Lately I've been reading a lot of romance manga and almost all of it is either "girl falls in love with bad boy" or a tale of innocent young romance filled with misunderstanding after misunderstanding. I really want a change of pace.

-Does not have to be a romance story so long as romance is an important part
-Cannot be a typical "innocent romance"
-Cannot feature a "bad boy" male lead
-If either is a delinquent, the girl MUST be one (but it is okay if neither is)
-Can be about a boy falling in love with a "bad girl"
-Can be about a "bad girl" falling in love with a normal or a "good" boy
-Can feature love triangles
-Cannot be a harem story
-Cannot be overloaded on romantic cheating (nothing like Haru Yo Koi or Girlfriend, where cheating seems to be encouraged by the author)

Hana-Kimi It's a reverse harem gender bender but it's worth it
Fruits Basket I feel foolish even suggesting this
Kare Kano Nothing close to a typical romance

I have a long-ass reccomendation list on my computer so I'll edit this post
with that when I get on *is on her iPod*

Btw stay away from Shinjo Mayu and Minami Kanan.

Kashimashi? maybe?

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Kashimashi is a yuri. I think
the person is looking for het series

my bad... maybe Zettai Kareshi?

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This is a SERIOUS stretch, but i feel Kilico fits your description to an extent.

Edit: scratch that, too much of a stretch. ill try to come up with something better and edit it in here.

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Yuri is okay, but I'm mainly looking for het.

I've read Fruits Basket and liked it, but that's not really what I'm looking for either. Kyo is definitely the aggressor in that relationship.



I think that what I'm looking for probably stands pretty heavily against Japanese culture.

Stories like Kimi wa Petto would fit what I'm looking for (she's definitely more dominant), and I'd even take a suggestion along the lines of Peach Girl, where Momo is fighting to get to keep Toji, even though both Toji and Kiley are closer to being aggressors than she is.

Maybe these series might be close to what you're looking for

Pheromomania Syndrome
Vampire Game
Lovely Complex
Cynical Orange
Girl Queen
Akuma to Love Song

This might be a strech but it could fit your description somewhat.
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Last edited by Twilight_Moon at 3:38 pm, Apr 3 2008

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Beast Master girl is dominant, boy is innocent
Yanki-kun to Megane-chan, though no real romance
Otomen is about role reversal
Jun'ai Tokkou Taichou is kinda like what you're looking for...
this isn't a harem at all, like it claims in the tags. The description is really off, too.

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Both Shinobi Life and C-Blossom have main heroines that don't stand to get messed with, so not the typical wussy Shoujo Heroine. ;D It's a bonus that it has pretty art too. =)

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Mel Kano
Matsuri Special
My Barbaric Girlfriend (somehow...it fits)

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I would like to recommend Kurohime and
Koukou Debut

Trust me on this ;) .

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Meguraian no Kimi
The Kidnapping of Minja Jo's Boyfriend
Yuuhi Romance (has a bit of incest)

Perhaps Othello would do.

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I think you mean Othello (shoujo)