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.)
(/Magic Girl/) These are titles which feature young girls who are given magical powers by a powerful entity or come from a realm where magic is the norm. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon is a classic example of the genre and Ultra Maniac TV is a modern version of the genre.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Ask Dr Rin! | See Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! (TV) | |
| C | ||
| Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie | Buy | See Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie |
 Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie |
Buy |
After Sakura captures her latest card, The Arrow, she begins to have dreams of a woman and place she does not know. She returns to school where report cards are being handed out prior to the winter break. Going with Tomoyo-chan to buy a notebook, Sakura wins a trip to Hong Kong. Going there with Tomoyo-chan, Touya, Yukito-san, and Kero-chan, Sakura-chan continues to have her odd dreams and Kero-chan detects the presence of evil. Hooking up with Li-kun and Meiling-chan, Sakura-tachi are invited to spend the night at Li-kun's mansion where his mother proves to be a powerful magic user. Who--or what--is the mysterious figure in Sakura's dreams? And what is the connection with Clow and his cards? |
| D | ||
 Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! (TV) |
Kanzaki Meirin, a junior high school student, comes from a family of Feng Shui masters. Her powers are so strong that she has to hide them from her father, so that he never learns that she runs the web page of his greatest Feng Shui rival, Dr Rin! Only her older brother knows the truth. But Meirin is hiding a greater secret, that of her love for her childhood friend, fellow high school member and soccer club hero, Asuka Yuuki. If only he could trust the hidden powers of Feng Shui, for it always shows Meirin the best path to success and happiness. |
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| 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 |
| M | ||
| Mao-chan | Rent | See Rikujyou Bouei Tai Mao-chan |
| N | ||
 Nanatsuiro Drops |
Rent |
Haru Tsuwabuki is a normal student, though not very social. One day he bumps in a student, Sumomo Akihime, and makes her cry. As an apology he ends up joining the gardening club that Sumomo belongs to. Later during his initiation he is given a drink by the advisor, but then he bumps into a strange guy with dog ears, switching his drink with the odd guy's by mistake. Taking a drink turns him into a stuffed animal. The advisor tells him that the only way to return to normal is to find the "Chosen Girl" and let her catch the Seven Stardrops. This girl is Sumomo, who agrees to help him, though she's not allowed to know the stuffed animal's true identity. |
| P | ||
| Please Ask Dr. Rin! | See Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! (TV) | |
| 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? |
| 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'. |
| ななついろ★ドロップス (Japanese) | Rent | See Nanatsuiro Drops |
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