Just like shónen, seinen can be translated to “young man or youth” in English. As you could have guessed, this type of anime is targeted towards a young male or adult male audience.

You will see almost the same storylines as in shónen anime, a lot of action, adventure, science fiction, horror, and drama. However, Seinen animes tend to be more violent, though you can find some good seinen comedies too. Seinen can contain psychological aspects in the stories that can be hard to watch for some people, hence the reason why their main target is adults.

Even though it’s not the focus of this category, seinen animes normally have a sexual or pornographic nature. This class is trendy among teenagers, young male adults, and male adults.

Just like the previous category, this type of anime can be watched by all genders, but it is recommended to watch it only if you are older than 18.

Shoujo is probably one of the most famous types of anime. Shoujo means “virgin, maiden” so, this one, in particular, is targeted towards a young female audience between the ages of 10 to 18.

It’s considered to be the opposite of shónen. Shónen focuses on action and fighting, whereas with shoujo animes, you can expect more romance and relationships. Shoujo tends to be very dramatic, as well.

But don’t underestimate shoujo works; even if their main focus isn’t to have a hero that fights against villains, these animes can still have action, adventure, and even comedy.

Unlike shónen and seinen, where the protagonist usually is a male, shójo animes commonly have a female protagonist. However, male homosexuals’ storylines can also be included in shoujo.

Shoujo works can be enjoyed by anyone of any group and gender. If you are interested in human relationships, love, romance, and stories that are not necessarily action-packed, then shójo anime is highly suggested to you.

Our next category is josei, considered to be the counterpart of seinen. Shójo and josei have something in common, both are aimed at women, but the only thing that changes is the age group.

Shoujo presents more idealized relationships than anything else, perfect relationships that any girl would dream of having, josei is a whole different story.

Josei explores deeper topics; some even can be hard to watch, such as infidelity or sexual assaults. Josei focuses on portraying more realistic relationships, with more drama, more psychological and erotic topics.

You can consider it as a darker and stronger version of shoujo.

Normally josei protagonists are female, but there can be male protagonists in josei as well, usually when it comes to male homosexual stories.

Josei can be enjoyed by not only women but also men that are interested in finding out how the female mind sometimes works and some of the struggles they face in romance and in life in general.

Boy surrounded by girls
Girl surrounded by boys

Set in a different world, not based on reality

Anime about boys who are in love with other boys

Anime about girls who are in love with other girls

Just like shónen, seinen can be translated to “young man or youth” in English. As you could have guessed, this type of anime is targeted towards a young male or adult male audience.

You will see almost the same storylines as in shónen anime, a lot of action, adventure, science fiction, horror, and drama. However, Seinen animes tend to be more violent, though you can find some good seinen comedies too. Seinen can contain psychological aspects in the stories that can be hard to watch for some people, hence the reason why their main target is adults.

Even though it’s not the focus of this category, seinen animes normally have a sexual or pornographic nature. This class is trendy among teenagers, young male adults, and male adults.

Just like the previous category, this type of anime can be watched by all genders, but it is recommended to watch it only if you are older than 18.

Shoujo is probably one of the most famous types of anime. Shoujo means “virgin, maiden” so, this one, in particular, is targeted towards a young female audience between the ages of 10 to 18.

It’s considered to be the opposite of shónen. Shónen focuses on action and fighting, whereas with shoujo animes, you can expect more romance and relationships. Shoujo tends to be very dramatic, as well.

But don’t underestimate shoujo works; even if their main focus isn’t to have a hero that fights against villains, these animes can still have action, adventure, and even comedy.

Unlike shónen and seinen, where the protagonist usually is a male, shójo animes commonly have a female protagonist. However, male homosexuals’ storylines can also be included in shoujo.

Shoujo works can be enjoyed by anyone of any group and gender. If you are interested in human relationships, love, romance, and stories that are not necessarily action-packed, then shójo anime is highly suggested to you.

Our next category is josei, considered to be the counterpart of seinen. Shójo and josei have something in common, both are aimed at women, but the only thing that changes is the age group.

Shoujo presents more idealized relationships than anything else, perfect relationships that any girl would dream of having, josei is a whole different story.

Josei explores deeper topics; some even can be hard to watch, such as infidelity or sexual assaults. Josei focuses on portraying more realistic relationships, with more drama, more psychological and erotic topics.

You can consider it as a darker and stronger version of shoujo.

Normally josei protagonists are female, but there can be male protagonists in josei as well, usually when it comes to male homosexual stories.

Josei can be enjoyed by not only women but also men that are interested in finding out how the female mind sometimes works and some of the struggles they face in romance and in life in general.

Boy surrounded by girls
Girl surrounded by boys

Set in a different world, not based on reality

Anime about boys who are in love with other boys

Anime about girls who are in love with other girls