As the topic says, I'm looking for a manga/manhwa with a good heroine.
The term is very broad - but basically, I want a heroine that fits the following (doesn't have to be all, can just be some):
- can defend herself/not helpless
- not wishy washy and/or indecisive
- has a brain and common sense and uses it(not dumb)
- preferably cool/stoic/calm/etc
- not a crybaby
- not obsessed with love
- mentally strong (can be physically also but that's whatever)
- no stuck up snobby princess attitude
- not clumsy in everything she does
- not happy go lucky

I know that there are other older threads out there with similar requests, and I don't mind if you link some of those threads. It's just that I've looked through a great deal of them and read a lot of what's been suggested, so I'm having a hard time finding more.

Some examples of manga with heroines I've liked:
Saver
Beauty Pop
Skip Beat
Ouran High School Host Club
The Prince's Cactus

Note(s): These are not all the manga/manhwa that I have read.
Please do not suggest Superior.

Kanata Kara! She's decisive, has common sense, is not obsessed with love, is mentally strong, and is not stuck up at all. She's a bit of a crybaby, but it's not the "wallow in pity" type, more like "these tears are getting in the way as I give you a solid kick to the gut". A natural weak crybaby, but still a fighter. Man I like her. >w<

I liked angel densetsus heroines. Have their quirks, but they aren't drawn like supermodels, and don't act like retards.(btw there are no heroines till a bit into the story, so just rely on the hilarious false assumptions to pull you along till then)
Oh and the chick in kkow is pretty entertaining and rather unconventional. She doesn't get a huge amount of focus unfortunately, but she is around quite a bit

Last edited by SAimNE at 7:23 pm, Jul 14 2012

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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 >_>

@Blique: Thanks, I'll try it.

@SAimNE: Thanks, but I think I will save those two for a later time for when I end up looking for a shounen to read. =)

I suppose it was my own fault, but I forgot to mention that I'm currently looking for a shoujo/josei.
I'll also take a pass on any hentai/yuri/yaoi/ecchi series.

Most definitely Dengeki Daisy, Beast Master, and...oh anything else by Motomi Kyousuke
Sarashi Asobi
Hana no Kishi
Tokyo Crazy Paradise but you probably already knew that
Orange Marmalade She'd usually fit perfectly. She's going through a bit of a phase at the moment, but hopefully she'll get through it soon.
Last Game
Jiujiu
Hakuji, I think, though it's been a long time since I read it
maybe Five
14-sai no Koi

@jungen8: Thanks for the suggestions; I've read Tokyo Crazy Paradise/Hana no Kishi/Last Game/Dengeki Daisy/Orange Marmalade/Five/Jiujiu. I'll take a look at the others though. =)

Definitely Koi Dano Ai Dano and it's prequel Warau Kanoko-sama. She's one of the most unique heroines I ever seen in shoujo manga history (I'm not kidding). She's soo awesome XD

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Gokusen!!

9 Banme no Musashi
Wedding
Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang
Dengeki Daisy (maybe?)
Blood Alone (maybe?)
Jotei (watched drama only, dunno about manga)
Ichi
Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru (eh... but depends on person, I sympathized with the male lead so she pissed me off quite a bit)
Liselotte to Majo no Mori
Akagami no Shirayukihime
Rasetsu no Hana (don't remember... might)
Until Death Do Us Part
Teppuu
Boku no Kan de Bansan wo (oneshot)
Kaze yo, Banri wo Kake yo (probably)
Shissou Holiday
Red River (maybe?)

@theLettuceGarden04: Thanks for the suggestion, but I've already read both of those. I agree with you though, she's an awesome heroine. <3

@hobbitelf518: Thanks for the suggestion, but I've read Gokusen already as well.

@Ibleda: Thanks for all of the suggestions =o, I've read Dengeki Daisy/Akagami no Shirayukihime/Rasetsu no Hana/Red River, but I'll take a look at the others.

/bumps D=

Only bump after a week

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I enjoy reading mangas with a "good heroine" as well! Some mangas/manhwas that meet some of your criteria.

Aruitou (so far...)
Bitou Lollipop
Hirunaka no Ryuusei
Hibi Chouchou
Futago
Film Girl
Kyou no Kira-kun
Six Half
Sono Rokudenashi ni You ga Aru
Suki-tte Ii na yo
Taiyou no Ie
Tomodachi no Hanashi (more about friendship)
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Last Game
Blooming or Bring it On! (manhwa)
Wonderful Cafe ni Youkoso
Love So Life