Shoujo refers to young girls, often "magical girls" like Sailor Moon , and shonen respectively means young boys from about years old. Many of the most popular anime in the world fall into either of these two categories. The first difference between the two is their intended target audiences.
Shoujo anime is often marketed to young girls and shonen anime is often marketed to young boys. Shoujo and shonen anime are equally popular among boys and girls. However, the target audience does affect everything else from the themes, art styles, and even how words are translated from Japanese.
The second thing people notice is the protagonists of each genre. Shoujo anime of course features a large number of female protagonists. While shonen often has a large number of male protagonists. In shoujo anime, the female hero is a young girl usually in high school who has a reputation for being too shy or too bossy. In shonen anime, the male hero is a young boy as well who has a reputation for being weak or a troublesome delinquent.
Most young girls dream about being a part of the cool girls, getting their first boyfriend, or getting married and the themes of shoujo anime often reflect those desires. Shonen on the other hand is more action-focused so therefore the themes in the show are often about courage, strength, and being the best. The young male usually starts as kind of weak and incapable of doing much on their own but throughout the show, they become stronger and become one of the most powerful beings on their team.
Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Attack on Titan are all popular shonen anime that focus on strength and courage but also have a bit of romance tossed in as well. In shoujo anime, everything's meant to look pretty and cute. The art lines are smoother and rounder to soften the characters as well.
In shonen anime, the art design is much sharper. Characters no longer have large cute eyes, instead, they are small and dramatic. The backgrounds are often dark and the action lines are dramatic to emphasize the action on the screen as well.
Shounen relies too much on fan service and hilarious perverted antics that usually ends up with the main character getting hit.
I believe Inu x Boku SS is shounen too, either way if that is the type you prefer those would be fair to assume as containing the more shounen type of atmosphere. I seem to prefer shounen then, yes. Shoujo MC's are usually very weak and sometimes even a little too cookie-cutter. I'm going to repeat it again because it seems you don't understand after all from that edit you made in your first post.
Shoujo, Shounen, Seinen, and Josei are not genres. They are demographics. You're asking do you prefer shounen or shoujo romance MORE - well the fact is shounen and shoujo are just labels based on what magazine something is published in and who marketers think it will sell the most to, so the option of liking either should be fine.
I'd have to disagree, since the content of the show will change depending on who it's for. So I do think of them as genres. Most Shounen manga ka cannot write true romance to save there llives cause they cannot witet couples you can root for IMO. Mangaka work for a specific publishing company, they usually go in with a damn good idea of what type of audience they are selling too, if this wasn't the case then why do all shoujo contain similar art?
The fact that they draw it a specific way means they clearly know their own demographic BEFORE jumping head first in to the series. However kind of annoyed that you are trying to pick on the idea that demographics aren't pre-determined, where does this come from?
Do you think that the creator of Naruto thought "This is going to be the best Josei of all times! Your theory implies that the creator of a manga has no idea who they are writing too and instead the editors will just sort of give them a demographic after the manga is created. Also mentioned that demographics are loosely defined, this is the explanation for why a series may change it's demographic from shoujo to josei, wouldn't it be more fair to say it was a josei all along?
Or midway through Nana did they decide to "make" it a Josei? However if you know of a case of a series that set out to be a shoujo but was later serialized as a seinen please let me know I'm curious to here of a mangaka who thought she would serialize a shoujo but wound up making the prequel to Gantz Can someone name some examples for good shounen romances? I don't really know with what I have to compare my experiences to give an answer here :P. RiukixD said: Can someone name some examples for good shounen romances?
I've only read or seen maybe a handful of shounen romance, but I have to say I prefer shoujo. It's hard to explain, but I've found that shounen doesn't depict the romance in a very romantic way, and I don't get as involved in the story or the characters as I can with shoujo.
It's also usually easier for me to relate to the main character in shoujo, given that it's a girl. And for shounen, almost all the romance series I've read have a particular focus on physical attraction and fan service, which I don't enjoy as much.
