| 1 | [[quoteright:350:[[Magazine/LaLa https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lalamag.jpg]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:A little bit of [[SugarBowl sugar]], a little bit of [[DramaTropes spice]], and everything looks [[TheBeautifulTropes way too nice]].]] |
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| 4 | The [[UsefulNotes/MangaDemographics demographic category]] of {{anime}} and {{manga}} aimed mainly at teenage girls. It tends to have female leads, romantic subplots and resolutions involving personal growth. This doesn't mean ''Shōjo'' is devoid of action, though. In addition to more traditional romance stories, Shōjo can include tales of [[ActionGirl heroines who kick righteous butt]] -- while pursuing romantic subplots and personal growth. |
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| 6 | Alternately, ''Shōjo'' stories can focus on implied or explicit homosexual relationships between men (see BoysLove), or the romantic emphasis could also stem from [[YuriGenre relationships between women]]. Some feature all of the above. |
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| 8 | Although series with explicit sexuality are more likely to be ''{{Josei}}'' (aimed at older women), some ''Shōjo'' may have considerable sexual content; a subgenre called ''Teens Love'' (by analogy to Boys Love) features erotic romance between heterosexual couples, with much the same narrative conventions ([[FetishizedAbuser abusive boyfriends]] and {{angst}}; or, alternately, [[MakeOutKids shiny romance]], ecstatic lovemaking, and HappilyEverAfter). This stuff tends to snuggle up as close to the "Restricted" (18+) category as it can, and so isn't often licensed for translation. |
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| 10 | Not all romance series are ''Shōjo''. ''{{Shonen}}'' romances take the boy's perspective ({{Magical Girlfriend}}s and HaremSeries are both common, though there are just as many mundane one-to-one stories), and focus on the boy pursuing the girl, or trying to resolve the LoveDodecahedron. If it doesn't have that, a ''Shōnen'' romance tends to ''end'' with a declaration of love and its acceptance. Female-led ''Shōnen'' romance also has this dynamic (occasionally gender-inverted), though some begin with the pair together before the start while we see snippets of their relationship. ''Shōjo'' romances, by contrast, frequently involve the [[SmittenTeenageGirl heroine finding love early]] in the series, then stick around to watch the couple work through trouble in their relationship. ''Shōjo'' romances with male leads often tread somewhere in between: sometimes it takes the ''Shōnen'' route of the chase, others focus on how the boy treats his newfound lover. |
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| 12 | 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. 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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| 14 | Aesthetically, ''Shōjo'' is typically drawn with lighter outlines than ''{{Shonen}}'' {{manga}}, and with sparser backgrounds and little (if any) shading -- but, [[Literature/ThroughTheLookingGlass contrariwise]], it frequently uses screentone patterns to set the emotional tone of a scene, and frames are rarely solely rectangular and borders are often absent. Character designs with eyes that are even larger than those usually used in {{manga}} and {{anime}} (the infamous dinner plate size) are also usually a giveaway that the work in question is ''Shōjo'' -- [[AnimationAnatomyAging especially when the characters are not children]]. Though even that rule may not be ironclad: thanks to the PeripheryDemographic of girls reading ''Shōnen'' manga, the bolder lines and smaller eyes common to works of that demographic can find their way back into ''Shōjo'' to draw a wider appeal. The bright colors and cute looks of ''Shōnen'' and ''Seinen'' {{Iyashikei}} and the lavish aesthetics of BishonenJumpSyndrome also muddy the waters on popular demographic styles, not to mention the crossover of people who ''do'' draw for either kind of mag bringing their style to work for the opposite demographic. |
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| 16 | ''Shōjo'' is a demographic (usually identified by the time slot or magazine a story runs in) and shows so classified can fit into any "standard" genre, up to and including martial arts and ScienceFiction. And even this is variable; popular female leads sometimes [[TestosteroneBrigade gain a male fan following]], to the degree of the infamous [[{{Seinen}} older male fanbase]]. Anything MagicalGirl is usually ''Shōjo'' by default, although there are [[MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction exceptions]] specifically made for said older fanbase. |
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| 18 | While a lot of this demographic's manga output does get adapted into anime of varying popularity, its real foothold is in a medium even its brother demographic had a hard time attracting viewers: LiveActionTV. As their romance and contemporary series tend to match up with common trends in TV serials, ''Shōjo'' and ''Josei'' manga adaptations tend to make up a sizeable portion of Japanese {{Dorama}}s. In fact, it may find more popularity through its Dorama version than its life as a manga. |
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| 20 | Should not be confused with ''{{Bishoujo}}'', though some may feature as characters. Serves as both the TropeNamer and TropeCodifier for StockShoujoHeroine. |
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| 22 | [[folder:Popular Magazines]] |
| 23 | [[index]] |
| 24 | * ''B's LOG'' |
| 25 | * ''Cheese!'' |
| 26 | * ''Ciao'' |
| 27 | * ''Cookie'' |
| 28 | * ''Dessert'' |
| 29 | * ''Magazine/HanaToYume'' |
| 30 | * ''Magazine/LaLa'' |
| 31 | * ''Margaret'' |
| 32 | * ''Magazine/{{Nakayoshi}}'' |
| 33 | * ''Magazine/{{Ribon}}'' |
| 34 | * ''Sho-Comi'' (originally ''Shoujo Comic'') |
| 35 | * ''Shoujo Friend'' |
| 36 | [[/index]] |
| 37 | [[/folder]] |
| 38 | !!Examples: |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[index]] |
| 41 | * ''Literature/SeventhTimeLoop'' |
| 42 | * ''Manga/OneThousandAndOneKnights'' |
| 43 | * ''Manga/AbsoluteBoyfriend'' |
| 44 | * ''Manga/AcroTrip'' |
| 45 | * ''Manga/{{Adekan}}'' |
| 46 | * ''Manga/AfterSchoolNightmare'' |
| 47 | * ''Literature/AgentsOfTheFourSeasons'' - The manga adaptation of the ''Dance of Spring'' novels runs in ''[=LaLa=]''. |
| 48 | * ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'' |
| 49 | ** ''Anime/AikatsuStars'' |
| 50 | ** ''Anime/AikatsuFriends'' |
| 51 | ** ''Series/AikatsuPlanet'' |
| 52 | * ''Manga/AimForTheAce'' |
| 53 | * ''Manga/AiNoShintairiku'' |
| 54 | * ''Anime/AiNoWakakusaMonogatari'' |
