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Haraguro Male Lead [romance]

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9 years ago
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Looking for romance manga (it'll likely be shoujo or josei) with a haraguro male lead. The tag is fairly unused so just in case people don't know:

A Haraguro character is one who has an outward appearance of being amicable, friendly, innocent, kind and/or refreshing, but uses any combination of the aforementioned traits to hide their real cruel, cunning, evil, manipulative, mean and/or sadistic side.

Despite the negative connotation, not all haraguro are villainous or are sociopaths. Their motives vary very widely depending upon the character her/himself and the "seriousness" of the story.

The paradigm for this archetype is Chihiro from Omake no Kobayashi-kun and Otona no Kobayashi-kun.
Other examples include:
Sangatsu Owaru - Watanuki-san ni wa Boku ga Tarinai
Souta - Ouji-sama ni wa Doku ga Aru.
Keishi - Joshi Mousou Shoukougun
Haku Reishou - Ookami Heika no Hanayome

I'll add more as they're suggested. Although ideally, they won't be hiding their personality (Like Haku, Keishi, and Souta do). I prefer them to be a bit more on the sadistic side as well, but beggars can't be choosers.


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9 years ago
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Cheese in the Trap is suppose? The main guy in it is possibly a sociopath.


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9 years ago
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well its not really a romance but i think Sun from Legend of the Sun Knight would fit pretty well. It was originally a novel too if your into those.

and Rood from Black Haze I think has his moments like this as well


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9 years ago
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The love interest in Ookami Shoujo to Kuroouji comes to mind, as well as the guy from Kaichou wa Maid-sama.

There's also a side character/harem member in Kamisama Hajimemashita who fits this trope (he's a literal snake), and the initial-love-interest-turned-antagonist in Akatsuki no Yona.

I suppose Livi from Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii could also be considered this, though in his case he's more just a smug king and doesn't care who knows it.


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7 years ago
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It is short, but Akuma de Koi Shiyou comes to my mind. The male lead does bad things secretly, without harming others however.


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6 years ago
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There’s this haraguro tag, but yeah, not much selection there. I do personally recommend Inuwashi Momo wa Yuruganai, hated the male lead, but I’m sure he fits the bill.


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