i recommend nakahara aya! she wrote lovely complex, Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai, and nanaco robin
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Last Game
Skip Beat
Oresama Teacher
Special A
Dengeki Daisy
Akatsuki no Yona
Beauty Pop
Horimiya
Vampire Knight
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
-Kaichou wa Maid-sama. **Really worth watching AND reading. A LOT of Strong people. Main female character has a really cute side. 10/10.
-Special A. **Shares a similar plot with Kaichou wa Maid-sama but they're not on the same level. I prefer Maid-sama more.
>>The female character is strong and smart but she can be a big dork sometimes. 8/10.
-Last game. **A strong and honest as well as innocent girl who has a cute side. Worth reading despite the long chapters and slow progression. 10/10.
-Toradora. **A strong girl who also has a cute and dorky side. Worth watching and reading. 9/10.
-Say I Love You. **I personally think this is a good match though the girl isn't really considered strong. She has a really plain face which makes the outside cold but the inside really soft and sweet. Kind of worth it. 7/10.
-Spirited Away. **Girl is very brave and smart, that's exactly why I think she's strong. Focused on a lot of things and romance is one. This is a movie by the way, I have checked and there isn't any manga related. 10/10.
-Snow White with the Red Hair. **I didn't really catch up on season two and the manga, but season one was perfection. Girl is brave, smart, and strong-willed. Very well done. 9/10.
-Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii. **I'm pretty sure the manga is still ongoing and I haven't been reading. There's also an anime for this, worth watching. The girl is strong and somewhat smart. She's a very nice and clever girl. 9/10.
-Skipbeat. **Girl was an obedient dog to her childhood friend. She overheard him talk about her bad points to another woman. She changes her appearance and somewhat becomes wise and strong. She's a very likable character. Manga is on-going with over 200 chapters and anime is worth watching. I recommend this A LOT. 10/10.
-Shakugan no Shana. **Watched this 2 years ago so I don't remember much, but girl is really strong. I don't know if there is a manga to it, but there are.. I think 3-4 seasons? And it's really worth watching since action appears in it too. 8/10.
-Blood C / Blood +. **Watched a year ago but I remember a lot about it. Girl is really strong but kinda... eh... dumb. It's really good as horror is tagged along. Pretty sure there is a manga attached to the anime. 8/10.
-Akatsuki no Yona. **Didn't watch the whole series, but girl is strong and progresses little by little. Worth watching and reading. 8/10.
-Aoharu x Kikanjuu. **Girl is strong and smart. She has a cute side. Action is tagged along so it's really good. 9/10.
-My Little Monster. **Girl is strong somewhat and smart. She also has a cute side and this is really worth watching and reading(?). Not sure if it has a manga, but 8/10.
This is all I have in my list, sadly. Most of these are romance and I can tell you which one if you'd like.
>>There are some people in most of these recommends that you want to strangle, so take it slow and easy.
Can anybody recommend me some soujo. I want it to be a strong girl, not where I want to strangle her every 10 seconds because she misunderstands things all the time. I'm going to take a break from yaoi because I feel like I've read everything. (I know I haven't just feels that way) thank you in advance!