| 55 | * ''Manga/AiOreLoveMe'' |
| 56 | * ''Manga/AiShiteNight'' |
| 57 | * ''Manga/AishiteruzeBaby'' |
| 58 | * ''Manga/AkazukinChacha'' |
| 59 | * ''Manga/AkkanBaby'' |
| 60 | * ''Manga/AkumaNaEros'' |
| 61 | * ''Literature/TheAlchemistWhoSurvivedNowDreamsOfAQuietCityLife'' - The manga adaptation runs in '' B's-LOG Comic''. |
| 62 | * ''Manga/{{Alice 19th}}'' |
| 63 | * ''Manga/AlisaOfTheSilverHair'' |
| 64 | * ''Manga/AmeNochiHare'' |
| 65 | * ''Manga/AngelCrush'' |
| 66 | * ''Manga/AngelSanctuary'' |
| 67 | * ''Anime/AnimalDetectivesKiruminzoo'' |
| 68 | * ''Manga/AnimalYokocho'' |
| 69 | * ''Manga/AntiqueBakery'' |
| 70 | * ''Manga/AoHaruRide'' |
| 71 | * ''Manga/AoNoFuuin'' |
| 72 | * ''Manga/ApothecariusArgentum'' |
| 73 | * ''Manga/{{Arisa}}'' |
| 74 | * ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm'' - The manga adaptation runs in the shoujo publication ''Comic Corona''. |
| 75 | * ''Anime/AshitaNoNadja'' |
| 76 | * ''Manga/AskDrRin'' |
| 77 | * ''Manga/AttackNumberOne'' - The first televised female sports {{anime}}. |
| 78 | * ''Anime/AttackerYou'' - Its SpiritualSuccessor |
| 79 | * ''Manga/AzukiChan'' |
| 80 | * ''Manga/BabyAndMe'' |
| 81 | * ''Literature/BalladOfAShinigami'' - Oddly, while the original light novels are aimed at a male audience, the manga adaptation ran in the shoujo magazine ''[=LaLa=]''. |
| 82 | * ''Manga/BananaFish'' - Though this series revolves around gang violence in New York City and incorporates mature themes that most people would associate with {{Seinen}}, it originally ran in the shōjo magazine ''Betsucomi'' (formerly known as ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic''). |
| 83 | * ''Manga/{{Basara}}'' |
| 84 | * ''Manga/{{Beast Master|2006}}'' |
| 85 | * ''Manga/TheBeautifulSkiesOfHououHigh'' |
| 86 | * ''Manga/BeautyAndTheBeastOfParadiseLost'' |
| 87 | * ''Manga/BeautyPop'' |
| 88 | * ''WebAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat'' - A western example clearly inspired by Shōjo anime, both aesthetically and thematically. |
| 89 | * ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName'' |
| 90 | * ''Literature/BibliophilePrincess'' |
| 91 | * ''Series/BishoujoKamenPoitrine'' |
| 92 | * ''Manga/BlackBird2006'' |
| 93 | * ''Manga/BlueRamun'' |
| 94 | * ''Manga/BokuNoHatsukoiWoKimiNiSasagu'' |
| 95 | * ''Manga/BokuWaKisuDeUsoWoTsuku'' |
| 96 | * ''Manga/BokuWaOokami'' |
| 97 | * ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers'' - Though the original is one of the best-selling Shōjo manga, run in ''Margaret'', the sequel manga runs in ''Shonen Jump+'' for some odd reason. |
| 98 | * ''Literature/TheBrideOfAdarshan'' |
| 99 | * ''Manga/CafeKichijoujiDe'' |
| 100 | * ''Manga/CandyCandy'' |
| 101 | * ''Manga/CaptiveHearts'' |
| 102 | * ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' |
| 103 | ** ''Manga/CardCaptorSakuraClearCard'' |
| 104 | * ''Manga/CatStreet'' |
| 105 | * ''Manga/CellsAtWorkBacteria'' - A {{spinoff}} of a {{shonen}} series that is published in a shojo anthology. |
| 106 | * ''Manga/CellsAtWorkAndFriends'' - A {{spinoff}} of a {{shonen}} series that is published in a shojo anthology. |
| 107 | * ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend'' |
| 108 | * ''Manga/CheekyBrat'' |
| 109 | * ''Manga/CherryJuice'' |
| 110 | * ''Manga/TheCherryProject'' |
| 111 | * ''Manga/ChibiDevi'' |
| 112 | * ''Manga/ChibiMarukoChan'' |
| 113 | * ''Manga/ChildrenOfTheWhales'' |
| 114 | * ''Manga/ChocoMimi'' |
| 115 | * ''Manga/ChottoEdoMade'' |
| 116 | * ''Manga/ChouKuseNiNarisou'' |
| 117 | * ''Manga/{{Cipher}}'' |
| 118 | * ''Manga/ClampSchoolDetectives'' |
| 119 | * ''Manga/Classi9'' |
| 120 | * ''Manga/{{Claudine}}'' - By Creator/RiyokoIkeda, dealing with the very sensitive topic of UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} issues. |
| 121 | * ''Manga/ClearQualia'' |
| 122 | * ''Manga/{{Clover}}'' |
| 123 | * ''[[Anime/CodeGeass Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion]]'' (The manga. The anime is Seinen) |
| 124 | * ''Manga/CojiCoji'' |
| 125 | * ''Manga/AConditionCalledLove'' |
| 126 | * ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'' - Series of videos turned anime/manga and novels by Music/HoneyWorks, with heavy inspiration from works in the demographic |
| 127 | * ''Manga/ConfidentialConfessions'' |
| 128 | * ''VideoGame/LaCordaDOro'': The manga adaptation ran in ''Magazine/LaLa''. |
| 129 | * ''Anime/CorrectorYui'' |
| 130 | * ''Manga/CountCain'' |
| 131 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' (The two manga adaptations only, the anime is seinen.) |
| 132 | * ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel'' |
| 133 | * ''Manga/CrescentMoon'' |
| 134 | * ''Manga/{{Crown}}'' |
| 135 | * ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'' |
| 136 | ** ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubHappyKiss'' |
| 137 | * ''Manga/CuteXGuy'' |
| 138 | * ''Anime/CyberTeamInAkihabara'': The manga adaptation ran in ''Magazine/{{Nakayoshi}}''. |
| 139 | * ''Manga/DawnOfTheArcana'' |
| 140 | * ''Manga/DaytimeShootingStar'' |
| 141 | * ''Manga/{{Dazzle}}'': Started its run in the shonen magazine ''Monthly G Fantasy'', but moved to the shoujo/josei magazine ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'' in 2002 and has continued to be published there ever since. |
| 142 | * ''Manga/DearBrother'' |
| 143 | * ''Literature/DeepLove'' - despite the dark theming of the story, the manga and most of its spin-offs (except ''Pao no Monogatari'' and ''REAL'') were released in Bessatsu Friend, a shōjo magazine. |
| 144 | * ''Manga/DemonLoveSpell'' |
| 145 | * ''Manga/TheDemonOroron'' |
| 146 | * ''Manga/TheDemonPrinceOfMomochiHouse'' |
| 147 | * ''Manga/DengekiDaisy'' |
| 148 | * ''Anime/DenNohCoil'', which sometimes gets mistaken for {{shonen}} because of its emphasis on high-tech action scenes, but the {{manga}} adaptation ran in a shōjo magazine. |
| 149 | * ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' |
| 150 | * ''Manga/DesireClimax'' |
| 151 | * ''Manga/ADestructiveGodSitsNextToMe'' |
| 152 | * ''Manga/ADevilAndHerLoveSong'' |
| 153 | * ''Manga/TheDevilDoesExist'' |
| 154 | * ''Manga/{{Diece}}'' |
| 155 | * ''Manga/DNAngel'' |
| 156 | * ''Manhwa/DoctorElise'' |
| 157 | * ''Manga/{{Dokuhime}}'' |
| 158 | * ''Manga/Dolls1995'' |
| 159 | * ''Manga/DragonKnights'' |
| 160 | * ''Manga/DreaminSun'' |
| 161 | * ''Manga/DrugAndDrop'' originally ran in ''Monthly Asuka'' under the name ''Legal Drug'', but later moved to the seinen magazine ''Young Ace'' with its title changed. |
| 162 | * ''Literature/EarlAndFairy'' |
| 163 | * ''Manga/EdenNoHana'' |
| 164 | * ''Manga/EerieQueerie'' |
| 165 | * ''Manga/EvyioneOceanFantasy'' |
| 166 | * ''Manga/FairyCube'' |
| 167 | * ''Manga/FairyNavigatorRuna'' |
| 168 | * ''Manga/FamilyComplex'' |
