I'm looking for a completed Romance/Slice of Life that is somewhat realistic.

Now, when I say realistic I mean it in the way of character interaction/personalities -- I'm tired of paper-cut-out heroines and guys and the same old awful antagonist that tries to steal the guy from the heroine... so I'm looking for something realistic in the sense of character depth and development.

Other specifications: I want it to be a girlxguy romance and preferably a shoujo but it doesn't have to be, and I don't mind supernatural elements.

Examples of what I mean: Cat Street, NANA.

Salad Days ??

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Doubt!! ?
It is high-larious and the characters interactions are quite different from regular shoujo.

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Solanin

If it doesn't have to be completed, I also suggest:
Cousin
Zig Zag Don

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Reading: Kingdom, Sangokushi, Historie

If you're open to "particular" drawing style, Love Roma (btw, since when this manga has become a josei? ). It's a lot more realistic than what appears in the summary.

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You should try Paradise Kiss it is from the same author as Nana.

Love Roma is awesome, it'll keep you entertained all through out the series. You can say Nodame Cantabile is like that too, but of course, they're focused on music as well. Solanin is another one as well. Itazura na Kiss too, but it's not completely scanlated yet.

It is seinen... but Emma

I was going to say Paradise Kiss too.

I second Love Roma and Cousin.

17 (SAKURAI Machiko) possibly ??

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second that one with Emma Bangaihen

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koukou debut has characters that interact with each other much more realistic than in most shoujos. Its completed, and I really liked it. You could also try looking up josei manga as a genre.

i think kare first love and cat street were really good. they're really long just so you know.

Ummm there is one called Kimi ni Todoke...the girl isn't your usual heroine...and it's a bit funny.

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karekano just great ^^

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