What is Shōnen manga?
'''Shōnen''' is a type of manga or anime meant for young teen boys usually between the ages of about 12 and 18. It often refers to [[manga]]. Examples include ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]'', ''[[One Piece]]'', ''[[InuYasha]]'', ''[[Naruto (manga)|Naruto]]'', ''[[YuYu Hakusho]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', ''[[JuJutsu Kaisen]]'', and [[Fairy Tail]] Shounen is usually noticed by its high amounts of fighting. It often has [[comedy|humorous plots]] with male [[protagonist|characters]]. It often has themes of [[friendship]]. [[sentai|Fighting teams]] and similar groups are often shown. [[Physical attractiveness|Attractive]] [[female]] [[Fictional character|character]]s are also common, but not always present. The art [[design|style]] of shounen is usually less pretty than [[shōjo]]. Beyond shōnen manga, manga for men (age 18+) is called [[seinen manga]]. Very few seinen manga have been published outside of [[Japan]]. In Japan, many older men read shounen magazines. Because of this, in Japan, shounen manga [[magazine]]s are the most popular [[manga magazine]]s. == Other websites == * [http://www.comixology.com/articles/50/The-Girls-of-Shonen-Manga The Girls of Shonen Manga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928132334/http://www.comixology.com/articles/50/The-Girls-of-Shonen-Manga |date=2008-09-28 }} by [[Shaenon K. Garrity]] {{Japan-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shonen}} [[Category:Anime and manga terms|Shounen(media)]]