so basically i want a shounen manga that has a really well developed romance/ relationship thats really fleshed out. It doesnt have to be focused on romance as long as the relationship is really well done and detailed.



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Toradora!
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Inuyasha definitely. There is a lot of time spent on the romantic issues, while at the same time the main plot is developing.

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles counts too, I think. It isn't so much about falling in love (so, not really "developing" romance) but their romance is crucial to the plot.

I don't think Toradora is a shounen, it's like romance comedy turned into a bit of drama. And Tsubasa fits perfectly at first glance but it's just strange like all Clamp works.
After a long time watching anime and reading manga i started to wonder if there any shounen manga that has a really well developed romance/ relationship at all? As any shounen manga|anime advance in to the right direction then *BANG* and it's already detoured into something else.
Offtopic, put i do know at last one anime that fits in - Eureka 7. But anime only, manga have different plot.

I second Inuyasha, although I think the later half of the series is TERRIBLY dragged out...

also, H2 or anything by Adachi Mitsuru, actually. His works are labeled shounen because they usually have a heavy baseball focus, but baseball is used as more of a plot device than a focus. Romance is heavy, but beware that the endings may seem inconclusive at times although careful reading should fix that

Most mangas by ADACHI MITSURU have awesomely developed romance...

You just can't help but fall in love with the characters...

Toradora! is a shounen, it's not up to you to decide that, lol. And I second it, it's the best recent romance shounen out there.

From all the other bunch, I'll probably suggest also Mahoraba.

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Cross Game ( I think) is his best work
(if you like his style you have also; Rough, Katsu!, Touch and H2)

Senjou no Valkyria (if only the anime was a faithful adaptation of the manga...)

Good Ending

Unbalance x 2

if you like Suzuka you've probably read/should try I"s also

Threads of Time

Green Boy

LovePlus: Rinko Days

Hatsukoi Limited from the mangaka of Ichigo 100%

Highschool of the Dead

Break Blade

Full Metal Panic! Σ

(Immortal Regis) and the sequel Cavalier of the Abyss (romance is more apparent/clear in the sequel)

Kidou Senshi Gundam UC: Bande Dessinee



Last edited by kanon78 at 6:10 am, Mar 29 2011

Did i just saw highschool of the dead there.

I've only got a few
Love Roma
Bakuman
Summer Wars, though I recommend just watching the movie. has a much better feel to it.
midori no hibi

also seconding Eureka Seven anime

edit:
seconding Beck. awesome series
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Last edited by BossKado at 6:28 am, Mar 29 2011

GE - Good ending - At first I couldn't read this manga, it hit home soo hard that it was embarrassing to read(unrequited love, not wanting to be hurt, etc). Then I ran out of decent manga to read and decided to give it a go again.

Beck - this one focuses more on the band than romance, but the protagonist gets involved with a chick and they end up with a pretty developed romance.

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Midori no Hibi
Inuyasha
Most, if not all works, by Adachi Mitsuru
Beck
Toradora!

@BossKado: Love Roma is seinen.

Ah I forgot.
I'll add a few
Pastel
Ocha Nigosu seems to be going this way
Umisho
Takkoku somewhat

Oh, sorry, my engrish made it sound wrong. Ofc, by genre Toradora! is a shounen, like "shounen" = "aimed for boys, generally", and Toradora is shounen romance comedy. But i meant it like "shounen focused mainly on fighting and stuff". And i thought that topic starter was looking for it - good shounen fighting(or something) focused with a good romance, not shounen romance. Or, i am wrong and over-thinking again?
And i also forgot to add "imo".