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==Josei 女性== | ==Josei 女性== | ||
{{colour|#00007F|A subset of anime and manga created mostly by women, for late teenage/adult female audiences.}} | |||
The stories tend to be about everyday experiences of women living in Japan. Though there are some that cover high school, most cover the lives of adult women in Japan. The style also tends to be a more restrained, realistic version of shōjo, keeping some of the wispy features and getting rid of the very large sparkly eyes. There are exceptions in the style described above, but what defines josei is some degree of stylistic continuity of comics within this particular demographic (the same is true with different demographics that have different stylistic tendencies). | {{colour|#00007F|The stories tend to be about everyday experiences of women living in Japan. Though there are some that cover high school, most cover the lives of adult women in Japan. The style also tends to be a more restrained, realistic version of shōjo, keeping some of the wispy features and getting rid of the very large sparkly eyes. There are exceptions in the style described above, but what defines josei is some degree of stylistic continuity of comics within this particular demographic (the same is true with different demographics that have different stylistic tendencies).}} | ||
In addition, unlike shoujo, it portrays realistic romance (as opposed to idealized romance). A subset of josei comics are comics that are aimed at women about homosexual male relationships, called yaoi. Josei is also known for a very sexual edge; many of the magazines have some of the raunchiest porn produced in Japan. | {{colour|#00007F|In addition, unlike shoujo, it portrays realistic romance (as opposed to idealized romance). A subset of josei comics are comics that are aimed at women about homosexual male relationships, called yaoi. Josei is also known for a very sexual edge; many of the magazines have some of the raunchiest porn produced in Japan.}} | ||
The male equivalent to josei is seinen. | {{colour|#00007F|The male equivalent to josei is seinen.}} | ||
''Source: [http://josei.biography.ms/ Biographie.ms]'' | ''Source: [http://josei.biography.ms/ Biographie.ms]'' | ||
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==What to do when unsure== | ==What to do when unsure== | ||
If the anime is not based on a manga, or you can't find out much about the magazine it was published in, and sometimes there are no obvious indicators, but if you have a vague idea, add a star or so, it's then clear to later editors that changes might be appropriate. However, feel free to get on the [[IRC: | If the anime is not based on a manga, or you can't find out much about the magazine it was published in, and sometimes there are no obvious indicators, but if you have a vague idea, add a star or so, it's then clear to later editors that changes might be appropriate. However, feel free to get on the [[IRC:anidb|IRC channel]] at {{irclink|anidb}} and ask around. | ||
==What to do with stuff that doesn't fit== | ==What to do with stuff that doesn't fit== | ||