1.) Fuckboy ML x MC who doesn't care (ex. Love Works in Mysterious Ways, The Flower of Aloshya)
2.) Fuckboy ML x Seemingly Innocent but actually has Strong Self-Respect MC (ex. Drunk In Love, The Substitute Relationship*)
3.) Strong, Smart, Capable, Independent MC x Obsessive, Possessive, Needy, Clingy ML (ex. Roses & Champagne, Low Tide in Twili...... reply
I do believe in manga the stories tend to be more poetic and nuanced, but I'd have to say I'm not a big fan of what the Japanese tend to celebrate in romance. After about 15 years of reading I noticed they as a culture have this odd way of writing toxic relationships and abuse (even the subtle ones where the love interest is simply selfish/only car...... 1 reply
Mine is Into the Horizon and Nerd Project because to me they're the only ones with actually stable plots. The rest are a mess. The Flower of Alyosha's plot is interesting too but I already read the novel.