Thanks to the popularity of titles such asSailor MoonandFruits Basketon the shōjo side of the spectrum and of shōnen such asFullmetal AlchemistandOne Piece,shōjo and shōnen might be the first, and sometimes the only connotation when the uninitiated think of manga. However, this ...
Shoujo(少女), also written as Shōjo and Shojo, is a Japanese term used to categorize anime or manga commonly aimed at young women in their teens. In fact, the word Shoujo means girl. This type of anime and manga typically have teenage females in the lead role, and feature romance or ...
There are a few notable traits of shoujo heroines. One would be naivety such as in the case of Hikari from Special A, who is so naive, she can't fathom the concept of romance in her own life. Many shoujo heroine believe in the goodness of people and cannot think that others have bad...
Most manga characters are known to have big eyes and flashy hair. Manga also has various exclusive genres, such as Shounen, Seinen, Shoujo, etc. Most Popular Mangas Here are some of the most popular mangas you can read right now. Death Note Naruto Dragon Ball Tokyo Ghoul My Hero Academia ...
And while some people use Yuri and other terms, such as shoujoai, as if they have clear distinctions – or as if they are interchangeable – the truth is that the etymology is somewhat fluid, forming a broad continuum of definition and understanding. In other words, what any term means ...
Mahou Shoujou Madoka Magica is the brainchild of Gen Urobuchi, famous for his bittersweet and downright harsh takes on storytelling. He made the anime into the go-to example of the more cynical side of the genre. In his world, to be a magical girl is to take on the mantle of humanity...
there’s darn few manga artists that don’t do a find and replace face. That’s exactly why hair styles and colors are so strange inshoujoandshounenmanga – because otherwise all the characters have the same features. And yet, those lines are lovely, feminine and appealing. Takeuchi wasn’...
It is no secret that in the various anime genres, there’s always the supernatural genre that can be considered to be quite popular, and has thus gained some semblance of an audience. The interesting thing about supernatural-themed anime is that with genres like shoujo and slice-of-life, th...