The art style of shōnen is generally less " flowery " than that of shōjo manga, although this varies greatly from artist to artist, and some artists draw both shōnen and shōjo manga.

BL is aimed at the shōjo and josei demographics, but is considered a separate category.

is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio.

Hana Yori Dango is also the best-selling shōjo manga in Japan of all time, having sold 54 million copies as of 2005.

is a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi.

The bishōnen aesthetic is perpetuated today in anime and manga, especially shōjo and BL.

His wife is shōjo manga artist Miyako Maki ( better known as the creator of the doll, Licca-chan, the Japanese equivalent of Barbie ).

is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Clamp.

is a fantasy shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki.

In the shōjo manga series Tokyo Mew Mew, the character Lettuce Midorikawa is infused with the DNA of the finless porpoise.

Azuma's style of art is easily recognizable, having distinguished itself from common shōjo and shōnen art styles in the 1990s.

is a fantasy shōjo manga series written by Yuu Watase.

It is also commonly used when referring to lolicon manga or lolicon anime, a genre of manga and anime wherein childlike female characters are often depicted in an " erotic-cute " manner ( also known as ero kawaii ), in an art style reminiscent of the shōjo manga ( girls ' comics ) style.

According to Dinah Zank, lolicon is " rooted in the glorification of girls culture in Japan ", and therefore uses shōjo manga vocabulary.

is a sports shōjo manga by Sumika Yamamoto begun in 1972 and serialized in Margaret.

is a shōjo manga by Marimo Ragawa.

is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, serialized in Cookie published by Shueisha.

is a shōjo and romance manga created by Ai Yazawa.

Hana-Kimi or known originally as in Japan, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo.

Like many shōjo heroines, Nanako is innocent, caring, sometimes insecure, but always determined to do what is right.

It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series,, written by Yoko Kamio.

, also known as X / 1999, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Clamp, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Mokona.

* Absalom is the name of a character in Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece during the Thriller Bark arc.

Examples include Oshii Mamoru ’ s 1984 animated film Beautiful Dreamer, which is based on an episode of Rumiko Takahashi's manga Urusei Yatsura ( 1978-1987 ) that depicts the baku as a tapir.

* In manga, Hiroyuki Takei's Shaman King, Ryu possesses a wooden sword and uses it as his main weapon, and for that reason he is also known as Bokuto no Ryu ( Wooden Sword Ryu ).

* Seras Victoria, a character in the anime / manga Hellsing, of which an alternate romanization is " Ceres "

In the manga and anime series Ghost in the Shell, the protagonist Motoko Kusanagi is the fully prosthetic leader of an anti-terrorist force, who lives in a future Japan where the majority of adults are cyborgs and can connect wirelessly to the Internet for real-time communication and data research.

Unlike other anime and manga, where jokes and references are often exclusory or require knowledge of Japanese culture and / or the workings and conventions of anime, Cowboy Bebop is accessible – western audiences can connect with the characters readily and more fully understand their motivations and struggles.

is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise.

Doraemon is also mentioned in several anime and manga by other manga artists.

, short for, is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga, video games and videos.

Feminist science fiction is evidenced in the globally popular mediums of comic books, manga, and graphic novels.

* In the manga Mahō Sensei Negima, the character Konoka Konoe is a member of the Fujiwara clan.

Kaori Yuki's manga Grand Guignol Orchestra is named for the locale.

is a media franchise based on the Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow.

is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and eroge.

* Adult manga, or hentai manga, is manga designed for purely pornographic purposes.

Adult manga is often sold in convenience stores, book stores, and magazine stores in Japan, and also other public places such as airports, and is far more prolific and accessible than the U. S. adult comic book market.

is the pen-name of Japanese manga artist Michitaka Kikuchi whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences.

is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director.

He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation.

Although the manga was never completed, it is regarded as a milestone in Otomo's career as it contained many of the same themes he would explore in his later, more successful manga such as Dōmu.