range or narrative genre. Shōjo manga originated from Japanese girls' culture at the turn of the twentieth century, primarily shōjo shōsetsu (girls' prose...
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Look up shojo, shōjo, or shōjō in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shojo may refer to: Shōjo (少女), the Japanese word for "young girl", often romanized...
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Shōjo Tsubaki (少女椿, The Camellia Girl) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Suehiro Maruo. Serialized in the seinen magazine Garo between August...
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Yuri (genre) (redirect from Shōjo-ai)
linked to shōjo manga since its emergence in the 1970s, yuri works have been published in all demographic groups for manga – not only shōjo (girls), but...
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A shōjō (猩々 or 猩猩) is the Japanese reading of Chinese xing-xing (猩猩) or its older form sheng sheng (狌狌, translated as "live-lively"), which is a mythical...
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Shōjo Club (Japanese: 少女クラブ, Hepburn: Shōjo kurabu, lit. "Girls' Club") was a monthly Japanese shōjo (girls) magazine. Founded by the publishing company...
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Josei manga (section Shōjo manga)
women, contrasting shōjo manga, which is marketed to an audience of girls and young adult women. In practice, the distinction between shōjo and josei is often...
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Kageki Shojo!! (かげきしょうじょ!!, Kageki Shōjo!!) is a Japanese manga series by Kumiko Saiki. It was serialized as Kageki Shojo! (かげきしょうじょ!, Kageki Shōjo!) in...
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Hell Girl (redirect from Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori)
Hell Girl (Japanese: 地獄少女, Hepburn: Jigoku Shōjo), also known as Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell, is a Japanese anime series conceptualized by Hiroshi Watanabe...
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published in shōjo fiction magazines such as Cobalt, e.g. the works of Saeko Himuro. Aoyama 2005, p. 50. Aoyama, Tomoko (2005). "Transgendering shōjo shōsetsu:...
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"Shōjo A" (少女A, Shōjo Ē, lit. "Girl A") is the second single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Masao Urino and Hiroaki Serizawa, the single...
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Shōjo no tomo (少女の友, Shōjo no tomo, "Girls' Friend") was a Japanese magazine published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha from February 1908 to June 1955. It featured...
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Shōjo Gahō ("Girls' Pictorial") was a monthly shōjo (girls) magazine published by Tōkyōsha in 1912 in Japan. The magazine was known for the series of...
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Magical girl (redirect from Mahō shōjo)
Magical girl (Japanese: 魔法少女, Hepburn: mahō shōjo) is a subgenre of primarily Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action...
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Shueisha (section Shōjo manga magazines)
male edition of Shōjo Book was released, Shōnen Book was made, and Shōjo Book series were released in bunkoban editions under the Shōjo Manga Bunko imprint...
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List of Hell Girl episodes (redirect from List of Jigoku Shōjo: Futakomori episodes)
Retrieved February 3, 2014. Jigoku Shōjo (anime official website) - season 1 episode list (in Japanese) Jigoku Shōjo: Futakomori at Tokyo MX - click Story...
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Shōjo Sekai (少女世界, "Girls' World") was one of the first Japanese shōjo magazines. It was published by Hakubunkan from 1906 to 1931 and specializing in...
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Story: Slave Magic (Japanese: 異世界魔王と召喚少女の奴隷魔術, Hepburn: Isekai Maō to Shōkan Shōjo no Dorei Majutsu, transl. "The Other World Demon Lord and the Summoning...
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Revolutionary Girl Utena (redirect from Shōjo Kakumei Utena)
Revolutionary Girl Utena (Japanese: 少女革命ウテナ, Hepburn: Shōjo Kakumei Utena) is a Japanese anime television series created by Be-Papas, a production group...
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"edgier" than that of shōjo manga, and notes how most regular manga readers are able to easily distinguish between shōnen and shōjo based on visual appearance...
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provisional title Kara no Shōjo 2 (殻ノ少女2). The title was eventually changed to Kara no Shōjo: The Second Episode (虚ノ少女, Uro no Shōjo) and was released on February...
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male artists mimicking shōjo manga, as well as erotic manga created by female artists for male readers. The image of the shōjo (young girl) rose to prominence...
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Sanketsu Shōjo (酸欠少女, Hypoxia Girl) is the second and final studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Sayuri. It was officially released on August 10...
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Heidi, Girl of the Alps (redirect from Alps no Shōjo Heidi)
Heidi, Girl of the Alps (Japanese: アルプスの少女ハイジ, Hepburn: Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji) is an anime television series produced by Zuiyo Eizo and based on the...
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Miyako Maki (section Shōjo manga)
contributed significantly to the development of shōjo manga (manga for girls), and became one of the most popular shōjo authors of her generation. She later became...
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Girls' Frontline (redirect from Shōjo zensen)
Girls' Frontline (simplified Chinese: 少女前线; traditional Chinese: 少女前線; pinyin: Shàonǚ Qiánxiàn) is a mobile strategy role-playing game for Android and...
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Tokyo Girl (2008 TV series) (redirect from Tokyo Shōjo)
Tokyo Girl (東京少女) is a Japanese television drama series that aired on BS-TBS from April 5, 2008 to March 28, 2009. Rio Yamashita Erena Mizusawa Nanami...
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Kyūkōsha no Shōjo (脱出アドベンチャー旧校舎の少女) is a 2012 Nintendo 3DS video game. "Arc System Works Unveils Kyūkōsha no Shōjo Game". Anime News Network. 2012-07-19...
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shōjo manga aimed at girls. In 1969, a group of female manga artists (later called the Year 24 Group, also known as Magnificent 24s) made their shōjo...
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History of manga (section Shōjo manga)
back to the illustrations of shōjo magazines published during the late 19th to early 20th centuries (for example, Shōjo Gahō). The most popular illustrators...
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