Manga like Zettai Kareshi

also known as Absolute Boyfriend

What is Absolute Boyfriend about?

Status: Finished

Rejected way too many times by good-looking (and unattainable) guys, shy Riiko Izawa goes online and signs up for a free trial of a mysterious Nightly Lover "figure." The very next day a cute naked guy is delivered to her door, and he wants to be her boyfriend! Has Riiko died and gone to heaven? The cute guy turns out to be sweet, smart, a great cook, and lots more. And he looks like a million bucks, which is what he's going to cost Riiko if she doesn't return him in time...



Included one-shots:
Volume 6: I Won't Let You Become a Star and Aromatic Boy

Tags: Shoujo , Artificial Intelligence , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , School , Urban , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , Time Skip , Robots
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Status: Finished
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(Souce: TokyoPop)

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Volume 1
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Volume 4
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Volume 5
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Volume 6
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Volume 7
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Volume 8
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Volume 9
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Volume 11
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- The Water-Bubble Princess

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Also known as Chobits.

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Notes:
Winner of the 43th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Mythology , Twins , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Drugs , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Memory Manipulation , Unrequited Love , Incest , Age Gap , Suicide , Revenge
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Status: Finished
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