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NeoChan · 2012-02-21, 20:59

I'm beginning to like girl theme animes at this moment but most I've seen has yuri contents that spoils my mood...Can anyone suggest me shoujo animes that:

1. Yuri is not the main theme.
2. Yuri is not in the side story either (eg. among friends)
3. I appreciate new animes.

jedinat · 2012-02-21, 21:09

I think you've got your terms mixed up. Shoujo-ai is sort of an "unofficial" term for inexplicit, practically romantic relationships between girls... and has been sort of phased out for the catch-all term: yuri.

You probably don't want shoujo either as that is a demographic term for girls.

I think you just want anime with all girl casts, right? Try Ichigo Mashimaro and the Aria series (gets much better IMHO after the first season).

Kotohono · 2012-02-21, 21:16

Maybe Kobato.?, from 2009 and no yuri(or subtext really even

) in it.

NoemiChan · 2012-02-21, 21:16

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Originally Posted by jedinat

I think you just want anime with all girl casts, right?

That might be the case I recommend, Madoka.

Transitions · 2012-02-21, 21:25

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Originally Posted by Konakaga

Maybe Kobato.?, from 2009 and no yuri(or subtext really even

) in it.

yes it is, kobato it`s perfect choice

Shugo Chara

Sakura card captor

Magical nanoha

ikoku meiro no croisée

Tokyo mew mew

greetings

SeijiSensei · 2012-02-21, 23:04

Girls 10-14
Dennou Coil
Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu
Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Girls 15-18
School Rumble
Azumanga Daioh (one girl has a crush on another; not significant overall)
Nijuu Mensou no Musume (the all-girl part appears in the second half)

Adults
Claymore
Kuragehime
Hataraki Man

jedinat · 2012-02-21, 23:15

I guess I misread the topic title; I read it as you looking for "Non-yuri Shoujo-ai Anime" (as in them being separate entities) because of the errant "i" at the end of shoujo. In the end though it still seems you're using "shoujo" to just mean girls and not the demographic. Because yuri generally isn't rampant in shoujo, lol.

Kotohono · 2012-02-22, 00:08

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Originally Posted by jedinat

I guess I misread the topic title; I read it as you looking for "Non-yuri Shoujo-ai Anime" (as in them being separate entities) because of the errant "i" at the end of shoujo. In the end though it still seems you're using "shoujo" to just mean girls and not the demographic. Because yuri generally isn't rampant in shoujo, lol.

The subtext is rampant though at times in the genre

*looks at Sakura card captor and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha for primary examples of shoujo with fair bit of subtext*

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jedinat · 2012-02-22, 00:24

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Originally Posted by Konakaga

The subtext is rampant though at times in the genre

*looks at Sakura card captor and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha for primary examples of shoujo with fair bit of subtext*

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Well, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is actually shounen

Kotohono · 2012-02-22, 00:42

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Originally Posted by jedinat

Well, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is actually shounen

Seinen actually, but Seinen tend to end-up with similar content to shoujo at times

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jedinat · 2012-02-22, 00:49

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Originally Posted by Konakaga

Seinen actually, but Seinen tend to end-up with similar content to shoujo at times

.

You're right; I just looked it up quickly on MU to remind me which of the two it was and it had labelled it shounen (feels more shounen to me than anything). But... I dunno about seinen being similar to shoujo, lol.

mecharobot · 2012-02-22, 01:57

I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Just shoujo anime or anime with girls?

Well, Aria was mentioned if you like watching girls befriending each other and stuff with no subtext. Then there is Kaleido Star from the same director, also with a casting made up of mostly females and holds in it some similar themes. I'd also give Full Moon wo Sagashite a try, which has gained a somewhat of a classic status in its type.

As for the subtext issue, I don't think any of these have it, but sometimes it is in the eye of the beholder. There are people who see it everywhere, no matter what they watch.

MisaoFan · 2012-02-22, 14:21

You should try Kamichu!. Even through it isn't shoujo, it fit your requirements.

Transitions · 2012-02-23, 22:20

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Originally Posted by jedinat

Well, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is actually shounen

perhaps in third season is a shounen but in first and second only the trama is about of Nanoha and Fate's battle.

