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.)
Modern: (
Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.
Spinoff: (
Type subgenre) These titles have their roots in an original title but have nothing to do with the original story. It could be a re-telling of the original story or use the same characters but in a different way. Unlike "
Spinoff-Sequel", these titles would be considered
non-canon material.
Weird: (
Style) Self-explanatory.
