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The [[Manga Demographics|demographic category]] of [[Anime]] (and [[Manga]]) aimed mainly at girls. It
It tends to have female leads, romantic subplots and resolutions involving personal growth.{{verify}} This doesn't mean Shoujo is devoid of action, though. In addition to more traditional romance stories, Shoujo can include tales of [[Action Girl|heroines who kick righteous butt]]—while pursuing romantic subplots and personal growth.{{verify}}
Alternately, Shoujo stories can focus on implied or explicit homosexual relationships between men (see [[Boys Love]] for the genre, [[Yaoi Guys]] for characters outside of the genre), or the romantic emphasis could also stem from [[Girls Love|relationships between women]]. Some feature all of the above, and usually feature a [[Relationship Ceiling]].▼
▲Alternately, Shoujo stories can focus on implied or explicit homosexual relationships between men (see [[Boys Love]] for the genre, [[Yaoi Guys]] for characters outside of the genre), or the romantic emphasis could also stem from [[Girls Love|relationships between women]].{{verify}} Some feature all of the above, and usually feature a [[Relationship Ceiling]].{{verify}}
Although series with explicit sexuality are more likely to be [[Josei]] (aimed at older women), some Shoujo may have considerable sexual content; a subgenre called ''Teens Love'' (by analogy to Boys Love) features erotic romance between heterosexual couples, with much the same narrative conventions ([[Bastard Boyfriend|abusive boyfriends]], [[Rape Is Love|sexual coercion]], and [[Angst]]; or, alternately, [[Sickeningly Sweethearts|shmoopy romance]], [[Good People Have Good Sex|ecstatic lovemaking]], and [[Happily Ever After]]). This stuff tends to snuggle up as close to the "Restricted" (18+) category as it can, and so isn't often licensed for translation.▼
▲Although series with explicit sexuality are more likely to be [[Josei]] (aimed at older women),{{verify}} some Shoujo may have considerable sexual content; a subgenre{{context}}<!-- Shoujo is a demographic, not a genre; how can it have sub-genres? --> called ''Teens Love'' (by analogy to Boys Love) features erotic romance between heterosexual couples, with much the same narrative conventions ([[Bastard Boyfriend|abusive boyfriends]], [[Rape Is Love|sexual coercion]], and [[Angst]]; or, alternately, [[Sickeningly Sweethearts|shmoopy romance]], [[Good People Have Good Sex|ecstatic lovemaking]], and [[Happily Ever After]]). This stuff tends to snuggle up as close to the "Restricted" (18+) category as it can,{{verify}} and so isn't often licensed for translation.{{verify}}
Not all romance series are Shoujo. [[Shonen]] romances take the boy's perspective ([[Magical Girlfriend]]s and [[Harem Series]] are both common), and focus on the boy pursuing the girl, or trying to resolve the [[Love Dodecahedron]]. If it doesn't have that, a [[Shonen]] romance tends to ''end'' with a declaration of love and its acceptance. Shoujo romances, by contrast, frequently involve the [[Smitten Teenage Girl|heroine finding love early]] in the series, then stick around to watch the couple work through trouble in their relationship.
Shoujo manga is typically drawn with thinner lines than [[Shonen]] [[Manga]],{{verify}} with sparser backgrounds and little (if any)
Shoujo is a demographic (usually identified by the time slot or magazine a story runs in) and shows so classified can fit into any
Should not be confused with [[Bishoujo]]. Or ''[[
In some romanization systems, the word is romanized as "shōjo" or "shoujo".
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