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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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! As if being student council president of a predominantly male high school isn't hard enough, Misaki Ayuzawa has a major secret--she works at a maid café after school!...
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 Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school....
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...
Your name : another side : Earthbound. 01
Kanoh, Arata
Paper Book
During the events of your name., Mitsuha and Taki's miraculous encounter forever changed their lives. But they weren't the only ones affected by their body swapping -- Mitsuha's friends and family have their own sides of the story to tell!
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...
Bloom into you. Volume 1
Nio, Nakatani
Paper Book
A charming love story about two young women who together discover that their dreams of a heart-pounding romance can indeed come true--now with an anime! Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and fantasizes about the day that she too will get a love confession that will send her heart a...
My little monster. 1
Robiko
Paper Book
Mizutani is a self-absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest grades in school. Haru is an impulsive short tempered brute, who scares everyone with his explosive bursts of violence. Haru gets suspended on the first day of school when he encounters some bullies harassing a...
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...
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!
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! In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local...

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