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{{Manga demographic target groups}}
[[Seinen]] (Japanese for "young man" or "young men") is a [[Manga Demographics|demographic designation]] of male audiences aged 18 to 40. It is ''not'' a genre.
It is the older counterpart of [[Shonen]] and effectively makes for the majority of anime in the older demographic, since major [[Josei]] manga titles rarely get adapted on screen. Compared to shonen, seinen caters to a much smaller viewing crowd, since younger audiences have much more time to spare on anime, which makes them a more attractive target, and thus is slightly less known.
Thanks to the older target audience, seinen shows tend to be much more sophisticated and mature than their shonen counterparts.{{verify}} While sharing many of the same sub-genres{{context}}<!-- Seinen is a demographic, not a genre - how can it have sub-genres? --> and themes, they are commonly more [[Darker and Edgier|psychological, satirical, violent, and sexual]].{{verify}} Much more attention is paid to the plot and the interaction between characters than to action and fights,{{verify}} which are the main attraction for the younger viewers,{{verify}} and the characters are well fleshed out.{{verify}} The latter trait often leads to confusion of seinen with [[Shojo]] but the key difference is that seinen [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|does not idealize romance, instead opting for more realistic and pragmatic approach to relationships]].{{verify}} Realism is indeed the calling card of seinen shows,{{verify}} commonly earning them the acclaim for their depth and maturity and [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]].{{context}}<1-- How can a single demographic have multiple demographic appeal? --> On the other hand, one shouldn't forget that the vast majority of [[Hentai]] except [[Yaoi Guys|Yaoi]] is aimed at older male viewers as well. This is the other side of the realism coin.
A typical seinen protagonist -- if that phrase has any meaning<ref>One doesn't talk about "a typical Hollywood movie protagonist", after all.</ref> -- can be of any gender and [[Cool Old Guy|age]] (in stark contrast to shonen, whose protagonists are [[Claymore|al]][[Soul Eater|mo]][[Rurouni Kenshin|st]] exclusively young and male).{{verify}} Romance-wise, anything goes, from [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] to obscure examples of [[Boys Love]].{{verify}} In fact, [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] are a distinctive trait of [[Yuri Fanboy|seinen]],{{verify}} [[Bleach|rarely]] [[My-HiME|if]] [[Mai-Otome|ever]] [[Azumanga Daioh|present]] [[Mahou Sensei Negima|in]] shonen shows.{{verify}} Relationships are portrayed in a less idealistic light than in shojo,{{verify}} with many grays and uncertainties like in [[Real Life]], and don't tend to indulge the shonen over-simplification of "[[Betty and Veronica|which heroine]] will be [[Last-Minute Hookup|hooked up with the hero]]".{{verify}} There is a reverse side to this, too: ironically, seinen is most infamous for its sub-category of [[Fundamentally Female Cast]] and [[Harem Series]]{{verify}} that rely heavily on cutesy [[Moe]] [[Fan Service]]{{verify}} (again, juxtaposed to plain sex appeal of female characters in shonen; see [[Hot Shounen Mom]], for example) to attract viewers.
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Recently,{{when}} there has been a considerable influx of [[Shojo]] fans into the [[Seinen]] demographic, thanks to the latter's traditional thoroughness in relationships and, more importantly, general retraction from blatant [[Fan Service]]. This migration was particularly paved by such [[Gateway Series]] as ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', ''[[Kanon]]'', ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'', and ''[[AIR]]''.
Most of the anime stuff shown on [[Adult Swim]] is seinen,{{verify}} EXCLUDING the likes of ''[[Inuyasha]]'', ''[[Bleach]]'', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', ''[[Kekkaishi]]'', and (taking only the anime as reference) ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''<ref>[[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|Yes, really.]]</ref> which are shonen.
Compare [[Josei]], which is females of the same age.
=== '''Before adding a new title, please double check your sources. A [[Seinen]] manga ''has'' to be published in a [[Seinen]] magazine for it truly be part of the demographic. For an anime, go check its [[Otaku O'Clock|usually late night time slot]] in ''Japan'', or any slot if it airs in a satelite channel (again in ''Japan''). Also check if it obviously has ''glaring'' mature imagery; especially if the anime is based from a [[Shōnen manga|Shonen]] work, the animation ''must'' be [[Up to Eleven|way more]] mature than its source material.''' ===
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