The Josei reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Josei

Josei (pronounced "joe-say") are Japanese cartoon art in the manga (print) and anime (film) styles created mostly by women, for late teenage/adult female audiences. The stories tend about everyday experiences of women living in Japan. Though their tends to be some that cover highschool, most cover lives of adult women in Japan. The style tends to be more restrained, realistic version of Shoujo, keeping some of the wispy features and getting rid of the very large sparkley eyes. 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.

Examples

• Happy Mania (manga)
• River's Edge (manga)
• Only Yesterday (anime and manga)
• Ebichu The Housekeeping Hampster (anime and manga)

This is the "Josei" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.