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I recently finished Saiyuki and thought it was great. It was seeing the animes (there are a few of them) out of boredom... turning to super interest ...that had me try out reading it. No romance. It is based on the tale A Journey to the West, so heavy on action. And, some surprisingly depressing as hell backstory lines.
If you are interested in the anime, at least one of the Saiyuki series should be streaming on Netflix or Hulu still. The manga is available easily online too!