I've gone through a lot of martial arts mangas, and they all seem to lack a substantial amount of romance. Normally there is a love interest but it's a verrrrrry small aside, holy land, HSDK, even change 123 is substantially more martial arts. Change guy left a lot to be desired, and most korean manwhas are all about kicking ass and nothing at all about romance.

So, anyone discover any? It'd probably be a shoujo since I've read virtually every shounen martial arts, but I want something with a male protagonist. Also no yaoi, shounen-ai. Ecchi, adult theme okay.

edit: ID was one with some hint of romance/fun times but really didn't go further

One Pound Gospel - boxing

i would also like to know

What about Green Boy: Shouting to You?

B.Reaction! the ending is a bit rushed but you might like it (has a good balance of romance and ass whooping)

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Flame of Recca
Girls of the Wild's
The Breaker
Code Breaker

Hanzasky if any group picks it up again.

Full Contact

I just reread this. It's pretty short, I give it an 8.

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now that's surprising. no one recommended buyuden. again...boxing...i know, but that fits youre description well.

I've read buyuden but stopped midway. Was waiting for new chapters to come out to reread the whole thing, but from where i stopped there was some romance but it was simply one-sided, then he finds out more about her and then the tournament. It really didn't develop.

Hanzasky i didn't even hear about, but i'll give it a try.
Full contact was a good one, but once again romance was really underdeveloped. They had a short segment on possible like-like but rushed ending left no chance for romance to get any better.
Girls of the wild and the breaker new waves i'm keeping up with, code breaker I couldn't get into.

These are some good and unique titles I'm getting, but I'm still looking for that all out romance, even if possible, a triumphant strongest couple/husband-wife combo around!

You mean like Crying Freeman??

It's not martial arts, but have you read Hoshi no Samidare? The ending makes it all worthwhile.

I hate to break it to you, but Romance is usually a subplot as opposed to a main plot. Authors write martial arts manga and work romance in, they don't write romance manga and work martial arts in. Can't speak for Shoujo tho.

Thought of another, but haven't read it yet myself: Sumomomo Momomo