Specific Examples: Fushigi Yuugi

Material presented at MCAD's 2001 "Girls and Mobilesuits" Anime Seminar. All images are properties of their respective artist, publisher, or distributor, and used for academic purposes only.

Yuu Watase/Shogakukan - TV Tokyo - Studio Pierrot. 1996

Shojo/"girls'" manga by Yuu Watase, mid-1990s
Includes standard boy-girl romance
Seen from the point of view of a modern schoolgirl
Fantastic backdrop of a magical China
Friendship and sacrifice are emphasized