Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo

[@ChronicleV]

I remember reading Kaze Hikaru on the Shojo Beat magazine 15 (!!) years ago. I can’t believe they haven’t finished localizing it.💀💀 They’re literally over a decade behind?!

[@smasagaming]

Kaze Hikaru is phenomenal, it's a truly underrated Shoujo manga.

[@maxaroni39]

it's so annoying the way Viz treats it, but they've never really been kind to shojo :( here's hoping that it won't take another 15 years to get the rest of the series.

[@smasagaming]

@@maxaroni39 Ikr?

[@jmh8817]

No kidding, this makes Netflix jail look like a joke.

[@Toastcat890]

Wow this is why I gave up on translated manga stuff for females tends to get ignored in favor of shounen and I use to buy quite a few now I troll scanslation sites for my fix.

[@drcaligaridane]

Some of the fight scenes in Yona (Hak scenes) reminded me of Guts Berserker Armor fights, then I remember Kentaro Miura actually loved Yona and made two promotional pictures for it 😭. I don't doubt Kusanagi was a huge fan of Berserk as well

[@michellecamacho1428]

I'd guess an even better comparison would be One Piece x Basara I mean "a story abt a young hero whos is in a way or another the embodiment of liberation, travelling to and freeing places while gathering allies and admirators (who might follow them bc of a prophecy or not) until they put down the ultimate opressor" is basically both of them, right? At least from where i am in Basara it checks. Plus they both got all the ~feels~ and awesome worldbuilding. Still i get Yona being the one since its gotta be accessible 🥲 Huge comeback, so happy to get all these recs

[@nonchi5113]

@Star go for it! It's really really good!

[@niaou4903]

That's so true I started reading this and it's cool

[@milktea6676]

I like Colleen’s character development from pink hair to red hair it was so conflicting but in the end red ruled the victor!!!

[@SleuthKahlua]

Even as a longtime shoujo fan, I'd been on the fence about picking up Sacrificial Princess. But now knowing it's similar to Ancient Magus Bride which I absolutely adore, and even play in a DnD campaign inspired by it, I'm definitely gonna have to give it a read. EDIT: I'm returning to this comment to say that I just finished the entirety of Sacrificial Princess and I have no regrets. That was such a beautiful story and heartwarming romance

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I get why everyone has reservations about it lol even I did when I first heard about it too but it really is great!!

[@jordanmccusker3705]

Same. I saw it and was like I can either see this being amazing or horrible but knowing it’s similar to ancient magus bride and just everything about it, I really want to pick up the manga. I was planning on watching the anime anyway but I’m really excited for it now.

[@shineefeels]

“This is not a recommendation - this is a CALL TO ACTION!” 😂 Thank God someone else is saying this. 15 YEARS!!! FIFTEEN!!! I’ve already been reading this thing for 10 years and I have to double that to finish it??? PLEASE EVERYONE READ KAZE HIKARU IT’S SO GOOD!!

[@Nikita_Akashya]

I am collecting Noragami and that manga only gets 1 volume per year, because we have caught up to the Japanese release. But damn, having to wait as many years as there are volumes really sucks. Yona is a monthly release but we still get a volume almost every month or so. I can tell you, that it would not take that long if the series came out in Germany. German manga releases are one volume every 2 months usually, so if Kaze Hikaru came out here, it would probably finsih its release in only 8 years or so. That is less time than having to wait for the last volumes of the English release. And us Germans have pretty much everything release physically. I feel for the US Manga fans.

[@katherinecargill8214]

And it's even worse because it's a manga with so much political and historic context that those volume gaps really kill your abillity to be immersed. I've forgotten the last volume by the time the new one comes out! I'm a few behind and need to catch up, but probably won't bother sitting down and reading them until we catch up in.... lmao 15 years, since at this point I want to start over from the beginning.

[@savc_theavenger1574]

Yona of the Dawn and One Piece are my top 2 and the way you explained the similarities definitely explains why!! Loved seeing this series on tik tok. I’m happy you brought it on to here! 🥰

[@laracunningham7335]

omg same, I absolutely loved Yona of the Dawn, I wish they made a season 2 of the anime

[@aarathiajay1559]

Yeah. My favourite time of the week!!! It's Colleen Saturday.

