| Not attacking or anything, just wondering. |
| Idk, because is interesting lol ;u; |
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| hmm ... for the fluffy romance ofc :) |
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| Just to have some variety tbh, it can be a nice change of pace. |
| Probably because people want a nice, mostly lighthearted romance story, and when it's all said and done, they'll probably end up together. |
| "Literary experts revealed that reviews on sites like MyAnimeList kill more than 200 brain cells per second." - Joey, "The Anime Man" |
| It's not really hard, just think about it a bit and you will probably realize that there are plenty of reasons why a guy would enjoy a shoujo series. |
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| Beacuse it's one of the best genre out there. Shoujo and Josei got some of the best piece of work in this anime industry. It's just that ppl overlook it and ignor it. Think it's just for girls, sigh they are so wrong. I woud pick Josei and Shoujo over Shounen and Sienen ever day in the week. |
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tragedydesu said: hmm ... for the fluffy romance ofc :) Pretty much sums it up. I would add that the art and the soundtracks are amazing as well in the shoujo department. |
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| I plan on watching Fruits Basket because of Ritsuko Okazaki's music, which is absolutely heavenly. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| In my eyes, the demographic tags mean nothing. A great story will transcend the age/gender limitations of said tags, and because of this I have no reason to avoid a show based off of them. Nana is a shoujo and I know tons of dudes who consider it to be one of the greatest anime ever made. The same goes for many guys (including myself) who love Usagi Drop, which is a josei. Who cares who it's marketed towards? :P |
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| Same reason lots of girls watch shonen. It'd be silly to limit yourself to shows that are specifically aimed for your demographic. Guys might want to watch some romance stories too. |
| Because cute romances are cute even if half of them are filled with drama |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Idk, maybe because some have good stories and/or romance? Ignoring shows because of a fucking tag that means nothing seems pretty dumb and a waste... the only ones that matter are the genres (sci-di, romance, magic and those kind), and only to some extend. |
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| Because of the same reasons girls watch shounen: because the interests, tastes and preferences of any person are not as limited as the tags or demos would suggest. |
| I personally just love changing it up and watching a variety of Anime. If the stories interesting and the characters are fun I don't care what it's labelled as. |
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| Same reason as why do people watch anime. |
| Probably because there are some damn good shoujo anime. |
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| because audience group marketing doesn't really matter |
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| "Why do guys watch shoujo?" Because occasionally there are good titles. Some of them are even suitable for people not accustomed to the standard shoujo storytelling formulas. As simple as that. If it's made for girls this doesn't make it automatically unwatchable for other audience. (If someone believes that he/she is totally wrong.) Same thing for josei. I even consider josei being better at drama in comparison to seinen. |
| Can't say, maybe it's the same reason some men seem to prefer anime with mostly male casts(?). One word to describe the few anime I've seen that were explicitly labeled 'shoujo' on this site: irritating. And the romance is anything but comfy. There's probably some crossover stuff (seinen/josei limbo land) that isn't too bad and I should probably check out. Older girls (and curious salarymen) probably have better taste...maybe. |
syncrogazerApr 13, 2019 4:32 PM
| A lot of them have rather soothing vanilla romance. A pleasing female lead and rather emotional stories and music. Plenty of shoujo Anime I absolutely adore. Some great ones I love are "Hiiro No Kakera", "Akatsuki No Yona", "Cardcaptor Sakura", "Kaichou wa Maid-sama!", "Lovely★Complex", "Natsume Yuujinchou" and plenty more... |
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| I don't like shoujo that much. Specially when it's reverse harem-ish and flirty. And those bunch of dreamy playboy heroes. Manga like Kimi ni Todoke is an exception though. And Natsume Yuujinchou is a masterpiece. |
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| Shoujo is just another fluff romance genre that makes my heart feel warm. I believe more people should be watching Shoujo cause it transcends age/gender and helps the view feel more connected with characters through its drama and romance which is great to help understand the characters and settings. |
| Because the demographic doesn't matter when it's entertaining me. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| i don't because i find it boring and repetitive. there are some good ones. if someone wants to waste their time on shoujo let them :shrug: |
