Dear bloomingdale

Just because you don’t like Yaoi doesn’t mean it’s not a shoujo still. It’s marked as yaoi too so that means just don’t read it

Shoujo as a genre is stuff thats aimed at a younger female audience, the same demographic as what yaoi has. Ur comment just reeks of homophobia honestly so i wont say anything further

Ik everybody mad but I agree. This don’t give shoujo. I thought shoujo was shit like your lie in April and ahit for 8-18 y.o. This ain’t for them idgaf

Yes, tags coexist, but the main purpose of genre filtering is to exclude content you don’t want to see. When someone filters by "Shoujo," 99% of the time they are looking for traditional hetero romance aimed at young girls. Mixing Yaoi into the general Shoujo tag completely breaks the filtering efficiency. If users wanted Yaoi, they would literally just check the "Yaoi/BL" tag. Keeping them separate prevents baiting.

Equating Shoujo to Yaoi just because they "share a female demographic" is a massive logical leap. Shoujo is a specific demographic target for mainstream younger audiences. Yaoi/BL is an explicit thematic subgenre that focuses on male-male romance, which often contains mature themes not suitable for the general Shoujo age bracket. Wanting clean, organized database filters so people don't accidentally scroll into a genre they don't read isn't "homophobia"—it’s just wanting a basic, functional user experience. Drop the unnecessary labels.

Exactly! Thank you. The vibe is just completely different, and it doesn't fit what people are actually looking for when they check the Shoujo section.
Also, just a fun fact, Your Lie in April is actually a Shounen! But I totally get your point—mainstream titles like that, or Ao Haru Ride and Fruits Basket, have that classic, pure demographic feel that belongs in these categories, unlike explicit Yaoi/BL. Filters really need to be fixed for better user experience.

Same I agree like it would be OK if something like love is an illusion superstar had shoujo tag or something. That’s light and It’s just teenage boys falling in love but this is way too explicit I understand you! And thank you for the fun fact you’re so cute!!