[@hopeusthedopest]

The dramatic movie trailer intro is sending me😂

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

😎

[@JoshuaNicholsJoshybearhuggies]

Omg what a ride! I LOVE this video. I found you here on YT so I wasn’t aware this series was a thing. I like the comparisons and I hope we get another installment 😇

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Oh good!! I was really hoping that would be the case for more people! Glad I could bring it back then 🙌🙌

[@liarockkk4813]

Nobody's talking about Special A, but I'm so glad that it appeared in this video because I absolutely loved that show/manga!! ❤️

[@estrella9335]

havent read the manga but the anime was amazing!!!

[@beckapplecake2626]

Me too! It was actually my first Manga and got me to continue

[@aeriholic2548]

If you like the world building and theme/message of attack on titan you may like children of the whales very underrated shoujo

[@kstiemsma]

Thanks for the recommendation, looks cool

[@beautifullEternal]

Another one season anime curse 😔

[@aeriholic2548]

@@beautifullEternal I want a second season so bad 😭

[@jettfuelfitness]

Hoejo signing in. i literally just started Yona of the dawn hours before this video dropped, and i'm already loving it. just finished inuyasha too, absolutely slaps, perfect comfy series to have on in the background, i could immediately see why it got so popular. rumiko takahashi is an absolute GOAT. i hope we start getting more josei in english soon.

[@Lotta-Axolotl]

Another wonderful video! This series is incredibly entertaining and provides us with stellar shojo recommendations!

[@mono8476]

id love to see shojosei counterparts for: promised neverland, attack on titan, hyouka, astra lost in space, spy family

[@macysboringchannel]

tbh for spyxfamily i’d say usotoki rhetoric, but that series also works as a counterpart to smth like genkaku picasso

[@snowqueen_8958]

@@macysboringchannel the art in genkaku Picasso is amazing

[@notationmusical]

Deadman Wonderland and Ghost Hunt seem like a good place to start.

[@nushrathumaira2257]

Oddly enough, I would counter promised neverland with gakuen alice. Maybe doesn’t make sense for everyone though.

[@Nandus98]

You could check out They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio if you look for Astra Lost in Space as a Shoujo 👍🏼

[@ZainAK283]

I don't use tiktok so I'm happy you brought this here!

[@smasagaming]

I love your videos, I am currently still reading Snow White with the Red Hair and I am truly loving it.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying that one 🙌🙌

[@smasagaming]

@@ColleensMangaRecs I am loving it so far. You make amazing Shoujo manga recommendations btw.

[@ruthr3180]

So glad the series is back! I found it around the time it was ending so with you bringing it back (and on KZbin) I’m very excited! :D my fave recommendation was Jigoku No Enra, it was a short, sweet and straightforward manga which is different from the ongoing Toilet Bound Hanako-kun manga series but still a great rec :)

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Wish it was officially translated so I could rec it again but alas.... 😭

[@steampocalypse2429]

Me, chilling and listening to this: Colleen: Starts talking about a Meiji era manga Me: Immediately drops everything to go to my library’s website

[@rowie92]

Sacrificial princess sounds like everything I want.

[@withelisa]

So excited for this video!! Only have 300 more chapters before I'm caught up with One Piece lol, and I hope to get into some shoujo next ♡ Thank you

[@reasonable_relative]

Sacrificial princess is getting an anime! I was so surprised when I found out. Already more than halfway through the manga, because you recommended it so interestingly 🌼

[@laceyyong2840]

I absolutely loved this! The format, the way you describe the recommendations, and the mix between well-known and lesser-known series was perfect. This channel feels like such a happy, safe space to celebrate shoujo manga and I'm so glad you started it!

[@mangasaltaria]

Another masterpiece! Also- thanks for subbing a more accessible series for Blue Box- super helpful! I loved Making the Shounen Jump To Shoujo when you were making them so thanks for making another great comparison video! ❤️

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

Of course!! I got lucky that I was also reading Waiting For Spring for the first time (well kinda because I read some of it back in college) so I had another basketball romance on the brain.

[@Rumination6913]

I love your content and I'm eagerly waiting for your next vid. And thanks for the recommendations too

[@phantompom2881]

Oresama Teacher is one of my all time favourite Shojo titles! I laugh every time I read it! I’m so happy to see it getting some recognition! 😊

[@Nico.Robin7]

Same ahaha I remember reading it years back and laughing in the middle of the night as I was reading it. I must have been laughing so much because my mum had a scare thinking there was a robber in the house 😂😂😂

[@jubilee4]

I LOOOOOOVE Special A!!! 😭😭😭 I'm SO glad you mentioned it 😀 I feel like this story started my love for rivals to lovers (which to me is a superior trope to any romance trope ever) and I alsooo really like the other romantic developments with other characters, not to mention it is funny as heck 😄

[@argentisolis875]

When I tell you I am crying about the recent chapters in Yona of the Dawn, it really feels like its coming to an end now... TT

[@maxaroni39]

You always have the best recommendations, so I'm very glad I watched this! Ancient Magus' Bride and Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun are two of my favourite shonen series, so I will definitely be checking out Oresama Teacher and Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts!

