TITLES BY CATEGORY my recommendations

— well-written female characters

• sousou no frieren
• kusuriya no hitorigoto
• attack on titan

— borderline suicidal mcs

• attack on titan
• tokyo ghoul

— if you want to cry

• orange
• a silent voice
• your lie in april

— unique & imaginative artstyle

• witch hat atelier
• the guy she was interested in wasn't a guy at all

— second-lead syndrome

• NONE. bcause i haven't encountered actual good sls stories where the 2nd ml isn't just pushing himself to the fl OR a plot device