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shoujo-ai
SHOH-joh-EYE · noun · informal
Female-female romance with emotional focus and no explicit content.
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Stories centred on romantic love between women that stress emotional connection over sexual content. Roughly the softer, non-explicit end of yuri.
“The show reads as shoujo-ai — deeply romantic but never explicit.”
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shoujo-ai In A Sentence
The show reads as shoujo-ai — deeply romantic but never explicit.
Origin & Usage
Japanese 少女愛 (shōjo-ai), 'girl love'; a term more common in Western fandom than in Japan.
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What is shoujo-ai?
Stories centred on romantic love between women that stress emotional connection over sexual content — roughly the softer, non-explicit end of yuri.
How is shoujo-ai different from yuri?
Shoujo-ai refers specifically to the non-explicit, emotionally focused end, while yuri covers the full range including explicit content. The term is more common in Western fandom than in Japan.
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