Relationship Progression and No Love Rivals

ohml said:
Orange is kind of a stretch, cus it kinda involves different world lines where MC takes different paths so no rivals per se. Still a good rec.

Highschool DxD is SUPER Harem but it is PRETTY obvious who the MC is going to go for, the harem is basically there for Fanservice. I would understand why u wouldn't give it a shot though so I'll go over more recs.

Spice and wolf, romance isn't the main part. Very SoL and couple have great chemistry.

Durarara and Devilman cry baby maybe?
C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control is a good one too.
Re: erased doesn't have rivals, but you might be disappointed with the twist.

Hamdezio said:
first of all . gotta thank you for ur list . it helped me add stuff to as we watch similar stuff .
it is hard to come up with something that you haven't watched . but I know a couple that I forgot their names but they are botch old (before 2007 I think )

I will tell you as soon as I get the name .
if you have nothing to watch in the mean time . try the fruit of grisaia . it is similar to stuff you rated high in ur list. ( just ignore the very minimal fanservice in the first season) as the second and third season are the real deal

totototows said:
I could only think of these:
Golden Time
Paradise Kiss
Plastic Memories
:P

totototows said:
I could only think of these:
Golden Time

Short_Circut said:

the major plot point is a love triangle wut you on about lool

OT:

Anime:

Hori-san to Miyamura-kun slight LT but this one passes by really fast)
Konbini Kareshii
Major
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji (I think)
Osake wa Fuufu ni Natte kara
Seikaisuru Kado (although it's more towards the end)


Manga: (you'll honestly find more here)

100-mankai no Suki o Ageru
Ao-chan can't study
Do Chokkyuu Kareshi x Kanojo
Fechippuru
Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai
Honey come Honey
I'm in Love with you Forever
I'm Around 30 and Finally in Love
Love on the Job
My Perfect Girlfriend
My Pink is Overflowing
ReRe Hello (can't confirm)
Tonari wa Nani o Kuu Hito zo
You got me, Senpai

mw4nerfmaster said:


Anime:

Horimiya, have read 90 chapters of the manga. Starts out pretty well but devolves to becoming just a slice of life with no direction.

Konbini Kareshii, would prefer just a one on one romance as my post suggests rather than multiple different relationships getting focus but seems interesting enough.

Major, not a fan of really long running shounen titles. The longest series I've watched had 75 episodes and my attention span would likely prefer it stayed that way.

Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji, character summaries on wikipedia seem to suggest there is indeed a love triangle or at the very least a love rival.

Osake wa Fuufu ni Natte kara, seems like it could be good but not exactly what I'm after. Looking more for a developing relationship rather than a developed one.

Seikaisuru Kado, romance focus?


Manga:

100-mankai no Suki o Ager, almost no information on this might read a chapter or two as a trial but really not fond of shoujo/josei as they love including love rivals as much as possible to screw with everything.

Ao-chan can't study, was under the impression this was closer to a slice of life but if it has proper relationship progression then I'll give it a go.

Do Chokkyuu Kareshi x Kanojo & Fechippuru, thanks for reminding me that I have indeed already read these. If I'm not mistaken the first had a small love rival but because of the nature of the characters it was a non issue.

Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai, again sceptical that this won't turn into a love rival drama given that it is shoujo and it's not completed.

Honey come Honey, tagged with 'love rival/s' on mangaupdates.

I'm in Love with you Forever, similar concern to Osake wa Fuufu ni Natte kara,

I'm Around 30 and Finally in Love, again thanks for reminding me of something else I'm already up to date with.

Love on the Job, mangaupdates tagged with 'cheating/infidelity'?

My Perfect Girlfriend, on my list already not bad bit the girl can be a bit of a cunt.

My Pink is Overflowing, same concern as Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai.

ReRe Hello, same concern as Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai.

Tonari wa Nani o Kuu Hito zo, seems interesting feel like I've looked into it before though. Will have to double check.

You got me, Senpai, tagged 'love triangle/s' on mangaupdates.

Kurubala said:
I think Bakuman should be what you are looking for.

Bokura wa Minna Kawai-sou should also be fitting though the anime only has one season so this might be a contender when it comes to reading the manga. Since I've only seen the anime I don't know if a rival is involved later in the story.

Fune wo Amu is the last I'd recommend.

I recommend all 3 wholeheartedly but Bakuman is the one I think is probably the best fit.

