Change 123 - Recommendations
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History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi
- Vol: 61; Ch: 583
- 2002 - 2014
Shirihama Kenichi is a weak scaredy-cat, and his status as the karate club's punching bag has earned him the name of ‘Weak Legs'. One day Kenichi meets Miu and, impressed by her skill after she effortlessly throws him to the ground, he follows her to the Ryouzanpaku dojo. There he finds five great masters of martial arts, and driven by his desire to become stronger, he begs them to accept him as their student - though it won't be easy. Kenichi endures harsh training (and injury) from Akisame - the philosophizing Jujitsu master; Apachai - the Muay Thai ‘God of Death'; Kensei - the ecchi Chinese Kempo Master; and Shigure - the weapons prodigy. Finally after proving his determination, he is accepted by Shio - the 100-dan Karate Master, who had initially wanted nothing to do with him. Now Kenichi walks the long and arduous path to becoming a master himself, all whilst trying to protect those he cares about from anyone who would dare to harm them.
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Reasons you might like History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi...
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ThePatches says...
Find Kosukegawa a little weak in the knees? Check out History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi. Miu, with her crazy surrogate fathers and delicious curves could be Makoto's cousin, but HSDK focuses on the arc of the male protagonist and contains as much over-the-top martial arts action as Change 123.
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JAhU says...
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi and Change 123 have similar plot elements. Both begin with a weak boy befrending (and falling in love with) a bespectacled girl who kicks ass at martial arts. At this point those series do resemble each other quite a bit, but they take two different turns afterwards. In Change 123 the boy stays weak, but there is a significant ammount of romance. On the other hand in History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi the boy gradually becomes stronger and starts to kick ass himself, but the romance isn't really progressing. If you liked one of those series (at least partially), you might want to check the other one as well. Just keep in mind that Change 123 contains quite a bit of ecchi (despite that the story is still there).
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Both series feature a protagonist thrown into a world of highly skilled martial artists for the sake or romantic pursuit. Both also feature a gradually expanding cast, though Change never reaches the size of HSDK.
Ninja Girls
- Vol: 9; Ch: 48
- 2005 - 2011
The horn growing from Raizo’s forehead is proof that he’s the lost illegitimate son of the once-mighty Katana family. Now a band of loyal and lovely female ninjas devises a scheme to elevate their newfound master to greatness. But does this shy outcast have what it takes to rule the kingdom and deal with a bevy of beautiful ninja girls?
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Change 123 and Rappi Rangai at 1st glance can be seen as totally different but in fact are very alike. The genres are both ecchi and the artists are not trying to hide the fact. The two plots are both about 3 woman trying to protect a super weak boy. One difference to note is in Rappi the 3rd woman is a man cross dresser, and in Change 123, the 3 women are all 1 woman.
Besides characters, these two manga revolve around martial arts. Every character (besides the two weak boys) knows some top notch martial arts technique that enables her to annihilate any competition. So if your interested in martial arts and awesome ecchi manga, by all means get reading these two manga.
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JAhU says...
If you liked how Kosukegawa from Change 123 was constantly saved by his lovely ladies, you might want to give Rappi Rangai a try. In that manga the male leads is protected by a harem of ass-kicking ninja girls. What's more, the protagonist is more likable than the one from Change 123 and actually becomes stronger as the story progresses. Rappi Rangai does have it's own share of problems though. The story oscillates between good and so-so during the first half and goes really downhill in the second one. On top of that the romance isn't that great. I mean, there isn't much progress with the one girl that actually matters through most of the story. At least there is less ecchi than in Change 123.
Change 2!!
- Vol: 1; Ch: 4
- 2004
Kisaragi Maki is the heiress of a yakuza group. She only dreams about being a normal high school student, and becoming an ordinary bride. However, when she sees blood, she changes completely and becomes violent. Will she be able to keep living an ordinary life?
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Both series are about a girl with multiple personalities. In each case, her normal personality is calm & polite personality, but sometimes her hidden identity comes out and she becomes very violent & very deadly.i
Sekirei
- Vol: 18; Ch: 187
- 2004 - 2015
Minato Sahashi is a loser who's failed his college placement exams two years running. But just as he's contemplating giving up and moving back in with his mom, a chance encounter changes his life forever! Enter Musubi, a girl who literally falls into Minato's life! Musubi is a Sekirei, a mysterious being caught up in a game in which only one of her kind can be left standing. But in order to be victorious in this contest, she needs to find her fated partner...and guess who fits the bill??
