Mature looking heroine

[readher]

I've searched the threads here, but there are so many of them and since it's a pretty specific request, it was hard to see if someone asked something similar already, so apologies if there's already a thread like this.

Anyway, what I'm looking for is a manga/LN/anime (must be translated) with a mature looking heroine. By heroine I mean she has to become a couple with male MC (yuri is fine too, but I doubt there's any yuri I haven't seen that meets the criteria) or be part of a true harem. Simply put, she has to end up with MC one way or another. The plot can be anything - action, slice of life, isekai, mystery. The only requirements are no NTR and rape.

Now to explain what I mean by "mature looking heroine". Basically, whatever her actual age, she should look more mature than your usual anime girls. Examples would be:

1. Froleytia Capistrano (Heavy Object)

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2. Shizuku Sangou (Kampfer) - won in the manga adaptation

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3. Sae Chabashira (YouZitsu)

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4. Rossweisse (DxD) - part of true harem

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5. Kyouko Fujibayashi (Mahouka)

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I think these should give enough of an idea on what I'm looking for. They're usually taller than other girls in the series and often at least one year older than MC. The more calm/mature they act, the better (and bonus points if there's age gap).

Basically, the ideal would be a mature looking Tall, Dark & Bishoujo archetype.

I realize it's a very specific request, so if I can offer any more guidance or provide more examples, feel free to ask. I'd be glad to answer if it means I can find more series to enjoy.

EDIT: Since someone might be looking for series that include the same or similar heroine, I've decided to post heroines that I know of and remember, who haven't been mentioned in the thread yet as of this edit, and who are confirmed to win/become part of true harem. This should reduce the amount of works I'm already aware of being recommended as well as give other people more examples of series featuring heroine that meets the criteria.

Spoiler for Heroines:

1. Hae-Young Nah (Unbalance x2) - won (teacher heroine)



2. Hida Reiri (Masou Gakuen HxH) - the ending's kind of fucked up, but I guess she's part of true harem (also BR incest)



3. Chisato Hasegawa (Shinmai Maou no Testament) - part of true harem



5. Kaoru Fujimura (Dear My Teacher) - yuri



6. Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami (Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.) - she's a side pairing (MC is female), but she won MC's brother



8. Kazehana (Sekirei) - part of true harem



9. Shizuma Hanazono (Strawberry Panic) - yuri



10. Momoyo Kawakami (Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!) - anime's ending isn't definite, but MC confesses to her and she has a route in VN (on which the anime is based on), so in my book she qualifies (NBR incest)



11. Chizuru Hishiro (ReLIFE) - won, this one's tricky since vast majority of the series happens in a simulation where both MC and heroine are young and heroine's appearance isn't that mature (though she kinda fits TDB archetype), but her actual appearance is (presented on the photo below)



12. Celia Cumani Aintree (Walkure Romanze) - anime has more of an open ending, but she has a route in VN (not sure who wins in the manga adaptation, but could be her?)

[Haak]

I recommend Scum's Wish

These are the best examples I can think of:

• Kurisu from Steins;Gate
• Ryouji Shiki from The Garden of Sinners (There is rape in the story though, but on a different character if that makes any difference.)
• Lyuze from Casshern Sins.
• Zero Two from Darling in the FranXX
• Noriko from Kiznaiver.
• Kudelia from Mobile Suit Gundam - Iron Blooded Orphans
• Hitagi from Bakemonogatari

[readher]

Originally Posted by Haak

I recommend Scum's Wish

These are the best examples I can think of:

• Kurisu from Steins;Gate
• Ryouji Shiki from The Garden of Sinners (There is rape in the story though, but on a different character if that makes any difference.)
• Lyuze from Casshern Sins.
• Zero Two from Darling in the FranXX
• Noriko from Kiznaiver.
• Kudelia from Mobile Suit Gundam - Iron Blooded Orphans
• Hitagi from Bakemonogatari

Kurisu, Shiki, Zero Two and Hitagi I'm already aware of. Thanks a lot for the rest though. Especially Noriko, she looks exactly like what I'm looking for.

[Tenzen12]

What about these ?

