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.)
Titles that deal in might and magic will fall into this category. Inuyasha and Tenkuu no Escaflowne are a couple of titles which fall into this genre.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
 Ai Tenshi Wedding Peach |
Watch |
Momoko, a junior high school student, finds out that she is a love angel and must protect the love of the world from demons. Along with her 3 best friends, Yuri and Hanagiku, she must vanquish demons that possess innocent people...while also trying to balance school work, school newspaper club, and a pending romance with fellow classmate Yousuke. |
 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 | ||
| Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card | Buy | See Cardcaptor Sakura: Fuuin Sareta Card |
 Cardcaptor Sakura: Fuuin Sareta Card |
Buy |
It is summer and four months since Li-kun (Shaoran-kun) retuned to Hong Kong. Now in the 6th grade, Sakura-chan is getting ready to play the part of a princess in a play the class is putting on for a local festival. Tomoyo-chan invites Meilin-chan and Li-kun over for the festival and of course they accept. Meilin and Tomoyo work to make it easier for Sakura to tell Shaoran how she feels. Unfortunately, a unknown 53rd Clow Card has been unsealed after the Clow Mansion was torn down for an amusement park. This Clow Card doesn't like the fact that Sakura has the other 52 cards (now known as the Sakura Cards) and this Clow Card will stop at nothing to get them back. What does Eriol-kun know about this card? Do Kerberos and Yue-san know about this card? Can Shaoran-kun's magic powers help Sakura-chan? Can Sakura confess her true feelings for Shaoran-kun in time before the Nothing Clow Card takes away everything? |
| Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card | Buy | See Cardcaptor Sakura: Fuuin Sareta Card |
| Ceres, Celestial Legend | Rent | See Ayashi no Ceres |
| F | ||
| Fille Révolutionnaire Utena | Buy | See Shoujo Kakumei Utena |
| H | ||
 Hime-chan no Ribbon |
Buy | The story of Himeko, a tomboy student, who one day is found by her twin from the magic world! The magical princess gives Himeko a ribbon, which gives her the power to change her appearance into anyone. How will Himeko use this ribbon? To get her senpai to notice her? To squash that cute brat, Daichi? A typical, fun shoujo. ^_^ |
| Hime-chan's Ribbon | Buy | See Hime-chan no Ribbon |
| L | ||
| Legend of the Angel of Love | Watch | See Ai Tenshi Wedding Peach |
| M | ||
 Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto |
Buy |
In a society very much like the one we have today, there are certain people born with the ability to apply magic, and a world-wide administration limiting and organizing the use of magic. During her summer holidays 17 years old Kikuchi Yume travels to Tokyo as to complete her apprenticeship to become an official mage, for which she'll live as a guest in the house of her instructor, a very handsome but lonely man. Together with her fellow apprentice Angela she'll find out what it means to be a mage, and what magic can and can't do to the life of those who apply it or ask for its application. |
| O | ||
| Ominous Ceres | Rent | See Ayashi no Ceres |
| R | ||
| Revolutionary Girl Utena | Buy | See Shoujo Kakumei Utena |
| S | ||
 Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club 2 |
Sasami, Misao, and their friends that make up the Mahou Shoujo Club return for more adventures. |
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 Shoujo Kakumei Utena |
Buy |
Once upon a time there was a princess grieving over the deaths of her mother and father. Before this princess appeared a prince traveling upon a white horse. |
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