... Any genre except hentai, ecchi or harem is ok!

Please note that the female protagonist has to be both smarter AND more accomplished than the male, not just one or the other.

Oh, and she shouldn't "dumb herself down" for the sake of finding love, either; she shouldn't be one of those I'm-too-lovesick-to-respect-myself-anymore characters. If I read another romance where the girl tries to change herself for the worse in order to attract a guy, or suddenly loses all self-esteem and thinks that it's okay for the guy to have 10 other women, I'm gonna hafta choke a letch.

There is a related thread that I had previously posted: Shoujo Romance Where the Girl is Smarter, Calmer, Stronger, Better-Looking or Cooler than the Guy, but that's actually quite a different thread from this one, since it's only shoujo-based and it allows for different factors other than smartness and accomplishment.

Fire away...!

Family guy ROFL!!

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Current Favorite:Seishun For-get!
Manga That Needs More Attention: S Senjou no Tena

Ahahahaha! I'd love to see a manga version of that!

you have probably already read Kimi wa Petto, there is also

Angel Shop

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Angel Beats--best anime of the 2010 spring season

Not sure if it counts or not but have you tried Beauty Pop

Kiss, Zekkou, Kiss and its sequel Kiss, Zekkou, Kiss Bokura no Baai
Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
Nononono - except this isn't really romance-driven, though it appears to have a large role (and aside from being more talented at ski-jumping, she also got #1 on the entrance exam, which means she's smarter than all those guys XD).
Sakuranbo Syndrome
Ruby Doll - kinda of, but the romance doesn't seem to play a big part so far
Takkoku!!! - definitely not smarter, but she's #1 ping-pong champ and can't lower her playing level to let the guy win XD

And of course, the one everyone already knows about: Saruyama

Aishiteruze Baby

Yeah, so it's more about the baby than the romance.

Ouran High School Host Club has a intelligent female lead.

Special A or Kaichou wa maid-sama. S.A. is about both guy and girl are smart and very accomplished. <3
kaichou wa maid-sama is also nearly the same but the girl works as a maid in the maid latte.

Hanada? Only three chapters have been scanlated so far, but its really adorable :3

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looking for this yaoi title; any help is appreciated!

Nana to Kaoru there's a romance there somewhere??
Henkoi!


Last edited by mu2020 at 7:06 pm, Jun 19 2010

Nodame Cantabille, i think it should fit, one way or another

9 Banme no Musashi - the heroine is definitely cooler, wiser and better than the guy.

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Naoto ♥ Haine