Spoiler for RahXephon (anime):

Spoiler for Cooking with Wild game (LN):

Spoiler for Maou no Machizukuri (LN/WN):

Spoiler for Zashiki Warashi of Intelectual Village (LN):

Btw did any of examples won? I know 1;2 and 5 didn't, but I am not sure about this Sae and Rossweisse.

[readher]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

What about these ?

Spoiler for RahXephon:

Spoiler for Cooking with Wild game (LN):

Spoiler for Maou no Machizukuri (LN/WN):

Spoiler for Zashiki Warashi of Intelectual Village (LN):

RahXephon and Zashiki Warashi fit, but I already know of these. I've read a bit of Cooking With Wild Game, but even though I guess heroine looks kinda mature, she doesn't give that vibe at all (at least to me), so unfortunately that gets a no. Maou no Machizukuri seems to fit, though I wish her breasts were a bit smaller or covered so they didn't look so ridiculous

EDIT: As to your question:

Froleytia still has a chance I believe.

Shizuku actually won. While LN had Akane as the winner, Shizuku won in the manga adaptation (which instantly makes it the superior version).

Sae most certainly won't win.

Rossweisse is part of Issei's harem and has a child with him in the future (she was also already proposed to and accepted the proposal), so technically she won.

Kyouko obviously won't win.

[Tenzen12]

I didn't even know Froletia was interested or that HO protagonist has eyes for anyone else then that "princess"

Great about kampfer and I might try DxD once more, maybe this time I will be able finish first episode.

Anyway what about Ane Naru Mono, I am not reading it myself, but it should fit. Also "They are my noble masters"

[readher]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

I didn't even know Froletia was interested or that HO protagonist has eyes for anyone else then that "princess"

Princess obviously has a huge lead, but I tend to not write anyone off if it isn't certain. Especially when mature girl wins in author's another work.

[Haak]

There's also Kirisu Mafuyu from Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai

[Lex79]

Try:
Yakumo from Yakumo wants to feed (but the romance is reaaaaaaaaally slow);
Pi Eun Na from Hyulla's race;
Mizuho from Onegai Teacher;
Kojima the demon from Why are you here sensei?;
Mai Sakurajima from the Seishun Buta Yarou series.

[readher]

Originally Posted by Haak

There's also Kirisu Mafuyu from Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai

That works, thanks.

Originally Posted by Lex79

Try:
Yakumo from Yakumo wants to feed (but the romance is reaaaaaaaaally slow);
Pi Eun Na from Hyulla's race;
Mizuho from Onegai Teacher;
Kojima the demon from Why are you here sensei?;
Mai Sakurajima from the Seishun Buta Yarou series.

Sadly I know about all of these. They all fit though, except for Mai. She might look a bit more mature than most of anime girls, but not to the point where you'd mistake her for 20-something woman without knowing her actual age, which is kinda what I'm looking for (I mean, compare Mai to Shizuku, the difference is clear even though they're the same age, or Mai is even older at this point).

By the way, is the teacher from Hyulla's Race officially with MC? I didn't read that far.

[Tenzen12]

Mafuyu didn't ended with MC and her chances are pretty low.

Majikoi might fit.Tsukihime too.

[Kirihara_R]

Thank you for creating this thread my friend (because we have something in common)

just in case you still havent check this one

Waltraute-san no Konkatsu Jijou
Maoyuu maou yuusha
Hyakka Ryōran: Samurai Girls
Ah my goddess
Glasses no megami (adult)
witchcraft works

seriously there's a lot of beautiful women that fit in our criteria but sadly they're not the partner of the mc or not part of the harem.

[wuhugm]

How many of them actually won lol

Mature ones always lose

Selica from Rokudenashi boi~

[Kirihara_R]

Originally Posted by wuhugm

How many of them actually won lol

Mature ones always lose

Selica from Rokudenashi boi~

*sigh* thats the culture i guess .. Loli and bishoujo always(mostly) win , there's no justice for bijin(s)

if i go to narou thread will you recommend me a good one ?( lol i dont know if im really asking the right person )

[wuhugm]

^The one where Bijo/Bijin wins?

Ohoho, that's rare bro~

Recently in Kurokami no Ou appeared widow heroine tho

Recently, there's Back to The Kaasan

[readher]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

Mafuyu didn't ended with MC and her chances are pretty low.

Majikoi might fit.Tsukihime too.

