Shoujo: (
Target Group) (
↗shoujo (
少女) = "young lady", "virgin", "maiden"; opposite of "
Shounen") A style of artwork and story created for girls (usually of age 10 to 18). Characterized by plots that focus on emotion and relationships, and art that tends toward the florid, with lanky characters and rather effeminate (but always attractive) men. Mostly popular with teenagers in Japan, most shoujo-style work has not spread widely, but it does occasionally gain recognition outside Japan (some examples are Revolutionary Girl Utena and X). The most common uses are "shoujo manga", literally meaning "girls' comics", and "shoujo anime" meaning "girls' animation." Also romanized as "shojo" (actually
a different word "処女"
in Japanese). (Please credit
http://animeworld.com/glossary.html as the source of this information; see also:
↗Wikipedia:Shoujo Manga.)
Artistic: (
Style) Titles which are showily or pretentiously artistic.
Suspense: (
Genre) An anime title that gives you a "pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome" should be in this classification.
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Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai
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Sasshi is having a bad summer vacation. First, his old house is demolished in the recent Abenobashi Shopping district redevelopment plan , and his best friend, Ayumi, is moving away to Hokkaido. Investigating, the duo find that the Abenobashi district is constructed as a cross with a different animal guarding each pole in the market. Unfortunately, with Ayumi's family leaving, the last guardian will fall and something terrible may happen to Abenobashi.
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Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
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Buy |
See Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai
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アベノ橋魔法☆商店街
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Buy |
See Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai
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