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'''Shojo''' (少女) literally means "little female" or "little girl" in Japanese. The term is often used to refer to a type of Japanese [[Manga|manga]], aimed at a young female audience between the ages of 10 and 18. Popular shojo comics include ''[[NANA (manga)|NANA]]'' by [[Yazawa Ai]], ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]'' by [[Kamio Yoko]] and ''[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]]'' by [[Hisaya Nakajo]]. Subject matter in shojo comics varies, but a lot deal with romance of some kind and many are set in a high school.  
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'''Shoujo''' (少女) literally means "little female" or "little girl" in Japanese. The term is often used to refer to a type of Japanese [[Manga|manga]] and [[Anime|anime]], aimed at a young female audience under 18. Subject matter in shoujo mangas vary, but a lot deal with romance of some kind and many are set in a high school.  
  
However, there are 'darker' shojo comics around, which are aimed at an older audience. This may still be referred to as shojo in the western world, but is usually called [[Josei|josei]] in Japan.  
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Popular shoujo manga and anime include ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]'', and ''[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]]''.
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However, there are 'darker' shoujo mangas around, which are aimed at an older audience. This may still be referred to as shoujo in the western world, but is usually called [[Josei|josei]] in Japan.  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 8 November 2016

Shoujo (少女) literally means "little female" or "little girl" in Japanese. The term is often used to refer to a type of Japanese manga and anime, aimed at a young female audience under 18. Subject matter in shoujo mangas vary, but a lot deal with romance of some kind and many are set in a high school.

Popular shoujo manga and anime include Fruits Basket, Hana Yori Dango, and Hanazakari no Kimitachi e.

However, there are 'darker' shoujo mangas around, which are aimed at an older audience. This may still be referred to as shoujo in the western world, but is usually called josei in Japan.