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Manga demographic target groups:

Kodomomuke: children age 10 or younger
Shonen: "tween" or young-teen boys
Shoujo: "tween" or young-teen girls
Seinen: older-teen boys or young men (in modern usage, up to age 40)
ヤングレディース (literally "young ladies", does not appear to have a Western name): older-teen girls or young women
Redikomi (literally "ladies' comics"): women who are older than the audience for ヤングレディース
Josei: females age 18-40 (an academic and Western-fan term, not in general use in Japan)

Other Japanese comic styles:

Gekiga (literally "dramatic pictures"): adults

Josei is an academic and Western-fan term for two demographic categories of manga, anime, and other entertainment aimed at female audiences aged 18 to 40. The equivalent terms that are in general use in Japan are ヤングレディース (older-teen and young-women) and Redikomi (women who are older than the ヤングレディース demographic). It is not a genre.

Like its male counterpart, it's notable for more realistic, less idealized portrayals of romance and life than in works for young girls.

It typically uses a more realistic artistic style. Most are written by women, and feature in magazines or anthology collections directly sold for the demographic. Stories typically portray everyday life for young Japanese women—usually adults, but occasionally high school age.

Fuji TV's NoitaminA anime block is notable for focusing on this demographic.

Compare Seinen, which is aimed at young men of the same age; and Shoujo, which is aimed at younger females.

Series sometimes mistaken for josei

Nana, which is really close to a josei, but it's a Shojo.
Kuroshitsuji (known as Black Butler in English) seems to be a mix of Shojo, more so in the anime, and Seinen, more so in the manga. As such it is often thought of as a Josei but it's actually a Shounen.
Comic Zero Sum is a magazine targeted at women of all ages. This often leads to confusion as to whether a work is shoujo or josei. These include Amatsuki, Loveless, 07-Ghost, Karneval and Hatenkou Yuugi.
Works by Mayu Shinjo likeSensual Phrase, Haou Airen or Akuma na Eros, due to the extremely high sexual content that often includes Rape Tropes. The melodramatic storytelling, however, is more shoujo-like; the only one which might qualify as jousei would be Love Celeb.

Actual examples of Josei follow below:

Pages in category "Josei"

The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.