[@julieannefowler5768]

Ancient Magus' Bride is shonen? I actually didn't know that. I assumed it was the same category as Pandora Hearts which was neither shonen nor shojo. It's one of the ones I can never remember the category name for. Interesting to find out.

[@kirbyjoe7484]

@@julieannefowler5768 Ancient Magus' Bride is one of those manga that straddles the line between multiple genres. It's technically a shounen due to the magazine it's printed in, but if I remember correctly it's written by a female mangaka and the fanbase is actually predominantly female by a small margin.

[@InoueMagi]

1. Yona of the dawn. My first reaction when you mention this series I thought it sounds familiar then I realize it's Akatsuki no Yona lol I recognize the Japanese name than the English one lol but seriously this series is so good that I cried they didn't make a second season in the anime. The show has Fusho gi Yugi (Mysterious Play) kinda vibes as well and one of my favorite anime of all time. 2. Ore-sama sensei. One of the best genderbend manga that I read. It's very fun and quirky, not one chapter that I'm laughing out loud then crying on the next. This series and Skip Beat are one of my favorite top genderbend manga series in all time! 3. Waiting for spring. I haven't read that despite my friends been recommending me to read that series, the only reason I haven't because of the love triangle plot, I kinda hesitated. Will probably gonna try this. 4. Kaze Hikaru. Another good recommendation genderbender manga. The only hate about the series is she got bald in top of her head TnT and I understand why, cause it's part of being a samurai. 5. Special A. My childhood memories with me and my friends watching this every afternoon after school. One of the best anime I've watch but havent read the manga. 6. Sacrificial Princess. Omg I haven't heard of this series on a long time lol it brings a lot of memories of me reading this back then feeling I've read something taboo hahaha then realize beauty and the beast exsist so yeah got over it easily XD gonna read this again.

[@sentimentalcircuscurator]

Aaaaah Girl Got Game..... The looks of suspected impending insanity I got reading that series.... I could just randomly burst out laughing when reading that.... I have the full series (brags).

[@sentimentalcircuscurator]

Kyos "quite the man".....

[@katarinaclaes96]

Awesome video as always keep up the great work love your content. I'll check out these Manga and give them a read.😁

[@Firefaerie81]

The “shush” in the Ancient Magus Bride section made me snort

[@maianhnguyen6676]

the intro nailed it haha, im proud to call myself a hoejo now XD

[@maianhnguyen6676]

OMG SPECIAL A!!! YESSS!!! ICONIC INDEED

[@jocelynrobledo67]

I always get so excited for your videos!! Thank you for making such amazing content!

[@saraheart756]

The intro and edit rocked! Haha

[@nushrathumaira2257]

This is my first time with “shonen jump to shoujo” and love the idea. Although most titles are either I watched/watching or never watched in past 20+ years/will never watch( aka one piece) I am excited that this video will help Shoujosei genre to get its hay day back.

[@ibii1124]

Why will you never watch one piece?

[@nushrathumaira2257]

@@ibii1124 technically I did watch one episode when I was about 14 maybe( I am 33 now), the art and story nothing drew me in and since then I don’t think I will take on this ever😅 its sure epic though, the number of characters and chapter.

[@BusinessCazual]

I think my first shojo after years of watching Naruto and reading Shonen Jump was Vampire Knight. Really interested in Oresama Teacher now, thanks for the cool video!

[@bengi8907]

I love your videos, as I have been exploring more manga outside of Shonen or Seien. I liked you Tiktoks. Thank you for your amazing vibes.

[@johnnymsobsidiana]

You should totally read Undead Unluck! It’s a shonen/shojo mixture!!

[@buchelaruzit]

This is such a great idea! It's not easy to find shoujo resources, especially when you don't look for it. This will definitely encourage me to read more shojo manga

[@acecosmonaut5559]

I've read every single shoujo manga recommended in this video and I agree with each one of them being really good

[@coldtoast8418]

That Intro was epic hahahaha. Good series!!

