Not a genre but actually a demographic. Refers to anime based on manga that was originally serialized in a magazine targeting girls of any age. American fans seem to often be confused and classify any show that has romance and/or major female main characters as shoujo-- this is wrong.
Anime based on manga targeting young women would be called josei. (though very little of the manga targetting young women gets made into anime-- the only ones I can think of are Ebichu and Momoiro Sisters.)
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| D | ||
| Divine Wind Thief Jeanne | Buy | See Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
| E | ||
| Earth Defender Mao-chan | Rent | See Rikujyou Bouei Tai Mao-chan |
| G | ||
| Ground Defense Force Mao-chan | Rent | See Rikujyou Bouei Tai Mao-chan |
| K | ||
 Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
Buy |
16 year old Marron goes to high school with her best friend Miyako, lives in an apartment by herself, and just so happens to have to soul of Jeanne D'Arc (Joan Of Arc). She moonlights as a thief named Jeanne who vanquishes demons that possess works of art and the people that admire them. To do this, she must steal the actual object, which is why people think she's more of a thief than a heroine. To makes things a bit more interesting, Miyako's father is the head detective on catching Jeanne, and Miyako is just as determined to catch her. Smooth talking Chiaki moves into the apartment next door to Marron, and also turns out to be a rival thief, Katiou Sinbad. Can rival thieves fulfill their purpose while falling in love? |
| M | ||
| Mao-chan | Rent | See Rikujyou Bouei Tai Mao-chan |
| P | ||
| Phantom Wind Thief Jeanne | Buy | See Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
| R | ||
 Rikujyou Bouei Tai Mao-chan |
Rent |
Mao-chan is an 8-year old girl who wants to defend Japan from the evils of those ever-so-cute aliens that just keep landing from outer space. Fortunately her grandfather is in charge of the Ground Defense Force and so Mao-chan and two other 8-year old girls (Silvia-chan and Misora-chan) are given the task to defend Japan's ground, air, and sea. Cute girls to fight cute aliens thanks to alien technology left by the turtle Tamo-chan (Love Hina) which transforms the girls into "magical" girls. Why are the cute aliens invading Earth? |
| T | ||
| Thief of the Heavenly Wind Joan of Arc | Buy | See Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
| U | ||
| Ultra Maniac | Buy | See Ultra Maniac TV |
 Ultra Maniac TV |
Buy | Nina Sakura is a girl from a realm known as the Magic Kingdom. Here, magic is the norm, but sadly, Nina isn't very good with magic. So her grandfather arranges for her to come to Earth (and specifically Japan) to study and to try to improve her magic skills. Here she befriends the very popular Ayu Tatesishi whom she soon reveals her secret identity to, that of a magic girl. Together with fellow (male) friends and classmates Kaji-kun and Tsujia-kun, this foursome embarks on a year of adventure, fun, study, and even romance at their middle school. All the while, Nina must contend with fellow magic girl Maya on a quest to collect the five magical 'Holy Stones'. |
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