Silver Diamond has Yaoi subtext in implication so far (I think I've read up to volume 5 in scanlation), but I adore it for its science fiction plot and worldbuilding and for the character group around the hero and their interaction, mainly. The hero is a nice, milde-mannered orphan who loves flowers. The main (possible) love-interest with glasses who doesn't know emotions is a half-human, half-plant last survivor of his clan, hell bent on revenge (whenever he almost gets killed his wounds turn to bandages and he's fine again - although it still hurts). He can regrow his rifle out of seeds and he has incredible sharp vision.
A vote for Silver Diamond here! Sugiura Shiho is one of my favorite mangaka, and in Silver Diamond she's totally applying everything that was awesome about her last long serialized story, Koori no Mamono no Monogatari, without the several-volume wait for the plot to actually figure out where it's going. Plus,
Sweet science-fantasy worldbuilding (a world where metal ore never existed, now mysteriously dying).
A protagonist with nothing wrong with him. That is to say, no self-esteem issues...no need to be shounen-heroic...no princess to rescue or father to confront. Really, a well-balanced person who never needed this story to happen to him, although it will turn out to be very good for all involved that it did.
And because the balanced protagonist can handle it, the secondary main character is about as messed up as it is possible for a still-walking, still-talking person to be. What I loved about Koori was the epic character development and I suspect that the changes in this character will be pretty stunning over the course of the story.
No science-fantasy is complete without the protagonist's (older) evil twin. Why do his prophecies come true? Is he really evil? (Actually, is "he" even sentient? What would it take for him to become close enough?)
And Kou the talking snake (who turns into a snakeskin katana), not to mention the giant wolf or the cases of seed or the bell-trees or the ghosts... Ah, I love me the Silver Diamond.
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The hero is a nice, milde-mannered orphan who loves flowers. The main (possible) love-interest with glasses who doesn't know emotions is a half-human, half-plant last survivor of his clan, hell bent on revenge (whenever he almost gets killed his wounds turn to bandages and he's fine again - although it still hurts). He can regrow his rifle out of seeds and he has incredible sharp vision.
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And Kou the talking snake (who turns into a snakeskin katana), not to mention the giant wolf or the cases of seed or the bell-trees or the ghosts... Ah, I love me the Silver Diamond.