Clannad and Toradora are 2 I would consider good shounen romances I would be willing to guess series like Suzuka would be considered a good shounen romance It all depends on how well written the characters are. Shounen romance tend to have more well developed characters while shoujo romance is more of making the readers get into the mood and rooting for the romance without any thinking involved.
Shoujo is always better. No matter what. Neither, I don't hate romance though but seinen and josei do romance much better than shounen and shojo :P. To be honest, I have trouble reading both shoujo and shounen romance manga. Shounen is usually far too comedy centered and dilutes the romance, which takes away from the couple growth, whilst shoujo is so damn typical and cheesy.
Of course, there are exceptions. I'm also filled with pure-hearted ulterior motives. I probably should have included Seinen and Josei however the characteristics of Josei and Seinen can become rather blurry in some series and kind of wanted to avoid overlapping Also didn't want to directly state what I am looking for since that would just trigger a superiority argument Merely wanted to see opinions, thus didn't state my own opinion and beliefs plus sort of left out exactly what I was looking for.
For instance, Bitter Virgin is tagged as a seinen series but you get nothing but a shoujo vibe from it -- this is obviously an extreme example. Characterizations, themes, and relationship growth are vastly different in shounen vs seinen and shoujo vs josei, and those are major factors in romance series. You are very right I can't really go in to that specific thing actually only one of the things I am interested in Okay, my opinion on the average series would be: Shounen series tend to side-line the romance.
Too much comedy or side plots that deter any real development between the characters, and once the relationship is established, the manga is done. The characterization for shounen leads is a massively contributing factor to this, because they are goofs They're jokers that are too busy running through a million and one scenarios and misconceptions in their mind than to actually try and get the girl. A good laugh is where shounen will be at but not a well developed romance.
The ones that develop the romance on the side whilst focusing on something else, because the reader is engrossed by something else and it gives the author time to work with. My favorite romance is a shoujo series, but the majority tend to be way too fluffy, cheesy and typical. Every shoujo love rival is the same chick -- the bitch that'll do anything to break break up the relationship and get the guy. It gets tiresome eventually, because you're reading the manga for the serious romance, but seeing the same thing over and over again becomes a chore.
In good shoujo series, the development between characters is usually done much better than the good shounen series and tends to be far more realistic, but it doesn't change the fact that there are a ton of bad shoujo series out there. Overall, I like the realistic tone and mature relationship that the best of shoujo brings to the table far more than what shounen can bring to the table, because I've read odd chapters of Kimi no Iru Machi and read all of Good Ending and I wasn't happy with what I saw.
I just hope the next shoujo that I plan on reading, Angel Sanctuary, is not going to piss me off. You are a brave man sir, but yeah that is kind of the thought I want people to be using, kind of determine which genre you would prefer if you were gonna pick a romance at random, would you be hoping for a shounen or shoujo.
Holybaptiser said: Overall, I like the realistic tone and mature relationship that the best of shoujo brings to the table far more than what shounen can bring to the table, because I've read all of Good Ending and I wasn't happy with what I saw. While shojo romance remains heavily sentimental and emotionally driven, shonen romance is full of excitement and fantastical elements.
Given the standard shonen formula, its romance is usually a slow burn that takes several seasons and a life-changing journey to solidify. Shonen romance likes to play with the idea of "will they or won't they," most notably seen between Natsu and Lucy in Fairy Tail. Meanwhile, shojo romances often have shorter series that center around a romance quickly unfolding and its aftermath.
Moreover, as well as their lengthy lifespan, shonen romances typically don't lack fanservice to keep fans entertained. While shojo romance may focus more carefully on character design to create aesthetically pleasing love interests, shonen romance focuses more heavily on fanservice that isn't as commonly seen in shojos.
With the rise of shonen rom-coms like Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun , the comedy aspect of shonen romance is being highlighted more than ever before. Shonen titles are known for their comical aspects, whether the characters are fighting an intense battle or trying to impress a crush. However, shonen romance isn't always lighthearted and funny, sometimes choosing to approach deeper subjects like Your Lie in April.
While most anime rom-coms outside of the harem genre are shojos, the sudden rise of other shonen rom-coms gives anime viewers more content options than ever before.
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