Josei

Josei manga (女性, lit. "woman", pronounced [dʑosei]), also known as "ladies" (レディース, redīsu) or "ladies' comics" (レディコミ, redikomi, lit. "LadyComi"), is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. The male equivalent to josei is seinen. In Japanese, the word josei means simply "female" and has no manga-related connotations at all. Manga branded as "Ladies' Comics" has ac... more

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