Shojo is aimed primarily at a young female audience, typically characterized by a focus on personal and romantic relationships. Shojo is often translated as “young girl,” is the female counterpart to shonen, and anime and manga of this type are aimed at girls between the ages of ten and eighteen. These mangas tend to focus on romance and interpersonal relationships but that dosenb’t mean they are without action or adventure, infact many do.. Shojo works almost always have a female lead. Also many male homosexual love stories fall into the shojo category as well.