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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone
I'd like to see some more leads like Chiaki from Nodame Cantabile. He's smart, has a wealthyish background, but he's also neurotic, workaholic and elitist, and he's the butt of many jokes, and he's a good foil to the free spirited Nodame.
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Actually I consider Chiaki to be pretty much in line with the common trope of the shoujo male lead. He possess three of the four widespread qualities: He comes from a rich family, he's very successful, he's the best looking guy of the whole cast. If he came from a noble family he'd make a perfect score.
Minor characters flaws and weakness are actually very common in my esperience.
On the top of my head if I had to mention a shoujo that actually has a male lead out of the ordinary I'd say Fruit Basket. While there's a LOT of male that fit the common trope, in the end the female lead chooses the weakest and the poorest, and while he's not a monster... (oh wait he is!) there are better looking guys around.