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. In addition to having a romance, there should be humor too, often directly tied to the romance story. Love Hina, Aa! Megami-sama! OVA, Chobits, and TONS more titles all fall under this genre.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Angel Tales | Watch | See Tenshi No Shippo |
| Angel's Tail | Watch | See Tenshi No Shippo |
| 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. |
| F | ||
| Fruits Basket | Buy | See Furuutsu Basuketo |
| Furuba | Buy | See Furuutsu Basuketo |
 Furuutsu Basuketo |
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). |
| G | ||
| Gals, Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran | Rent | See Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran |
| I | ||
| I'll make a habit of it | Avoid | See Chou! Kuse ni Narisou |
| K | ||
 Kaitou Saint Tail |
Rent |
Meimi is just an ordinary student by day, but by night she is the mysterious thief known as Saint Tail. Avoiding the police and retrieving stolen items from thieves with her magic tricks and brains, Saint Tail also contends with her peer, Asuka Jr. who will do anything to unmask her! |
| M | ||
 Marmalade Boy |
Rent | Marmalade Boy begins when Miki Koishikawa's parents decided to go to Hawaii. They fell in love again with another couple by the name of "Matsuura" and decided to exchange partners with them. Miki was informed by her parents that they would be getting a divorce and marry again. She also learned that the couple her parents were intending to exchange partners with had a son named Yuu Matsuura. Now, not only does Miki have to deal with two sets of parents but her sudden feelings for Yuu... |
| Mysterious Thief Saint Tail | Rent | See Kaitou Saint Tail |
| S | ||
| Saint Tail | Rent | See Kaitou Saint Tail |
| Super Gals | Rent | See Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran |
| Super Gals! | Rent | See Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran |
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