I want to read a really good manga romance. And the majority of the romance/shoujo manga I come across, has the girl either already in "love" with a guy (in most cases the popular guy at school), or is the type of girl that falls instantly in love with the guy at first site. I hate this kind of love, because it's only based on looks and popularity. I'm not saying she can't be with the popular guy, but she can't fall in love with him without AT LEAST getting to know him first. How can you fall in love with someone without even talking to them once? That kind of love is pretty shallow.

Anyways, enough ranting. I like a romance where the guy falls for the girl for her personality traits, same goes for the girl. The manga has to start off with them having little to no feelings for eachother, then the feelings develop as the series progress. Only like this, can a romance manga be really good!!

Oh, and the type of girls that blush too frequently (unless it's a nervous blush like Kaicho wa maid sama), cry too much, or is the type to cower in the corner, are pathetic, and I don't waste my time reading manga about those types. It brings shame to women everywhere.

Examples of the type of manga I like can be seen below....

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (this is the main thing I want to compare it to, I love this series)
Dengeki Daisy
Gakuen Alice
Akagami no Shirayukihime
Ouran High School Host Club
Hana Yori Dango
Tokyo Crazy Paradise

etc........

Well, help me out here?



Last edited by Usagi~Gurl at 6:59 pm, Aug 25 2010

Basara
Cat Street
Torikagoshou no Kyou mo Nemutai Juunintachi

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May the Chocolates of Heaven be on your side.

koukou debut
lovely complex

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Feed your head.

Beauty Pop
Charisma Doll
W-Juliet
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (In this one she sort of already has feelings for the guy, but it's more of feelings of admiration and then it grows to love. But she's really cool, I swear.)
MAX Lovely!
Superior
Hanatsukihime
Kodomo no Omocha

From Far Away They don't love each other right off the bat; its one of my favorites

Hot Gimmick Love, at least from girls side, develops slowly over time. ...The girl IS a little weak-willed though, but still a good manga .

Beast Master Also made by the same author as dengeki daisy, a little shorter but they develop feelings for each other slowly.

Penguin Brothers kinda...

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"How do you always find an excuse to get spontaneously naked!!"

- Absolute Boyfriend

Ichigo 100%

Trust me you won't be disappointed.

Akuma to Love Song
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou
Fruits Basket (Sort of.)

Not sure if you just wanted Shoujo, but if not, for Josei:
Kimi wa Pet
Ashita no Ousama

midnight secretary

I think you'll like this one

I second Akuma to Love Song,Ashita no Ousama, beauty pop, superior

kimi ni todoke - he likes her because she doesn't give up.

Say I love you -she wants to know him well before she goes futher in the relationship

reimei no arcana- pretty much like Akagami no Shirayukihime but the guy was a jerk at first then he changed once he got to know her

auto focus - her mother remarried, so she and her step brother somehow develop feeling once they got to know more about each other.

beauty is the beast - she didn't judge the guy based on what other people and she get to know the guy despite what other people says.

Eensy-Weensy Monster
Densha Otoko
The Prince's Cactus

Okay, my brain power's gone...

Ah, I just stumbled upon this, and I haven't read it but the summary sounds a little similar to one of yours, the female gets a job at a maid cafe too:
Himitsu no Ai-chan

Last edited by kiddo at 3:09 am, Aug 24 2010

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Skip Beat! Exactly what you are looking for (hopefully)

Ingènuo

Miriam

these aren't well-known, but they're surprisingly good with strong, opinionated heroines. in ingenuou, it's a roller coaster; you seem them fight a lot but they really care about each other. and in miriam, she meets the guy as a kid and develop feelings when they get older.

Cat Street
Basara
Kanata Kara
what about these?

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I hear you say "Why?" Always "Why?" You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"

Grand Sun

These (never read Akagami, though), and while, it's technically not a published shoujo serial, there is a webcomic I know that fits that description, Love Lesson. And don't listen to what the author says, her artwork may be cute and sketchy, but it's not sloppy. XD. (The main girl-character does kinda blush frequently (and cry, she tends to get bullied by an annoying classmate...she has too nice a personality to say "enough", at least, as of now.)...but she's so adorable, it's easy to ignore it.

Last edited by Mikashi at 5:30 pm, Aug 24 2010