Yeah, I did research on Mafuyu before and saw that the series is still ongoing and pairing isn't decided yet. A shame since she fits otherwise. I actually included Majikoi in my OP edit at the bottom and when it comes to Tsukihime, I'll probably just play VN.

Originally Posted by Kirihara_R

Thank you for creating this thread my friend (because we have something in common)

just in case you still havent check this one

Waltraute-san no Konkatsu Jijou
Maoyuu maou yuusha
Hyakka Ryōran: Samurai Girls
Ah my goddess
Glasses no megami (adult)
witchcraft works

seriously there's a lot of beautiful women that fit in our criteria but sadly they're not the partner of the mc or not part of the harem.

Too bad more people don't share our preferences. I guess teenage target audience doesn't help in making mature heroines win. Is Hyakka Ryōran a true harem or what? I have the series sitting on my list for some time (since I'm gonna watch every single battle harem eventually), but I couldn't find much about romantic development in the series. I'm gonna check out Glasses no Megami, since I already know about the others.

And yeah, almost every show has at least one great lady that would totally fit, but they almost never end up with MC.

Originally Posted by Kirihara_R

*sigh* thats the culture i guess .. Loli and bishoujo always(mostly) win , there's no justice for bijin(s)

If it were up to me, I'd remove lolis from every series that isn't CGDCT. Never understood their appeal, and maybe if they disappeared, it would make room for mature heroines (probably not, but a man can dream).

Nice avatar by the way, every time I see her, I have that pole dance scene in my mind

[Tenzen12]

Spoiler for Kurohime:

Spoiler for Rosario Vampire (Manga only):

Spoiler for Beutiful Bones, Sakurako's investigation:

Protagonist has crush on Sakurako and decide stick with her no matter what in the anime finale, but not sure if she ever reprociate afterward. Novel spoilers nowhere to find...

Spoiler for Baccano:

Well, Baccano doesn't really have protagonist, but Nice is super cool and have one of candidates as her lover.


PS: F**k Tenjou Tenge

[readher]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

Spoiler for Kurohime:

Spoiler for Rosario Vampire (Manga only):

Spoiler for Beutiful Bones, Sakurako's investigation:

Protagonist has crush on Sakurako and decide stick with her no matter what in the anime finale, but not sure if she ever reprociate afterward. Novel spoilers nowhere to find...

Spoiler for Baccano:

Well, Baccano doesn't really have protagonist, but Nice is super cool and have one of candidates as her lover.

PS: F**k Tenjou Tenge

Kurohime works. I totally forgot about Moka. I only watched first season of the anime, but her transformed appearance and personality is great and exactly what I'm looking for. As for Sakurako, I know about the series and was searching spoilers a while ago as well. Best I could find were Amazon reviews, which seemed to hint that Sakurako actually realized that she has feelings for MC. That was Google and Bing translated though, so it's hard to know how accurate that is. Will check out Baccano (at least the anime, since the LN seems to be long as fuck, ongoing and licensed, and I don't think I can afford importing another series, especially one I'm not exactly "hyped" on).

What happened in Tenjou Tenge that left such a strong impression on you if I may ask?

[0cean]

In OniAi, an office lady working for a publisher or something like that named Kaoruko is part of the protagonist's harem. No chance of winning, though, as the whole point of the show is the incest. Shinji has something going on with Misato in Evangelion, but nothing much comes of it. In Yakushiji Ryouko no Kaiki Jikenbo the protagonist is a mature lady, but there's no romance or at least not much. Same thing with Yuugen Kaisha. If you're okay with marrying the teacher kind of stories, there's Onegai Teacher.

That's all I can think of at the moment. I mean outside of porn, since that's a thing that is pretty common in anime porn. Speaking of porn, there's also Gantz, featuring sex with a mature lady. But probably not what you had in mind.

[Tenzen12]

Spoiler for Tenjou Tenge:

Well, basicaly, protagonist fallenf for mature badass Onee-san who was mentoring him in martial arts, but she wasn't over her ex and ultimately she sacrificed hereself in battle leaving heartbroken protagonist who still was in love with her and her little sister who stil loved protagonist. Unhappy ending for all.

Well, but hey, they saved world or something...

Maya would fit your taste, shame it ended that way...

Spoiler for Maya: