To all MALE manga readers: Do you read shoujo manga?
| Till now i only read Yumeka Sumomo/Mizu Sahara's manga of this genre, if i am not wrong, but i can say i've enjoyed the readings. There is no reason to be ashamed. |
| I read yaoi manga,not gay just enjoy it,well maybe i am,but just a little. |
| Shoujo manga are for those who like a bit more of psychological development and less fight-em-all shounen progress. I know that anyone could easily find this theme in lots of seinen and even some underrated shounen, but I'm absolutely not ashamed to admit that I read and enjoyed a great number of shoujo for this reason. Secondly they tend to be even more funny and dramatic than the average and that's a +1 for me. The negative points are that the art are often too much similar, sometimes just plain bad, and repetitive if they last too much. Compared to manga, shoujo anime are even quite boring. |
| I've never really bothered with Shoujo's because one, some of the art designs just creep me the hell out. I know eyes are supposed to be big but shoujo eyes are just DAMN. Plus I haven't really heard of any with much of a good plot to catch my attention. I may however try picking up a few for the tiny romance lover in me or something, but I doubt I'll be head over heels in it. Plus most shoujo's seem better designed in anime form... |
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| I've been reading some shoujo mangas lately because my girlfriend really likes shoujo and recommended me some. They're not bad but I don't really like most of them, just not my genre I guess... |
| Yeah I read it all the time romance is my favorite doesn't matter what type. I find most of them quite good :D |
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| Yes, Romance manga is actually my favorite. It is actually the only type I read usually my favorite being a tie between "Kimi no Iru Machi and Suzuka". |
PapezmoonSep 8, 2012 2:25 PM
Papezmoon said: Yes, Romance manga is actually my favorite. It is actually the only type I read usually my favorite being a tie between "Kimi no Iru Machi and Suzuka". neither of those are shojo, they are shonen |
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| whats a shoujo manga? |
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darkyuu said: I read yaoi manga,not gay just enjoy it,well maybe i am,but just a little. No, I'm pretty sure you're gay. I read shoujo........every now and then. Only the ones that are well written though. I liked Koukou Debut, Otomen and Strobe Edge. |
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| I admit that among the 4 genres shojou is the one I read the least as I haven't found a shoujo manga that I really liked. But I'm still looking for a shojo manga to impress me and I'm thinking of reading a shojo this weekend which I hope will impress me. |
DrugzRule said: I admit that among the 4 genres shojou is the one I read the least as I haven't found a shoujo manga that I really liked. But I'm still looking for a shojo manga to impress me and I'm thinking of reading a shojo this weekend which I hope will impress me. Shoujo isn't a genre. |
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| Yes i read Shoujo manga, usually after i get tired of all the shonen manga i read lol |
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| Nope. I did read one though, and later I discovered it has Yaoi. Since then, I vowed to never read a shoujo manga ever again. :| |
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| Bokura ga Ita converted me. |
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| As an avid romance manga reader, reading shoujo manga is inevitable. That being said, I can't stand shoujo manga sometimes. The way they portray drama, the heroine, and bishounen is frustratingly feminine sometimes. I'm all for bishounen, but why is every shoujo heroine attracted to bishounen with a dark past... [/stereotyping] |
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TallonKarrde23 said: Shoujo isn't a genre. You know what I mean xD I'm currently reading Mars by Souryo Fuyumi which I'm actually enjoying though I like Cesare more. |
| does shoujo ai count? xD |
| Duh. |
| As long as it's good, I don't mind reading it. |
 "Only one with the courage to shoulder the burden of their own fate can be called a hero.." |
| Love it! I'll read a bunch if it's good. If they have a good cast i'll read the whole series! |
| I really loved KareKano and Furuba, more recently Bitter Virgins... currently reading Miu-sama no iu dori. Generally, I always found shounen manga and anime unbearably stupid (even when I belonged to their age group), unless they switched to more mature themes... shoujo gerne is sparred from this kid/family-friendly syndrome that shounen and popular western titles suffer from. The biggest problem IMHO shoujo and josei manga suffer from is their artwork... creators feel compelled to draw males as western emo gay kids, independent of their actual behavior... it's similar to all girls in shounen titles sporting either an oversized rack or not at all. |
Malkuth said: creators feel compelled to draw males as western emo gay kids, independent of their actual behavior I haven't seen this in really any josei ever. Barely any shoujo too, though I have actually seen it appear there. |
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| Sukitte ii na yo and Tonari no Kaibutsu kun are both great! Love reading them. |
