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teresaborrego



Joined: 20 Mar 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:17 pm Reply with quote
anyone know any good romance mangas, i've read a few after i read red river but they are all very immature the couple hardly even kiss in the whole story. anyone know any good mature romance mangas?
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HitokiriShadow



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:40 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, because they rarely kiss, its obviously immature. Rolling Eyes How exactly do you define a "good romance"? That will help us recommend something you will like.
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Master_M2K



Joined: 17 Mar 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:00 pm Reply with quote
If you haven't already read it, then Ichigo 100% is definitely one you should read. One thing I can definitely say is that it isn't immature Anime smile
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HellKorn



Joined: 03 Oct 2006
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Location: Columbus, OH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:52 pm Reply with quote
Master_M2K wrote:
If you haven't already read it, then Ichigo 100% is definitely one you should read. One thing I can definitely say is that it isn't immature Anime smile


So an absolutely ridiculous amount of fan service in a melodramatic high school setting intended for young teenage males isn't immature? News to me.

I think that people are confusing "adult" and "risqué" content with "mature." I don't really care for that since having nudity and violence doesn't make a work of fiction "mature."

And it would be helpful to state what you're tastes are and what you're looking for since this is a recommendation thread, yanno.
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Asako



Joined: 02 Jan 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:05 pm Reply with quote
Hmm... I would suggest Saikano as a good romance manga. A romance manga with the background story of war and destruction. I'm glad someone suggested for me to read it Smile

Voices of a Distant Star is a nice short manga that I think was adapted from the movie? Not sure, but it's another one that's good IMO.
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KyuuA4



Joined: 28 Sep 2006
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Location: America, where anime and manga can be made
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:06 pm Reply with quote
Ah My Goddess. All-around feel good romance series. And yes, there are some lip-lock scenes. Laughing Twisted Evil Hubba Hubba.
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Hazzor



Joined: 15 Nov 2006
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:49 am Reply with quote
kare kano, good story, and excellect charachter development.
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fujiwara



Joined: 20 Dec 2006
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:28 am Reply with quote
Although I'm a little late to the party (fashionably late, I like to think) I highly recommend a manga called Marmalade Boy. It's friggin hilarious. But I'm not a big romance central person. I only read a romance manga about twice every year. I generally prefer the romance on the side in a story. Finally, I also recommend Honey and Clover.
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smoochy



Joined: 30 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:35 pm Reply with quote
Densha Otoko, specifically the Viz release, which in my humble opinion is by far the best. I really enjoyed the Del Rey release, but I felt that the Viz one went more in depth, and explored the characters more.

I second the recommendation of Marmalade Boy, I really enjoyed that one.
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CloverKuroba



Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:19 pm Reply with quote
teresaborrego wrote:
anyone know any good romance mangas, i've read a few after i read red river but they are all very immature the couple hardly even kiss in the whole story. anyone know any good mature romance mangas?

Red River isn't immature...if you read the first volume you would see that. Red River has "steamy situations" but also has a good story and plot.
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kazenoyume



Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:26 am Reply with quote
I actually stopped with Red River because I was uncomfortable with how the romance is handled. I'm not a prude, but the sub/dom vibe bugged me a lot. Yes, I know that it's an Ancient culture. However, spoiler[the way Kail constantly came onto Yuri was unsettling to me. It was even more unsettling that Yuri was supposed to feel bad for rejecting Kail's sexual advances, like what she was doing was bad.] I kept going 'this is the couple I'm supposed to fall in love with? I liked the story, but when this situation is happening twice a volume I start feeling that it becomes inappropriate.

So what do you mean by mature romance? If you mean sexual romance... well I guess that counts as mature content. However, generally some of the best animanga romances don't have makeout content. Honestly, a couple not making out doesn't make them less mature. Rolling Eyes A lot of those choices come down to genre anyway.

My choice for a more mature romance is definitely Maison Ikkoku, but I'm biased towards it. It's an older work, and I'm not sure you'd like it if you're looking for the steamy romance of Red River. It's a story about two grown ups falling in love, and it's a classic.
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Pinkwings



Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:09 am Reply with quote
The Devil Does exist is good. But its starts getting a soap opera feel to it. But I dont mind it. Maybe you wont either. I dunno. And it doesnt have fan service and other useless crap. If by mature you mean sex then you wont find it here.

Its about...I dont feel like typing the whole thing out so copy & paste to the rescue it is:
" Kayano's dad died several years ago. Her mom is dating and tells Kayano she is thinking of marrying a divorced man who has a son, and Kayano is happy for her. It turns out that this man is her school principal, and his son, Takeru, is a major troublemaker who turns Kayano's life upside down."
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Levitz9



Joined: 06 Feb 2007
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Location: Puerto Rico
PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:21 pm Reply with quote
Ai Yori Aoshi comes to mind. It's pretty good, actually, but I can't say from first hand experience.
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dragoness_crysta



Joined: 14 Oct 2006
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Location: Greece
PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:39 am Reply with quote
If you want romantic and funny.. I suggest Tail of the moon by Rikno Ueda...
Also Happy Hustle high...
From Far away....it is a good manga but I don't like the drawings very much. The summary is good though.
Oh and Meru Puri by Matsuri Hino...it is very princely with kingdoms e.t.c.
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Torhu_San



Joined: 02 Jan 2007
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Location: Upstate Ny
PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:52 pm Reply with quote
I suggest MARS. Although it is in the high school setting, I would say it is a "mature" romance manga. Although at the same time, spoiler[there isn't much in the way of kissing and whatnot at first.] It's still one heck of a story.

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