shojo
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- noun
- /ˈʃoʊdʒoʊ/
- Jargon
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shojo
- Crafting multi-layered characters, engrossing romances, and addictive melodrama are all staples of the best shojo on the market today.
That shojo, which is kind of the flip side of that, you know, originally marketed towards towards girls, whatever.
- That shojo, which is kind of the flip side of that, you know, originally marketed towards towards girls, whatever.
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That shojo, which is kind of the flip side of that, you know, originally marketed towards towards girls, whatever.
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While many shojo series seem to be stuck in the golden years of high school, several of my favorite manga take place over many years of the protagonists' lives.
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Like Scott Pilgrim and Shojo Beat, that kind of thing.
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There are many things shojo manga does extremely well.
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But one element that is often overlooked that stands out to me is the way shojo subtly handles the passage of time.
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I know they have tried that here with manga, and it just doesn't seem to sell (Shojo Beat among others) in that fashion. I think that is because people are impatient and find scanlations are readily available online, so it's smarter in the long run to just go straight to translated volumes.
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Many popular shojo series revolve around themes of friendship and first love.
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She enjoys reading shojo comics because they often explore romantic relationships.
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The characters in this shojo anime are relatable to young girls navigating their emotions.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shojo comes from Japanese characters 少 ('little') and 女 ('girl'), so it literally means 'young girl'. That's why shojo manga and anime are stories made for young girls and often focus on romance and friendship.