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'''Shōnen manga''' is [[manga]] published in Japanese magazines aimed primarily at tween and teenaged boys. Shōnen anime is [[anime]] based on Shōnen manga. Japanese fiction aimed at this demographic tends to be focused more on "action" than relationships, with romance generally either [[Token Romance|perfunctory]] or played for comedy. Physical combat is a common element, and the cast is predominantly male. |
'''Shōnen manga''' is [[manga]] published in Japanese magazines aimed primarily at tween and teenaged boys (12-18). Shōnen anime is [[anime]] based on Shōnen manga. Japanese fiction aimed at this demographic tends to be focused more on "action" than relationships, with romance generally either [[Token Romance|perfunctory]] or played for comedy. Physical combat is a common element, and the cast is predominantly male. |
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Shōnen series were the first to be brought over ''en masse'' to the Western world, because it was the closest match to what was being aired by Western networks at the time (nearly all popular Western animation either is geared towards males or has [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]). Thus, it makes up much of the popular American perception of anime. |
Shōnen series were the first to be brought over ''en masse'' to the Western world, because it was the closest match to what was being aired by Western networks at the time (nearly all popular Western animation either is geared towards males or has [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]). Thus, it makes up much of the popular American perception of anime. |
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In Japan, "Shōnen" is a designation of the stories that were published in a particular class of magazines, not a label that describes the genres of the stories in those magazines. That leads to series that are different from the typical Shōnen style but still count as examples, and series that follow all the typical Shōnen tropes but aren't Shōnen because they didn't originate from a Shōnen magazine. |
In Japan, "Shōnen" is a designation of the stories that were published in a particular class of magazines, not a label that describes the genres of the stories in those magazines. That leads to series that are different from the typical Shōnen style but still count as examples, and series that follow all the typical Shōnen tropes but aren't Shōnen because they didn't originate from a Shōnen magazine. |
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Contrast [[Shojo]], which is aimed at tween and teenaged girls; [[Seinen]], which is aimed at men; and [[Josei]], which is aimed at women. |
Contrast [[Shojo]], which is aimed at tween and teenaged girls (12-18$; [[Seinen]], which is aimed at adult men; and [[Josei]], which is aimed at adult women. |
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