| Shoujo is easily my favorite demographic for anime. It's the "genre" I get the most consistent enjoyment out of. Some of my favorite entries include: Cardcaptor Sakura, Rose of Versailles, Full Moon, Ojamajo Doremi, and Petite Princess Yucie. What are some of your favorites? |
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| @karkki_ my fav shoujo is definitely maid-sama. Too bad, i don't think shoujo anime is that popular anymore in recent years. Probably only Fruit Basket n Gakuen Babysitter that i know of shoujo anime aired in 2019. Is there any popular shoujo anime in 2020 yet? |
lswarmrulerMar 24, 2020 5:18 AM
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lswarmruler said: @karkki_ my fav shoujo is definitely maid-sama. Too bad, i don't think shoujo anime is that popular anymore in recent years. Probably only Fruit Basket n Gakuen Babysitter that i know of shoujo anime aired in 2019. Is there any popular shoujo anime in 2020 yet? Hmm, can't think of that many myself either. I wanna believe it's still popular; just not as popular as shounen and not as prevalent as it used to be. The late '90s and early '00s were the best period for shoujo in my opinion. |
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| Skip Beat Akatsuki no Yona Kaichou wa Maid-sama Natsume Yuujincho Shoujo are fantastic |
| Honobono Log - best slice of life short -------------------------------------------- most kawaii loli overlord ---------------------------- Donquixote Doflamingo AMV - Control |
| Easy pick, Sabage-bu! too much fun and with a bit of stupidity in there |
| I've only seen Kaichou wa Maid-sama and Fruits Basket. Though they're not my favorites. |
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| I love both Shoujo and Josei. Maria-Sama fourth season and RoV woud be my first pick's when it comes to the best once. Nippon have done a bunch of really good once too, that's worth checking out. As if anything their work is really underrated |
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| Shoujo is my favorite demographic as well. My favourite Shoujo series are Heartcatch Precure and Suite Precure. Some of my other favorites (MAL tags as Shoujo): Futari wa Precure: SplashβStar and all the other entries in the Precure franchise Kaleido Star Perrine Monogatari Please Save My Earth Aikatsu Natsume Yuujinchou series Cardcaptor Sakura Kaitou Saint Tail Glass no Kamen Shoujo Kakumei Utena Fushigi Yuugi Akatsuki no Yona |
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| Kimi ni Todoke and Fruits Basket. Other really good ones include: Maid-sama, Lovely Complex and Orange. |
| Natsume yuujinchou because its my fav anime |
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| I think most of shoujo is too generic and often follows literally same boring overused tropes. Out of 20-30 watched shoujo I fell in love with Revolutionary Utena and Princess Tutu and somewhat liked Madoka. Anywhay those three are unusual ones, and anything other I watched seemed too plain to me. Although being kinda sceptical about this genre I still have big hopes on trying Sailor Moon, Kaleido star, Maria-sama (does it count as shoujo though?), Rose of Versailes and probably some Precure |
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| The new Fruits Basket reboot, is everything the original is but better in every way |
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Nemo_Niemand said: I think most of shoujo is too generic and often follows literally same boring overused tropes. Out of 20-30 watched shoujo I fell in love with Revolutionary Utena and Princess Tutu and somewhat liked Madoka. Anywhay those three are unusual ones, and anything other I watched seemed too plain to me. Although being kinda sceptical about this genre I still have big hopes on trying Sailor Moon, Kaleido star, Maria-sama (does it count as shoujo though?), Rose of Versailes and probably some Precure I feel like shoujo as a genre for someone either rides or dies on its tropes. Personally, I love a lot of the tropes and character archetypes. They're very endearing and charming to me almost every time I see them. However, if you're not into that, then you're probably going to hate most of it. Definitely do give Rose of Versailles a shot though. It's a highlight and still holds up wonderfully after all these generations. |
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| Oniisama e, Glass no Kamen, Gakuen Babysitters and Rose of Versailles are super great. Oshiete Galko-chan is also pretty neat, just needed more runtime |
milkclub said: Oniisama e, Glass no Kamen, Gakuen Babysitters and Rose of Versailles are super great. Oshiete Galko-chan is also pretty neat, just needed more runtime Respect for Oniisama e and Glass Mask! |
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| I'm just going to have to put down Akagami no Shirayuki-hime. They nail that fairy-tale romance down well. Plus, I think I like every character in it... somehow. Usually, there's at least one I don't like out of personality or design, but now I like them all due to their personality or design. Also, it has the best red-haired protagonist/female character, and I don't think I can ever change that opinion. |
| "You know you've reached peak quality when a doujin is better than the actual source series." (Eg. To LOVE-Ru) Just to list a couple of biases. Likes: A good story, characters, writing, romance, a good plot twist or something that breaks expectations (In a good way), 'backstory' and justice. Dislikes: Bad romance, too much fanservice, the harem genre, yuri, yaoi, and bad writing. |
| My recent favorite would be Yagate Kimi ni naru. Wait, does Yuri counts as Shoujo? |
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| Kaichou wa Maid-sama Kimi ni Todoke Fruits Basket Akagami no Shirayuki-hime |
| Yona of the Dawn because it a shoujo anime that anyone can enjoy. There is action, romance, and great world building, and it different then most other shoujo anime I watched or read. |
| This one should be easy to answer because my list is really short. Most shoujo that I find are not very memorable. A lot of times, I get the plots of different stories completely mixed up because of how similar the stories tend to be. Anyhow, here's my list: 1) Cardcaptor Sakura 2) Natsume Yuujinchou 3) X/1999 There are some more that I like, but these stories are the ones that I really love. I know all three of these have a lot of problems, but they are special to me. |
