Teens' love

Teens' love (TL) (Japanese: ティーンズラブ) is a subgenre of Japanese women's comics that has been established since the 2000s, characterized by romantic and sexually explicit relationships between male and female protagonists, which have varying levels of plot development alongside the sexual relationship between the protagonists. It developed out of the concept to "show what happens next" in a traditional shōjo manga love story. TL stories typically involve more romantic emotional development alongside the sexual relationship compared to sexually explicit media aimed at men. They are often set in modern Japanese settings such as offices, but also frequently feature in fantasy or isekai worlds. Typical characters in TLs are college students or young office workers ranging from their late teens through to their late 20s, although it is not uncommon to see older protagonists as well, especially male romantic interests. Teens' love is represented in a range of media in novels, comics, live-action dramas, and beyond. Due to its origins stemming out of shōjo manga, it is aimed at a core target audience ranging from older teenage girls to adult women. TL has been criticized for its depictions of sexual violence and approach to consent, as well as its avoidance of topics like contraception and sexually transmitted disease prevention.