Shōjo manga refers to Japanese comics aimed ... Manga volumes also reproduced song lyrics and album cover art within Blast storylines. Shyness meets misunderstanding in Karuho Shiina's acclaimed ...

In the early 70s, manga as a medium was regarded as a lower form of art. As Hotta Junji of Nippon.com puts it, "shōjo manga was the lowest of them all, with female manga artists earning only half ...