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Nice desu ne
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2:57 pm, Apr 26 2012
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I'm not in the mood for any love. So I'm interested in personal recommendations (that means no links to searches) on series that don't consist of romance whatsoever, so no episodic plots or romance subplots. Basically:

Open to and pleading for
Series with no romance visible in any sense
Recommended after having personally read it

Not looking for
Horror or intense gore
Graphic rape scenes
Episodic plot

Help a brother out please.

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3:04 pm, Apr 26 2012
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20th Century Boys
I won't call it has romance

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3:16 pm, Apr 26 2012
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Second 20th Century Boys
Also : Monster
Vinland Saga
Vagabond

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The tide is dying
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4:17 pm, Apr 26 2012
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Kiss Wood
Eien no With
Buddha -Though I don't know if its your type of story
Suiiki
Coo no Sekai
Haibane Renmei - or the anime, I don't remember there being any romance
Majo
Little Forest
Stardust Memories
Haruka na Machi e
Kaijuu no Kodomo

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5:00 pm, Apr 26 2012
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Series with no romance:
Saint Oniisan
Love Aquarium
Nowhere Boy
Pet Diary completed
Ame no Hi no Iris (Novel) completed

I've already read all of them, most of them are in weebtoon format. Happy reading ~

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5:11 pm, Apr 26 2012
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Noblesse...Action/Comedy/Fantasy---->>>A webcomic. ~So far no romance, although speculation among fans would think otherwise.

Gintama~VERY-VERY random.

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5:23 pm, Apr 26 2012
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There;s a tiny bit with about 3 of the side characters in noblesse.

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2:57 am, Apr 27 2012
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Pandora Hearts
Nabari no Ou

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10:35 am, Apr 27 2012
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if you okay with some sports:
One Outs
Hikaru no Go
Giant Killing

those guys are too immersed with their game and have no time even for girls laugh

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12:24 pm, Apr 27 2012
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Some of the following have a fair amount of violence, but I don't recall anything that would qualify as intense gore:

G (KOIKE Keiichi) - I'd recommend reading this series before reading "Lazaro Franco's Fourth Hour" (the related oneshot in Heaven's Door mentioned in the series description).

Tekkonkinkreet - if you like this series, you should check out other works by MATSUMOTO Taiyou; most of his series feature little to no romance. (This is probably the most violent of the series I've recommended; if you'd prefer nonviolent recommendations, try Ping Pong or Hanaotoko).

Legend of the Strongest Man, Kurosawa:
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I'm pretty sure that the protagonist goes on something of a double date, so it might not meet your qualifications of "no romance visible in any sense." Then again, it's only one failed date over the course of 11 volumes, and it doesn't develop into any sort of subplot.

National Quiz - Hilarious series with wonderful art... it's been a while since I read it, so I may be forgetting some minor subplots, but I don't recall any sort of romance in the series...

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10:46 am, Apr 28 2012
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Fantasm
Pretty sure it has no romance, from what I remember. And it's shoujo! Lookit that. It doesn't really seem like one, though.

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Nice desu ne
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11:59 pm, Apr 29 2012
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Thanks for all your suggestions! Gonna take some time and look into these eyes

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