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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Aqua Age | Buy | See Mizuiro Jidai |
 Ayashi no Ceres |
Rent | Twin brother and sister Aki and Aya Mikage are about to celebrate their 16th birthdays. Earlier on, Aya had visited a psychic and was told the fated day when the moon and stars of 16 would meet is coming, and that all hell and doom would break loose. Mysteriously their grandfather invites them over for a "birthday party" and gives them a gift which brings out new powers. Now suddenly the entire Mikage family wants Aya killed since "she will bring them nothing but harm." Aki is no longer allowed to see Aya. Along with that, an ancient legend of a Tennyo (girl from the heavens) is said to have come down to Earth and bathed in a river. A nearby fisherman spotted her and stole her hagoromo (feathered robe) that was hanging on a tree nearby. Without it she could not return to her home in the heavens, and was forced to marry the man and have his children. |
| C | ||
| Ceres, Celestial Legend | Rent | See Ayashi no Ceres |
| Child's Toy | Buy | See Kodomo no Omocha |
| D | ||
| Diamond Dust Drops | Watch | See Kita He |
| Divine Wind Thief Jeanne | Buy | See Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
| F | ||
| Fille Révolutionnaire Utena | Buy | See Shoujo Kakumei Utena |
 Fruits Basket |
Buy |
Tooru Honda is a 16-year old girl living in a tent in the nearby mountain woods. Her father died when she was very young and her mother had just recently died in a car accident. Not wanting to put her grandfather (on her father's side) out while his house is being renovated, she told him she would stay with friends so no one knows she's living in a tent. In the meantime, she goes to school and works her part-time job on a cleaning crew so that she can pay her high school tuition (in Japan, high school is like college in the US). |
 Full Moon wo Sagashite |
Buy | A comedy-drama about a 12-year-old girl named Kouyama Mitsuki who wants to be a pop singer even though she has throat cancer. Her life undergoes a drastic change after she's visited by a pair of Shinigami Takuto and Meroko (soul Reapers) who tell her she's only got a year to live. All that makes the girl's determination to become a singer even stronger, and her attitude drives the two Shinigami to feel sorry for her, thus they turn the girl into her own 16 year old future self and compeat for her dream to become a singer. |
| Furuba | Buy | See Fruits Basket |
| Furuutsu Basuketo | Buy | See Fruits Basket |
| H | ||
| His and Her Circumstances | Buy | See Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo |
| 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? |
| Kare Kano | Buy | See Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo |
 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo |
Buy | "The heroine of the story, Yukino, is in her first year of high school. Beautiful and smart, she is the envy of her classmates...or rather, such is her facade. In fact, she is extremely concerned with appearances, and can't help playing the part of the top student where people can see her." |
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