Any manga where the female lead grows as a person WITHOUT having a guy to change her? I don't mind romance but i would like it if the main focus is more on the female lead's overall self improvement as a person and how she moves on or manages to succeed different problems life throws at her. TIA 😀

cat street is soo good and exactly what you're looking for

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Akatsuki no Yona

Dear Friends. Though I guess you could say a guy was involved, it was in the negative rather than the positive way. She improved herself after that.

• Cat Street
  The Color of Earth
  Ashita no Ou-sama
  m]Kodomo no Omocha[/m]
  Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai

A lot of these fall into the "Coming of Age" category, which is a kind of character growth. Though a lot of them have romance, it is not the catalyst for the female lead's growth.

Watamote - It takes awhile, and the journey is painful, but it really does become delightful. If you want to just trudge through as much as you can and then skip to the better parts, the turning point is

chapter 69