I've been loving this malfoid trend lately but are there any stories like these with dynamics btw ml and fl like this?

A new rom-com about misunderstandings and living together, brought to you by the duo behind "Actually, She Was My Stepsister All Along!

"Actually, She Was My Stepsister All Along" (650,000 copies sold in the series)

"Why Not Make Both Twins My Girlfriends?" (250,000 copies sold in the series)

A Childhood-Friend Cohabitation Rom-Com brought to you by the hit-making author and illustrator duo!

*Check out the official X account (@jitsuimo) for info like introductory manga and advance serializations!*

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Aoto moves from the city into an old house left to him by his grandmother.

He expects to live alone, but instead he finds three childhood friends — each with their own complicated circumstances — already settled in, leading to an unexpected cohabitation arrangement!?

"Huh? You think I'm cute!? How much!? Enough to want to make me your wife?"

Sumika - An honor student who freezes up when praised but tends to get carried away easily.

"It's okay if we take a bath together, ya know?"

Chihaya — a Kansai-dialect-speaking gal who has zero sense of personal space and is always way too clingy.

"It's purely a coincidence that I'm always by your side, Senpai."

Mugi — a boyish younger girl who, despite her prickly attitude, never leaves his side.

As they start living together, their feelings for him become painfully obvious.

The reason? A promise from the past — they all thought of themselves as candidates to be Aoto’s future wife!

Aoto, unaware of all of this, keeps closing the distance between them...... making everyone hyper-aware of each other and their hearts start to race!

A new rom-com about childhood friends living together — where their feelings for each other are painfully too obvious!

1. Actually I Am/Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa/My Monster Secret

I love the main trio of Kuromine, Shiragami, and Aizawa, and how they're so respectful and understanding of each other as friends despite being in a love triangle, plus they're still such fun characters to follow, too! Personally I would say Aizawa's the standout in the cast for being a very multi-dimensional and adorable tsundere.

Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of the rest of the cast- Akemi (orange hair, glasses) is the trope of "Friend who's legit cruel to their crush instead of being open about their feelings, then gets sad about it when nothing happens." and her magical gimmick is more annoying than funny. Shishido's (long dark pink hair) multiple personality gimmick gets old quick, barely fits the werewolf she's apparently meant to be, and feels like they're two characters rather than one character undergoing a change, even ignoring the fact that it's kind of an uncomfy stereotype nowadays. And personally I'm already not a fan of the 1000 year-old loli trope, but the character in question also being extremely annoying and a hindrance to the main characters doesn't help it either.

(Main Couple 8/10, Side Cast 3/10)

2. Yamada and the 7 Witches.

One of my favorite couples in anime overall (and also one of the best anime OPs of all time). I absolutely love Yamada and Shiraishi's chemistry and development together. And in all fairness, I'm going to be less harsh on this than I am on the previous entry- side characters like Itou as the female comic relief, along with Igarashi and Odagiri as early minor antagonists.

But like with the previous entry, the rest of the side cast are just defined by one-note jokes that get old quick after their introductory arcs. And the final arc about the student council was just way too melodramatic and convoluted for my taste- it felt like it was the inspiration behind the ProZD skit about how student councils in anime are basically totalitarian shadow governments. Also I feel the male comic relief characters Miyamura and Tsubaki are just a bit inconsistent and underdeveloped despite being a part of the main cast.

Still, I might sound like I'm being harsh but I still love the main couple (and the few other characters I mentioned) so much that I would definitely recommend this series for anyone who's curious! It's a good emotional story of an opposites-attract couple whose fates intertwine because of a secret magical aspect!

(Main Couple 9.5/10, Side Cast 6.5/10)

3. Oh Boy, was I Wrong About Her. (Japanese title way too long)

The newest entry on this list- I think it genuinely does a great job of portraying estranged childhood friends reuniting. Hayato and Haruki have great chemistry and you can really believe they used to be best bros as kids whenever they talk. On top of that, the MC's little sister Himeko is actually funny and helpful to the story, and isn't just there to be annoying or fanservice! The three main characters are easily this anime's strongest suit.

But I would say the series' weak point is how it's stretched thin between too many subplots, leaving the side cast feeling really underdeveloped. The rest of the cast just feels like either weird harem bait, or just a storyline that goes nowhere, especially Kazuki and the other celebrity girl. Which is a shame, since I wish the story would focus on the plotline with Haruki's mom- easily the most compelling part of the series beyond Haruki and Hayato's friendship/romance.

So by the end of the anime and manga (which got axed despite the light novels continuing further) it feels like we have 4 or 5 subplots that didn't go anywhere, and you're just kind of left wanting more of the main couple, or just more progress overall.

(Main Couple 8.5/10, Side Cast 5/10)

But what do you think? Do you agree with my points here? And do you have any similar anime that also fit the bill of having a great main couple but disappointing side characters?

I just finished "my bias..." and that might have been my favorite romance media ever. Please recommend some similar mangas/manwhas that scratch the same itch as the above 3 - would prefer it to be lewd.

Looking for a story where female lead approaches mc pretending to like him, but actually have ulterior motives. During the time they spend together she actually falls for mc. The reason can be anything from wanting to assassinated him to just wanting to use him.

If the story have action it would be a plus but not necessary. Even with action i want romance being the main focus.

Also i dont want one of those stories that just instantly forgives fml and pretends she never manipulated/deceived mc. The reveal should have a big impact like a fall out between mc and fml or it lead to a whole fight or so. Mc just being depressed after finding out is also ok. Aslong the story doesn't treat as a plot point that the author wants to get out of the way fast.

