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For being often unfairly overlooked, the shojo anime demographic is one of the medium's most alluring and rich sides with its own unique set of subgenres and tropes. Most famously, shojo anime caters to romance enjoyers, its catalog of riveting love stories being thorough and prolific. The destination for fans’ most indulgent romantic fantasies, the shojo romance subgenre, nonetheless, earned a reputation of not being particularly realistic in its portrayal of relationships.

With many shojo anime either idealizing romance by focusing on the superficial joys of love or blowing their dramatics out of proportion, it’s difficult to find a love story that explores relationships with realistic nuance and doesn’t shy away from their challenges. Thankfully, these shojo anime titles rise to the challenge of authenticity, portraying their couples at their best and worst with an admirable degree of sincerity.

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Anime is an incredibly expressive and creative storytelling medium that continues to grow more ambitious and confident with each passing year. There are more than 100 new anime that come out each year, many of which are destined to become generational hits that completely dominate the industry. Its very easy to get caught up in recent anime sensations like My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, and Oshi no Ko, which have practically become unavoidable.

Theres nothing wrong with modern anime and, in many cases, they feature aesthetics and storytelling that would have previously been impossible. That being said, there are more than 12,000 anime series out there and itd be doing the medium a serious injustice to overlook older properties just because they subscribe to retro sensibilities. Granted, there are some retro titles that havent aged well and are admittedly relics of the past. However, there are plenty of older anime...

While there's plenty to love about modern anime, some classics still endure with audiences new and old. The characters tend to be the biggest jewel in a classic anime's crown. Many anime fans can date their first crushes back to amazing female anime characters from nostalgic series.

Classic anime, shonen especially, are understandably criticized for having shallow female characters prone to vampy or useless stereotypes. But there are some classic anime characters that are complex, beautiful, and likable to many audiences. Waifus are characters that anime fans love so much that they would marry them if they were a character in their world, and many classic characters set the standard high for waifus.

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