Shoujo ai

[Britney]

A type of anime/manga dealing with girl x girl love. As shounen ai is about boys in love, shoujo ai is about girls in love. Not hentai

[Jessica]

While most people think shoujo-ai is a Japanese term, that is incorrect. Shoujo-ai is actually an American term, and is supposed to be the equivelent of what [shounen-ai] is supposed to be, only with two girls instead of two boys.

In Japan, [yuri] is the actual term used to represent lesbian relationships, regardless of whether its sexually explicit or very innocent.

[Tanya Shivari]

The female equivelant of [shonen ai]. A female/female romance with an emphasis on the cute aspect. No porn, no sex scenes, just adorableness.

[Guest]

All of these replies are wrong. In Japan, Shoujo Ai is a term whic when used, refers to pedophilia. People without knowledge of japanese language use it without care because they just repeat what they hear others saying without doing a proper research first. Yuri is the correct term and its valid for all kinds of otaku-related works involving love between girls