MangaZine Jun, 10. 2014 | Page 6

is meant for girls aging from 10 to 18. Shojo typically revolves more around school life, romance. In Japan, Shojo titles are those that are featured in Shojo Magazines (magazines for girls/young ladies), but the western world classifies many titles under Shojo. Some popular Shojo titles are Sailor Moon, Fushigi Yugi, Ouran High School Host Club, Kodomo no Omocha, etc. The children category is very self explanatory. These Anime and Manga usually teach kids things such as to never give up, or come up with different morals every episode. Most children’s Anime and Manga are episodic and usually don’t follow a very firm storyline, unlike the other categories. Some notable children’s titles include Doraemon, Robotan, Mojakou, etc. Seinen is Mature Anime/Manga for males. It is aimed at men aged 17 to their 40s. It includes attributes of Shonen, but with a bit more focus towards sexual content. It is sometimes mistaken as Hentai, but is not. Some Seinen titles include Elfen Lied, Claymore, Hellsing, High School DXD, High School of the Dead, Rosario + Vanmpire, etc. Josei is the counterpart of Seinen. It is generally for a female crowd. This category focuses more on realistic romance as opposed to the idealistic romance shown in Shojo. It also focuses more on sexual content. Some titles include Golden Time, Paradise Kiss, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, etc.

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