shōjo

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shōjo

noun

alternative, uncountable Alternative form of shojo (“a style of anime and manga intended for young women”). 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.

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@misc{sho_jo_2026,
  title = {shōjo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sh%C5%8Djo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}