[@ilhanyusuf2160]

OMG IVE LITERALLY NEVER HEARD A KZbinR MENTION POWER!!! IM LIKE SHOOK CUS I LOVE THAT MANGA SO MUCH!!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

It was sooooo good!!! I need to reread it again since it's been awhile but man it is hard to find those physical copies and the scans online are kinda bad quality lol

[@Kermomancer]

Oh, this is perfect. My history with manga is exclusively collecting shonen as a teenager and in my early 20s to way more recently (now in my 30s) collecting mostly seinen books. I've been meaning to look into more shojo and josei, especially since literally the only shojo in my collection is Magic Knight Rayearth. This is a huge blind spot in my collection and I just have trouble finding things that would fall into my area of interest.

[@carolcorreia1245]

i would love a next part with recommendation for "if you like inuyasha" you should check "this shoujo manga".

[@dokiepkosa]

Honeslty, I’d love a recommendation for Katelyo Hitman Reborn. It was my fav as a youth and I’d love to get back into things. I think I fell out of anime and manga because the stories no longer appealed to me in the same way, and I didn’t like the direction some things were going 😅 But! Stories that have beautiful art, wacky concepts, and pretty boys 🥹

[@rise.dmonkey8001]

Thanks for all the shoujo recommendations as I planned to collect more of them 😀

[@julesdrey7415]

I have to add another great rivals to lovers series is Last Game, which unfortunately doesn't have physicals, but at least it finally has an official release. It's very similar in premise to Special A but at least it has a satisfying conclusion to it's romance story.

[@barbarasusej]

I read Queen's Quality because of this series. It's so good.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

YESSSS!!! My claim to fame. I think that was my biggest TT video ever actually.

[@ragsrare3771]

Also let’s not forget Alice gakuen, they were the original baha but instead of quirk they use Alices. The manga was dark too.

[@Katt1721]

Okay YES. The Kaze Hikaru situation is SO STUPID, like obviously fans will quickly lose interest in the series/not bother starting to collect it when it takes that long to release. I truly don't understand it, it doesn't seem to make a ton of business sense for Viz either compared to other "still-slow, but at least a bit more timely" releases. Also, while the One Piece/Yona connection makes sense on their action/adventure genre + worldbuilding aims alone, my biggest connection between the two was that I used to always joke that Hak was basically just Zoro with a shoujo bent (i.e. more emotional development esp with various character relationships) and an actual romantic bone in his body, as slight as it may be lmao. This comparison may or may not have been due to Zoro being an early childhood crush way back when US Monthly Shonen Jump was a thing haha

[@solittle272]

I love how u explain the plot and themes of each manga or concept. I always find myself coming back to ur vids for recommendations or for guilty pleasure. Ur personality is also a vibe I can just hang with. Subbed 😌

[@vidsbybrittany1395]

This video is amazing! I don’t even like Love is War that much but Special A is going straight to my planning.

[@nosuperwoman79]

Great idea for a series! I actually picked up the first volume of Waiting for Spring a few weeks ago because I also love basketball, so I'm glad to see it being recommended here.

[@staristajacobsen]

What I love about One Piece and Fairy tail is that they're super fun, lots of humor. Yona is more serious and much more drama

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I would say Yona is also very humorous and fun at times. Especially during the slice of life moments. It's just been more serious as of lately since we're in a war arc. Much like how OP got more serious after time skipping.

[@staristajacobsen]

@@ColleensMangaRecs really? I'll give Yona an other opportunity then!

[@ElysianLys]

Any good horror shoujo along the lines of Jujutsu Kaisen? Loved this video, I already read Yona and I'm looking forward to picking up Sacrificial Princess!

[@filipasfantasy]

I wasn't aware of this series of yours, and it's funny, because growing up I only watched anime, and when the first part of the anime for Fairy Tail ended, in 2013, I just needed more, so I tried out the manga. I was only a pre-teen, though, and not really used to any sort of comics, much less ones with fight scenes, so it was extremely hard for me to follow what was happening in the FT manga, so I stopped and decided to wait for the anime to return. A while later, I got into shoujo manga, and I'm positive that's the only reason I was ever eventually able to read FT when I picked it back up on manga again. So I guess I did this the other way around haha. I haven't yet read Yona of the Dawn, though, despite it being on my radar. I'll definitely be reading it soon, now :)

[@NaritaZaraki]

Me: Yay! New Colleen video! *one minute into the video* Me: Oh no! My TBR list!

