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Conversely, not all ''Shōjo'' series are romance either;[[note]]Although a common criticism of ''Shōjo'' from the early 2010s onward is how many magazines have been {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to be ''nothing but'' romance stories[[/note]] some may just focus on dealing with everyday issues, others with uncovering mysteries, others where the action gets graphic or cerebral, and still others that like to take the [[SliceOfLife scenic route of life]]. And there's been times where ''Shōjo'' can get as bold-faced and crass as any ''Shōnen'' manga, as any reader of ''Manga/{{Patalliro}}'' or ''Manga/{{Sabagebu}}'' can tell you. The demographic is also no stranger to {{horror}} stories, with several iconic horror series such as ''Anime/HellGirl'', ''Manga/VampirePrincessMiyu'', ''Manga/{{Tomie}}'' and numerous other ''Creator/JunjiIto'' stories published in shojo anthologies.

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Conversely, not all ''Shōjo'' series are romance either;[[note]]Although a common criticism of ''Shōjo'' from the early 2010s onward is how many magazines have been {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to be ''nothing but'' romance stories[[/note]] some may just focus on dealing with everyday issues, others with uncovering mysteries, others where the action gets graphic or cerebral, and still others that like to take the [[SliceOfLife scenic route of life]]. And there's been times where ''Shōjo'' can get as bold-faced and crass as any ''Shōnen'' manga, as any reader of ''Manga/{{Patalliro}}'' or ''Manga/{{Sabagebu}}'' can tell you. The demographic is also no stranger to {{horror}} stories, with several iconic horror series such as ''Anime/HellGirl'', ''Manga/VampirePrincessMiyu'', ''Manga/{{Tomie}}'' and numerous other ''Creator/JunjiIto'' stories published in shojo anthologies.
anthologies. Confusing matters for English-speaking audiences is the fact that Creator/VizMedia publishes many darker shōjo series under its Viz Select imprint rather than its Shōjo Beat imprint, giving the impression that they are Seinen series.
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* ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'': Despite being a MagicalGirl show, the anime was aimed [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls primarily at men]] and the manga ran in a {{seinen}} magazine.

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* ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'': ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': Despite being a MagicalGirl show, the anime was aimed franchise, it's [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls primarily aimed at men]] and the all of its manga ran adaptations and spinoffs have run in a {{seinen}} magazine.magazines.
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* ''LightNovel/MayIAskForOneFinalThing''

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* ''LightNovel/MayIAskForOneFinalThing''''Literature/MayIAskForOneFinalThing''



* ''LightNovel/MyLittleSisterStoleMyFiance''

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* ''LightNovel/MyLittleSisterStoleMyFiance''''Literature/MyLittleSisterStoleMyFiance''
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* ''Manga/LovingYamadaAtLv999'

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* ''Manga/LovingYamadaAtLv999'''Manga/LovingYamadaAtLv999''
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* ''Manga/LovingYamadaAtLv999'
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* ''Literature/PrettyBoyDetectiveClub'': The manga adaptation began serialization in ''Aria'' but then moved to ''Shonen Magazine Edge'' after the former ceased publication, making it both shoujo ''and'' shonen.
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* ''LightNovel/KamikazeGirls'' (manga adaptation ran in ''Betsucomi'')

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* ''LightNovel/KamikazeGirls'' ''Literature/KamikazeGirls'' (manga adaptation ran in ''Betsucomi'')
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* ''Manga/MizutamaHoneyBoy''
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* ''Manga/{{Limit}}''

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* ''Manga/{{Limit}}''''Manga/Limit2009''
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* ''LightNovel/TheBrideOfAdarshan''

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* ''LightNovel/TheBrideOfAdarshan''''Literature/TheBrideOfAdarshan''



* ''LightNovel/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'' is technically aimed at a male audience, but the ''Usagi no Mark'' and ''Miu-Sama no Iu Toori'' spinoffs are shoujo.

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* ''LightNovel/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'' ''Literature/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'' is technically aimed at a male audience, but the ''Usagi no Mark'' and ''Miu-Sama no Iu Toori'' spinoffs are shoujo.



* ''LightNovel/No6'' - The manga adaptation was serialized in ''Aria''.

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* ''LightNovel/No6'' ''Literature/No6'' - The manga adaptation was serialized in ''Aria''.
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No, the manga runs on B's Log Comic, so it's more Josei. Japanese Reborn As Villainess Story can be mostly seen as the upper end of shojo and/or josei.


* ''Literature/EndoAndKobayashiLive''

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* ''Manga/TheWallflower''



* ''Manga/TheWallflower''
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* ''Literature/TheWeakestTamer'' - The manga adaptation runs in ''Comic Corona''.
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* ''Literature/DoctorElise''

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* ''Literature/DoctorElise''''Manhwa/DoctorElise''
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* ''Literature/DoctorElise''
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Capitalization was fixed from Manga.Card Captor Sakura Clear Card to Manga.Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card. Null edit to update index.
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Capitalization was fixed from Anime.Card Captor Sakura Clear Card to Anime.Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card. Null edit to update index.
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* ''Literature/OutburstDreamerBoys'' - The light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the manga adaptation was serialized in ''Ribon Special''.
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* ''Manga/{{Dazzle}}'': Started its run in the shonen magazine ''Monthly G Fantasy'', but moved to the shoujo magazine ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'' in 2002 and has continued to be published there ever since.

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* ''Manga/{{Dazzle}}'': Started its run in the shonen magazine ''Monthly G Fantasy'', but moved to the shoujo shoujo/josei magazine ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'' in 2002 and has continued to be published there ever since.
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* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''

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* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''
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* ''Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo''
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* ''LightNovel/BalladOfAShinigami'' - Oddly, while the original light novels are aimed at a male audience, the manga adaptation ran in the shoujo magazine ''[=LaLa=]''.

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* ''LightNovel/BalladOfAShinigami'' ''Literature/BalladOfAShinigami'' - Oddly, while the original light novels are aimed at a male audience, the manga adaptation ran in the shoujo magazine ''[=LaLa=]''.



* ''LightNovel/BibliophilePrincess''

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* ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie''. Though it also has an alternate manga version aimed at the ShonenDemographic.

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* ''Manga/TheSwordOfParos''


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* ''Manga/TheSwordOfParos''
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* ''Literature/SugarAppleFairyTale''

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* ''Literature/SugarAppleFairyTale''''Literature/SugarAppleFairyTale'' (the light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the first manga adaptation ran in ''Hana to Yume Online''. However, the second manga adaptation runs in the seinen magazine ''Young Ace''.)

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* ''Manga/GhostHunt''

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* ''Manga/GhostHunt''''Literature/GhostHunt''
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* ''LightNovel/MyHappyMarriage''

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* ''LightNovel/MyHappyMarriage''''Literature/MyHappyMarriage''

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* ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''
* ''Manga/CrescentMoon''



* ''Anime/CyberTeamInAkihabara''
* ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''
* ''Manga/CrescentMoon''

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* ''Anime/CyberTeamInAkihabara''
* ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''
* ''Manga/CrescentMoon''
''Anime/CyberTeamInAkihabara'': The manga adaptation ran in ''Magazine/{{Nakayoshi}}''.
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* ''Manga/KocchiMuiteMiiko''


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* ''Manga/NaishoNoTsubomi''

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* ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''



* ''Anime/MagicalAngelCreamyMami''

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