Hi, my friend was telling me about the character archetype where a previously atheletic or tomboy type girl changes into someone who's extremely feminine due to love or something. He never mentioned a series tho and now I'm curious, anyone got suggestions?

i cant think of the name of any (or find them in my manga folder) but hopefully you should find plenty if you like shoujo manga.

I.S. is about as close as i can remember to one, as great manga i'd definately recommend tho

Well Koukou Debut is about a girl who spent all her middle school in sports and so she decides she wants to spend her high school years finding love.. it's pretty good in my opinion. Not life-changing, but a fun read.

Oh, and also, I can't verify this because I haven't read much of the manga, but that volleyball one, Crimson Hero, it seems to me that while the main character doesn't lose her athleticism (sp?) she becomes much more feminine and more aware of love throughout the series.

It could be Suzuka

Ah well, idc whether it's shonen or shojo (I read them all ). Guess I need question my friend a bit more about this archetype

It's easier to find manga about a tomboy, turning into a light tomboy, with some lady episodes
We wait for more hints


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Still the bad cop.

This is just a top-off-the-head guess... Red Lion?

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W-Juliet.

Depending on how literal your friend was being, it could be Hot Blooded Woman, where the tomboy heroine goes into a coma and wakes up in this girly-girl's body.

Hmm.


She's more like a creepy ghost than a tomboy, and she hasnt been making alot of progress into turning into a girly girl, but Perfect girl evolution is some what like that :]

Ah, well my friend says that it's not main character... but I forgot to ask him what series he was referring too, thanks guys, I want to check out some of the series u reccommended anyway

i highly recommend Kare First Love. its like a nerdy girl turns really pretty cuz of her bf. and the guy is really popular with girls (as always). but its deep too like he has a past and stuff and they just go through a lot together. its really good

i totally second this one! <33333

I *love* W-Juliet, but I wouldn't say Ito goes from tomboy to extreme feminine...more feminine, yes, but she's not all "girly-girly" at the end.

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agreed love the series but its not an extreme.