Shōjo Manga (少女漫画)

Shōjo manga are stories which are written with a younger female teen audience in mind. While shōjo manga series cover the full range of genres, including fantasy, romance, comedy, sci-fi, horror, and more, there are several stylistic features that characterise this category. These include a focus on female protagonists, a storytelling style that prioritises interior monologues and the expression of deeply-held personal feelings, a very free approach to (or even complete lack of) panel borders, and characters are often depicted with very large and detailed eyes.

Updated July 8, 2024
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Kitchen princess omnibus. 1
Ando?, Natsumi.
Paper Book
COOKING UP SOME LOVE Najika is a great cook and she likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart-and now she's determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads...
Maid-sama! Volumes 1-2
Fujiwara, Hiro.
Paper Book
A 2-in-1 edition of the romantic-comedy series where a student council president secretly works at a maid café! Can Misaki trust Usui to keep her secret from the rest of the kids at school? And why the heck is he always showing up at the maid café? Maybe she should start taking...
Ouran High School Host Club. Vol. 1
Hatori, Bisco.
Paper Book
The uproarious comedy about a girl enlisted to work in a lavish host club! In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school's swankiest, all-male club--as a boy! There, she discovers just...
Vampire knight. Vol. 2
Hino, Matsuri
Paper Book
The #1 hit series from Shojo Beat--a tale of vampire romance Outside the safe boundary of the academy, Yuki is attacked by a vampire. Injured and unable to defend herself, two Night Class students come to her aid and kill the vampire. Yuki asks them why they killed their own kind...
Captive hearts. Vol. 1
Hino, Matsuri.
Paper Book
A charming romance from the creator of Vampire Knight! Being carried around everywhere and having handsome Megumi act like a slave may seem ideal, but Suzuka just wishes he would stop. Can anything be done about Megumi's captive state? Or is Megumi doomed to see Suzuka as...
Tomie
Ito?, Junji
Paper Book
The complete classic horror series, now available in a single deluxe volume. Murdered again and again, one girl always comes back for more... Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive...
Fangirl. 1
Maggs, Sam
Paper Book
The manga adaptation of the beloved novel featuring all-new scenes by Rainbow Rowell! Cath doesn't need friends IRL. She has her twin sister, Wren, and she's a popular fanfic writer in the Simon Snow community with thousands of fans online. But now that she's in college, Cath is...
Call the name of the night. 1
Mitsuboshi, Tama
Paper Book
Deep within the forest resides a curious pair--Mira, a girl with an affliction that calls forth the night, and Rei, a kindly doctor searching for the cure. Their days pass peacefully, until an old acquaintance of Rei's appears...
We were there. 1
Obata, Yuki.
Paper Book
The award-winning series known as Bokura ga Ita in Japan! Nanami starts high school with high hopes of making lots of friends. She develops a crush on the enigmatic Yano, but he may have too many secrets for her to handle. At that time... ...I...
Love me, love me not. Vol. 1
Sakisaka, Io
Paper Book
A new romance from Io Sakisaka, leading shojo manga creator and author of Ao Haru Ride! Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites--Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become...
Alice in the country of hearts : the Mad Hatter's late night tea party. 1
Sakura, Riko
Paper Book
"I Don't Want to Fall in Love...." Freshly arrived in the Country of Hearts, Alice bounces from territory to territory in search of a stable home. She finally falls in with the Hatter family, a group of mobsters led by the seductive Blood Dupre. Yet Alice is shocked to...
Orange : the complete collection. 1
Takano, Ichigo
Paper Book
EISNER-NOMINATED SERIES A Plea From the Future On the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she recieves a letter from herself ten years in the future. At first, she writes it off as a prank, but as the letter's predictions come true one by one Naho realizes that the letter might be the...
Fruits basket : collector's edition. 1
Takaya, Natsuki
Paper Book
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her...
Fruits basket another. 1
Takaya, Natsuki
Paper Book
Sawa Mitoma, a nervous, skittish girl who prefers minimal human contact, has just started high school, and it's already not going well...until she meets the "it" boys-the "prince-like" Mutsuki and the sharp-tongued Hajime. But little does she know, they're Sohmas!? It's Fruits Basket...again!
Pretty guardian Sailor Moon. 1
Takeuchi, Naoko.
Paper Book
This is the one manga fans have demanded for years: Sailor Moon returns to American with new covers and an all-new translation! Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor...
Full moon o Sagashite. 1
Tanemura, Arina.
Paper Book
Mitsuki loves singing, but a malignant tumor in her throat has prevented her from pursuing her passion. However, Mitsuki's life turns around when two fun-loving Shinigami appear to grant her a temporary reprieve from her illness--and give her singing career a magical jump-start. Young...
Sakura Hime : the legend of Princess Sakura. 1
Tanemura, Arina.
Paper Book
A supernatural fantasy from the best-selling creator of Full Moon and The Gentlemen's Alliance +! Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to...
Fluffy, fluffy Cinnamoroll. Volume 2
Tsukirino, Yumi.
Paper Book
The cute Sanrio puppy stars in his own manga! Meet the puppy with a tail like a cinnamon roll! Cinnamoroll is no ordinary pup. He loves freshly baked cinnamon rolls and uses his long ears to fly high into the sky! With his friends Chiffon, Mocha, Espresso,...
Alice 19th. 2, Inner heart
Watase, Yu?.
Paper Book
Kyô Wakamiya joins Alice Seno's endeavor to save her sister, Mayura, from the darkness. From out of nowhere, a mysterious handsome man named Frei appears to claim Alice as his fiancée and he too, offers his support to save Mayura. All three of them have the potential to be great Lotis Masters, but...
Library wars : love & war. 1
Yumi, Kiiro.
Paper Book
A New York Times best seller and librarian favorite that will appeal to shojo and non-shojo fans alike! Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Forces ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore when she was...

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