Gokusen - should fit really well
Someone said Otoyomegatari. Does it fit? I'm not sure, but I'd recommend it anyway.

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There's Shinigamihime no Saikon. A lot of people seem to like the heroines attitude on everything that goes on. She's not the type to freak out and dramatize everything but yet still an air head on some situations. Some people also think that the characters are too slow in falling in love.

That was certainly..something, but looking for a more down to earth story/characters.

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Seconding Cat Street and Lovely Complex. Awesome manga. Bonnouji is good too. If you like manhwa, I'd suggest Can't See Can't Hear But Love.

Edit: Oh, look, I'm seconding Can't See too. XD Didn't notice that. Art is something important to me, too. How about
Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume
Otoyomeg ...

Thank you but I've read several of those already. I agree that Can't See, Can't Hear fits what I'm looking for very well though.

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Gokusen - should fit really well
Someone said Otoyomegatari. Does it fit? I'm not sure, but I'd recommend it anyway.

Otoyomegatari is good in itself, but the story driven more by the culture than the romance and it jumps around a bit with characters.

Lovely Complex ups.... seems like someone recommend it already. I'll dig my list and see if i can find something else

Help! I'm looking for... manga with dangerous guys [url]http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=39874&page=1#post594033[/url]

Found a few Josei stories, that may be worth a look...

• Gozen 3-ji no Muhouchitai

The female lead is about to break up with her boyfriend in the beginning, when she meets a new interest, which starts more off as a friend supporting her.

• The Boy from the Moon - Manhwa

So far it seems like the female lead is about to fall for a guy, that picked her interest because of his attitude in front of her charismatic brother.

• Kanojoiro no Kanojo - Romance as subplot, but all in all this is just a great storyline, giving off a special feeling and having some great moments of growth.

"It's like love is a bonus in your life. Even without it, I'm just fine. I don't feel like pointlessly searching for it. You don't have to make yourself unhappy." (Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji)

"Why does it rain?" - "To create drama." (Drops (Andou Yuki))

try Tokyo Alice!

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