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There are a couple of shoujo manga I've tried and enjoyed.
But for the most part, I avoid it. Not because of the story- the stories are normally things I'm a sucker for, actually- but because of what initially draws me into ANY manga (or anime): the artwork itself. CLAMP's artwork is an acquired taste... and anything that is on the cover of Shoujo Beat (the shoujo version of Shounen Jump) usually has unappealing artwork to me.
In fact, I think a lot of anime and manga fans often forget that we enjoy it BECAUSE of the artwork. As of this post, there's a pseudo-remake of an old anime that was popular when it first aired. Some people are lamenting how it should be popular when it isn't, just because it uses a very different artstyle with lots of CG. Which means they've forgotten that not only do people still dislike heavy CG anime, but but it's the artstyle in the first place that will get people's attention. (For those who want to know, it's the new Trigun adaptation)
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