http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/lee_doona/ - Honestly all females in this are strong & likeable in their own way
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/raise_wa_tanin_ga_ii/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/american_ghost_jack/
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_man_who_cleans_up_makeup/?H77p
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/moonrise_during_the_day/ (reincarnation with the love interest trying to kill the protag since in their past lives she killed him even though they were deeply in love, now she's learning more about her past self and her actions. Love interest is a bit of a yandere in both past life and current life. One of my favorite series.)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/library_wars_love_war/ (great plot and romance with a tall female protag and short male love interest)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/light_shadow/ (female can take anyone down with her sword and got a great love interest)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/empress_of_another_world/ (badass woman with great romance)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/american_ghost_jack/
(horror, ghosts, romance and trauma all wrapped together in a fun package)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/i_m_a_villainous_daughter_so_i_m_going_to_keep_the_last_boss/ (fun isekai with a cute romance)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/w_juliet/ (crossdressing couple)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/niehime_to_kemono_no_ou/ (beauty and beast but, with a loveable protag fighting against all the odds)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kanojo_ni_naritai_kimi_to_boku/ (don't know who is ending up with who, but includes trans character and characters struggling with sexuality)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/no_you_na/ (a good series of an author helping take of her boyfriend's cousins alongside him)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/this_girl_is_a_little_wild/ (they are super cute together and both are badasses)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_little_red_riding_hood/ (include hints of romance but, mainly a fun comedy with a loveable female protag)
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_cradle_of_the_sea/ (includes a hint of romance but, mainly focuses on our badass female lead)
Here's a few of my favorite badass, realistic female characters!
Well I’m actually 34 (35 in a mth), but I saw in your home page that we read/like similar stuff, so I’ll check out your suggestions.
Ugh - it really tells you how much time i have (disabled) when I only started reading Manga for the first time around the end of last year, yet am reading 440 ongoing or dropped & have read 890 completed. Im not even a huge fan of One Shots (´༎ٹ༎`)
Lucky I’ve got Autism, or I might care more about my lack of a life.
Recently when asked why I read Yaoi, I said its mostly because I haven't come across many heterosexual romances where I've liked how the female was written/represented in the Manga thats aimed at adults (i like reading serious, psychological, Trauma & Drama). Admittedly this can happen in Yaoi with the Uke as well, but it happens a lot less (or maybe Im subconsciously sexist & okay with seeing a man in a position that Im not okay seeing a woman in — man I hope thats not the case).
Does anyone know any heterosexual romances that show women as realistic humans & not so boring & 2D. Meaning those that don't show the female:
—Being soft & frail & needing protection
—Unable to provide the same level of comedy as the men
—Being led, sexually, by a man (eg.Unable to control self/voice, while man can control).
—Having unrealistically huge boobs, hips & butts, with overly tight clothes.
—Without flaws or realistic problems
Theres gotta be at least a couple out there.