[@eilert_]

Noice just in time! (No, not me getting addicted to these Shoujo content)

[@meff841]

Vanitas no Karte already has a lot of cross-demographic appeal but I’d love to hear your take on a similar shoujo (because I’m desperate). Personally, the Yonagi and Chiyoko rivalry had me in a chokehold back when Act-Age was still a thing. I’d recommend Glass Mask as a good shoujo equivalent with the Maya vs Ayumi rivalry they had, but it’s also unlikely to ever be completed with the author having gone off into a cult and everything. I’ve also seen people recommend Skip Beat but I’d personally say Skip Beat’s more similar to Oshi no Ko with the broader focus on showbiz and both the MCs being driven by revenge + having more romance.

[@bhavya5692]

Wait vanitas is shoujo? I thought it was Josie senin 💀😭

[@chyandinii]

@@bhavya5692 - _The Case Study of Vanitas_ is actually a shounen manga serialized in the same manga magazine as _Akame ga Kill, Kakegurui,_ and _Happy Sugar Life._

[@Katt1721]

@@bhavya5692 Vanitas is actually published in a shonen magazine!

[@annienitti3665]

I love your channel so much! I was so excited to see you had a KZbin channel after finding you on TikTok! Keep up the great work! And for recommendations, Witch Hat Atelier!

[@personalglow]

Sacrificial Princess ended?! My local library stopped buying it and it's not at any of my comic shops for some reason! I NEED TO RESTART IT 😭

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

It only just ended recently! Volume 15 came out maybe a month or so ago.

[@kechuju]

no, this is actually revolutionary!!

[@resistantborg]

I can’t wait to check all of these out! This made me move yona of the dawn up on my reading list definitely

[@gamingn6451]

This video popped up in my recommended, and wow! What a great premise for a series. I might check out Sacrificial Princess. I've never watched your TikToks, but do you have a recommendation for Beastars? That would be my pick!

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

If you don't wanna wait until my next round of this series, I have my thread of old episodes linked in my description! It has Beastars in it. Otherwise I'll make sure to add it next time around too.

[@JosephSciola]

I first watched this video a few weeks ago, but am just now deciding to comment. I’m glad the algorithm pushed this video into my feed. Yona Of The Dawn just appealed to my tastes so much. I just learned there is an anime of it and it is on Crunchyroll. Looking to see how I enjoy the story as an anime before I consider picking up the Manga Volumes for it.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

So happy to hear that!! I will say that I personally wasn't a huge fan of the anime and enjoy the manga SOOO much more.

[@JosephSciola]

​@@ColleensMangaRecs After the first episode, I got the impression they did the same thing as the original Sailor Moon anime and tried to make it have a broader appeal when the manga was a straight Shoujo. I would also like to say that this video being a recommendation list also inspired me to make a video I'm working on recommending some short-lived Shonen Jump series that I think people would enjoy.

[@deborahcarvalho4383]

For some reason, Kaguya-sama reminds me more of Last Game (seriously, this manga is so good!!)

[@ragsrare3771]

Yeah, too bad shoujo did this before shouen yet they ignored it.

[@toastoast]

I was looking for shoujo recommendations, but it turns out I’ve read them all lol I guess I have some shounen recommendations now 😅

[@vbsenthusiast]

i would go as far to argue that if you liked any manga, you would like yona of the dawn

[@spring6066]

Love the read chihayafuru agenda at the end there

[@danotazmedia]

Hi Colleen I was wondering if you could make a video with recommendations on any good short manga series? I know there are a lot of people like myself who have subscribe to your channel with an interest in getting into shojo manga however a lot of us don’t have The time to read 20+ manga volumes. So if you could make a video Recommending some shorter series that you think are really good I know a lot of viewers including myself would really appreciate that!

[@shelbymckinney8888]

Thanks for repping for shoujo Colleen👍

[@Snoffcia]

Love the idea of this video, looking forward to the next ones. And finally I'm going to finish reading Niehime lol (Sacrificial princess).

[@strawberrygummi]

I've seen you mention Yona of dawn in some of your videos and I highly recommend Color cloud palace/ The story of Saiunkoku. It's got similar political aspects Yona has and amazing world building and the main character is written so well I can't recommend this series enough!!

[@verryyy9509]

i recently made the switch amd it’s nice to not always being worried about someone dying horribly lmao

[@k.w.a.m]

ITS HERE

[@Monichanz]

Oresama teacher was so good such a fun read lol (only have the last physical 2 volume)

[@sarahtachibana1333]

Colleen, can I request a shonen jump to shoujo for Death Note???

