I'm looking for a heroine who is powerful (a queen is basically what i prefer), good leadership and stuff. I've read akatsuki no yona (i know it's not a lot but i love heroines humble enough), okobore hime to entaku no kishi (interesting world, like, really, i love the idea of this story) and stuff like that.

I've watched Juuni kokuki/12 kingdom though i never found the manga (i heard the anime adapted straight from the novel or something), but yeah something near as powerful as how juuni kokuki is? also saiunkoku monogatari.

I'm totally going for romance, even if it's a little bit, as long as the lead has the brain and stay on track.

I recommend you Joou no Hana and Chang Ge Xing. They are a very good read.

Strong princesses and queens:
-Reimei no Arcana
-Himegimi to Sanbiki no Kemono
-Ragtonia
-The Queen's Knight - strong leader, but she's emotionally weak...

Non-royal (at least initially) strong female leads in fantasy:
-Basara
-Akagami no Shirayukihime
-Fushigi Yuugi - Genbu Kaiden
-Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori - warning: smut

I've read reimei no arcana, it's an okay to me, though i think not a lot would agree with an 'okay' lol.

I keep seeing Joou no Hana everywhere, so I decided to read it after you rec it, and it was a great read! The heroine to me is under character development and the hint they gave I can't wait for more!

Chang Ge Xing is an amazing manga, I fell in love with it when she showed that devilish expression, it's exactly what i want of a powerful woman! smart and beautiful! I love how the manga is not labelled romance and bec of it people go crazy with the shippings lol. But even so like I've said it's not labelled romance, it did happened, just tiny bit, and i'm freaking fine with it!

I need more of these type of mangas, anyone? even a boss of a company or something (without being cliche at least).