Josei
Josei (Japanese: 女性, lit. "woman", SAMPA /dZosei/; also redikomi, lit. "lady's comics") is a genre of manga or anime 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. In addition, unlike shōjo, 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.
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