Is it strange for a guy to draw shojo?

[Okami Keita]

nothing wrong with it. i love reading shoujo manga, and if my artistic skills were better, i'd spend a lot of time drawing it.

[Mitsuitou]

Jokosa

Mitsuitou

Kiyo-chan

There's nothing wrong with drawing shoujo. All it is is an art style..

I am sorry to inform you, but shoujo is not an art style. It is a marketing term. Not all shoujo look alike, it is not a style.

It can be considered a style, since many works of the genre contain similar themes and approaches. Bearing in mind, of course, that the genre contains many sub-genres....

Yes, you are right about sub-genre. Yes, similar themes are present, but that doesn't make it a style. Shoujo is and will never be more than a marketing term.

[Tearatone]

I did a report/research paper on manga artists, and it was mostly guys who did alot of the shoujo art for a long time. So it's not to out of the ordinary.

[SHISUI]

It's not really wierd

[MooBunny]

There's nothing wrong with a guy drawing shoujo-style. It's a nice-looking way of drawing and it's perfectly okay.

[Gail_Blitzy]

I don't see any problem in a guy drawin shojo - They have women drawing Shonen (example ; CLAMP with Angelic Layer).
But it is the storyline that you will have to nail if you want to draw comic book strips, i think!!

[raystrife02]

.....dam hair style won't change.....

[may oak]

Theres nothig wrong with it

[industrial infancy]

eh.. i say, draw whatever you like. frankly, i think it's damn cool for a guy to draw shoujo... shoujo's fun.

[KiTsUnE GiN]

no not really...

[emichux3]

little Angel boy

I really like the shojo style and and I really like to create and draw love stories. Everyone Ive talked to have said its wierd for a guy to draw shojo, and that they have never herd of a real manga creator that is a guy that draws shojo...Is is really all that strange? sweatdrop

U want a real man who draws Shojo... What about Ken Akamatsu?! He did 'Love Hina'! And that's one of the most well-known anime/manga out there.... i dont think it's odd for a guy todraw shojo! In fact, I wish you luck! ^_^

[Mistress of Mayhem]

I don't think that it is strange at all...
There are alot of male artists that have gone big with shoujo stories!
You should be alloud to draw them if you want!

[Dirty_sox3]

guys these days are all action and all but i wouldn't say its weird for guys to draw shojo

[Bchan]

There's nothing wrong with it - to each his/her own, I always say

[Taoset]

Its fine for a guy to draw shoujo.