While I do love a good toxic romance, there is something really calming about reading a story where you know nothing bad is going to happen. A story where you know that you can trust the male lead will treat the female lead right, and will behave better than any IRL man.
Let’s take a look at a few of such manga that I would personally recommend!
Would you rather read about some manga series with red flag male leads? Check out this post instead!
How I Met My Soulmate / Unmei no Hito ni Deau Hanashi / 運命の人に出会う話
Why I think the ML is a green flag
- He’s one of the more mature ML’s I’ve seen in a shoujo romance.
- He’s quick to own up to his mistakes.
- He works multiple jobs, and takes them seriously.
- He doesn’t let silly drama bother him.
- When he thinks a misunderstanding is happening, he tries to clear it up.
A Quick Recap
Yuuki has just begun her second year living alone in Tokyo. While she was able to enjoy her first year in the city, she still finds spending the night alone to be rather depressing. All she wants is to find her soulmate, she complains to her friend one day. If she had someone, maybe her nights wouldn’t feel so lonely.
After going clubbing together, the two girls meet a group of men meeting dentistry. While Yuuki’s friend was able to meet a seemingly great guy, Yuuki ended up tasked with babysitting a very drunk, somewhat rude man named Iori.
After the club incident, Iori calls Yuuki to apologize for his actions, and Yuuki accepts his apology. They end up chatting until sunrise about Yuuki’s desire to meet her soulmate, and Iori tells her that he’ll help her…
Read on in my review of volume one here!
A Sign of Affection / Yubisaki to Renren / 指先と恋々
Why I think the ML is a green flag
- He does his best to communicate his feelings clearly.
- He makes friends with just about everyone, even those that one probably would try and stay away from.
- He treats the FL very respectfully, and doesn’t cross her boundaries.
- When he learns that the FL is deaf, he jumps straight into learning sign language.
A Quick Recap
Volume 1 throws us right into the world of the manga, where we meet our main character Yuki! She is a deaf college student, and while she is unable to hear anything, she typically doesn’t have any difficulty communicating with those around her. Her way of thinking is rather poetic, and there are many references and connections made to her deafness and how she interacts with the world.
We first meet Yuki while she’s on the train. Caught up in her thoughts, she doesn’t notice the foreign man trying to get her attention so that he can ask for directions. She is saved from the awkward situation when a tall white-haired man steps in, and helps the man situate himself.
Yuki thanks the man for helping her, and quickly explains that she is deaf, and cannot communicate in the traditional sense. The man, quickly becoming rather familiar with Yuki, asks her if she can’t read his lips, gives her a pat on the head, and heads off the train.
Read on in my review recap of volume 1 here!
Choking on Love / Museru Kurai no Ai wo Ageru / むせるくらいの愛をあげる
Why I think the ML is a green flag
- He always pushes the FL to do her best, even if it means that they’ll have to spend a bit of time apart.
- He treats the FL as a whole person, without coddling her or treating her like she’s incompetent.
- When he does something rash, he does apologize.
- He’s incredibly confident when it comes to his feelings for the FL.
A quick recap
Hibari, a design student, is working part-time at a ramen restaurant to make ends meet. On her break, she sets up in the shop to work feverishly in order to meet her near-approaching homework deadline. Unfortunately, she sets up right beside a group of rowdy boys who ultimately end up spilling liquid on her laptop, crushing any chance she had at finishing her homework on time.
After calling out the main instigator, he ends up taking her back to his place after her shift ended, and helps her finish her homework. While she’s doing her homework though, he keeps throwing in little disrupting comments here and there. And while at first they seemed to be somewhat rude comments from a somewhat strange man, it soon becomes clear that he’s actually trying to help her find her voice when it comes to design.
It’s thanks to his pushing that Hibari was able to create something that actually felt unique to her, rather than the “boring” designs that she had been creating lately….
Stay tuned for my full review!
And that’s it!
Have you read any of these series? Let me know!
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