Meaning of shojo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A style of anime and manga intended for young women.
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2. A creature in Japanese folklore, often depicted as a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol.

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Examples

“Perhaps more than other manga artists, the first female shōjo creators embraced the idea of manga as escape as they spun tales of a fairy-tale European past vivid with details.”

“Not only is shōjo manga a fundamentally gendered genre, but there is a gendered division of labor in its production — that is, roughly 75 percent of shōjo manga editors are men, while 99 percent of the artists are women (mostly in their teens to late twenties).”

“Stylistic developments made shōjo manga instantly recognizable: notably, characters with exaggerated feminine and childlike features, such as iconic large eyes to show emotion, encourage empathy, and indicate the main character, and flower symbolism.”

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