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Shoujo Readers Devastated From Woke Backlash, Shogakukan Manga Awards Remove Boy and Girl Categories

January 24, 2024 by Gator 3 Comments

A still frame of Tohru Honda crying, from the 2019 remake of the popular shoujo anime Fruits Basket.

Fans of shoujo manga are voicing their frustrations on X after the Shogakukan Manga Awards eliminated its boy and girl categories for this years’ contest. As a result, three of the four awards went to series marketed to young boys and adult men. None of the winning series were for young girls. The unintended consequence […]

Filed Under: Anime, Manga Tagged With: Frieren, Fumio Kishida, kadokawa, manga awards, shogakukan, shonen, shoujo, woke

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