CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

...either anime or manga (I say manga cause I'm guessing there'd be a lot of these).

Anyhow, I'm looking for some kinda reaslitic drama series (one without any special powers or anythign for once^^) and you know some kinda lovey romance thingie happening... to put it simple some kind of "teen soap opera" :/ It's just the mood I'm in right now to read/watch I guess. There's one called Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, which comes at #2 on the top 200 list on AnimeNfo site but it seems hard to find and I don't know much of content in it :/

But whatever the series is (like I said, some kinda realistic drama thingie) I don't mind kissing scenes, but just nothing over the top :/ And preferably with as little ecchi as possible :/ (I can handle Chobits, like the show for the show and I've seen Elfen Lied for the story but... bit to much there^^)

So yeah anime or manga (didn't wanna make another post of this in the other forum) but yeah nay help would do^^

EDIT: BTW I've seen Boys Be... and it was alright but being a guys point of view it had some ecchi in it. Still it was alright, but not the greatest.

Another EDIT: thought I posted this in the anime section :/ Meh oh well, either way.

Have you ever read Imadoki? Sounds like exactly what you're looking for.

Hmmm odd a romance involving gardening?!

Depends how many volumes are involved -_-; I see up to vol. 5 on Viz's site.

5 is the final for Imadoki, and it's an fantastic series. I highly recommend it.

Sounds like your tastes are like mine. I'd suggest:

- Full Moon o Sagashite: This is awesome! Hands down my favorite manga series, and it's finally here in the states! This is exactly what you're looking for I think, and overall while it has its dark sides (and its mild sexual scene), it's a very touching story and one of the best dramas ever. Definately worth a look. I believe it's 6 volumes. Volume 1 just released.

- Fruits Basket: though it's not straight up romance, it definately has the right elements for one. Beware, the series is still running in Japan; I think they're up to volume 14.

- DNAngel: A cute "kaito" story, with a boy this time instead of a girl. Beware, rabid yaoi fangirls would have you reading between the lines, but I've really enjoyed it thus far. I think this is up to volume 10, but it may still be running.

- Magic Knights Rayearth/Rayearth II: Though this is more of a fantasy, it had some romantic elements to it. 3 volumes in each arc.

-Pretear: Again, not really a straight up romance, it definately had 7 cute boys; 2 of which vied for the main heroine's affection. It's a new take on Snow White.

Keep an eye out for Phantom Thief Jeanne--while there are some seriously questionable religious content (I wrote a whole review on it, so you can check that out in depth ^^;; ) this definately is chock full of drama and romance.

if yu havent yet Tsubasa is also a really good book. you have to read the first one to know what i am talking about.

Own all 6 MKRs... starting on Fruits Basket... might concider DNAngel one day... Full Moon is on my maybe list... read friend's Tsubasa...

But yeah once agai nI was thinking something a bit more... realistic... kinda like somethign out of Shojo Beat (never did get it because of the stuff I heard from Absolute Boyfriend) but somethign around those lines...

Still need to borrow the rest of my friend's Kenshin manga^^ Haven't read past her vol. 11 :/

Man, there is NOTHING realistic about the stuff in Shoujobeat.

No, really, you should give Imadoki a try. It's by the same author as Absolute boyfriend but minus all the andriod-incest crud. Really, it's one of the best. Give it a try!

Alright, I'll think about it... need more money to finish some other anime/manga series of mine first though >_<

I second Ashley about the Fruits Basket one,, it's REALLY good.