Josei Titles

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Josei: (Target Group) (↗josei (女性) = "woman"; opposite of "Seinen") Josei manga is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. The stories tend to be about everyday experiences of women living in Japan. Though there are some that cover high school, most cover the lives of adult women. The style also tends to be a more restrained, realistic version of Shoujo manga, keeping some of the wispy features and getting rid of the very large sparkly eyes. There are exceptions in the style described above, but what defines Josei is some degree of stylistic continuity of comics within this particular demographic. The same is true with different demographics that have different stylistic tendencies. See also: ↗Wikipedia:Josei.

Title Rating Synopsis
H
Honey Clover Rent See Hachimitsu to Kuroba
I
I Can Hear the Sea Rent See Umi ga Kikoeru
K

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko
Watch A minimalistic production, basically just stills and one voice, describing the situation of an abandoned cat living with a young woman.

Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze
Rent Noriko is 33 years old. She comes back to her home town with her husband and her son after five-year stay abroad. She had escaped from the boring home town and entered a university in Tokyo. She got married to an elite trading agent and had a son. She has got everything she dreamed of, but she has a hollow in her mind, a memory of a man with beautiful fingers. There is a serious secret between her and the man...
Kotonoha no Niwa Buy See The Garden of Words
Kurage Hime Buy See Kuragehime

Kuragehime
Buy Kurashita Tsukimi is a "kurage (jelly fish) otaku" girl who wants to be an illustrator. She comes to Tokyo and starts to live in a girl-only apartment Amamizukan. One day she meets a fashionable lady, who saves a jelly fish. But she turns out to be a man in drag.
L
Love is Hard for Otaku Rent See Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Love Stage!!
Rent Izumi was born in a family of celebrities. His father is a singer, his mother an artist, his older brother the lead vocalist for the popular band Crashers. Izumi himself, however, is just a nerdy college student. He loves the manga "Magical Girl Lala Lulu" and dreams of becoming a manga writer himself. One day he is roped into filming a commercial where he wears a dress. Another actor on the set, Ryoma Ichijo, mistakes him for a woman and falls in love at first sight. As it turns out, though, they met ten years in the past. And Ryoma feelings don't change when he finds out Izumi is a boy.
N

Nana
Buy One wintry evening, Komatsu Nana happens to sit next to Osaki Nana on a train bound for Tokyo. Komatsu Nana goes to seek out her boyfriend and a new life in the city, while Osaki Nana goes to pursue a career in music. They soon become friends after finding out they have the same names and through getting to know one another. Coincidentally, during their search for an apartment, they meet again and agree to live together. The two girls are polar opposites of each other; while Komatsu Nana has a gentle, innocent nature, Osaki Nana keeps a calm, cool attitude. The story of NANA chronicles their trials and triumphs in their developing friendship. (Synopsis courtesy of AnimeNfo)

Nodame Cantabile
Buy At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki's arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he's demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a composer while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda Megumi, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki's girlfriend. Nodame (Noda Megumi) is a clueless, dirty girl who doesn't know how to cook, clean, or even has a sense of value. What she has is the ability to replay a song after she has heard it. She latches onto Chiaki and together they might be able to help each other overcome their own personal problems.

Nodame Cantabile (Live Action)
Buy At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki's arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he's demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a composer while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda Megumi, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki's girlfriend. Nodame (Noda Megumi) is a clueless, dirty girl who doesn't know how to cook, clean, or even has a sense of value. What she has is the ability to replay a song after she has heard it. She latches onto Chiaki and together they might be able to help each other overcome their own personal problems.
Nodame Cantabile - special (Live Action) Unevaluated See Nodame Cantabile in Europe (Live Action)

Nodame Cantabile in Europe (Live Action)
Unevaluated The story of Chiaki and his (un)girlfriend, Nodame continues as they travel to Europe (Paris & Prague) as told in this live-action story.
Nodame Cantabile OAD Rent See Nodame Cantabile OVA
Genre
Comedy(15) Drama(12) Romance(15) Romantic Comedy(1)
Setting
Modern(19)
Demographic
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Artistic(2) Classic(1)
Characters and Their Abilities
Animals(1)
Story Elements and Location
College(3) Coming of Age(2) Elementary School(1) Family Affairs(1)
Friendship(4) High School(2) Music(6) Music Oriented(1)
Otaku Theme(1) Slice of Life(4) Soul Mates(1) Yaoi(1)
Keywords
Anime-Manga Bundle(1) Live Action(2) noitaminA(8) Sequel(3)
Potentially Objectionable
Type
Movie(2) OVA(3) Short(1) TV(13)
TV Special(1)
Release Year
2018(1) 2014(1) 2013(1) 2011(2) 2010(2) 2009(1) 2008(2) 2007(3)
2006(3) 2005(2) 1999(1) 1993(1)
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