(He specifically studied the informal education processes of anime fans as they learned about Japanese culture, but his research largely involved going to anime cons and anime club meetings.)
We run a "Shoujo Sunday" meeting of anime fans once a week. We recently finished up Puella Madoka Magika, and Hatorakiman. We're going to go classic on one side and go with Marmalade Boy, but we're looking for a more recent series to balance it out.
Requirements:
- Shoujo
- Released in the last 5 ish years
- NOT a high school comedy
- Preferably something dark or at the very least serious
Any ideas?
Hmmm... I hope you don't mind Shounen-Ai (Also, there could be more but Shoujo has always been a weak point for me)
Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo kittenteru (Shounen-Ai)
Hakuoki
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo
Loveless (2005, but that kinda counts right?)
Jyu-Oh-Sei (Early 2006, seems a bit iffy)
I'm not sure whether or not you've seen these already, and they might hit more of your pet peeves as opposed to your requirements, but I hope it helps :3