Irenicus · 2012-02-23, 23:02

^Shounen, shoujo, seinen, josei are publisher-based audience demographics terms, used primarily for manga magazines [example: "Afternoon" is a seinen magazine; anything running on it is seinen, blood, gore, action, comedy, or just light-hearted cute]. In other words, you don't get to set it. They do. It's not battles and the power of friendship that makes something shounen, it's just that it "often" is.

I'm not even sure Nanoha has a specific fit within the four terms; it's an anime first, so there's no publisher to designate what the producers think it is. What's more, it's very popular among adult male otaku -- seinen ("young man"), kinda.

That said, NeoChan, can you clarify more on what you actually want? I really don't understand what you're asking for, exactly.

NoemiChan · 2012-02-24, 04:12

I think Neochan wants a "girl themed anime" without any trace of yuri or girl x girl content like Mai Hime which has it.... I think Madoka and Aria fits this

Transitions · 2012-02-24, 15:51

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Originally Posted by Irenicus

I'm not even sure Nanoha has a specific fit within the four terms; it's an anime first, so there's no publisher to designate what the producers think it is. What's more, it's very popular among adult male otaku -- seinen ("young man"), kinda.
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mmmm, i had belived that K-On is a shoujo, but this one described completely with what you write,

nanoha it's the same??

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NeoChan Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Infront of the Anime Shop Age: 39	(Non Yuri/ Shoujo Ai) Shoujoi Anime I'm beginning to like girl theme animes at this moment but most I've seen has yuri contents that spoils my mood...Can anyone suggest me shoujo animes that: 1. Yuri is not the main theme. 2. Yuri is not in the side story either (eg. among friends) 3. I appreciate new animes.

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SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	Girls 10-14 Dennou Coil Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu Puella Magi Madoka Magica Girls 15-18 School Rumble Azumanga Daioh (one girl has a crush on another; not significant overall) Nijuu Mensou no Musume (the all-girl part appears in the second half) Adults Claymore Kuragehime Hataraki Man __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2012-02-21, 21:09	Link #2
jedinat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 38	I think you've got your terms mixed up. Shoujo-ai is sort of an "unofficial" term for inexplicit, practically romantic relationships between girls... and has been sort of phased out for the catch-all term: yuri. You probably don't want shoujo either as that is a demographic term for girls. I think you just want anime with all girl casts, right? Try Ichigo Mashimaro and the Aria series (gets much better IMHO after the first season).

2012-02-21, 23:15	Link #7
jedinat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 38	I guess I misread the topic title; I read it as you looking for "Non-yuri Shoujo-ai Anime" (as in them being separate entities) because of the errant "i" at the end of shoujo. In the end though it still seems you're using "shoujo" to just mean girls and not the demographic. Because yuri generally isn't rampant in shoujo, lol.

2012-02-22, 01:57	Link #12
mecharobot Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011	I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Just shoujo anime or anime with girls? Well, Aria was mentioned if you like watching girls befriending each other and stuff with no subtext. Then there is Kaleido Star from the same director, also with a casting made up of mostly females and holds in it some similar themes. I'd also give Full Moon wo Sagashite a try, which has gained a somewhat of a classic status in its type. As for the subtext issue, I don't think any of these have it, but sometimes it is in the eye of the beholder. There are people who see it everywhere, no matter what they watch.

2012-02-23, 23:02	Link #15
Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	^Shounen, shoujo, seinen, josei are publisher-based audience demographics terms, used primarily for manga magazines [example: "Afternoon" is a seinen magazine; anything running on it is seinen, blood, gore, action, comedy, or just light-hearted cute]. In other words, you don't get to set it. They do. It's not battles and the power of friendship that makes something shounen, it's just that it "often" is. I'm not even sure Nanoha has a specific fit within the four terms; it's an anime first, so there's no publisher to designate what the producers think it is. What's more, it's very popular among adult male otaku -- seinen ("young man"), kinda. That said, NeoChan, can you clarify more on what you actually want? I really don't understand what you're asking for, exactly.

2012-02-24, 04:12	Link #16
NoemiChan Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philippines Age: 36	I think Neochan wants a "girl themed anime" without any trace of yuri or girl x girl content like Mai Hime which has it.... I think Madoka and Aria fits this