at the moment. I'd like to find a romance manga that has one emotional damaged character (whether that damaged is causes by a lover, a friend, a relative or a strange doesn't really matter) and another who helps them through it. I'd prefer the emotional issues be of a serious nature (I started reading one shoujo where his big angst was loosing a basketball game in junior high...and while I appreciate that to a 15 year old that's probably big it's not what I'm looking for).

Of the top of my head ones I've read that fit the general premise:

{m]Kare Kano[/m] - been a while since I read it but I believe it had a similar element in there somewhere
Mars
Bitter Virgin
Fruits Basket - sort of but it's lighter in comparison

I liked to avoid any with the 'everyone loves the heroine even though she's quite plain' trope. Also nothing where the main character dies, those always depress me way too much biggrin

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10:38 pm, Jul 7 2010
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Hitsuji no Namida
Land of the Blindfolded
Asa mo, Hiru mo, Yoru mo - I didn't really care for the story, but it fits your request


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11:46 pm, Jul 7 2010
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The girls get a new lease on life:

Cat Street - Heroine (former child actress) encounters extreme trauma as a child when a friend betrays her and humiliates her in front of a full theater of viewers. She becomes reclusive and remains in her room for many years. She starts attending a school for individuals that don't fit anywhere else and gets a new lease on life.

Hoshi wa Utau - major trauma in the pasts of both protagonists. (trauma spoiler)
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Child abandonment and death of a loved one.


The guys get a new lease on life:

Apothecarius Argentum - Child assassin
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whose very touch is venomous through extreme exposure to poison
is bought and used as a poison tester for a princess who refuses to eat after a close run in with death. As you might have guessed, they fall in love (though one cannot reveal it to the other because of status difference).

Gakuen Alice - Looks kiddie, but then again, looks can be deceiving. Male lead has long past of being
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feared and avoided because of his dangerous ability
, but finally finds friendship.

Hoshi wa Utau - major trauma in the pasts of both protagonists. (trauma spoiler)
Spoiler (highlight to view)
Child abandonment and death of a loved one.


second Land of the Blindfolded.

Kare no Ondo - This matches, i think.

Coelacanth - Emotionally disturbed girl (past again) meets a man with a dark secret, and through a series of events, both people are forced to face their pasts if they want to start living again. Focuses more on the former part.

Also, if you're willing to try something (much) more bizarre
After School Nightmare - Everyone has problems here. It's why they're stuck there. And the romantic interests of the characters are... unusual?



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