shonen is often targeted to young males while shoujo is often targeted to young women
shounen are mangas typically marketed towards young male audience, while shoujo are marketed towards young girls
Shoujo: targeting an audience of adolescent females and young adult women
Shonen: targeting an audience of adolescent males and young adult men
thank u also if u don't mind answering again what is shounen ai and shoujo ai im sorry im just confused
shounen ai = boys love
shoujo ai = girls love
not to be confused with yaoi and yuri. shounen ai and shoujo ai don't have 18+ scenes while yaoi and yuri do
shounen ai is just mangas that show gay romance, and it focuses on feelings more than sex. if there's sex it's usually called "yaoi".
shoujo ai is the same but with women, it depicts lesbian relationships usually without sex. if there's sex it's called "yuri".
what is shounen and what is shoujo