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A collection of my favorite romance manga, as drama-free as possible :]

Seinen manga that can be enjoyed by underage (-18) readers.
Most of them are Comedy/Sports/SOL based.

I have a stack with the opposite: Shounen with lots of gore:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5469
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!!! Waga Na wa Umishi Chapter 131 contains some uncensored nudity (I was totally caught off-guard) so you can read up to 130 without any problem, or skip 131 and go straight to 132 because you won't miss out on anything important.
Also, Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike shows some of those scenes (Ch 8 + cover of Ch 10).
Dr. Kumahige has an unnecessary boob exposed moment in Ch 18.
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Same Girl and Dounyatsu are Seinen manga that look very "Shounen"-ish.
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=> Stack (2/2): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30231

No magic, no impossible feats, no fantasy or isekai, only gritty or light-hearted realism.
There might be a little bit of plot armor but nothing that is drastically outside the boundaries from what normally happens in life.

If they've got a setting in the past, reality will obviously differ from nowadays', often in the sense of lack of order, violence and/or other moral standards.

The two most frequent subgroups here are:
1) People performing their jobs or passions, be it as doctor, firefighter, someone of the rescue force, a musician, sports player or something else.
2) People who suffer under violence and unlucky circumstances, trying to hold on to life when it tries so hard to tear them down.

(I'm not that far into BG and BP yet so if those change later on, I'd remove them)


!! About 4-punkan no Marigold: This manga has a MC that can see the last moments of a person's life. He cannot change anything about it though, no matter how much he tries. This means it is as if everything goes on normally with the exception that the MC knows what will happen. Added this because the story feels tangibly real, with lots of sorrow, powerlessness and loss.
So yes strictly it shouldn't be in here but this is an exception that is justifiable imo.

Rules are the same: there is no anime adaptation, manga must be good plus it should be pretty underrated.

Vol I: stacks/4593
My favourite one-shots: stacks/5034

romance manga with a polar opposite couple
(Serious/Stoic/Calm/Cool/Introvert guy x Cheerful/Talkative/Cutesy/Gal/Gyaru girl)

These are unique or extremely good manga in their own aspect! All these manga and manhwa are or were listed in the club relations, and I personally have made a 150-400 word defense (the first one being an exception) for each of them, you can find the thread in the club discussions, or you can go straight there with this URL:
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2017676

These are listed in order of the thread, with the first one (Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san) being written the first, its defense written May 21st of 2022.

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Manga removed from the club this far:
The Fable
The Boxer

here we have some recommendations for manga they can be wholesome or not, funny or not, but they are a gem!

[daily updates!]
this stack is ideal for - both - veterans and beginners alike, providing classy romantic comedy manga tropes/plots for the former and a way to skip to the next level for the latter.

stack for beginners:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/16919

Slice-of-life backed up with pleasing art and decent plot.

[English]
*Finished list*
List with my bets, of the manga releases in 2022.

Proposal and list criteria:
-Disclose mangas that debut in 2022, with the goal of helping readers who like to read relatively recent stuff to find works of different types.
-The criteria I use is the quality, and I judge that based on how well a series has done working on what it has proposed according to the demographic, genre and theme it fits into.
-The list will be in modifications until April 2023, representing the final bets of the mangas that debuted in 2022.
-The list will be in a betting format, because I think it becomes untenable to update this kind of list, for more than 1 year, using quality criteria.
-I set this date because it allowed me to evaluate a more relevant amount of chapters for manga that debuted in October/November/December.
-Even so, the number of chapters used as criteria can vary. It could range from just the first chapter to the potential 50-60 that come out in a year.
-In the case of any series being on the final list, and being judged with only 3 chapters, I will leave a small comment in the manga, to inform of that situation, signaling that the series may have a greater variation in quality over the next few chapters. I can also leave a small comment signaling why I think it is fair that the series has appeared.
-After 2 years the list will become a non-list, because it will have lost its purpose, of giving the discovery of recent manga, avoiding this way more unnecessary spam

Series watched to date (with some manhwa included):350

Mangas that are not in MAL:
-Leviathan - KUROI Shiro

[Português]
*Lista finalizada*
Lista com as minhas apostas, das estreias de mangas em 2022.

Proposta e critérios da lista:
-Divulgar mangas que estrearam em 2022, com o objetivo de ajudar leitores que gostam de ler coisas relativamente recentes a encontrar obras dos mais diversos tipos.
-Tenho como critério a qualidade, e julgo isso com base no quão bem uma serie se saiu a trabalhar naquilo que a que propôs segundo a demografia, género e temática em que se encaixa.
-A lista vai estar em modificações até Abril de 2023, representando as apostas finais dos mangas que estrearam em 2022.
-A lista será num formato de apostas, pois acho que fica insustentável atualizar este tipo de lista, de novidades, por mais de 1 ano, usando critérios de qualidade.
-Deixo fixada essa data pois permiti-me avaliar uma quantidade mais relevante de capítulos para mangas que estraram em Outubro/Novembro/Dezembro.
-Ainda assim a quantidade de capítulos utilizados como critério podem variar. Podendo variar, de só o primeiro capítulo, até aos potenciais 50-60 que saem num ano.
-No caso de alguma serie estar na lista final, e ter sido julgada com apena 3 capítulos, deixarei um pequeno comentário no manga, para informar de tal situação, sinalizando que a serie pode ter uma maior variação na qualidade aos longos dos próximos capítulos. Também posso deixar um comentário pequeno comentário a sinalizar o porque achar justo a serie ter aparecido.
-Passados 2 anos a lista irá ficar como não listada, pois nessa altura já terá perdido o seu propósito, de dar a descobrir mangas recentes, evitando assim também spam desnecessário.

Series vistas até ao momento (com alguns manhwa incluidos):350

Mangas que não estão no MAL:
-Leviathan - KUROI Shiro

To have an easier view on the manga relations of the club, here's the fifth stack of manga, from T to Z.

The four other stacks are:
1-E: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/344
F-Ko: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/349
Ku-N: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/357
O-S: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11584

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Mangas that sumarize the year of 2022.

Mangá² podcast recommendations (#268-#324)

Romance between a guy and a gal with an age gap, with no drama, angst, misunderstandings, lack of communication, etc. (as much as possible) Mostly slice-of-life, comedy and often gourmet.

The following series all showcase a relationship between two leads who are in a different age group/have an age gap.
[Both leads in these series are adults. Additionally, fantasy age gap series are also included]

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[Not on MAL]

-Office Witch Falls in Love
-Nee Isshiki-kun, Watashi no Koto Suki deshou?

Sometimes romantic, sometimes just warm.

Slice of Life stories starring adult male protagonists

This list has good representations of women. (And we need more!)

Bonus: There's a healthy relationship when romance happens.

It is not registered in MAL, but I strongly recommend Another Typical Fantasy Romance.

manga with inclusive portrayal of love that seems realistic and won't make you cringe
(including BL, GL, rated mature)

please check out part 1:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25472
part 3:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55310