So im looking for a manga which has someone dying in it, doesn't have to be the main char but could be someone who plays a major roll
anything that doesn't have yaoi/ecchi/yuri

I assume not in a flashback (past) or at the ending (to make it a tragedy) but within the story.

so you can try this:
Hoshi no Samidare

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in need of romance?
uncommon, sad, sweet

1 Litre no Namida

Ai-Ren

Flowers (NIHONBASHI Yoko)

Itsuka no Tsuki de Aimashou

I know you don't like yaoi, but is shonen ai ok?
Birthday is heartbreaking. About a suicidal guy who befriends someone with a terminal illness in the hospital ward. I don't like yaoi/shonen ai but i really liked this short.


Anime Movie
Princess Mononoke : main character is being consumed by a curse.

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you should try
Zeroin

im not done with it but it looks quite interesting.

Flowers of Evil both main protagonists are dying of heart disease.
Heaven's Door (HONGOU Ranko) Also shoujo, but awesome.


Last edited by chopstick at 12:17 pm, Jan 9 2012

The Imminent Death tag may be of some interest to you.

Also, one I can recommend personally is Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora.

I don't know how the novel plays out though, only the manga/anime.

Dear Friends - not ecchi but includes some mature content (i.e. nudity/brief sex)

I second [m]hanbun no tsuki ga nobura sora[/m] and you should also try although just me recommending it spoils the plot x.x, so I put it in spoiler.... anyone else who reads a ton and doesn't want to ruin a rather surprising twist for when they find it on their own... just ignore it

Woops.... just saw no ecchi.... ur probably not going to like the start, but if u can get through it, its definitely worth it.

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Few favs
Comedy:
Kyou kara ore wa!!, Mx0, Angel Densetsu, Skip Beat, Ai Kora, The Devil King is Bored

Romance:
Hana to Akuma, No bra, Shinigami Trilogy, kindan no koi de ikou, Usagi Drop, Threads of Time, Girl Friends

Most under rated:
Kindan no koi de ikou, kyou kara ore wa!.
m0r l83r... maybe >_>

Shin Angyo Onshi - http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=164

BOOOM there u have it, all the other titles fade compared to this one