Shows like The Full-Time Wife Escapist (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu) and Rinko-san Wants to Try are massive because they serve "girl dinner" content: uncomfortable, honest, and bizarrely wholesome.
Josei media has become a haven for realism. Recent hits like Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku and Sweat and Soap tackle adult relationships with a frankness about bodily functions and office politics that would never fly in shoujo magazines. Xxxteens Girls Japanese Video
Series like (Ai Yazawa) became cultural tsunamis. Why? Because Nana didn't get the guy. She lost him to fame. She had an abortion. She got addicted to smoking. For the first time, Japanese "girls" content addressed the reality that Prince Charming might be a cheating alcoholic. Shows like The Full-Time Wife Escapist (Nigeru wa