Shoujo/Shoujo Ai/TV/2004 Titles

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.)

Shoujo Ai: (Objectionable Content) (↗shoujo ↗ai (愛) = "Girl Love") This is a western word for "Yuri"-related material involving love between women in manga, anime, and other Japanese media. Yuri can focus either on the sexual or the emotional aspects of the relationship, the latter sometimes being called Shoujo-ai by western fans. See also: ↗Wikipedia:Shoujo Ai.

TV: (Type) All anime series done for TV should go into this slot.

Title	Rating	Synopsis
M
Maria Watches Over Us	Buy	See Maria-sama ga Miteru
Maria-sama ga Miteru	Buy	Yumi is a first year student at the Lillian School For Girls, an exclusive all girl's catholic school. The school has a tradition that older girls take a younger girl as their little sister or "soeur" in order to instruct and look out for them. Though Yumi admires Sachiko, a reserved second year student who is a member of the student council, she has no hopes of being chosen as her soeur. When an innocent encounter leads Sachiko to impulsively ask Yumi to be her soeur, Yumi is suddenly brought into the inner circle of the Roses, who are the members of the student council. With Sachiko at her side, Yumi begins to unravel and understand the relationships between the Roses and their soeurs and figure out her own feelings for Sachiko.
Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~	Buy	It is now Spring, and a new term is about to start at the Lillian Academy. The relationships between the Roses continues to unfold, in this beautifully expressive tale.
MariMite	Buy	See Maria-sama ga Miteru
MariMite: ~Haru~	Buy	See Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~
T
The Virgin Mary is Watching You	Buy	See Maria-sama ga Miteru
The Virgin Mary Watches Over Us ~Spring~	Buy	See Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~
マリア様がみてる	Buy	See Maria-sama ga Miteru

Genre Drama(2) Romance(1) Setting Modern(2) Demographic Style Acquired Taste(2) Keywords Friendship(2) High School(2) Slice of Life(1) Type Release Year