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.)
Self-explanatory. High school (grades 10-12) should play a major role in the title. Azumanga Daioh is an excellent example of this category. A typical High school series will include a Sports Festival, a Cultural Festival, and a school Trip.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Aqua Age | Buy | See Mizuiro Jidai |
| C | ||
 Chou! Kuse ni Narisou |
Avoid | Ranma 1/2 wanna be |
 Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran |
Rent |
The day-to-day adventures of typical glitzed-out girls in Shibuya. |
| Code E | Watch | See CODE-E |
 CODE-E |
Watch |
18-year-old Ebihara Chinami emits electrical waves when she becomes distressed. The more nervous she becomes, the worse the situation gets. Her latest transfer to a new school introduces her to Kotaro from the school's science club. She quickly finds herself with a number of new friends: Kotaro, who is interested in learning about her abilities by experimenting on her; Yumi, a classmate and shrine maiden with the same power as she; and Sonomi, Kotaro's jealous childhood-friend. But there are others who are watching from a distance and they refer to Chinami as having strong 'TYPE-E' powers. |
| F | ||
 First Kiss Monogatari |
Watch | High school senior Kana is depressed because her older boyfriend is away at university and her grades are falling. When Shogo, a new teacher, arrives at her school she becomes interested in him because he looks like her late father. It turns out that he is a cousin of her father's and will be staying at her house. |
| First Kiss Story (OAV) | Watch | See First Kiss Monogatari |
 Fruits Basket |
Buy |
Tooru Honda is a 16-year old girl living in a tent in the nearby mountain woods. Her father died when she was very young and her mother had just recently died in a car accident. Not wanting to put her grandfather (on her father's side) out while his house is being renovated, she told him she would stay with friends so no one knows she's living in a tent. In the meantime, she goes to school and works her part-time job on a cleaning crew so that she can pay her high school tuition (in Japan, high school is like college in the US). |
| Furuba | Buy | See Fruits Basket |
| Furuutsu Basuketo | Buy | See Fruits Basket |
| G | ||
| Gals, Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran | Rent | See Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran |
| H | ||
| His and Her Circumstances | Buy | See Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo |
| I | ||
| I'll make a habit of it | Avoid | See Chou! Kuse ni Narisou |
| K | ||
| Kare Kano | Buy | See Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo |
 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo |
Buy | "The heroine of the story, Yukino, is in her first year of high school. Beautiful and smart, she is the envy of her classmates...or rather, such is her facade. In fact, she is extremely concerned with appearances, and can't help playing the part of the top student where people can see her." |
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