| My favourite is Lovely Complex, but I also like Kaichou wa Maid-sama and Ouran Koukou Host Club a lot. |
| easily Sailor Moon, it has all the stuff I like |
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| Sailor Moon Cardcaptor Sakura The Rose of Versailles Magic Knight Rayearth The Vision of Escaflowne That's my shoujo holy pentagon. |
| Sailor Moon Kodomo no Omocha a lot of the stuff by CLAMP is very good, but it can be a hit or miss |
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When you define "shoujo" strictly by MAL's tagging, my top rated ones are (in order):
EDIT: I had overlooked that His & Her Circumstances is shoujo. |
inimMar 24, 2020 11:27 AM
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| Guess I will go with Natsume. Oniisama is good too. |
| My favorite shoujo so far is Yona of the Dawn. |
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| it's hard to pick a single one lol, I have lots like Maid-sama, Ouran Host, His and Her Circumstances, Fruits Basket, Say I Love You, Ookami Shoujo, Banana Fish etc. manga though it's a whole different story lol |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Kobato looks and feels like a Shoujo even though it's not tagged as such. That and Vision of Escaflowne are very much worth looking into. |
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| I would have to say Ouran High School Host Club! However, I just started watching Skip Beat! yesterday and it KICKS ASS! Edit: I finished Skip Beat and, I was right, it KICKED ASS! Unfortunately the director of the animation studio passed away quite a while back, which seems to have prevented the show from getting a 2nd season despite a ton of source material. RIP director-san, your work was amazing! |
BallisticRiotMar 26, 2020 8:51 AM
| Blanks. |
| Rose of Versailles as well, but I also like Fruits Basket especially the remake, Akatsuki no Yona and NANA. I'm not big fan of shoujos in general, but I feel like these are bit different, they don't just focus on teenager romance. |
| I'd like to be exposed to more Shoujo I can easily fall in love with, since at present I only have one rated extremely high. It's safe to say that out of the four main demographics it's the one I watch the least of and the pacing and themes of a lot of Seinen and Josei seem to be more my preference, but I will enthusiastically watch any Shoujo if it can tempt me with its plot. Usually when these questions come up I have to really internally debate and wrack the brain over which to list first, but here it's simple since I have only one Shoujo in my Top 20 (placed at #16): Aishiteruze Baby Reasons: - It's the anime most similar to Usagi Drop, a Josei, which is my #11 - It's extremely mellow so much so that it could also be listed as a Slice of Life - It showcases a family of different age groups coming of age and learning, growing, and working together, which is more akin to a family TV drama or sitcom then what you usually see in anime - I love any show which features a tender and slowly maturing and developing age gap relationship (in this case a completely platonic and familial one - nothing romantic or sexual) - Value of the preciousness, insight, and novelty of seeing children on opposite ends of the development spectrum, one going from a baby/toddler to early childhood and another older teenager going toward adulthood cannot be overstated It's extremely underrated and I rarely see it mentioned today, possibly because people don't like the "older" art style mixed with animation which is somewhat basic and shoddy in parts compared to the highest standards. Plus, it was overshadowed by the more well-known Usagi Drop which came out seven years later. Aishiteruze Baby is a 9 for me and it'd be nice to see it get more love, not because I care about accolades, but just because it'd be nice to know more folks had the opportunity to enjoy something which could have a lot of appeal for people of pretty much all ages if they knew about its existence. Honorable mentions/Runners Up: - Banana Fish (yes, it's Shoujo, like it or not) - Fruits Basket (2019 reboot; haven't seen the 2001 original) - Whisper of the Heart film Side note, but even though Inuyasha is classified as a Shounen, was featured in the Weekly Shounen Jump, and in many ways has Shounen characteristics, it also strikes me as the only Shounen I've seen which feels like more of a Shoujo or at least, a Shounen + Shoujo hybrid. It's that mixture about it which gives it a very special feel. |
| mine are Shugo Chara and Kamisama Kiss (one of my fav romances) |
| my most favorite is definitely skip beat, one of the only series ive wholeheartedly loved without losing interest since i first got into it (7 years ago lol) Nana is another big favorite for being very personal honorable mentions: maid sama (first anime i sought out the manga for after i finished lol) snow white with the red hair, cute as hell it just makes me happy to watch yona of the dawn really caters to me as well LOL (if manga were included, Mars and golden days would be listed) |
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| I've seen a few shoujo and read even more manga (prefer it), but I admit I do get tired of its tropes and cliches. Still, I have many yet to watch and read. Favorites are - Akatsuki no Yona Skip Beat Hotarubi no Mori e Ouran Highschool Host Club Nana (If manga had been included then, Mars and Taiyou no Ie) |
Mayo-13Mar 25, 2020 12:22 AM
  I want to know what it is, this 'sin' they say I've committed. |
| I really loved Orange! I ended up reading the manga, as well as watch the show. |
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| Difficult to say, there are so many good ones. NANA, Kamisama hajimemashita, Marmalade boy, Ouran host club, Skip beat, gakuen no alice. And many more to count. |
| Never been huge into shoujo, but I do love magic knight rayearth, fruits basket (still need to see the remake), and you know, you can’t beat a classic like sailor moon. |
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