You are now viewing a topic.

Female lead that is realistic.

From User	Message Body
Limerent	Post #584015
Member 4:14 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 18	I'm looking for a manga with a female lead that is realistic. Not to say that she doesn't have dreams or is super-cynical, but that she takes situations for what they are. A big plus if she is smart/strong intellectually and emotionally. Romance would be nice, but it's not necessary if the story is good. The rest of the story and characters being a little more realistic would be another good aspect. An example might be like Cheese in the Trap. That's the only manga I can think of that has a realistic female lead... A counter-example would be Orange Marmalade-- although I haven't read all of it, she does seem realistic but doesn't really ever DO anything... ________________ c: feel free to message me about anything~~
jedinat	Post #584017
Member 4:54 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 664	I think "practical" might be the better word? Realistic can be construed as referring to how credibly she is portrayed... Nothing actually springs to mind right away; it's not exactly a trait that stands out, lol...
dalek	Post #584018
Member 4:54 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 348	Nineteen, Twenty-One, maybe? The female lead is... normal. Solanin... Asano Inio works have realistic characters... ________________ Let's be friends! Here! :: Avatar art done by the talented Kaneoya Sachiko!
ImaginaryWishes	Post #584019
Member 5:05 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 112	Shining for sure. Matryoshka and Akai Michi as well. Gozen 3-ji no Muhouchitai . kind of? It was just on my brain... Hmm. I'll add more when I think of some. ________________ "Somehow you've red-rovered the gestapo circling my heart"
prismfish	Post #584020
Member 5:15 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 13	Heptagon, Otoyomegatari, Genei Hakurankai. i've also been looking for mangas/manhwas with practical female leads, and Cheese in the Trap is the best one i know of so far, though you're already reading it.
Riesa Saki	Post #584025
Member 6:16 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 50	Horimiya the protagonist is realistic, i think.
Roughan	Post #584027
Member 6:26 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 250	All My Darling Daughters Flower of Life ________________
pierzing	Post #584033
Member 6:59 am, Jan 15 2013 Posts: 26	Ashita no Ousama She's a country girl, but a determined one. Story's a little bit more optimistic though (a little unrealistic maybe). All in all, it's a very sweet and warm manga with a lead that knows what she wants. Hope this helped. I'd like to echo Roughan's answer too, Yoshinaga Fumi (author of Flower of Life and All My Daring Daughters) 's works often figure real and full characters, regardless of leads.