| 169 | * ''Manga/FasterThanAKiss'' |
| 170 | * ''Manga/FirstLoveMonster'' |
| 171 | * ''Manga/TheFoxAndLittleTanuki'' |
| 172 | * ''Manga/FromEroicaWithLove'' |
| 173 | * ''Manga/FromFarAway'' |
| 174 | * ''Manga/FromFiveToNine'' tends to be confused for josei since most of the characters are adults (and the live-action drama adaptation ''is'' aimed at adults, since it aired late at night), but the manga actually ran in the shoujo magazine ''Cheese!''. |
| 175 | * ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' |
| 176 | * ''Manga/FullMoon'' |
| 177 | * ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' |
| 178 | ** ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'' |
| 179 | ** ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoIbun'' |
| 180 | * ''Manga/GatchaGacha'' |
| 181 | * ''Manga/GakuenAlice'' |
| 182 | * ''Manga/GakuenBabysitters'' |
| 183 | * ''Manga/GakuenOuji'' |
| 184 | * ''Manga/{{GALS}}'' |
| 185 | * ''Manga/GameXRush'' |
| 186 | * ''[[Manga/{{Saiyuki}} Gensomaden Saiyuki]]'' - technically only the sequel, as the original is {{shonen}} |
| 187 | * ''Manga/TheGentlemensAlliance'' |
| 188 | * ''Manga/{{Georgie}}'' |
| 189 | * ''Literature/GhostHunt'' |
| 190 | * ''Manga/AGirlAndHerGuardDog'' |
| 191 | * ''Manga/GirlGotGame'' (''Power!!'') |
| 192 | * ''Franchise/GirlsXHeroine'' |
| 193 | ** ''Series/IdolXWarriorMiracleTunes'': The show received two manga adaptations during its run. |
| 194 | ** ''Series/MagicXWarriorMagiMajoPures'' |
| 195 | ** ''Series/SecretXWarriorPhantomirage'' |
| 196 | ** ''Series/PoliceXWarriorLovepatrina'' |
| 197 | * ''Manga/GlassMask'' (''Glass no Kamen''), one of the LongRunners in shōjo {{manga}}, having been there since 1976. |
| 198 | * ''Manga/GoldenDays'' |
| 199 | * ''Manga/GoldfishWarning'' |
| 200 | * ''Series/GoodMorningCall'' |
| 201 | * ''Manga/GrandGuignolOrchestra'' |
| 202 | * ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}'' |
| 203 | * ''Manga/GuruGuruPonChan'' |
| 204 | * ''Manga/HaikaraSanGaTooru'' |
| 205 | * ''Manga/HaiStepJun'' |
| 206 | * ''Manga/HajimariNoNiina'' |
| 207 | * ''Manga/HakkendenEightDogsOfTheEast'' |
| 208 | * ''Anime/{{Hakuouki}}'' |
| 209 | * ''Manga/HanaKimi'' |
| 210 | * ''Manga/HanaNoAsukaGumi'' -- only the first manga counts. The other three sequels moved to {{Josei}} publications. |
| 211 | * ''Manga/HanaNoKishi'' |
| 212 | * ''Anime/HanaNoKoLunlun'' |
| 213 | * ''Manga/HanasakeruSeishounen'' |
| 214 | * ''Manga/HanaToAkuma'' |
| 215 | * ''Manga/HaouAiren'' |
| 216 | * ''Manga/HappyCafe'' |
| 217 | * ''Manga/HappyHappyClover'' |
| 218 | * ''Manga/TheHeartOfThomas'' |
| 219 | * ''Anime/HellGirl'': While the dark and cynical nature of the story leads it to be confused with {{seinen}}, the manga adaptation was published in Nakayoshi, a shōjo magazine. |
| 220 | * ''Anime/HelloSandybell'' |
| 221 | * ''Manga/HereIsGreenwood'' - Subverts the standards by having an all-male lead cast despite not being a BoysLove series. In addition, the major romance between the main protagonist and a secondary female character is told from ''his'' point of view. |
| 222 | * ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' (manga adaptation by Chisato Nakamura) |
| 223 | * ''Manga/HibiChouchou'' |
| 224 | * ''Manga/HighSchoolDebut'' |
| 225 | * ''Manga/HikariNoDensetsu'' |
| 226 | * ''VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera'' |
| 227 | * ''Manga/HimechansRibbon'' |
| 228 | * ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkochan'' |
| 229 | * ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'' (aka ''Kare Kano'' or ''Kareshi Kanojo no Jijyo'') |
| 230 | * ''Manga/HoneyHoney'' - one of the first shōjo {{manga}} series that became successful, being written by a woman. |
| 231 | * ''Manga/HoneyHunt'' |
| 232 | * ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'' |
| 233 | * ''Manga/HotGimmick'' |
| 234 | * ''Manga/HoukagoXPonytail'' |
| 235 | * ''Manga/HouseOfTheSun'' |
| 236 | * ''Manga/IAmHere'' |
| 237 | * ''Anime/IdolAngelYokosoYoko '' |
| 238 | * ''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'' |
| 239 | * ''Manga/IganoKabamaru'' |
| 240 | * ''Manga/IlegenesKokuyouNoKiseki'' |
| 241 | * ''Manga/{{Imadoki}}'' |
| 242 | * ''Manga/ImARoyalTutorInMySistersDress'' |
| 243 | * ''Literature/ImTheVillainessSoImTamingTheFinalBoss'' |
| 244 | * ''Manga/ImmortalRain'' |
| 245 | * ''Manga/InstantTeenJustAddNuts'' |
| 246 | * ''Manga/InTheClearMoonlitDusk'' |
| 247 | * ''Manga/{{ION}}'' |
| 248 | * ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'' |
| 249 | * ''Manga/ISOtokoDemoOnnaDemoNaiSei'' |
| 250 | * ''Manga/ItazuraNaKiss'' |
| 251 | * ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' |
| 252 | ** ''Anime/Jewelpet2009'' |
| 253 | ** ''Anime/JewelpetTwinkle'' |
| 254 | ** ''Anime/JewelpetSunshine'' |
| 255 | ** ''Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco'' |
| 256 | ** ''Anime/JewelpetHappiness'' |
| 257 | ** ''Anime/LadyJewelpet'' |
| 258 | ** ''Anime/JewelpetMagicalChange'' |
| 259 | * ''Manga/JinzouShoujo'' |
| 260 | * ''Manga/JiuJiu'' |
| 261 | * ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'' |
| 262 | * ''Manga/KagekiShoujo'' originally had a short run in the seinen magazine ''Jump X'', but it was later restarted in the shoujo magazine ''Kiss''. |
| 263 | * ''Manga/KaguyaHime'' |
| 264 | * ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'' |
| 265 | * ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' |
| 266 | * ''Manga/KamichamaKarin'' |
| 267 | * ''Manga/KamikamiKaeshi'' |
| 268 | * ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' |
| 269 | * ''Anime/KamisamaMinaraiHimitsuNoCocotama'' |
| 270 | * ''Manga/KamiSamaNoEkohiiki'' |
| 271 | * ''Literature/KamikazeGirls'' (manga adaptation ran in ''Betsucomi'') |
| 272 | * ''Manga/KanojoNiNaruHi'' |
| 273 | * ''Manga/KanonChihoSaito'' |
| 274 | * ''Manga/KarakuriOdette'' |
| 275 | * ''Manga/KareWaTomodachi'' |
| 276 | * ''Manga/KaruraMau'' |
| 277 | * ''Manga/KazeHikaru'': Began serialization in ''Bessatsu Shoujo Comic'', but later moved to the josei magazine ''Monthly Flower'' in 2002, where it continued until its conclusion. |
| 278 | * ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta'' |
| 279 | * ''Manga/KedamonoDamono'' |
| 280 | * ''Manga/KilalaPrincess'' |
| 281 | * ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'' |
| 282 | ** ''Manga/KimiNiTodokeSoulmate'' |
| 283 | * ''Manga/KinKyoriRennai'' |
| 284 | * ''Anime/KiraKiraHappyHirakeCocotama'' |
| 285 | * ''Manga/KirarinRevolution'' |
| 286 | * ''Manga/KissHimNotMe'' |
| 287 | * ''Manga/KisshouTennyo'' |
| 288 | * ''Manga/KissOfTheRosePrincess'' |
| 289 | * ''Manga/KitchenPrincess'' |
| 290 | * ''Manga/KMemoryOfRed'' |
| 291 | * ''Manga/KocchiMuiteMiiko'' |
| 292 | * ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'' |