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Reasons you might like Sekirei...
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JAhU says...
I could go on about the similarities between Change 123 and Sekirei such as girls in skimpy outfits fighting and kicking ass at martial arts or weak male lead being protected by said girls all the time, but my real reason for this recommendation is just one: both of those manga feature a male lead who harbors feelings for every girl in his harem. It might sound like nothing special, but for me it looked like a rare theme among the few harem series I've read.
P.S. Both of those series have interesting stories despite also having large quantities of ecchi.
Aizawa-san Multiplies
- Vol: 5; Ch: 38
- 2013 - 2017
Aizawasan Zoushoku - My cute girlfriend has multiplied! Expressionless and mysterious, Shino Aizawa is the fragile beauty in the class. She suddenly confesses her love to the main character, Souta Mizutani, but another Shino Aizawa appears thereafter… Twins…!? Or a doppelganger!?
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Reasons you might like Aizawa-san Multiplies...
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JAhU says...
Change 123 and Aizawa-san Zoushoku are not very similar. Aizawa-san Zoushoku is a hilarious rom-com with strong emphasis on the comedy, while Change 123 is an ecchi romance series with a fairly strong emphasis on action. However both series use similar, but opposite quirk at its core. The female lead in Change 123 has multiple personalities, on the other hand the in Aizawa-san Zoushoku she multiplies herself. If you read one and wanted to read something with the opposite theme, the other series might be just that.
Il Gatto Sul G
- Vol: 3; Ch: 20
- 2002 - 2007
Riya Narukawa is a high school freshman with a tremendous talent for the violin and an equally large bag of mental issues. After injuring his own hand to compromise his playing ability, he winds up on the doorstep of college student Atsushi Ikeda, a nice guy who's maybe too nice and generous. He takes Riya in for the night and helps him with his hand injury. Atsushi realizes there is much more to Riya than is on the surface, and learns just how difficult Riya's life actually is. Not only does he have a personality disorder, but there's an aggressive senior at his school who has his eye on him. Atsushi becomes a sort of safe haven for Riya, an escape from the life of music he's been bound to.
Gun x Clover
- Vol: 12; Ch: 60
- 2012 - 2017
Mikado High School trains the best students to be the best mercenary bodyguards. But Morito Hayama, a merc escort student with no rank whatsoever, is suddenly assigned to guard a person so highly valued that no escort has ever survived before. Will his subject survive the experience? Will HE survive?!
Gacha Gacha
- Vol: 5; Ch: 41
- 2002 - 2003
Lately, Kouhei can’t get his friend Kurara out of his mind. Even though he has known her since elementary school, all of a sudden, ever since she came back from summer vacation, he has been crushing on her... hard. But something is different about Kurara–she is acting very oddly. Sometimes she seems wholesome, pure, and innocent, and at other times she is extremely forward and unabashed. Kouhei soon learns that Kurara has multiple personalities–and decides to help her keep her secret from their classmates. But Kouhei finds himself struggling between helping Kurara as a friend and trying to win her heart... which is a challenge, since she has many!
W Change!!
- Vol: 6; Ch: 31
- 2006
High-school student Kisaragi Maki has one dream: to be a normal wife. She’s part of a Yakuza family known as Group Kisaragi and her father is the third generation of the group - and he wants Maki to be the fourth generation! But Maki isn’t a ‘normal high school student’. She has a split personality which gets her into all sorts of trouble. Can Maki achieve her dream of being a ‘normal wife’?
Seven Of Seven
- Vol: 3; Ch: 27
- 2002
The fiasco started one ordinary night when Nana Suzuki, a typically shy teenage girl, allowed the light of the full moon to fall upon a mysterious crystal and split her into seven different versions of herself. How could anyone keep them straight? Different though they may be, each Nana shares one common trait - they all have a huge crush on the same guy, Yuichi! What kinds of craziness will the Nanas go through as they try to adjust to junior high school? Which Nana will win Yuichi's heart? What will exams be like? Will Nana ever be in one body again?