Hi,

So I'm looking for any romance Manga (I have a thing for the current isekai trend, but not necessary), where it is not obvious from the beginning who the protagonist ends up with. Like Peach Girl. I feel like I keep reading the same Manga over and over, female protag falls for the obvious alfa male type male lead. I want to read something where the underdog wins. Like do they just not exist? I absolutely loved Peach Girl because of this twist, and I want more of his stuff. 😅

Any suggestions is much appreciated. 😁

I know there's a thread for the "second lead gets the girl" here somewhere, so you can try searching forums for that. On top of my head, I know only a few:
Paradise Kiss
Nana Refering to "Hachiko" Nana (but not an underdog story though)
Tonari no Atashi
Uwasa no Midori-kun!! (definitely an underdog)
Hirunaka no Ryuusei (ditto)
Sonnan ja nee yo I remember this being a bit unpredictable, but it's been a long time since I read it though, so I might be wrong.
S+M
Moe Kare!!
Cat Street Maybe
Tian Jiang Xian Shu Nan I feel like it wasn't super obvious in the start, but definitely later on.

I'm technically ranking them (from top to bottom) who has the less obvious love interest to the most obvious. Keep in mind, these are more "second lead get the girl" rather than "non-obvious love interest", since the latter is really hard to find, especially if you're a vet shoujo reader, but it's a start.

Last edited by theLettuceGarden04 at 8:51 am, Sep 12 2020

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