[@phantom-pr6op]

Just found this video. I'm curious if you ever recommended QQ Sweeper/Queen's Quality? It's by the author of Dengeki Daisy and honestly deserves more attention/could be a great gateway series. I feel it's comparible to Bleach or Inuyasha. Also even though I came for the Yona to One Piece comparison (both are some of the greatest), I really appreciate your recommendations with Sakamoto Days and Love is War. I was recommended Special A before so it's great to have that reference point as Love is War is one of my all time favorites. Update: just saw the top 15 manga video... 😂

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I also have a video all about Queen's Quality too!!

[@phantom-pr6op]

@@ColleensMangaRecs I watched that late last night. It was amazing!!! Sent it to my friend and I think he's going to read it now 😊

[@r.e.n.k.1907]

this is a really cool recc list; i'm definitely going to be checking out some of them :0 (for the "can you do a comparison in an upcoming youtube video" thing, might i request Ayashimon, Bungou Stray Dogs, and Black Clover?)

[@narutardednerd]

Kare Kano was always one of my favorites so I'm intrigued by Special A, since it seems like it might take inspiration from Kare Kano. I think the comedy of Kare Kano kept up the pace if the romance was a slower burn.

[@RedThunderSP]

You got a comparison for D. Gray Man?

[@laracunningham7335]

Hi Colleen, I was just wondering if you thought the 'Special A' anime series was a good adaptation of the source material in your opinion.

[@red5tjy813]

I love Nozaki-Kun so much. I guess Oresama Teacher is an immediate buy for me.

[@mythicdreamer629]

I'd love a recommendation for Land of the Lustrous or Beastars

[@adrianresendez286]

Goated title !

[@karinvasu3005]

i wish servamp woudl appear on this channel! if it has, i would be absolutely thrilled

[@katiehitchcock6716]

Ah Special A! I watched the anime years ago. I should read the manga.

[@MissKoiFishPonyProductions]

Don’t think the jump from Shouen/Seinen to Shoujo is possible? Worry not, I made the jump from Ancient Magus Bride to Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts & survived ;) Lol! But for real Colleen, thank you for once again talking about Sacrificial Princess and singing it’s praises ^^! A possibly challenging from Shouen to Shoujo jump idea to tackle for you if you are doing this again: The Tale Of Outcasts and it’s possible Shoujo equal that’s not Sacrificial Princess:) Since Tale of Outcasts has completed its run in Japan and it’s getting an anime adaption, I figured it would fun to suggest this recent title:) If you can’t, then don’t worry about it:) Keep making the videos you wanna make and have fun^^! It’s so incredibly odd to me after reading Tale of Outcasts so far that it’s a Shouen, I figured it would be at least a Seinen or Shoujo, or rather it should have been a Seinen or a Shoujo based on its characters and the goals of the story. The only Shouen things about it are the art style, it’s focus on male characters first and lack of development/handling of its female characters, and it’s priority focused on action first.

[@TheClamatoJuice]

As someone who doesn't have a Tiktok or whatever, the long intro was kind of weird and confusing 😂

[@Aria_ariesmagi]

Coming in the theaters November 7

[@patrickbateman1660]

I don't watch shoujo but I like your vids

[@aarondubourg3706]

Witch Hat Atelier and Frieren are 2 manga recs for the jump to Shoujo.

[@zyanyagarcia2350]

I just finished Aoba-kun’s Confessions yesterday and now I want to read Waiting for Spring

[@yuki5619]

So many manga recommendations! Yay!

[@rapidash9375]

I’m a new/recent fan/subscriber/follower! I was wondering if you had a “Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo” for Witch Watch by Kenya Shinohara? I have an idea for a Shoujo parallel but I was curious about what your thoughts would be 😊

[@sweetlittlenothing7696]

Colleen Lives!! We feast on a 20min+ video tonight 😋

[@SarahRsache6644]

How do you make yellow sweaters look so good? lol, seriously.

[@ColleensMangaRecs]

I think having colorful hair somewhat helps 😅

[@npclucario7005]

Any shoujo/josei that's reminiscent of the works if naoki urasawa? He's my favorite mangaka by far and I've love to see a shoujo/josei take on his style

[@sarahsanders4510]

I’m not too sure if they’re similar but Naoki Urasawa did an special and said on record that Moto Hagio, the Goddess of Shoujo, inspired him and delves on very deep and emotional themes and explode beautifully upon the pages of her works. I’d recommend A Cruel God Reigns but she’s most known for The Poe Family which both somewhat fall in the shounen ai genre but are masterpieces of manga craft.

[@npclucario7005]

@@sarahsanders4510 I'll give them a try, thanks!