The year is 1863 and as Japan’s long festering wounds of political discord erupt into…
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In the context of manga and associated media, the word josei refers to a female audience roughly between the ages of 15 and 44. In Japanese, the word means simply “woman”, and has no anime/manga-related connotations at all. It does not comprise a style or a genre per se, but rather indicates the publisher’s intended target demographic.
Chihayafuru: Chihaya Ayase, a strong-willed and tomboyish girl, grows up under the shadow of her…
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Chihayafuru 2: Chihaya Ayase is obsessed with developing her school’s competitive karuta club, nursing daunting…
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Those who know their ninjas know Ayame, daughter of Hattori Hanzo of the Iga ninja…
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The manga centers on Chitose, a hardworking woman who writes for the health magazine “SASSO.”…
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Seri Koyuki is just trying to have a normal school life, but instead he ends…
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Introverted classical pianist and top student Kaoru Nishimi has just arrived in…
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When Nicoletta was a little girl, her mother, Olga, abandoned her and ran off to…
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A series of animations based on prize-winning short stories for women. Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze…
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Ever since her late mother took her to an aquarium when she was young, Tsukimi…
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The Black Bard, a lonely bard who travels around the perverse and charming world. Who…
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Satsuriku no Tenshi prequel As a prison counselor, Daniel Dickens is no stranger to odd…
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Five years ago Sakura Nanase had a fateful encounter with Dr Kairi Tendou. Determined to…
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At last, the Sanzou Party has arrived in India. In this foreign land, where the…
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On her way home from school, Yukari Hayasaka is approached by a weird-looking guy who…
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Despite his incredible bashfulness, Atsuhiro “Akkun” Kagari has landed the girl of his dreams: the…
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Winning the high school team tournament was a great accomplishment for the Mizusawa members. Each…
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27-year-old Hotaru would rather sleep at home than seek romance, but due to unforeseen circumstances,…
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Shintarou Kisaragi—a NEET who shut himself inside his room for two years—had been living his…
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Yurika is 27-years-old and single. When she was 22, she broke up with her boyfriend,…
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