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Jun 20, 2015 1:57 PM
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This has probably been asked before but I've done some searching and the latest posts for topics like these were pretty old and similar.

Title suggests what I'm looking for but to be more specific, a female lead who is usually calm, collected, and calculated. Develops throughout the plot of the story by growing new feelings and begins to open up more. No Yaoi or Yuri or NTR related. Main focus should be romance between two main characters.

Some characters that fit the bill or that I genuinely liked are:
Hitagi Senjougahara from Bakemonogatari
Saeko Busujima from HOTD
Kazusa Touma from White Album 2
Yukino Yukinoshita from SNAFU
Mazusu from Oreshura
Makise Kurisu from Steins Gate

You get the picture. Personally I would like recommendations where the characters don't like as if they were children. Most of theses types of anime's are placed in a high school setting but some animes star their characters as if they were 10-13 years old. I don't have anything against these types of anime's but I prefer ones with older, more mature looking characters.

Lastly, I have seen quite a bit of anime and I sadly did not create a list while I was watching them, so I think I just have to go through your posts and say which ones I haven't watched... Thanks in advance.
Jun 20, 2015 2:31 PM
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garden of sinners has 7 hour long movies
Jun 20, 2015 2:46 PM
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+1 Kara No Kyoukai
Mirai Nikki
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Ookami to Koushinryou
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
Elfen Lied
Jun 20, 2015 2:55 PM
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+1 KnK movies
All credit goes to Sacred.
Jun 20, 2015 3:10 PM
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akame ga kill
nana
Jun 20, 2015 5:20 PM
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+1 Mirai Nikki
Jun 20, 2015 5:42 PM
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Both of these they soften up a bit but romance is slooow or even hardly there at all: "Is she or isn't she?":

Witch Craft Works
Okami-San and Her Seven Companions
Avatar: Anzu Kadotani from Girls und Panzer.

Jun 20, 2015 5:54 PM
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Check out, Seirei no Moribito http://myanimelist.net/anime/1827/Seirei_no_Moribito

Love the two main characters they aren't related but there's a very realistic motherly relationship and its quite heart warming id say also a fluid art style which makes action scenes much more intriguing and some romance throughout. Really good watch.
Jun 21, 2015 12:29 AM
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To those above I've already seen the following:

Mirai nikki
Shigatsu wa kimi no uso
Elfin lied
Nana
Akame ga kill
Spice and wolf
Ookami and her seven companions: forgot about this one! Really enjoyed it

I'll be checking out the other ones, thx guys/girls.
In the meantime, I appreciate any more recommendations in advance!
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Jun 21, 2015 2:01 AM

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The best characters I can find to match your desires are:
> Kawai Ritsu from Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou. She's quiet, loves books, and isn't afraid to stand up for herself. When the main character, Usa, moves into the same boarding how, his preexisting crush on her works in mysterious ways as they grow together slowly and maturely.
> Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. She used to be sensitive and overemotional, but sacrificed expressing her feelings for control of them. She is very much cool and calm. Her partner through all this is set by a chance encounter with Yokodera Youto, an ethical pervert who hates his pervertedness.
> Shiina Mashiro from Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (one of my favorite animes ever). She's extremely cool, calm, and thinks whatever she does think through with great detail. The catch is she's basically high-functioning autism and she develops feelings over the series, kinda. When main character Kanda Sorata becomes her new caretaker, she begins to change.
> Tachibana Mei from Sukitte Ii na yo. She's reserved, takes care of animals, is pretty calm and thinks a lot. Things go in flux when the most attractive boy in her school comes to her rescue from a stalker, kissing her to get the stalker to leave.
> Ayuzawa Misaki from Kaichou wa Maid-sama! She's the revered student council president. Always smart, decently calm, and leading things like a mature leader. She just happens to work in a maid cafe the next town over. When an extremely popular and playful Usui discovers this, he keeps her secret, but constantly teases her. Will they or won't they?
> Mikazuki, Yozora of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (aka Haganai) is generally this but also can get feisty if need-be.
gwennie-chanJun 21, 2015 2:06 AM
"When I grow up I want to be a housewife!" - Misaki Kamiigusa (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo)
"I hope one day, you'll be reunited with the person you cherish." - Isla (Plastic Memories)
Jun 21, 2015 8:33 AM

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Nana
Jun 21, 2015 8:42 AM
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Jun 21, 2015 3:35 PM
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Sorry to say this gwennie-chan, but I've already seen all those you reccomended. D:

I should really getting around to making a list -.-

Also already watched/read freezing and replied to nana above
Jun 21, 2015 3:37 PM

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Akatsuki no Yona

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Jun 21, 2015 7:51 PM

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+1 freezing
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Jun 21, 2015 11:25 PM
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Damn all the responses are really convincing me to make a list....

Sorry guys, already watched Yona of the dawn, and freezing ( said in previous post ). Any more reccomendations?
Jun 22, 2015 12:02 AM

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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Amagi Brilliant Park
Mayo Chiki!
Seitokai no Ichizon
Spice and Wolf +1
Jun 22, 2015 2:57 PM
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again...

@Domman, already watched all those except seitokai no Ichizon which looks pretty good. Thanks for the reccomendation!
Jun 22, 2015 5:30 PM

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Maid sama
Jun 22, 2015 8:19 PM

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Search no further then Nana.
Jun 22, 2015 8:38 PM

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cross ange
witch craft work
Jun 22, 2015 8:40 PM
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spice and wolf
Jun 22, 2015 11:10 PM
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uhmmm... Not sure if you guys are reading the posts but I've already replied to all of your reccomendation so if you guys didnt read them here's what I"m saying:

Already watched:

NaNa
Spice and Wolf
Witch Craft Works
Maid Sama
Jun 23, 2015 12:51 AM

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Madan no Ou to Vanadis
Jun 23, 2015 7:07 AM
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Where is Kaichou wa Maid-Sama!?

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