Shoujo. Shoujo is the opposite of shonen, translated in English as young girl. Shoujo focuses more on the interpersonal relationship and romance in the story rather than the fighting and action. The series tend to be more dramatic, but also still include the adventure, comedy and action that are prevalent in shonen.
Shoujo and shonen are both Japanese terms commonly used as categories for entertainment media. Shoujo refers to young girls, often “magical girls” like Sailor Moon, and shonen respectively means young boys from about 12-18 years old. Many of the most popular anime in the world fall into either of these two categories.
shojo is actually a demographic, not a genre. it's defined by its primary target audience, preteen and teen girls, rather than by the content. romance is a genre, it's defined by content, not the primary target audience.
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So, here's why I was disappointed to learn that Haikyuu was a shounen series... shounen series are almost always about action. And the focus of the series almost always tends to not be so much about character, but rather making the entire focus of the show on this action and competition.
Attack on Titan is serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. As the magazine's name suggests, it is a shounen magazine. The official way to identify a series is not just through its themes or characteristics, it is mostly classified by the magazine where it is serialized in.
Demon Slayer is one of the most popular shonen anime in the world. Ever since the anime's first season aired, avid anime watchers have flocked to it like bees to a honeypot. The anime's story is very interesting, which is enough to keep the watchers on the edge of their seats.
Demon Slayer is a shonen series, but shojo manga magazine Margaret is showing it some love. Ahead of the Demon Slayer movie release, Margaret asked six shojo artists to do their own rendition of Demon Slayer characters and interviewed two of the anime actors.
The five types are shonen, shojo, seinen, josei, and kodomomuke. Each kind of anime is focused on a specific target population of viewers.
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Death Note is a shounen series because it was made to target middle school aged boys.
Fruits Basket is one example of a popular shojo anime. It originally debuted in the early 2000s as an anime, but it received a full remake in 2019.