Short_Circut said:

KADO: not really, but it surprisingly has more romance than it initially leads on

100-mankai no Suki o Ageru - Come to think of it I think there were some jealousy in the 1st chapter but it got resolved pretty fast. Considering you don't even want developed relationships at the start, then ignore that one

Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai - Will it turn? Maybe. Has it turned? Not as far as I can recall

Honey come Honey - idk what kind of love rivals they're talking about afaik, unless they're referring to further past the translations

Love on the Job - again, mangaupdates makes no sense. If you remember 'You are Dirty, my Queen' the "cheating" is the same thing as that (although progresses to a lesser stage), even has the same conclusion like it did in that

My Perfect Girlfriend - that's true

My Pink is Overflowing - This one I highly doubt will include a love triangle in it given the nature of the characters, but one can never know

ReRe Hello - I was skeptical putting this one in cause I feel like there was a love triangle situation, but it was pretty maturely handled so it didn't really drag on or anything

Tonari wa Nani o Kuu Hito zo - This is probably the best recommendation I can make for this. Especially the sequel almost every chapter they kiss and have sex in the extra chapters

You got me, Senpai - Again i don't even know where mangaupdates got that idea. Even if there was, it'd be so insignificant to actually care about it (similar case to Horimiya then). This honestly has one of the perfect fits for your requirement, 'Just looking for some good one on one romance where relationship progression is shown (confession -> dating -> other milestones) and doesn’t cut off when they get together.'



Honestly speaking though, I think you're better off looking for ones that can have love triangles, but dealt with maturely (i.e., not dragging on misunderstandings for a bajillion chapters), for instance, Risouteki Boyfriend. Most stories with absolutely 0 love triangles in them you won't really find much development to them lol

mw4nerfmaster said:


Love on the Job, 3 chapters in and there’s already someone forcing themselves onto the MC. Yeah that’s the opposite of what I’m looking for.

Short_Circut said:

bruh if that’s all it took to sway you, then you’re gonna have a hard time finding something that suits what you’re looking for. Also idk if you noticed but he clearly didn’t give a shit about any of that

If you’re really that picky, then the only ones in those recs that would be suitable would be the last 2 manga recs afaik

mw4nerfmaster said:

I really don't think I'm being picky at all with that verdict. She is very clearly a love rival. As I see it my post asks there are 3 romance requirements, no harems, a harem may be defined as a manga where 3 or more female love rivals exist. Second, no love triangles, a love triangle is where there are 2 love rivals that the MC considers and makes a conscious decision between, Lastly and most broad, no love rivals, a love rival which is any character that competes for the affection of either of the main pairing regardless of whether acknowledged or not.

In Love on the Job, that other character is very very clearly a love rival as even though he doesn't consider her, she is still competing for his affection. That was my criteria all along, and those are the types of recommendations I'm looking for. They do exist and there are a decent amount of them, refer to the following list, almost everything tagged NLR fits what I'm after (some aren't updated to reflect the latest chapter releases if a rival exists in later chapters). There isn't an insignificant amount of titles and there are almost no shoujo/josei titles.

https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/wiki/u/shellshock321

Short_Circut said:

Thing is though, you're also looking for ones that have progression/development to them, so that more or less excludes ~5/10 chapter shorts like Hiren Trip or Kimi ga Kirai na Koi no Hanashi(since they usually end at confession although the latter has an implied sex scene) and most fluff ones like No Guard Wife and That Girl is Not Just Cute, which just showcases couples doing cute things (unless that's what you're looking for?).

Fair enough for LotJ, I personally never found the love triangle to be a bother since he never really cared for it anyway, but ok

As for the Reddit list, idk what kind of list you were looking at, there's clearly a good amount of shoujo/josei NLR. It's also kinda inconsistent with its NLR tags, idk how long it has been since last updated. Horimiya, for instance, had a love rival in the beginning and had a love triangle with some of the characters midway through. Tsurezure Children also has a love triangle as one of its stories. Nande Koko ni Sensei ga and Do Chokkyuu don't have any love rivals, yet are not listed as so. Similar case with Marry Me!.

Vash902 said:
Ao Haru Ride
Devils Line
Giniro no Kami no Agito
Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai
Kokurikozaka kara
Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho
RahXephon
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Suzuka
Umi ga Kikoeru
Wo Shi Jiang Xiaobai