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8:32 pm, Feb 13 2008
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Is there any manga or anime that's borderline josei seinen or is that just completely strange?

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Bitter Virgin. The plot is completely seinen, but the art looks Shoujo.

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Try the work of Kei Kusunoki, especially Bitter Virgin. Formally classified as seinen (published in a seinen magazine for one thing) but regularly described by fans as shoujo. And it's brilliant.

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Blood Alone
Gokusen

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Gokusen FTW!!!

And Bitter virgin i like that one

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Pet Shop of Horrors Sometime you don't know if you are reading shoujo, josei, seinen or shounen, seriously, it's kind of weird.

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Solanin is seinen but is very character focused-and it's got fabulous art

Nodame Cantabile is josei, but pretty low key-relationship/character oriented but not so soapy and has a sense of humor
(edit-I know you're already reading it, leaving the rec in case anyone else wants something similar.)

Hourou Musuko is very sweet gender-bender seinen that focuses on kids, but explores the themes well, keeps out the fanservice, and has plenty of cross appeal

Mel Kano is a collection of seinen oneshots that could probably be josei if the pov was switched

Kobato is one of my new faves- it's adorable, it's seinen but could be shoujo/josei/etc-it's CLAMP

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Victorian Romance Emma is a seinen but it's veeeery romantic <3 (think Jane Eyre, but the female protagonist here is a maid) and has pretty art, amazingly detailed (especially in volumes 2+).

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