| 293 | * ''Literature/{{Koizora}}'' |
| 294 | * ''Manga/KoreWaKoiNoHanashi'' |
| 295 | * ''Manga/KouchaOuji'' |
| 296 | * ''Manga/KurobaraAlice'' |
| 297 | * ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'' (manga adaptation ran in ''Monthly Asuka'') |
| 298 | * ''Manga/KyoKoiOHajimemasu'' |
| 299 | * ''Manga/{{Lady}}'' |
| 300 | * ''Manga/LandOfTheBlindfolded'' |
| 301 | * ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'' |
| 302 | * ''Manga/LastGame'' |
| 303 | * ''Manga/LaughingUnderTheClouds'' |
| 304 | * ''Manga/Life2002'' |
| 305 | * ''Manga/Limit2009'' |
| 306 | * ''Literature/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'' is technically aimed at a male audience, but the ''Usagi no Mark'' and ''Miu-Sama no Iu Toori'' spinoffs are shoujo. |
| 307 | * ''Anime/LittleMemole'' |
| 308 | * ''Manga/LittleWitchAcademiaTheMidnightCrown'' |
| 309 | * ''Manga/LoveCeleb'', although it edges near to ''{{Josei}}''. |
| 310 | * ''Manga/LoveIsInTheBag'' |
| 311 | * ''Manga/LovelyComplex'' |
| 312 | * ''Manga/LoveOfKill'' |
| 313 | * ''Manga/LoveMeLoveMeNot'' |
| 314 | * ''Manga/LoveMonster'' |
| 315 | * ''Manga/{{Lovesickness}}'' |
| 316 | * ''Manga/LoveSoLife'' |
| 317 | * ''Manga/LovingYamadaAtLv999'' |
| 318 | * ''Manga/LudwigRevolution'' |
| 319 | * ''Manga/MachidaKunNoSekai'' |
| 320 | * ''Manga/MademoiselleButterfly'' |
| 321 | * ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' |
| 322 | * ''Anime/MagicUsersClub'' |
| 323 | * ''Manga/MagicalXMiracle'' |
| 324 | * ''Anime/MagicalEmiTheMagicStar'' |
| 325 | * ''Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYumi'' |
| 326 | * ''Manga/MagicalPokemonJourney'' |
| 327 | * ''Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo'' |
| 328 | * ''Manga/MaidSama'' |
| 329 | * ''Manga/MamotteLollipop'' |
| 330 | * ''Manga/MangaDogs'' |
| 331 | * ''Manga/{{Marginal}}'' |
| 332 | * ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'' (the original light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the manga adaptation ran in ''Margaret'') |
| 333 | * ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy'' |
| 334 | * ''Manga/Mars1996'' |
| 335 | * ''Literature/MayIAskForOneFinalThing'' |
| 336 | * ''Manga/MayasFuneralProcession'' |
| 337 | * ''Manga/MeAndMyBrothers'' |
| 338 | * ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' |
| 339 | * ''Manga/MermanInMyTub'' |
| 340 | * ''Manga/MeruPuri'' |
| 341 | * ''Manga/MidnightOccultCivilServants'' |
| 342 | * ''Manga/MillenniumSnow'' |
| 343 | * ''Manga/{{Mink}}'' |
| 344 | * ''Manga/MintNaBokura'' |
| 345 | * ''Manga/MiracleGirls'' |
| 346 | * ''Manga/{{Miriam}}'' |
| 347 | * ''Manga/MirumoDePon'' |
| 348 | * ''Anime/MischievousTwinsTheTalesOfStClares'' |
| 349 | * ''Manga/MissionsofLove'' |
| 350 | * ''Manga/MistressFortune'' |
| 351 | * ''Manga/MizuiroJidai'' |
| 352 | * ''Manga/MizutamaHoneyBoy'' |
| 353 | * ''Manga/MonkeyHigh'' |
| 354 | * ''Manga/MonochromeFactor'' - First serialized in the shounen magazine ''Comic Blade Masamune'', the manga moved to the shoujo magazine ''Comic Blade Avarus'' in 2007 after Masamune ceased publication. |
| 355 | * ''Manga/MoonChild1989'' (''Tsuki no Ko'') |
| 356 | * ''Literature/MoribitoIIGuardianOfTheDarkness'' (The manga. The original novel is not marketed by gender.) |
| 357 | * ''Literature/TheMostHereticalLastBossQueenFromVillainessToSavior'' (the original light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the manga adaptation runs in ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'') |
| 358 | * ''Manga/MukaMukaParadise'' |
| 359 | * ''Manga/MyHeavenlyHockeyClub'' |
| 360 | * ''Manga/MyLittleMonster'' |
| 361 | * ''Literature/MyHappyMarriage'' |
| 362 | * ''Literature/MyLittleSisterStoleMyFiance'' |
| 363 | * ''Manga/MyLoveStory'' - Often mistaken for being a ''shōjo''-themed ''shōnen'' a la ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' due to its humor and {{Gonk}} male protagonist, but it was serialized in a shōjo magazine. |
| 364 | * ''Manga/MyNewBossIsGoofy'' |
| 365 | * ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' |
| 366 | * ''Manga/MyRoommateIsACat'' |
| 367 | * ''Manga/MyStepmotherAndStepsistersAreNotWicked'' |
| 368 | * ''Manga/MusashiNumberNine'' |
| 369 | * ''Manga/NaishoNoTsubomi'' |
| 370 | * ''Manga/TheNameOfTheFlower'' |
| 371 | * ''{{Manga/Nana}}'' |
| 372 | * ''Manga/NatsuENoTobira'' |
| 373 | * ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'' - Features a male protagonist, and WordOfGod says [[NoHuggingNoKissing it will never have romance in it]]. |
| 374 | * ''Manga/NeighborhoodStory'' |
| 375 | * ''VideoGame/NeoAngelique'' |
| 376 | * ''Manga/NeonGenesisEvangelionAngelicDays'' |
| 377 | * ''Manga/NeonGenesisEvangelionCampusApocalypse'' |
| 378 | * ''Manga/NeverGiveUp'' |
| 379 | * ''Manga/NGLife'' |
| 380 | * ''Manga/NightmareInspector'' started in the shoujo magazine ''Monthly Stencile'' for the first two years of its run, but then moved to the shonen magazine ''Monthly G Fantasy'' where it continued until its conclusion. |
| 381 | * ''Anime/NijiNoKanataEShoujoDianaMonogatari'' |
| 382 | * ''Manga/NinaTheStarryBride'' |
| 383 | * ''Manga/NinePuzzle'' |
| 384 | * ''Literature/No6'' - The manga adaptation was serialized in ''Aria''. |
| 385 | * ''Anime/NobaraNoJulie'' |
| 386 | * ''Manga/NotYourIdol'' |
| 387 | * ''Manga/{{Nukoduke}}'' |
| 388 | * ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' |
| 389 | * ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' |
| 390 | * ''Manga/TheOnesWithin'' |
| 391 | * ''Manga/OokuTheInnerChambers'' |
| 392 | * ''Manga/{{Orange}}'' - The manga was first released in a shōjo magazine, but it was switched to a seinen magazine after it went on hiatus due to the creator's health issues, where it continued for the rest of its run. Thus, it can technically be considered both shōjo and seinen. |
| 393 | * ''Manga/OresamaTeacher'' |
| 394 | * ''Manga/{{Othello}}'' |
| 395 | * ''Manga/{{Otomen}}'' |
| 396 | * ''Manga/OujiToMajouToHimegimiTo'' |
| 397 | * ''Manga/OukeNoMonshou'' - Along with ''Manga/GlassMask'', this {{manga}} is among the [[LongRunners longest runners]] in here, since it has been around ever since 1976. |
| 398 | * ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' is both an example and an AffectionateParody of works in the demographic. |
| 399 | * ''Literature/OutburstDreamerBoys'' - The light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the manga adaptation was serialized in ''Ribon Special''. |
| 400 | * ''Manga/ParadiseKiss'' |
| 401 | * ''Manga/{{Patalliro}}'' |
| 402 | * ''Manga/PeachGirl'' |
| 403 | * ''Manga/PenguinRevolution'' |
| 404 | * ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie''. Though it also has an alternate manga version aimed at the ShonenDemographic. |
| 405 | * ''Manga/PhantomDream'' |
