Genres (Demographic)

Demographic Demographic describes the intended target audience. NB.. (All links go to wikipedia)

• Shōjo is Japanese for “young lady” or “little girl”. These are generally targeted at girls. Examples: Fruits Basket or Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch.^[30]
• Shōnen is Japanese for “young boy”. Examples: Dragon Ball Z or Digimon.^[31]
• Seinen is Japanese for “young man” and normally includes teenage or young male adults. Examples: Oh My Goddess! or Cowboy Bebop
• Josei is Japanese for “young woman”. Examples: Gokusen or Honey and Clover.^[32]
• Kodomo is Japanese for “child”. All children’s series fall into this category. Examples: Hello Kitty or Hamtaro.