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At the fear that I may have lost my ability to produce super-big eyes after a long haitus of smaller eyes, I drew this picture with the intent of answering "what is shoujo?" Here is what I came up with (not particularly scientific, mind you. Just observation.):

1) Big eyes - of couse, this is a given. The larger the better, until they border on the fine line between Super-Shoujo and Chibi.
2) Wings - anything to do with fairies, angels, magical skybourne nymphs with wings.
3) Sparkles - where would the magic be without sparkles? XD
4) Poofy short skirt - because everyone likes to see lots of long legs... er... yes...
5) Ribbons - absent in this picture (because I am too damn lazy), ribbons are great for flowing freely around in a picture, signifying girliness (in case you forget that you are looking at a girl)
6) A magical staff - even though the girls are super-girly, don't underestimate them! With their magical staff (often adorned with jewels and ribbons), they can obliterate you. (also absent in this picture, for the same reasons)
7) Bells - this is something you sometimes find in shoujo pictures (although I'm not sure why exactly...) whether hanging off the ends of the dress or in the hair or on the staff. Originally, I had some hanging off the dress. But who really wants to color bells?
8) Shininess - so they can look bright, fresh, and... magical.
9) Magical - this is key.

Besides that, the anatomy sucks and I totally know it.

Description
At the fear that I may have lost my ability to produce super-big eyes after a long haitus of smaller eyes, I drew this picture with the intent of answering "what is shoujo?" Here is what I came up with (not particularly scientific, mind you. Just observation.):

1) Big eyes - of couse, this is a given. The larger the better, until they border on the fine line between Super-Shoujo and Chibi.
2) Wings - anything to do with fairies, angels, magical skybourne nymphs with wings.
3) Sparkles - where would the magic be without sparkles? XD
4) Poofy short skirt - because everyone likes to see lots of long legs... er... yes...
5) Ribbons - absent in this picture (because I am too damn lazy), ribbons are great for flowing freely around in a picture, signifying girliness (in case you forget that you are looking at a girl)
6) A magical staff - even though the girls are super-girly, don't underestimate them! With their magical staff (often adorned with jewels and ribbons), they can obliterate you. (also absent in this picture, for the same reasons)
7) Bells - this is something you sometimes find in shoujo pictures (although I'm not sure why exactly...) whether hanging off the ends of the dress or in the hair or on the staff. Originally, I had some hanging off the dress. But who really wants to color bells?
8) Shininess - so they can look bright, fresh, and... magical.
9) Magical - this is key.

Besides that, the anatomy sucks and I totally know it.