| 406 | * ''Manga/PhantomThiefJeanne'' |
| 407 | * ''Manga/PixiePop'' |
| 408 | * ''Manga/PlainLove'' |
| 409 | * ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth'' |
| 410 | * ''Manga/PlusSizedMisadventuresInLove'' |
| 411 | * ''Manga/{{Pochamani}}'' |
| 412 | * ''Manga/ThePoeClan'' |
| 413 | * ''Manga/PortraitOfMAndN'' |
| 414 | * ''Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ'': The manga adaptation was serialized in ''Ribon''. |
| 415 | * ''Manga/PremierMuguet'' |
| 416 | * ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' |
| 417 | * ''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. |
| 418 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'' is primarily aimed at this demographic (though official marketing papers also include [[{{Seinen}} young men]]), and all of the series' manga adaptations have been serialized in the shoujo magazine ''Nakayoshi''. |
| 419 | ** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' |
| 420 | ** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' |
| 421 | ** ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' |
| 422 | ** ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' |
| 423 | ** ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' |
| 424 | ** ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' |
| 425 | ** ''Anime/SmilePrecure'' |
| 426 | ** ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' |
| 427 | ** ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' |
| 428 | ** ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' |
| 429 | ** ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'' |
| 430 | ** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' |
| 431 | ** ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' |
| 432 | ** ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' |
| 433 | ** ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'' |
| 434 | ** ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'' |
| 435 | ** ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'' |
| 436 | ** ''Anime/SoaringSkyPrecure'' |
| 437 | ** ''Anime/WonderfulPrettyCure'' |
| 438 | * ''VideoGame/PrettySeries'' |
| 439 | ** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream'' |
| 440 | ** ''Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future'' |
| 441 | ** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'' and spinoff ''Anime/KingOfPrism'' (though the latter tries to aim for older girls as well) |
| 442 | ** ''Anime/PriPara'' |
| 443 | *** ''Idol Time Pripara'' |
| 444 | *** ''[=IdolLand=] Pripara'' |
| 445 | ** ''Anime/KirattoPriChan'' |
| 446 | ** ''Anime/WacchaPriMagi'' |
| 447 | ** ''Waccha [=PriMagi=]!'' |
| 448 | * ''Manga/PrincessAi'' |
| 449 | * ''Manga/PrincessArmy'' |
| 450 | * ''Anime/PrincessComet'' |
| 451 | * ''Manga/PrincessKnight'' (AKA ''Ribon no Kishi''), one of the earliest shōjo manga, but not the very first. Created by the "God of Manga" himself, Creator/OsamuTezuka. |
| 452 | * ''Manga/PrincessPrincess'' |
| 453 | * ''Anime/PrincessSarah'' |
| 454 | * ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' |
| 455 | * ''Manga/PsychicDetectiveYakumo'' |
| 456 | * ''Manga/PureTrance'' |
| 457 | * ''Manga/PurpleEyesInTheDark'' |
| 458 | * ''Manga/QQSweeper'' |
| 459 | * ''Manga/RandomWalk'' |
| 460 | * ''Literature/RavenOfTheInnerPalace'' |
| 461 | * ''Manga/RealGirl'' |
| 462 | * ''Manga/RedRiver1995'' |
| 463 | * ''Manga/RequiemOfTheRoseKing'' |
| 464 | * ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' |
| 465 | ** ''Anime/AdolescenceOfUtena'' |
| 466 | * ''Manga/RGVeda'' |
| 467 | * ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'': The manga adaptation ran in ''Monthly Asuka''. |
| 468 | * ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'' - Notable for being the first shoujo manga to achieve mainstream critical and commercial success, and had a prominent influence on other shoujo works going forward. |
| 469 | * ''Manga/{{Sabagebu}}'' |
| 470 | * ''Manga/SacrificialPrincessAndTheKingOfBeasts'' |
| 471 | * ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' - The most iconic shōjo franchise, and the one that introduced Western audiences to the concept. [[TropeCodifier Codified]] many shōjo-related tropes, especially the MagicalGirlWarrior genre. |
| 472 | ** ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (original manga) |
| 473 | ** ''Anime/SailorMoon'' (first anime series) |
| 474 | ** ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' |
| 475 | ** ''Anime/SailorMoonEternal'' |
| 476 | ** ''Anime/SailorMoonCosmos'' |
| 477 | ** ''Manga/CodenameSailorV'' - ran in the same magazine as the ''Moon'' manga, and was its prototype before being retooled into a {{Prequel}} when it began serialization |
| 478 | * ''Manga/StDragonGirl'' |
| 479 | * ''Literature/TheSaintsMagicPowerIsOmnipotent'' (both the novels and the manga adaptation are aimed at a female audience) |
| 480 | * ''Manga/SakuraHimeTheLegendOfPrincessSakura'' |
| 481 | * ''Manga/SakuraNoSono'' |
| 482 | * ''Manga/SallyTheWitch'' |
| 483 | * ''Manga/SandChronicles'' |
| 484 | * ''WebOriginal/SanrioBoys'' (manga adaptations) |
| 485 | * ''Manga/SatisfactionGuaranteed'' |
| 486 | * ''Literature/TheSaviorsBookCafeStoryInAnotherWorld'' |
| 487 | * ''Manga/SayILoveYou'' |
| 488 | * ''Manga/TheSecretNotesOfLadyKanoko'' |
| 489 | * ''Literature/SecretsOfTheSilentWitch'' (the manga adaptation runs in ''B's-Log Comic'') |
| 490 | * ''Manga/SeihoBoysHighSchool'' |
| 491 | * ''Manga/{{Seimaden}}'' |
| 492 | * ''Manga/SeishunKouryakuhon'' |
| 493 | * ''Manga/SenseiNoSusume'' |
| 494 | * ''Manga/SensualPhrase'' |
| 495 | * ''Manga/ShinobiLife'' |
| 496 | * ''Manga/ShinshunkiMimanOkotowari'' |
| 497 | * ''Manga/ShiroAri'' |
| 498 | * ''Manga/ShiroNoEden'' |
| 499 | * ''Manga/ShiroiHeyaNoFutari'' |
| 500 | * ''Literature/ShonenOnmyouji'' (the light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the manga adaptation ran in ''Monthly Asuka'') |
| 501 | * ''Manga/ShortTemperedMelancholic'' |
| 502 | * ''Manga/ShounenDolls'' |
| 503 | * ''Manga/ShounenMaid'' |
| 504 | * ''Manga/ShugoChara'' |
| 505 | * ''Manga/ASignOfAffection'' |
| 506 | * ''Manga/SilverDiamond'' |
| 507 | * ''Anime/{{Simoun}}'' |
| 508 | * ''Manga/SkipBeat'' |
| 509 | * ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair'' |
| 510 | * ''Manga/SoraLog'' |
| 511 | * ''Literature/TheSorcerersReceptionist'' (the light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the manga adaptation runs in ''B's-Log Comic'') |
| 512 | * ''Manga/SoulRescue'' |
| 513 | * ''Manga/SpecialA'' |
| 514 | * ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' |
| 515 | * ''Manga/TheStarOfCottonland'' |
| 516 | * ''Manga/StardustWink'' |
| 517 | * ''Manga/SteppingOnRoses'' |
| 518 | * ''Anime/TheStoryOfCinderella'' |
| 519 | * ''Anime/TheStoryOfPollyannaGirlOfLove'' |
