Shōnen
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Shōnen (少年? sometimes transliterated as shounen or shonen, "boy", or literally "few years") is a Japanese word used in English to refer to anime and manga primarily intended for boys, although there can be crossover appeal to females as well. Examples include DragonBall, Naruto, One Piece, InuYasha, Bleach and Fullmetal Alchemist
Shōnen anime and manga is typically characterized by high-action, often humorous plots featuring male protagonists. The camaraderie between boys or men on sports teams, fighting squads, etc. is often emphasized. Unrealistically attractive female characters are also common (see fan service), but are not a requirement — Dragon Ball Z for example has only a few remarkable female characters. The art style of shōnen is generally less flowery than that of shōjo, although this varies greatly from artist to artist, and some artists draw both shōnen and shōjo.
In contrast to shōnen, anime and manga for men (university age and up) is called seinen. Despite a number of significant differences, many Western fans don't make a distinction between shōnen and seinen. This is due to the fact that very few seinen manga have been published outside of Japan. In Japan, many older men read shōnen magazines because of their ease in reading during commutes to and from work on trains. Consequently, in Japan shōnen magazines are the most popular manga magazines.
Several series have notable female audiences. There are also self-published dōjinshi and non-canonical yaoi (and even shotacon) fanwork.
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[edit] List of shōnen anime and manga
(Note: this list does not include seinen titles)
- +Anima
- Ai Kora (Love & Collage)
- Air Gear
- Angelic Layer
- Area 88
- Astro Boy
- Baccano!
- Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
- Bakuretsu Tenshi (Burst Angel)
- BECK
- Beet the Vandel Buster
- Beyblade
- Beyond the Beyond (Sono Mukou no Mukougawa), serialized in: Comic Blade.
- Black Blood Brothers
- Black Cat
- BLEACH
- Blue Dragon RalΩGrado
- Blue Submarine No. 6
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Boys Be
- B't X
- Busou Renkin
- Captain Tsubasa
- Chikyu Misaki
- Chrno Crusade
- Claymore
- Cutey Honey
- Cyborg 009
- D.Gray-man
- Dai Mahou Touge
- Dear, serialized in: GanGan WING.
- DearS
- Detective Conan
- Death Note
- Devilman
- Digimon
- Dr. Slump
- Duel Masters
- Dragon Ball
- E's
- Eat-Man
- Eko Eko Azaraku, serialized in: Weekly Shounen Champion.
- Erementar Gerad, serialized in: Comic Blade.
- Eureka Seven
- Eyeshield 21
- Fate/Stay Night
- Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo in Japan)
- Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken in Japan)
- Flame of Recca
- Full Metal Panic!
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Gensomaden Saiyuki and Saiyuki Reload
- Gacha Gacha
- Gate Keepers
- Gegege no Kitaro
- GetBackers
- Ginga Legend Weed
- Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
- Gintama
- Girls Bravo
- Gokujou Seitokai
- Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)
- Grenadier - The Senshi of Smiles
- Groove Adventure RAVE (Rave Master in U.S.)
- Guyver
- Hikaru no Go
- Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
- Hayate the Combat Butler
- He is My Master
- Hunter × Hunter
- I"s
- Ichigo 100%
- IGPX
- Inukami!
- InuYasha
- Jigoku Sensei Nūbē
- JING -- King of Bandits
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Kaibutsu Oujo ~Princess Resurrection~, serialized in: Shounen Sirius
- Kannaduki no Miko
- Karin
- Kaze no Stigma, serialized in: Dragon AGE
- Kekkaishi
- Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho
- Keroro Gunso (Sgt. Frog)
- KIBA
- Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora
- Love Hina
- Mahoraba
- Major
- MÄR
- Maze
- Mazinger
- Medabots
- MegaMan NT Warrior (Rockman.EXE)
- Meiryotei Goto Seijuro
- Midori Days
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- Mushiuta (Mushi-Uta)
- Muteki Kanban Musume (Noodle Fighter)
- My-HiME
- My-Otome
- Nagasarete Airantou
- Narue no Sekai
- Naruto
- Natsu no Arashi
- Negima
- Neon Genesis Evangelion, serialized in: Shounen Ace.
- NHK ni Youkoso!, serialized in: Shounen Ace.
- O-Parts Hunter (666 Satan in Japan)
- Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo
- Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety
- One Piece
- Osu!! Karate Bu
- Over Drive, serialized in: Weekly Shounen Magazine.
- Pani Poni, serialized in: GFantasy.
- Pita Ten, serialized in: Dengeki Comic Gao!
- Pokémon
- Pretty Face
- Prince of Tennis
- Project ARMS
- Pumpkin Scissors
- Ranma ½
- Real Bout High School
- Rizelmine
- R.O.D.
- R.O.D. The TV
- Ronin Warriors (Yoroiden-Samurai Troopers in Japan)
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Saint Seiya a.k.a. Knights of the Zodiac
- Samurai Champloo
- Samurai Deeper Kyo
- Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
- School Rumble
- s-CRY-ed
- Seto no Hanayome
- Shaman King
- Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
- Shining Tears, serialized in: Gangan Powered.
- Silent Möbius
- Skull Man
- Slam Dunk
- Slayers
- Sonic X
- Soukou no Strain, serialized in: Dragon AGE.
- Souta-kun no Akihabara Funtouki, serialized in: GFantasy.
- Speed Grapher
- Speed Racer
- Spriggan
- Steel Angel Kurumi
- Suzuka
- Suzumiya Haruhi, serialized in: Shounen Ace.
- The Law of Ueki
- Tactics (manga)
- Tenshi na Konamaiki (Cheeky Angel), serialized in: Shounen Sunday.
- Terra e... (Toward the Terra), serialized in: Manga Shounen.
- Transformers
- Trigun
- Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- ＵＧ☆Ultimate Girls
- Urusei Yatsura
- Ultimate Muscle
- Vandread
- Venus Versus Virus
- Video Girl Ai
- Whistle!
- Yakitate!! Japan
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- YuYu Hakusho
- Zatch Bell! (Konjiki no Gash Bell! in Japan)
- Zoids
- Zombie-Loan
- Zombie Powder
