Shoujo manga can be defined as 'comic books for girls.' They are often complex and dramatic stories involving a young girl and her triumphs and tribulations. The art work is very stylized, lending an evocative and emotional feel to the story.
One of the most popular subgenres of shoujo is the 'Magical Girl.' It involves a heroine with a secret identity that has magical powers and often a cute animal side-kick.
For the purposes of this category, shoujo manga is defined as manga serialized in a shoujo magazine or published by a shoujo imprint. Plot, characters, and style of art are irrelevant. Shoujo magazines include, but are not limited to: Amie, Asuka, Chao, Friend, Hana to Yume, Margaret, Nakayoshi, Ribon, Runrun, and Sho-Comi.
Subcategories 90
- 16 Engage
- 16sai Kiss
- A, A'
- Aishiteruze Baby
- Akuma de Sourou
- Akuma na Eros
- Akuma no Houteishiki
- Akutou Scandalous Honey
- Alice 19th
- Alice ga Fushigi
- Anata to Scandal
- Anatolia Story
- Angel Sanctuary
- Animal Doctor
- Anti-Gravity Boy
- Ao no Fuuin
- Appare Jipangu
- Aquadom
- Aquarium
- Ashita no Tamago
- Ayakashi Hime Kurenai
- Ayashi no Ceres
- Banana Fish
- Bibide Babide Love
- Binetsu Shoujo
- Boys Next Door
- Boys Over Flowers
- Brother, Dear Brother
- Call Me Princess
- Card Captor Sakura
- Cherry Project, The
- Clamp Campus Detectives
- Clover
- Count Cain
- Cybor Idol Mink
- D.N. Angel
- Daa Daa Daa
- Daughter of the Nile
- Dream Saga
- Fake
- Fashion Boy is Cool
- For You in Full Blossom
- Fruits Basket
- Full Moon wo Sagashite
- Fun Fun Factory
- Fushigi Yuugi
Related categories 2
Sites 13
Loading new listings for you to review...
- Nami's Space - Ribon Translations Sora Sora, Five, Baby Love, and Penguin Brothers character profiles, overviews, translations, links, and fan art.
- Ribon Database Information, images, links, and manga-ka for titles in Ribon. Also summaries for Minto Na Bokura and Yuukan Kurabu as well as merchandise images.
- Yahoo Groups: Shoujo Manga List Unmoderated, public archives, email attachments allowed.
- Paperthin Pleasures Bishounen images, variety of titles with images and descriptions, ISBN numbers, FAQ and links.
- Girls' Horror Comics Includes a magazine list and bibliographies for Takakazu Nagakubo, Chie Watari, and other artists.
- Energetic Heartbeats Overview of shoujo in general, shoujo lingo, overviews of some series (some with image galleries), list of shoujo anime, list of Japanese shoujo manga publishers, links to manga/anime translator teams, and links to mailing lists.
- Shoujo Manga Home Page A cultural anthropologist's introduction to shoujo manga. Essays, manga history, links, and information.
- Shoujo Manga in the USA List of releases in the United States, companies, and FAQ.
- Hana to Yume Mailing List Discussions of current and past series. Archives and translations for members only.
- Captured Shrine that promotes lesser-known titles such as MARS, Paradise Kiss, Pretear, and Fashion Boy Is Cool. Contains images, summaries, links and where to buy manga.
- Beautiful Illusions Reviews, descriptions, and character profiles of many shoujo manga.
- Manga Alley Image galleries of Card Captor Sakura, FFX, Chobits, Fushigi Yuugi, Sailor Moon, and Ah, My Goddess!
- Thiep Anime & Manga Free anime and manga e-cards from Candy Candy, Cardcaptor Sakura, Daa! Daa! Daa!, Fullmoon Wo Sagashite, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Time Stranger Kyoko, Marmalade Boy, and other series.