| 520 | * ''Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku'' (the light novels are aimed at a female audience, and the manga adaptation ran in ''Monthly Asuka'') |
| 521 | * ''Manga/StrobeEdge'' |
| 522 | * ''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''.) |
| 523 | * ''Manga/SugarSugarRune'' |
| 524 | * ''Manga/SukebanDeka'' |
| 525 | * ''Manga/SuperPig'' |
| 526 | * ''Manga/{{Swan}}'' |
| 527 | * ''Manga/SweetBlack'' |
| 528 | * ''Manga/TheSwordOfParos'' |
| 529 | * ''Manga/TailOfTheMoon'' |
| 530 | * ''Manga/TakaneAndHana'' |
| 531 | * ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'' - The source material, being ChildrensLiterature, is not marketed by gender. However, its manga adaptation is published in ''Magazine/{{Nakayoshi}}''. |
| 532 | * ''Literature/TearmoonEmpire'' |
| 533 | * ''Manga/TenshiNankaJaNai'' |
| 534 | * ''Manga/TenYoriMoHoshiYoriMo'' |
| 535 | * ''Manga/ThatWolfBoyIsMine'' |
| 536 | * ''Manga/TheyWereEleven'' |
| 537 | * ''Manga/TimeStrangerKyoko'' |
| 538 | * ''Manga/TokimekiTonight'' |
| 539 | * ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' |
| 540 | * ''Manga/TokyoCrazyParadise'' |
| 541 | * ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' |
| 542 | * ''Anime/TokyoMewMewNew'' |
| 543 | * ''Manga/{{Tomie}}'' |
| 544 | * ''Manga/TowaKamoShirenai'' |
| 545 | * ''Literature/TrappedInACursedGameAsAnNPC'' |
| 546 | * ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' - (The manga ran in ''Monthly Asuka''. The original light novels are aimed more at a male audience.) |
| 547 | * ''Anime/TweenyWitches'' - (The manga. The original anime is not marketed by gender.) |
| 548 | * ''Manga/UFOBaby'' |
| 549 | * ''Manga/UltraManiac'' |
| 550 | * ''Anime/UmiMonogatari'' |
| 551 | * ''Manga/UntilTheFullMoon'' |
| 552 | * ''Manga/{{Unico}}'': (Originally. Creator/OsamuTezuka [[MultipleDemographicAppeal wanted the series to be aimed at both genders]] [[{{Kodomomuke}} and all ages.]]) |
| 553 | * ''Manga/UsotsukiLily'' |
| 554 | * ''Manga/VampireDormitory'' |
| 555 | * ''Manga/VampireKnight'' |
| 556 | * ''Manga/VampirePrincessMiyu'' |
| 557 | * ''Manga/{{Vassalord}}'' |
| 558 | * ''Manga/VenusCapriccio'' |
| 559 | * ''Literature/VillainsAreDestinedToDie'' |
| 560 | * ''Manga/VirginRipper'' |
| 561 | * ''Manga/VoiceOverSeiyuAcademy'' |
| 562 | * ''Manga/WJuliet'' |
| 563 | * ''Manga/TheWallflower'' |
| 564 | * ''Manga/WeWereThere'' |
| 565 | * ''Literature/TheWeakestTamer'' - The manga adaptation runs in ''Comic Corona''. |
| 566 | * ''Manga/WeddingPeach'' |
| 567 | * ''[[Anime/KnightHunters Weiß Kreuz Side B]]'' - The sequel manga by Shoko Oomine ran in a shoujo magazine. |
| 568 | * ''Anime/WhisperOfTheHeart'' |
| 569 | * ''Literature/WhyRaelianaEndedUpAtTheDukesMansion'' |
| 570 | * ''Manga/WildOnes'' |
| 571 | * ''Manga/{{Wish}}'' |
| 572 | * ''Manga/WolfGirlAndBlackPrince'' |
| 573 | * ''Manga/YamadaTaroMonogatari'' |
| 574 | * ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' |
| 575 | * ''Manga/YourAndMySecret'' |
| 576 | * ''Manga/TheWorldIsStillBeautiful'' |
| 577 | * ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' - although it also has a gigantic {{seinen}} PeripheryDemographic, due to the action and insanely dark story. |
| 578 | * ''Manga/YokaiWatchWakuwakuNyanderfulDays'' |
| 579 | * ''Manga/YumeiroPatissiere'' |
| 580 | * ''Manga/{{Yurara}}'' |
| 581 | * ''Manga/ZekkyouGakkyuu'' |
| 582 | * ''Manga/ZettaiHeiwaDaisakusen'' |
| 583 | * ''Manga/{{Zetsuai 1989}}'' - The sequel ''Bronze'' starts as shōjo, but later shifts to {{josei}}. |
| 584 | * ''Manga/ZodiacPI'' |
| 585 | [[/index]] |
| 586 | |
| 587 | !! Series sometimes mistaken for shōjo: |
| 588 | |
| 589 | * ''Literature/AccomplishmentsOfTheDukesDaughter'' is a novel about a woman being reincarnated as the vilainess of an otome game and looks and plays out exactly like a shoujo series, but both the light novel and manga were published by seinen imprints. You would never be able to tell if you weren't told this. |
| 590 | * ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'': Despite its focus on romance, it was published in the {{seinen}} magazine ''Afternoon'' |
| 591 | * ''Manga/{{Amakusa 1637}}'', ''Manga/PrivateActress'' and other newer works by Creator/MichiyoAkaishi. They're {{josei}} (and published in the very ''josei'' magazine "Flowers"), though to be fair Akaishi's most popular works (like ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'') '''are''' shōjo. |
| 592 | * ''Manga/TheAncientMagusBride'' is often mistaken as shoujo due to having a female protagonist, Chise, and how much the plot focuses on the growing relationship between her and Elias (the titular magus). While the plot isn't exactly unheard of in that demographic, the manga actually runs in a shōnen magazine. |
| 593 | * ''Manga/AngelicLayer'' was written by Creator/{{CLAMP}} during a time when they almost exclusively wrote shojo manga, and due to the character designs and tropes having more in common with their shojo titles it's easy to forget that it was published in a shonen magazine. |
| 594 | * ''Manga/{{ARIA}}'' is hard to pin down; it contains some definite shōjo elements, but also some of {{seinen}} and {{josei}}, considering the more thoughtful subjects it sometimes touches upon. Still, it first got published in a {{shonen}} magazine, so the general consensus is to label it as such. [[AudienceShift That said, the series did start out as a shojo manga called ''Aqua'' before changing titles and moving to a shonen publication]]. |
| 595 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': Like ''Manga/LuckyStar'', it's a {{shonen}} series despite focusing on the lives of a group of high school girls. |
| 596 | * ''Anime/BestStudentCouncil'': Even though it has a very feminine aesthetic and its protagonist is a straight example of a StockShoujoHeroine, it's yet another shonen series about the lives of high school girls, in an AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil no less. |
| 597 | * ''Manga/BitterVirgin'': While it has many shōjo traits and is very flowery at times, this work was published as a Seinen manga in a Seinen magazine. |
| 598 | * ''Manga/BlackButler'': CastFullOfPrettyBoys and tons of HoYay. It's a {{shonen}} series. |
| 599 | * ''Manga/{{Chihayafuru}}'' is often mistaken for shoujo since many of the characters are in high school, but it's actually {{josei}}. |
| 600 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'': Despite its gentle, romantic atmosphere, most people [[AdaptationDisplacement don't know]] that the anime is actually based on a DatingSim VisualNovel aimed at a {{Seinen}} demographic. Its manga adaptations also ran in both shonen and seinen publications. |
