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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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'. |
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