Romance Anime with a Good Male Character

[Anime Daisuki]

Frankly, I'm getting sick of the spineless, indecisive, nose bleeding, weak, geeky, and otherwise useless male characters in romance animes. I'm looking for a romance anime with male characters such as Kyon from Suzumiya Haruhi, Okazaki Tomoya from Clannad, and Yuuchi from Kanon. Those would be the model male leads but I understand that they're hard to find so as long as he isn't any of the above, I'll accept it.

[X18999]

I second his request

[Theowne]

Originally Posted by Anime Daisuki

Frankly, I'm getting sick of the spineless, indecisive, nose bleeding, weak, geeky, and otherwise useless male characters in romance animes. I'm looking for a romance anime with male characters such as Kyon from Suzumiya Haruhi, Okazaki Tomoya from Clannad, and Yuuchi from Kanon. Those would be the model male leads but I understand that they're hard to find so as long as he isn't any of the above, I'll accept it.

Perhaps this doesn't match your exact request, but I can suggest a series with a character who actively grows/develops throughout the series into the character you are looking for. Maison Ikkoku is a great, satisfying series in this regard. Downsides: It is an older series, and long (around 100 episodes). Still, there really isn't much more satisfying anime than this, from both a male and female development perspective.

In terms of later series...Kare Kano's male lead doesn't seem to share any of the traits you listed. Honey and Clover is also a great series with respectable male characters.

[jedinat]

Two anime started this season may be of interest:
Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
Toradora!

Nodame Cantabile - their relationship doesn't get all that romantic, but Chiaki is what you're looking for (there should be more actual romance in the next season, which starts this month)

[Autumn Demon]

school days would be the obvious choice.
ef - a tale of memories has a character kind of similar to Okazaki Tomoya from Clannad.
kareshi kanojo no jijou kind of works.

[Matrim]

Paradise Kiss - the love interest of the main female character can be accused of many things but spineless or weak he most certainly is not.

And I second Nodame Cantabile.

[Ash Falls Town]

Ginban Kaleidoscope
Pete is a cool, mostly collected (he doesn't like tomatoes but that's the worst of it) and he's a young pilot. He also helps the girl out quite a bit in the series. Not as snarky as Kyon or Tomoya but he is comparable to Yuuchi (toei version at least). Also he doesn't nosebleed or freak out when he sees the main girl naked.

[Cynor]

You could try H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~ The male lead is constantly trying to patch things up between chars and (for the most part) takes responsibility for what he does.

Also, personally, I don't think School Days is really what the OP is looking for. Nothing says "indecisive hormone driven (nose bleeding) main char" like School Days imo, oh and you can probably easily add on "spineless" towards the end easy enough. Don't get me wrong, I think School Days is a very good series and worth watching, but strictly speaking about what OP wants it's probably not a good fit considering he said:

Originally Posted by Anime Daisuki

I'm getting sick of the spineless, indecisive, nose bleeding...

Spoiler for Reasons/School Day Story Spoilers:

Spineless: Running out on his GF when she reveals she is pregnant
Indecisive: Having sex with pretty much every girl in the school. If that wasn't enough he also changes love interests (around) the first time he makes out with another girl (who admittedly suggested it) "for practice"
Nose Bleeding: see above, and don't forget the like 4 or 5-some he had with some of the girls from the school!.

[Mashda2k6]

Hmm I'd say Akitsuki Yamato from Suzuka might fit your description.

[jedinat]

Originally Posted by Mashda2k6

Hmm I'd say Akitsuki Yamato from Suzuka might fit your description.

You are joking.
He cries on his bed on more than one occasion--and not in a "oh, I feel sorry for the guy" kind of way, but in a "god, I want to kill that twerp" sort of way.

[SeedFreedom]

Hmm... you want to try Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. I wouldn't say he's very strong, like Tomoya or Yuuichi, but hes not a dumb idiot and is strong at times and breaks a lot of male romance protagonist cliches.

[kk2extreme]

definately fmp, funny and strong male lead, and he doesn't do nose bleed, except when someone break his nose

[tbl]

Originally Posted by SeedFreedom

Hmm... you want to try Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. I wouldn't say he's very strong, like Tomoya or Yuuichi, but hes not a dumb idiot and is strong at times and breaks a lot of male romance protagonist cliches.

Second, he has the remarkable ability to do and say the right things nearly all the time.