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| The real question is why do you think it being a Shoujo says anything about it? Shoujo/shounen/senien/josei are all simply publishers, and says absolutely nothing about the show it’s self. You might have a slightly higher possibility of running into certain tropes, but you can just as easily not encounter them. Yona of the Dawn and 3D Kanojo are two of my favorites (3D Kanojo even a top 5 possibly) and are both Shoujo, even though I’m a battle shounentard. The fact they list the publisher of the source material under the anime’s genre is a very misleading idea from the MAL team. While I’m at it I also think separating things by seasons is a dumb idea, except in the very few cases where they change the name by season, like Highschool DxD, or how naruto changed to shippuden. |
Hokage_JasonApr 13, 2019 8:36 PM
| Lolicons are scum. BABYMETAL is more metal than Metallica. Naruto is objectively the best anime ever. HxH 99' is decent. HxH 11' is bad. |
| Why is this even a question? Shoujo isnt only for girls, its just the main target audience that is. And while seen less often, a shoujo anime/manga can even have the exact genres a shounen anime tends to have, the same goes for the other way around. |
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| Because this guy named Jo said that he wanted to show me something. :P In all seriousness, I tend to like girly things, but I also like to avoid ecchi, so shoujo is usually a safe zone for me. I prefer older shoujo over the newer stuff though, but I'll watch a small amount of newer stuff as well. |
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| I like cute romance. Or the sweet atmosphere, I think |
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| The romance is nice, I guess. ......... |
| If you mean why I would watch cute and fluffy stuff, well, I'm sometimes often always in the mood. If you mean why I would watch shoujo, in general, because gender and age demographics are kind of just there as a random tag no one cares about and really say nothing about the quality of a show. |
| Because I don't have life, hence you watch anything |
| “You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want.” |
| Cause I am a romance phag. And I like watching cute romance anime. And shoujo just has a lot of them. |
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| I like to change things up a bit from what I usually watch plus you can find really good shoujo stories. Also, I'm a huge sucker for fluffy romance shit |
| Less chance at a shitty, cookie-cutter harem cast of characters. Slightly better writing overall for the genre. Less shitty combat power-ups. I definitely prefer seinen, josei and (none) to shoujo, but shoujo is much more reliable than shounen at this point. |
| Harem is the opiate of the Anime fandom masses. |
| I mean, I've seen some really solid shoujo series and I'm not about to let a demographic tag steer me from a show when I've enjoyed similar shows. |
| Shoujos tend to be more relaxing and less irritating than the avarage shounen shows (in this regard they have the same appeal as iyashikei shows), plus I am a great fan of the romance genre in anime which is funny because outside of anime I usually don't watch romance. |
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| Shoujo romances are just better. No waifu wars or dumb fanservice |
| I could care less about the genre, I just go by plot, characters and voice acting. |
| "It's not like I wanted a signature or anything...BAKA!" - A MAL user. |
| To enjoy a good and rich story. Tbh, some Shounen anime also hands out good story, but most of them only focuses on combat and action scenes. |
| It's time to play the Game folks! |
| So that we don't suffer from the monomania of watching only shounen, action or seinen shows. You gotta have some variety. |
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| Despite common belief guys like to see strong women although our concept of a strong woman generally differs from that of feminists/sjw's . As long as the shoujo does not transform the MC into Mary Sue like most shojo today and as long as it does not throw stuff like a woman beating a man twice her size without a proper explanation shojo can be enjoyable. There are some shojo I liked. And then you have the second category of effeminate weak men that actually believe a woman can beat a guy twice her size without anything to enhance her abilities.And training does not count. |
nightcrawlercyp said: Strong women are indeed appealing. I like to imagine that if I were ever to challenge one, I'd be mercilessly beaten. Afterwards, she'd chain me up, force me to call her "Ojou-sama," then, after kicking me, instruct that, because I'd dirtied her foot, I must clean it with my tongue.Despite common belief guys like to see strong women although our concept of a strong woman generally differs from that of feminists/sjw's . As long as the shoujo does not transform the MC into Mary Sue like most shojo today and as long as it does not throw stuff like a woman beating a man twice her size without a proper explanation shojo can be enjoyable. There are some shojo I liked. And then you have the second category of effeminate weak men that actually believe a woman can beat a guy twice her size without anything to enhance her abilities.And training does not count. |
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