Shōjo
the Japanese term Shōjo (jap. 少女, girl) is in the west particularly as name for a Manga - category well-known.
Shōjo Mangas are Japanese Comics, which are drawn particularly for growing up girls. Into it it goes around large feelings like the first love, dear griefand friendship. The male figures fulfill the Bishōnen Japanese ideal picture mentioned of a young man, the female figures frequently with extra large, shining eyes are represented. The eyes serve frequently as a kind „graphic mirror “, in which the feelings of the figure are represented. In their most extreme formpour themselves Shōjo Mangas over before pink sides, flower climbing, nice, rüschig garnished girls and figures with excessive legs and over the whole image plane spreading boiling that hair. Shōjo Mangas do without the representation of ugly elements, even malicious characters fulfill the ideal of beauty. Large photographs of the main figure, elongated, chamfered picture frameworks anddecorative elements in the background differentiate the appearance clearly from Shōnen - one gas (one gas particularly for boys).
As the first official Shōjo Manga Ribon NO Kishi ( the knight with the loops, 1953) of Osamu Tezuka is considered, to the founder of the modern Manga. Well-known examples of Shōjo Mangas are Sailor Moon, Card Captor Sakura, Hana Yori Dango, white cross, Mila superstar and Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi pitch.
A popular Unterkategorie of Shōjo Manga are Shōnen Ai - one gas, which dedicate themselves to the same sex love between boys.
