In anime , debate , manga. Shonen characters versus shojo characters. Anime lovers tend to divide themselves into two main camps. They are either shonen fans or shojo fans. First, we should be established we are not so much talking about gendered books as much as target demographics. Teenage girls read shonen and some teenage boys read and watch shojo. However, nobody will confuse one with the other despite there being some crossover appeal among them in terms of fan base. The protagonist is always a heterosexual male who is muscular, may have superpowers or special abilities, is courageous, sometimes reckless.
Friendship is central, specifically male comradery. A subgenre of shonen could be harem manga in which one boy is pursuit by many female characters. Did I mention the women are curvaceous and endowed? Stories full of brash teenage boys going on an impossible quest against impossible odds and full of quirky characters, monsters, and explosions.
The art style is sharp, full of actions, sometimes exaggerated, and full of speed lines. It is a kinetic art full of movement and energy. Anime and Manga can be overwhelming to new fans, especially with all the different Japanese Terms being thrown around. Long time anime fans know the difference between Shonen and Shoujo off the top of their head, but it can be hard to keep up with it all for new fans. Some think that anime itself is a genre, however anime is a medium and is just a subcategory of animation with many genres.
Anime shares genres with manga, because about 40 percent of anime is adapted from an original manga series. With all of the classifications and names of the different types of anime and manga worldwide, we here at Comicbook want to help you make sense of it all.
So here are the five basic types of anime and how to identify them:. Shonen can be translated to mean few years in English, and refers to a younger male audience. Shonen anime usually look to meet all the interests of younger males. Male leads are usually of the pretty-boy variety and stories featuring them often have homosexual undertones. Kodomomuke works tend to be simple, imaginative stories that teach morals and other core values to young readers.
Sometimes they are original stories while other times they are adaptations of Western classical literature. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
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The shading will be much more heightened to represent different moods and emotions, but the overall art will showcase the characters or main focus rather than the background. On top of art differences, character design is also a common difference. In shojo, female characters usually have large, sparkly eyes that twinkle whenever they see their crush, and they will usually be small overall.
The male protagonists in shojo usually are tall and super slender, focusing dominantly on the handsome face. In shonen, male characters are usually way more muscular, no matter their height, with usually simple faces but unique hair or features. This could be represented in Kuroko no Basket , where every "special" character with a unique skill has anime colored hair, such as green or blue instead of a normal and typically brown or black.
Females are also often exaggerated, with curves and psychical features highlighted. Fan service differs greatly between the two genres and is a lot more common in shonen than in shojo. In shojo, fan service may be more aligned with the main couple teasing one another with an almost kiss, seeing the male lead shirtless, or having a romantic and flirty moment.
In shonen, beach episodes and bathhouse scenes are the most common fan service types, showcasing the male characters seeing the female characters nude or near-nude.
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