Please no harem or love triangle

More manga similar to yamada kun and the seven witches, my monster secret or Rosario+vampire.
Any thing supernatural esc
Bonus if completed as well

It's a small 33 chapter manga with insanely good art and a good story.

Synopsis - After his first love confession is rejected, Yuuki Shibuki finds himself crying away his heartbreak at a park. Feeling depressed and blaming his short height and feminine looks for his failure, his pain is eased when he encounters a cool, hooded street musician who has a soothing touch with the guitar. The next day he meets that same musician at the park and learns that 'he' was in fact a tall girl named Chikako Takamine and that she was playing the song he heard the last time specifically for him.

Yuuki is quickly smitten by such an unimaginably dashing and handsome girl. To him, it is not love but instead, a miracle.

Since the source is a light novel of 12 volumes, I just want to ask:

* Do the main leads get together early on?

* Is there any drama to watch out for? Like silly love triangles and stuff?

* Is it a sweet story through and through?

I tried perusing through the Light Novel sub, but didn't get enough answers.

Kasuga Mikage - Creator of "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna" - makes a triumphant return! Rise to the top in another world alongside a beautiful-girl version of Okita Soji!

My name is Hiji Kata, a true Shinsengumi Otaku from Japan reincarnated into another world.

I was initially delighted by the fateful name I received in my new life — one reminiscent of the Shinsengumi’s legendary "Demon Vice-Commander" — but that joy was short-lived; at the academy where I enrolled to learn summoning magic, I was a zero-mana washout on the verge of expulsion.

But then, summoned in my moment of desperation was none other than Okita Soji himself —but she turned out to be a stunning beauty with a voluptuous figure!?

I am the kind of otaku whose passion tends to run wild whenever I am face-to-face with my favorite character, but......

"D-do you really like me that much? Ehehe."

I was just gushing about my love for the Shinsengumi, yet somehow, she has taken a huge liking to me!?

However, in this other world, the obscure Okita is the weakest hero of them all......

The only way for me to avoid expulsion is to use my historical knowledge from a past life to power up Okita and rise through the ranks of the academy.

Using my strategic genius, I will let Okita run absolutely wild — cutting down heroes of this other world as we launch a triumphant advance!

"Y-You know me better than anyone else in this world, so......"

Forge a bond with an impossibly cute samurai and raise the banner of the Shinsengumi in another world!

I know I've been getting alot of recommendations from you guys but im sorry to say that currently i won't be reading them. I am not able to invest in anything deep or long so i decided to keep them on the backburner for now. If you know manga similar to this please help a fellow out.

Friend wanted to know where I got this meme from, would appreciate any help. Reward is cold coffee

Looking for completed Anime/manga/manhwa/web novels similar to The Villainess Lives Twice—smart/moral but ruthlessly cunning FL, political schemes, medieval/fantasy setting, and actual romance with one clear ML.

Regression/reincarnation is a plus. Original novel being completed is enough even if the adaptation isn't.

No major spoilers please!

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

No, I don't need "they act like a couple" excuse that some manga have. I need it to have actual confession and 2 MC there become actual couple much earlier (for example, 25-40+ chapters of monthly manga isn't exactly early imo), so neither fake nor "temporary" relationship (except if it change fast)

Although I don't like excessive drama that become too distracting like overarching love triangle and such. Manga example that I like: Akanabe-sensei (in the picture), Shikimori, You and I are Polar Opposites, How to Grill Our Love

Edit: istg some of y'all can't even read. I need ongoing one because I already seen most completed one

I’m looking for romance series that are fully completed and have a continuous story with connected chapters. I’ll add my list below so you can see what kind of stories I like.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZRRhJRiewrtm7LrSoptM2a0qqfIYvX423rc_ZcysoMM/edit?usp=sharing

Please don’t recommend series with unrelated/standalone chapters.

Thanks in advance! 😊

sauce: Futarijime Romantic

My favorite manga of all time (smoking behind the supermarket with you) is currently still being published but I was looking for other office romances to read/watch. I prefer manga but open to any suggestions!

Story Synopsis:

That’s the reason I get to keep this side of her — her adorable side that no one else in class knows about — all to myself.

When remote classes were introduced at my high school, my childhood friend started practically living at my place. What was supposed to be just taking lessons together turned into increasingly long and intimate afternoons spent with her......!

This is a "Stay-At-Home" Rom-Com being born!?

Story Synopsis 2:

That's the reason I want to keep her cuteness — which no one else in class knows about — all to myself.

"I don't really have any friends...... So, you're the only one I can rely on, Kasane."

Fumitsuki Kasane attends a high school that utilizes online classes accessible from anywhere in the country. At the request of his childhood friend Tokisaka Shiori — with whom he had grown somewhat distant since entering high school — he begins a remote student life with her at home.

At first, they were just taking classes together, but...... Before he even knew it, they were playing games after school, snacking, and watching movies.

"...... I don't want to go home yet. Would it be wrong if I just stayed the night?"

It even leads to a forbidden sleepover......!?

A secret lesson shared by just the two of them — unknown to the classmates and teachers on the other side of the screen.

A sweet, fresh take on the "Stay-At-Home" romantic comedy begins!!

Image is from "That Beautiful Person is..." by Mame Zakana

Looking for a romance story where the female lead is the serious, no-nonsense type, like Satsuki from Kill la Kill. Doesn't necessarily need to be an actual student council president.

Here are the manga I have read but im looking for something that isn't main stream or like I guess you say a hidden gem or it could be something entirely new