Japanese survey website Minna no Koe recently asked its users what archetypical shojo manga/anime scene they wish would happen to them, receiving 2,052 responses (with 537 respondents voluntarily identifying themselves as women and 346 as men).
It’s not a standard shojo scenario, but you can follow Casey on Twitter anyway.
This might seem like the least romantic of the bunch, but it’s actually got a pretty strong connection to Japanese cultural values and social norms.
In contrast to the often-superpowered adventures of series tailored to the tastes of young men, shojo manga and anime, titles aimed at a female audience, tend to revolve around interpersonal relationships, often of the romantic sort.