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-Josei is a [[Manga Demographics|demographic category]] of manga, anime, and other entertainment aimed at female audiences aged 18 to 40. Like its [[Seinen|male counterpart]], it's notable for more realistic, less idealized portrayals of romance and life than in [[Shojo|works for young girls]].
+'''Josei''' is an academic and Western-fan term for two [[Manga Demographics|demographic categories]] of manga, anime, and other entertainment aimed at female audiences aged 18 to 40. The equivalent terms that are in general use in Japan are ヤングレディース (older-teen and young-women) and Redikomi (women who are older than the ヤングレディース demographic). It is ''not'' a genre.
+Like its [[Seinen|male counterpart]], it's notable for more realistic, less idealized portrayals of romance and life than in [[Shojo|works for young girls]].
-It typically uses a more realistic artistic style. Most are written by women, and feature in magazines or anthology collections directly sold for the demographic. Stories typically portray everyday life for young Japanese women -- usually adults, but occasionally high school age.
+It typically uses a more realistic artistic style. Most are written by women, and feature in magazines or anthology collections directly sold for the demographic. Stories typically portray everyday life for young Japanese women—usually adults, but occasionally high school age.
-Fuji TV's [[Noitamin A]] anime block is notable for focusing on this demographic.
+Fuji TV's [[NoitaminA]] anime block is notable for focusing on this demographic.
-Compare [[Seinen]], which is aimed at young men of the same age; and [[Shoujo]], which is aimed at younger females.
-{{examples}}
+Compare [[Seinen]], which is aimed at young men of the same age; and [[Shoujo]], which is aimed at younger females.
-* ''[[Plus-Si|+C: Sword and Cornett]]''
-* ''[[Amatsuki (Manga)|Amatsuki]]''
-* ''Bara No Tame Ni''
-* ''Blue'' (manga)
-* ''[[Bunny Drop (Manga)|Bunny Drop]]''
-* ''[[Butterflies Flowers (Manga)|Butterflies Flowers]]''
-* ''[[Chihayafuru (Anime)|Chihayafuru]]''
-* ''Deep Love''
-* ''[[Dokuhime]]''
-* ''DOLL''
-* ''[[Double House]]''
-* ''[[Eden of the East]]''
-* ''[[Free Soul]]''
-* ''[[Genji Monogatari 1987]]''
-* ''[[Genji Monogatari Sennenki]]''
-* ''Genju No Seiza''
-* ''[[Gokusen]]''
-* ''[[Happy Mania]]''
-* ''[[Hotaru no Hikari]]''
-* ''[[Honey and Clover]]''
-* ''[[Indigo Blue]]''
-* ''[[Inorihime Wa Sora Ni Warau]]''
-* ''[[Karneval]]''
-* ''[[Kaze Hikaru]]''
-* ''[[Kimi wa Petto]]''
-* ''[[Kuragehime]]''
-* ''[[Legend of Chun Hyang]]''
-* ''[[Love My Life]]''
-* ''[[Michiko to Hatchin]]''
-* ''[[Midnight Secretary]]''
-* ''Musashi Number Nine''
-* ''[[Night Of The Beasts]]''
-* ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]''
-* ''[[Only Yesterday]]'', the only [[Studio Ghibli]] film to never be brought to in America (there isn't a big josei market).
-* ''[[Papa Told Me]]''
-* ''[[Paradise Kiss]]''
-* ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]''
-* ''[[Pieta]]''
-* ''Planet Ladder''
-* ''Pride''
-* ''[[Private Prince]]''
-* ''[[Ristorante Paradiso]]''
-* ''[[Rouge Noir (Manga)|Rouge Noir]]''
-* ''[[Sakamichi no Apollon (Manga)|Sakamichi no Apollon]]''
-* ''[[Satou-kun to Tanaka-san (Manga)|Satou-kun to Tanaka-san]] - The Blood High School''
-* ''[[Seven Seeds (Manga)|Seven Seeds]]''
-* ''[[Seigi no Mikata]]''
-* ''Shin Galboy''
-* ''[[Shirokuma Cafe]]''
-* ''[[Spotted Flower (Manga)|Spotted Flower]]''
-* ''[[Suppli]]''
-* ''Vampire Girl''
-* ''Walkin' Butterfly''
-* ''[[With the Light]]''
-=== Series sometimes mistaken for josei: ===
+== Series sometimes mistaken for josei ==
 * ''[[Nana]]'', which is really close to a josei, but it's a [[Shojo]].
-* ''[[Black Butler|Kuroshitsuji]]'' (known as Black Butler in English) seems to be a mix of [[Shojo]], more so in the anime, and [[Seinen]], more so in the manga. As such it is often thought of as a [[Josei]] but it's actually a [[Shounen]].
+* ''[[Black Butler|Kuroshitsuji]]'' (known as Black Butler in English) seems to be a mix of [[Shojo]], more so in the anime, and [[Seinen]], more so in the manga. As such it is often thought of as a Josei but it's actually a [[Shounen]].
 * Comic Zero Sum is a magazine targeted at women of all ages. This often leads to confusion as to whether a work is shoujo or josei. These include [[Amatsuki]], [[Loveless]], [[07-Ghost]], [[Karneval]] and [[Hatenkou Yuugi]].
-* Works by [[Mayu Shinjo]] like''[[Sensual Phrase (Manga)|Sensual Phrase]]'', ''[[Haou Airen]]'' or ''[[Akuma Na Eros]]'', due to the extremely high [[Hotter and Sexier|sexual content]] that often includes [[Rape Tropes]]. The melodramatic storytelling, however, is more shoujo-like; the only one which '''might''' qualify as jousei would be ''[[Love Celeb]]''.
+* Works by [[Mayu Shinjo]] like''[[Sensual Phrase]]'', ''[[Haou Airen]]'' or ''[[Akuma na Eros]]'', due to the extremely high [[Hotter and Sexier|sexual content]] that often includes [[Rape Tropes]]. The melodramatic storytelling, however, is more shoujo-like; the only one which '''might''' qualify as jousei would be ''[[Love Celeb]]''.
+Actual examples of Josei follow below:
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Anime Fan Speak]]
-[[Category:index]]
+[[Category:Trope Names from Japanese]]
-[[Category:Josei]]