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Good Shounen/Seinen Romance Manga Recommendations

The ESP usage in Kimagure Orange Road isn't all the bad. The main character tries to avoid using it out of fear of being caught and forced to move to another new town. It's not like the powers are used every other page. I didn't think it got in the way of the story all the much.


As for other recommendations, assuming the series you listed are the only ones you've read:

Firstly, I second Video Girl Ai, and while I've only seen the anime, look into Ai Yori Aoshi as well. AYA is a harem, so if you really liked Love Hina and Ichigo 100%, this should be right up your alley. I thought the male lead was a lot more likeable than Keitaro and especially Junpei. The series itself is more like Love Hina, although the female lead is the complete opposite of Naru.

Also, there is Chibi Vampire. Again, I've only seen the anime (Karin) but outside of the gimmick of a vampire who produces too much blood, there's a sweet little romance story to be found.

Neither will make what you've already read look terrible in comparison, but you've read pretty much all the shounen romance mangas that I can think of that are held in high regard. Although I have a feeling I'm forgetting about an obvious series....

Crying Freeman, written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated Ryuichi Ikegami, is a seinen crime drama about a potter turned assassin by a Chinese crime syndicate who falls in love with his would-be target. Great romance and lots of action, I highly recommend it.

Dance till Tomorrow-Quite diffrent than my first recommendation, as it features melodrama and sex-driven humor, but still a good pick. It lacks the depth and sophistication of Naoki Yamamoto's later works, but DTT makes up for it is crude humor and sex. Centering around the tumultuous relationship of Suekichi, a cynical young man on the verge of a nervous-breakdown, and Aya, his perverted and nutty "lover" (for the much of the manga they're not so much in a relationship as they just use each other for sex), this seven-volume manga is in my opinion a forgotten gem among American readers.

Kagemusha wrote:

Dance till Tomorrow-Quite diffrent than my first recommendation, as it features melodrama and sex-driven humor, but still a good pick. It lacks the depth and sophistication of Naoki Yamamoto's later works, but DTT makes up for it is crude humor and sex. Centering around the tumultuous relationship of Suekichi, a cynical young man on the verge of a nervous-breakdown, and Aya, his perverted and nutty "lover" (for the much of the manga they're not so much in a relationship as they just use each other for sex), this seven-volume manga is in my opinion a forgotten gem among American readers.

Reading this makes me glad I ordered this series during the recent TRSI Viz sale. When you say something is good, I usually agree.

I would suggest Mars by Fuyumi Soryo and Shirley Kubo.

yardsale09 wrote:

I would suggest Mars by Fuyumi Soryo and Shirley Kubo.

...I've never seen someone give credit to the translator like that before, except perhaps where Battle Royale is considered, since that translator is closer to a re-write.

Ohikkoshi sounds very interesting but I'm having trouble finding it. The only thing I found on it was a brief news blurb on this site about Dark Horse acquiring it. I checked the Dark Horse site but couldn't find out anything.

Where did you read Ohikkoshi Kagemusha?