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shoujo targets young girls and teens. josei targets adult women! there's usually a big difference in storytelling because of that.
josei doesn't necessarily mean smut but it usually deals with more mature themes.
the male version of this would be
shounen — young boys
seinen — adult man
The target demographic is different. Shoujo is aimed more at teenagers, while josei is aimed at adult women. Josei doesn't necessarily contain smut.
What’s the difference between shoujo and josei? Like I know the difference for both yaoi and shounen ai. So I’m wondering if it’s the same. Josei has smut and shoujo does not? But I’ve seen some manhwa that has the josei tag but doesn’t have smut. So I’m pretty confused