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Collection of finished and unadapted Romance manga.

All of these stories center around a main character with depression.

It is revealed or majorly hinted that they have depression within the first few chapters.

Important note: Not all of these focus specifically on depression, but it is almost always a major component of the main character's development.

12/4/22: Added more

Manga about protagonists that's lives changed for the better due to a change in how they see the world, themselves and those around them, though there are some that must go through hardships before they are able to change.

The change in these protagonists aren't instant and some of the included protagonists take a long time to change or just have a more natural gradual change that is more apparent once you have gotten further into the story.

You are reading a slow burn romance, and you start rooting for the second lead despite the odds being against them. Deep down, you know that 80% of the time the MC is gonna end up with the main lead. But you can't stop hoping since they feel more realistically flawed and human. In some cases, the second lead even ends up with the protagonist, and that's the closest feeling to winning the lottery.

If you are a masochist like me who loves rooting for second leads because of their less Mary-Sue, idealized traits, then this list is for you!

Some of these works have the second lead succeed in love, so stay tuned

Mangas that gave me Second Male Syndrome and certain mangas where the second male lead actually wins yahoooo >///<

shoujos that I couldn't stop reading after I started (doesn't always mean that they are unproblematic because well we're talking about shoujo and josei here, there's always at least something minor that can bother you BUT I promise these aren't the worst ever)

These are the best rated "manga" on MAL by chapter count, starting with 1 chapter, then 2 chapters, then 3, and so on, all the way up to 50 chapters. "Manga" is in quotations because it actually includes anything - manga, manhwa, manhua, novels, light novels, one-shots, etc.

If people are interested, I'll make a part 2 showcasing the best manga with 1-50 volumes or best manga with chapters 51-100, or the best for each type, e.g., best manga, best manhwa, etc.

Same rules like the last three.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24969
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25373
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31761

Part 1:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35258

♱ manga/manhwa that aren't necessarily about fashion but that have fashionable characters (all kinds of styles, mainly alternative ones)