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 |
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| A | ||
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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 | ||
| Card Captor Sakura | Buy | See Cardcaptor Sakura |
| Card Captors | Buy | See Cardcaptor Sakura |
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Cardcaptor Sakura |
Buy |
Kinomoto Sakura is a bright, cheerful, cute little 4th grade girl. She lives with her 17-year old brother and her widowed father in a nice home in Japan. One day, she hears strange noises coming from the basement of her home. Cautiously investigating the source amongst the rows of book shelves, she discovers it is coming from a glowing old book called "The Clow". Unlocking the book, Sakura discovers that it is in fact a storage box for a deck of odd cards. While attempting to read the English word "Windy" on the front of the top card, she accidently activates the magic card, causing the entire deck to be scattered and disappear all over Japan. The only card that survives is the "Windy" card. |
| CCS | Buy | See Cardcaptor Sakura |
| Ceres, Celestial Legend | Rent | See Ayashi no Ceres |
| D | ||
| Divine Wind Thief Jeanne | Buy | See Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
| K | ||
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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? |
| O | ||
| Ominous Ceres | Rent | See Ayashi no Ceres |
| P | ||
| Phantom Wind Thief Jeanne | Buy | See Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
| T | ||
| Thief of the Heavenly Wind Joan of Arc | Buy | See Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne |
| 妖しのセレス | Rent | See Ayashi no Ceres |
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