Shōjo
Aimed towards the ladies, shōjo or shoujo manga literally means “girl” in Japanese, and tends to put emphasis on emotion, romance, and melodrama, usually with a female protagonist. Drawn in a sensitive, flowing style with beautiful characters that stare into your soul with large, expressive eyes that you’d easily get lost in, shōjo covers a vast range of subjects and issues. Pretty girls, cute girls, and guys who look like girls are the typical staple characters.
Love triangles, magical girls, and gripping emotional drama with more twists than a bag of pretzels that connect the heart and mind through relationships that are both down-to-earth and yet surreal.
Just another day in the life of shōjo.
