- Shōnen manga
Nihongo|"Shōnen manga"|少年漫画| is
manga with a target demographic of young boys generally between the ages of about 10 and 17. Examples include "Case Closed ", "Dragon Ball", "Rurouni Kenshin ", "Bleach", "One Piece ", "InuYasha ", "Naruto ", "Death Note ", "Yu Yu Hakusho ", and "Yu-Gi-Oh ".Shōnen manga is typically characterized by high-action, often humorous plots featuring male protagonists. The camaraderie between boys or men on sports teams, fighting squads and the like is often emphasized. Attractive female characters with exaggerated features are also common (see
fan service ), but are not a requirement; "Dragon Ball Z ", for example, has only a few such characters. The art style of shōnen is generally less flowery than that ofshōjo manga , although this varies greatly from artist to artist, and some artists draw both shōnen and shōjo manga.Beyond shōnen manga, manga for men (university age and up) is called
seinen manga. Despite a number of significant differences, many Western fans do not make a distinction between shōnen manga and seinen manga. This may be because very few seinen manga have been published outside ofJapan . In Japan, many older men read shōnen magazines because of their ease in reading during commutes to and from work ontrain s. Consequently, in Japan, shōnen manga magazines are the most popularmanga magazine s.List of shōnen manga
:"Please see the category for a list of manga that are considered "shōnen"."
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Kodomo manga : intended for children
*Shōjo manga : intended for girls
*Seinen manga : intended for young men
*Josei manga : intended for young women
* List of shōnen manga magazinesExternal links
* [http://www.comixology.com/articles/50/The-Girls-of-Shonen-Manga The Girls of Shonen Manga] by
Shaenon K. Garrity
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/少年向けアニメ Anime for boys]
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/男性向けアニメ Anime for men]
* [http://www.moj.go.jp/KYOUSEI/kyouse04.html Shōnen-in] ,reformatory (Ministry of Justice site)
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