| 601 | * ''Manga/EmmaAVictorianRomance'' is sometimes mistaken for shoujo or josei, due to the premise focusing on a forbidden romance between the titular [[{{Meido}} maid]] Emma and the wealthy nobleman William Jones. However, the manga actually ran in a seinen magazine. |
| 602 | * ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' It jumps into several genres with such frequency that pinning it down is nearly impossible, but it ran in ''Shōnen Ace'' and is therefore officially {{shonen}}. |
| 603 | * ''Anime/{{Free}}'' is a sports (swimming) anime featuring a CastFullOfPrettyBoys with ''[[HomoeroticSubtext intense]]'' friendships that got its start as a [[Literature/HighSpeed2013 light novel]]. It doesn't help that the anime's original director, Hiroko Utsumi, would later go to work on an actual shoujo series in ''Manga/BananaFish''. |
| 604 | * ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'': The titular character may be female and there may be a lot of ShipTease between her and the secondary male protagonist, but the light novels are actually written for a male audience, and all of its manga adaptations and spinoffs have run in shonen magazines. Considering how often the female characters (especially [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl Mikuru]]) wear {{Fanservice}}y outfits, it's hardly a surprise. |
| 605 | * ''Manga/HaventYouHeardImSakamoto'': Despite being about the daily life of a MrFanservice character, the manga is actually {{seinen}}. |
| 606 | * ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' has a CastFullOfPrettyBoys, a bright [[{{UsefulNotes/Kawaisa}} cutesy]] art style, HomoeroticSubtext, plenty of fanservice from the male characters, and a fandom that's [[EstrogenBrigade overwhelmingly female and teenaged]]. It would be a textbook example of a {{moe}} franchise for girls/women instead of men, if not for seinen magazine ''Comic Birz'' advertising and serializing it, and then switching to the shōnen site ''Magazine/{{Shonen Jump}}+''. |
| 607 | * ''Manga/HoneyAndClover'': Like ''Manga/NodameCantabile'' below, it's actually {{josei}}, and they lump it in with shōjo. |
| 608 | * ''Manga/{{Horimiya}}'': Despite running in a shōnen magazine in its print run, it focuses heavily on the romantic relationships between the cast members, and the art style does have some of the usual conventions of this demographic. |
| 609 | * The works of Jun Mochizuki are often subjected to this treatment due to their art style: |
| 610 | ** ''Manga/TheCaseStudyOfVanitas'' was published in ''[=GanGan Joker=]'', which is neutral. |
| 611 | ** ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' |
| 612 | * ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': Despite its CastFullOfPrettyBoys, schoolgirl protagonist (and the focus on her growing romantic relationship with the male lead), and being written by [[Creator/RumikoTakahashi a woman]], it's actually shōnen and has plenty of violent action to balance out the romance. |
| 613 | * ''Anime/InuXBokuSS'' due to the art style, heaping helpings of pretty boys, and many, many shojo tropes, one would be forgiven for thinking this was a shojo, though it was actually published in a shōnen publication. Most of Cocoa Fujiwara's works, including ''Manga/{{Dear}}'', are like this. |
| 614 | * ''Manga/{{Karin}}'''s titular protagonist is female and the plot focuses on her growing relationship with a boy that's told from her perspective, but the manga actually ran in the shonen magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age''. |
| 615 | * ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'': Despite being a romance where all three protagonists are female, the manga ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'', which shows in some of the series obviously male-oriented fanservice and sexual humor. Adding to the confusion, it's a rare serialized manga focused on ([[DiscountLesbians functionally]]) same-sex romance outside of dedicate yuri or yaoi magazines. |
| 616 | * ''Manga/KonoOtoTomareSoundsOfLife'' gets this a lot for having a watercolour art style reminiscent of stereotypical shoujo and its character drama focused plot, but the manga runs in ''Jump Square''. Sakura Amyuu had done a lot of oneshots for shojo magazines before working on ''Kono Oto Tomare!!'', which added to the confusion. |
| 617 | * ''Manga/LandOfTheLustrous'': With its androgynous characters having fashion illustration-like proportions, relatively light lines, and emotional rollercoaster interspersed with weaponized traditionally feminine aspects like gems or jewlery, some think it's an action fantasy Shoujo manga. It's actually a Seinen. |
| 618 | * ''Manga/LuckyStar'': Even though most of the characters are high school girls and they sometimes talk about "girly" subjects, the manga is {{shonen|Demographic}} and main character Konata acts a lot like a [[OtakuSurrogate typical male otaku]], while the anime [[OtakuOClock first aired late at night]]. |
| 619 | * ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': Despite being a MagicalGirl franchise, it's [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls primarily aimed at men]] and all of its manga adaptations and spinoffs have run in {{seinen}} magazines. |
| 620 | * ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'': Creator/RumikoTakahashi is known for her cross-genre appeal to both shōjo and shōnen fans, but despite this series' focus on romance, it ran in a seinen magazine. |
| 621 | * Many ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' series, thanks to the all-ages appeal of their stories and {{moe}} aesthetic. The ''Kirara'' family is collectively seinen. |
| 622 | * ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' is an AffectionateParody of shōjo manga and how it's made, with the titular character being a shōjo mangaka and the protagonist being a girl who has a crush on him, but it was first published in ''[=GanGan=] Online'', which is a shōnen online magazine. However, the series' creator Izumi Tsubaki has written shōjo manga in the past (''Manga/OresamaTeacher'' being the best-known), and it has enough of a MultipleDemographicAppeal to be reprinted in shōjo anthologies. |
| 623 | * ''Manga/MassuguNiIkou'' is sometimes mistaken for shojo due to the human characters being in high school, and the talking dogs naturally appealing to younger audiences. It was actually published in a {{Josei}} publication. |
| 624 | * ''Webcomic/MousouTelepathy'' is often mistaken for one due to the premise, its SliceOfLife romcom status, and its female lead. The comic is featured in and published by Sai Zen Sen comics, which also holds shoōnen titles and is a bit of a mixed bag. |
| 625 | * ''Manga/NodameCantabile'': Close, but it's actually {{josei}}. Most Westerners haven't heard of {{josei}}, so they lump it in with shōjo so they don't get confused. |
