#Also if you decide to look on MAL or something for MG anime I recommend using the advanced search

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another thing that does cause the perception that theres a lot of magical girl shows but theyre all made for men now or they're all dark n edgy now is I think mislabeling and inconsistent labeling, Like overall the amount of shojo vs shounen and seinen is still very low even if you account for that, but like what I mean is if you look on MAL for mahou shojo anime you won't find Mewkledreamy or Pripara, but you will find Shakugan no Shana lmao. Vividred Operation is listed under the category on Wikipedia but not the "List of Magical Girl Works" page.