TallonKarrde23 said: Malkuth said: creators feel compelled to draw males as western emo gay kids, independent of their actual behavior I haven't seen this in really any josei ever. Barely any shoujo too, though I have actually seen it appear there. OK, let's get our definitions straight then... from my perspective: a tall, ultra-thin, medium-length hair (potentially obscuring his facial expressions), beard-less teens (damn usually completely hairless kids) are what in Greece, Germany, Bavaria, England and France emo-kids tried to look like; same deal here in Japan for popular idols that try to appeal to scarred little girls... this style drawn one can see in every mainstream shoujo/josei/yaoi (for uke) release, unless the character is NOT intended as a potential romantic interest for the female MC or the seme ;) PS: Not to be misunderstood, "to each their own"... i.e. I PERSONALLY don't like this style of drawing, as well as muscle bound macho misogynist white and black trash in western comics, and others :p hpulley said: Sukitte ii na yo and Tonari no Kaibutsu kun are both great! Love reading them. Sukitte has very interesting side-characters (Asami-chi, the attention-whore turned to the MC's BFF, the older brother, the disney-freak, the Hausmeister, etc), but the male MC is just plain ridiculous... which makes Tonari's MC look even worse :p |
MalkuthJan 18, 2013 12:25 AM
Malkuth said: ... PS: Not to be misunderstood, "to each their own"... i.e. I PERSONALLY don't like this style of drawing, as well as muscle bound macho misogynist white and black trash in western comics, and others :p hpulley said: Sukitte ii na yo and Tonari no Kaibutsu kun are both great! Love reading them. Sukitte has very interesting side-characters (Asami-chi, the attention-whore turned to the MC's BFF, the older brother, the disney-freak, the Hausmeister, etc), but the male MC is just plain ridiculous... which makes Tonari's MC look even worse :p As you said above your comment on my comment... to each their own! I'm a guy and enjoy both those series, no matter what you say about the male MCs! :) |
| I've tried them, but I usually get annoyed by most of the drawing styles. |
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| Shoujo manga's are my guilty pleasure, lol. |
| I don't usually read mangas, but if it's interesting, why not? |
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| I don't really think that I've read/seen too much, if any, shoujo stuff, but personally I don't think I would have a problem reading it |
| Well since many genderbenders are in the shoujo category, I have read a few. |
| Why wouldn't I? I've read some and will read more if I find anything good. No reason not to just because it's labelled "shoujo". If there's anything that can turn me off it's the typical art style often found in shoujo, but if it's good I'll still read it. |
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| I'm still getting learning manga terminology so I could be way off base but if Shoujo is like Faster than a kiss, Dengeki Daisy, or Maga Tsuki then Shoujo is my favorite I like most all kinds of shoujo except for ones with reverse harems or yaoi. I just like the story's and plots more in shoujo, theres actually stuff going on besides the next battle.... and they usually have feel-good plots which I always pleasant to read On the other hand I can't stand romantic movies or tv shows (the Hollywood kind with real people) they just bug the crap out of me. I guess I may just be weird though lol... |
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| The very first manga I read were mainly shoujo. I love the way it looks and the stories are often deep and nice too! :D I wouldn't know why someone would be ashamed of it :P It's nice, but I've found out lately that I like some action in it too, so rather a mix ;) |
jman01 said: I just like the story's and plots more in shoujo, theres actually stuff going on besides the next battle.... and they usually have feel-good plots which I always pleasant to read On the other hand I can't stand romantic movies or tv shows (the Hollywood kind with real people) they just bug the crap out of me. I guess I may just be weird though lol... Haha you said what I was thinking! I just didn't know how to explain it well :P |
| This is probably a silly question but I've read so few shojo manga as few as managed to keep me interested but are there any shojo manga that does not focus on romance? The romance can be there but not as the main focus of the series. |
DrugzRule said: Yes. Literally thousands of them. Don't read the same mainstream authors and magazines and you'll see more variety.This is probably a silly question but I've read so few shojo manga as few as managed to keep me interested but are there any shojo manga that does not focus on romance? The romance can be there but not as the main focus of the series. |
shinkeikaku said: DrugzRule said: Yes. Literally thousands of them. Don't read the same mainstream authors and magazines and you'll see more variety.This is probably a silly question but I've read so few shojo manga as few as managed to keep me interested but are there any shojo manga that does not focus on romance? The romance can be there but not as the main focus of the series. or to make life a bit easier, you could always try using the advanced "genre search" @mangaupdates. See for yourself whether shinkeikaku can be trusted or not. XD |
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| I don't read that much manga, but if I do it's mainly shoujo since romance is my favourite genre ^^ |
| Never. Not very interested in this genre. |
| i don't care about that kind of things if the manga good i read it but most the times shoujo just make me sick lots of shoujo good but there that shoujo shoujo manga like Vimper knight there no feeling in the characters face i have no idea way shoujo characters don't have feeling in there face |
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insan3soldiern said: I'll read or watch pretty much anything as long as it's good and that includes Shoujo. Exactly this. |
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| Shoujo 4 life. Nah I enjoy reading shoujo and I'm not afraid to admit I enjoy the cute romance stories. I like some I dislike others. If it's well done no reason not to enjoy right? |
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