| 626 | * ''Manga/PitaTen'': Despite the focus on romance and its incredibly cutesy art style (thanks to being created by Creator/KogeDonbo), the manga ran in a shonen magazine. |
| 627 | * ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' is sometimes mistaken for shoujo due to its CastFullOfPrettyBoys and ''huge'' [[EstrogenBrigade female fanbase]], but the manga actually ran in ''Magazine/ShonenJump''. That said, executives eventually caught onto how popular the series was with girls and started marketing it towards a female audience as well; there are regular ads for it in shoujo magazines and there's even official {{Otome Game}}s based on the franchise. |
| 628 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Despite being a MagicalGirl show with adorable character designs, it was created as quite a bleak {{seinen}} and the cute character designs are [[ArtStyleDissonance meant to make the awful things that happen to the characters even more shocking]]. |
| 629 | * ''Manga/RomanticKiller'' is essentially a reverse harem and the series calls attention to tropes common to shoujo works, but the manga actually ran in ''Shonen Jump +''. It doesn't help that Viz Media released the manga in English under their Shoujo Beat label despite this. |
| 630 | * ''Manga/TheRoyalTutor'' has a very shojo art style, a [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys cast]] consisting almost entirely of {{bishonen}} princes, and mostly revolves around [[{{Moe}} cute boys doing cute things]]. The manga was serialized in ''Monthly G Fantasy'' a shōnen publication. That said, ''G Fantasy'', which also published ''Black Butler'' above, has a very high female readership and thrives on BishonenJumpSyndrome. |
| 631 | * ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'': It's based on a DatingSim. What do you think? |
| 632 | * ''Manga/{{Servamp}}'': ZigZagged; It's commonly called shōjo due to its CastFullOfPrettyBoys, but it actually runs in a {{Josei}} magazine. The mistake can be forgiven as the intended audience for the magazine (''Comic Gene'') is female. |
| 633 | * ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' has an ActionGirl as the title character and her relationship with male lead Yuji is the driving force of the series. However, the story is largely told from Yuji's perspective, and the original light novels are aimed at a male audience while the manga adaptation ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'', a shonen magazine. |
| 634 | * ''Manga/ShesMyKnight'': There's no indication on Kodansha's website whether it's shōjo or not, and it was published online, not in a magazine. The art style evokes shōjo, and several characters lampshade how the main couple, {{Bifauxnen}} Mogami and {{Tsundere}} boy Ichinose, embody shōjo tropes. |
| 635 | * ''Manga/SkipAndLoafer'' is often mistaken for shoujo due to the main duo being a plucky female protagonist and a popular boy, the grounded high school setting, and many of the characters being the types you'd normally find in other shoujo series. The manga actually runs in a seinen magazine, and the series' creator has even described it as "a story that pulls from shoujo manga but only pretends to be one". |
| 636 | * Due to the strong female protagonist, pretty boys, and occasional romance and ShipTeasing, ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' is sometimes mistaken for shojo, to the point where the series was marketed primarily to girls in some countries. It's actually shonen, and the usage of common shonen tropes and ocassional crass humor and MaleGaze make it clearer. |
| 637 | * ''Manga/StoryOfADumbPrefectAndHighSchoolGirlWithInappropriateSkirtLength'': Despite being a RomanticComedy mainly told from the girl's perspective, it's published in ''Shonen Sirius'' magazine. |
| 638 | * ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow'' focuses on four 12-year-old girls and their day-to-day lives, but it's meant to be a very {{moe}} shonen series rather than shoujo ([[http://www.amazon.com/Strawberry-Marshmallow-Cute-Does-Vol/dp/B000F3AAMK Amazon.com]] even goes so far as to say that it's obviously targeted at adolescent girls and that boys and older viewers will find it cloying). Nobue's CutenessProximity towards the younger girls can also be [[ComedicLolicon a bit suspect]] at times. |
| 639 | * ''Literature/StrawberryPanic'': Despite having "strawberry" in the title which is typical of shōjo, both the original light novels and the manga adaptation were serialized in ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', which is a {{seinen}} publication. |
| 640 | * ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'': The story focuses on an adorable Puppy Love "rivalry" and has an art direction reminiscent of many romcom shoujo series. It's a shōnen series published in [[Magazine/ShonenSunday Monthly Shonen Sunday Mini]], but its main characters and atmosphere give this one a strong PeripheryDemographic. |
| 641 | * ''Tomatoy no Lycopene'': Creator/{{Sanrio}}-esque art style and levity aside, it ran in ''Shōnen Jump'' and later switched to ''Shōnen Jump+''. The magazine predicted the confusion so early that the cover of the issue it debuted in had "[[LampshadeHanging Yes, this is still]] ''[[LampshadeHanging Jump]]''." printed in large text. |
| 642 | * ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'': Heavy focus on romance, the dramatic second half, and the dynamic between spunky Taiga and reluctant Ryuji are the main factors. In North America, it's common to see the anime listed on "GatewaySeries" lists for shoujo; however, the original light novels were published under the shōnen label Dengeki Bunko, and its manga adaptation was serialized in the shonen magazine ''Dengeki Daioh''. |
| 643 | * ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' is a crossover of Creator/{{CLAMP}}'s previous works, many of which are shoujo, and there's a lot of focus on Syaoran and Sakura's relationship. However, the manga itself is shonen, running in ''Weekly Shonen Magazine'' and having just as much action as romance. |
| 644 | * ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'': actually a mix of both shōjo and {{shonen}} genres, it features a shōjo heroine and a shōnen hero. This leads to there being ''two'' manga versions, one shōjo and one shōnen! |
| 645 | * ''Manga/YokohamaKaidashiKikou'': Similarly to ''ARIA'', it has elements of shōjo and the main character is female, but it's officially seinen. |
| 646 | * ''Manga/YourLieInApril'': At first glance, the manga and anime's art style definitely looks shōjoish but it's actually written and drawn by a male mangaka and was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shounen Magazine.'' |
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