[Arkuatic]

I wouldn't rank Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu's protagonist along the same level of male leads as Clannad's, Suzumiya's, or Kanons though. He is a nose bleeder along the cheesy ecchiness of the show, looks geekish, and follows the common cliches of "being week the entire time and strong only as the highlight of the episodes." And i highly disagree that he breaks any male romance cliches; there are a tons of animes w/ leads like him i.e. Maburaho, To Love Ru, and Rosario to Vampire.

Also School days, though it is a very popular anime, the protagonist is VERY indecisive, weak, perverted, and fails to realize feelings of others(unlike protags of clannad, kanon, and Suzu). You'll see alot of the disgusting traits of male leads in School days not after the first 3 episodes(the first 3 throws you off to what he becomes).

I'll Recommend
Air Tv/movie/In summer-Movie pretty much summarizes the series but both are great to watch. The mood and such are very similar to clannad/kanon drama wise as well as the main protag earning his right to be a male lead. Though its not very much on the romance(movie has a bit more)

Ef-a tale of memories-Its a different approach to anime, as it simultaneously shows different perspectives of the different characters discovering love in each episode. The male protags are neither weak, indecisive, nor geeky and find their own paths in romance.

Elfen Lied-A bloody romance, but overall a good romance with a strong lead, and i mean really strong...mentally.

Futakoi Alternative-Very similar to clannad/kanon/suzu male lead. Basically the male lead is a detective,though he didn't want to be but ended up because of two girls(twins) who show up at his door one day...and it goes on from there. Really good story until the squid thingy...but it was still good(bonds between them) during the squid scenes

Hantsuki-the protag develops a better character after each episode(consisting of 6 so its really fast paced) after meeting a girl with a illness that shortens her life. It's obvious he falls in love but he also goes through difficulty due to the situation

[SeedFreedom]

Originally Posted by Arkuatic

I wouldn't rank Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu's protagonist along the same level of male leads as Clannad's, Suzumiya's, or Kanons though. He is a nose bleeder along the cheesy ecchiness of the show, looks geekish, and follows the common cliches of "being week the entire time and strong only as the highlight of the episodes." And i highly disagree that he breaks any male romance cliches; there are a tons of animes w/ leads like him i.e. Maburaho, To Love Ru, and Rosario to Vampire.

I dont think ive ever seen him nosebleed. the roles you listed (well i only read a little of to love ru and dont know about maburaho, but rosario for sure) are completely oblivious to the girls feelings and always put themselves in the worst position. Yuuto recognizes haruka's feelings and puts them first and always saids what need to be said. He also isnt afraid to make some powerful enemies if it means making haruka happy. As well most of his horrible situations are pushed on him or created by haruka. (unlike rosario's guy)

[incube]

You should check Bokura ga ita. A really good romance / slice of life series with a charismatic although a bit problematic boyfriend xD

[NightMare_Hibari Kyo]

Akitsuki Yamato from suzuka will do nice i really like that charecter

[Arkuatic]

Originally Posted by SeedFreedom

I dont think ive ever seen him nosebleed. the roles you listed (well i only read a little of to love ru and dont know about maburaho, but rosario for sure) are completely oblivious to the girls feelings and always put themselves in the worst position. Yuuto recognizes haruka's feelings and puts them first and always saids what need to be said. He also isnt afraid to make some powerful enemies if it means making haruka happy. As well most of his horrible situations are pushed on him or created by haruka. (unlike rosario's guy)

If i recall he is scared but does it anyways, and i find him very similar to rosario's protag; he doesn't realize the girls feelings till the end of the episode where he mends things up by "saying the right things" which rosario does almost every episode(just different situations), rosario's protag stands up against monsters even though hes afraid(like yuuto does haruka's father), and does tsukune not consider Moka's feelings in every episode? IMO they are very similar with the sappy story and characters. Yuuto pales in comparison to Tomoya,Yuuichi, and kyon.

[Paladinoras]

Fate/Stay Night

And I second FMP

To a lesser extent, Gundam series. ..

[HayashiTakara]

Rosario + Vampire (the manga, I do not recommend the anime, its a horrible spin off)

The main character has his blood loss moments, but he's definately not a whimp. For example...

Spoiler for Minor Spoiler Image:

Some say he's indecisive but I don't think so, he's extremely considerate, but thats my view of how he is towards the lovely ladies thats after his heart.