Shoujo/Romantic Comedy/Modern Titles

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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.)

Romantic Comedy: (Genre) In addition to having a Romance, there should be Humor too, often directly tied to the romance story.

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.

Title Rating Synopsis
C

Chou! Kuse ni Narisou
Avoid Ranma 1/2 wanna be

Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran
Rent Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran focuses on a teenage girl named Kotobuki Ran. Her father, mother, brother, grandfather and grandmother are police officers. However, she doesn't want to be a policewoman.. after all she just want is to have fun as a 'GAL'. Hanging out in Shibuya with her friends, she always get in some kind of funny trouble. (summary from AnimeNFO)
F

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
I
I'll make a habit of it Avoid See Chou! Kuse ni Narisou
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... (Synopsis is provided courtesy of momoko8@geocities.co­m.)
S
Super Gals Rent See Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran
Super Gals! Rent See Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran
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'.
フルーツ バスケト Buy See Fruits Basket
ママレード・ボーイ Rent See Marmalade Boy
Genre
Action Comedy(1) Comedy(4) Drama(2) Parody(1)
Romance(2)
Setting
Demographic
All Ages(3) Kid at heart(1)
Style
Acquired Taste(2) Kawaii(3) Silly-funny(3) Weird(1)
Keywords
Adventure(1) Animals(1) Bishounen(1) Fan Service(1)
Fighting(1) High School(3) Mahou Shoujo(1) Martial Arts(1)
Middle School(2) Sequel(1) Slice of Life(1) Spinoff(1)
Spinoff-Sequel(1) Supernatural(1)
Type
OVA(1) TV(3)
Release Year
2003(1) 2002(1) 2001(2)

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