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 | ||
| A Little Snow Fairy Sugar | Buy | See Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar |
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Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai |
Buy |
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. |
![]() Akazukin Chacha |
Buy | Chacha, a novice wizard, starts magic school along with her friends Riiya and Shiine (who vie for her affections most of the time). Chacha isn't exactly a pro at casting perfect magic spells, so where Chacha goes, trouble is sure to follow. Her master, Seravy, gives her the power to transform into a magical princess who can do away with demons sent by the Evil Magic Lord who has a grudge again Seravy. |
| Angel Tales | Watch | See Tenshi No Shippo |
| Angel's Tail | Watch | See Tenshi No Shippo |
| Angelic Layer | Rent | See Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer |
| Ask Dr Rin! | See Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! (TV) | |
| B | ||
| Basara | Buy | See Legend of Basara |
| Battle Doll Angelic Layer | Rent | See Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer |
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Bokura ga Ita |
Rent |
The beginning of high school also means the beginning of a brand new love life for the girls there. For lively high school freshman Takahashi Nanami (nicknamed Nana), this is definitely true as she finds herself entranced by the highly popular, always smiling, wisecracking guy Yano Motoharu. Rumor has it that two-thirds of the girls in his middle school class fell in love with him--but why does classmate Yamamoto seem to hate him?! |
| C | ||
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Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar |
Buy |
Saga is a normal school girl living in Europe. She has everything planned down to the smallest details for her daily life and she works very hard (in addition to being very musical). Her friends love her for this and her self-appointed rival Greta does not. Things are fine until one day on the way home, Saga discovers something small, ultra cute, and very hungry -- the apprentice snow fairy named Sugar. Humans normally can't see fairies but in this case Saga can. Having fed the hungry fairy, Sugar has attached herself to Saga like a lost puppy. And when Sugar's friends and fellow apprentices Salt and Pepper join the scene to look for the elusive "Twinkles", what's a girl to do? |
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Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar Summer Special |
Rent |
Saga is now 17 and the Hammond Theater Troupe is coming back to town. When she comes home one day, her grandma finds a dress of Saga's from when she was in grade school and played a princess in a school play. She played the princess while rival Greta played a wicked witch. This play inspired Sugar-tachi to make a play of their own. Will Saga get over her stage fright? |
| Child's Toy | Buy | See Kodomo no Omocha |
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Chou! Kuse ni Narisou |
Avoid | Ranma 1/2 wanna be |
| Clamp Campus Detective | Watch | See CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan |
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