Shonen

Word SHONEN
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Definitions and meanings of "Shonen"

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A style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.

Means boy in Japanese. Often used to describe anime and manga. Urban Dictionary

1)Japanese for boy 2)A style of manga who's targets are usually young males between the ages of 7-13. They are typically full of fighting and action Some examples of these are Naruto, Prince of Tennis, Yu-Gi-Oh, Dragon Ball Z, and Pokemon. Urban Dictionary

THE CUTEST ROCK BAND EVER!!! Urban Dictionary

The non-religious equivalent of a Bible Thumper. One who must consult the "all mighty" Shonen Jump before deciding on whether or not they like a series. Approach with caution, those who do not also worship the Shonen Jump will be preached to until their minds implode. Not all narutards are Shonen Jumpers, but all Shonen Jumpers are narutards. Urban Dictionary

Shonen-ai is a Japanese terminology literally translated into "shonen" = boy and "ai" which means love. It denotes male homosexuality, and, unlike its correspondent yaoi, shonen-ai is used in regards to depictions of the romantic side of a relationship between two males. "Shonen-ai," the term, is used in fanfiction to warn of male homosexuality. Often, shonen-ai is associated with fluffy, cute, and cuddly relationships - but the term is not completely restricted to such descriptions. Occasionally, an author will turn out a darker portrayal of a relationship between two guys and use the term "shonen-ai" as a forewarning that romantic relations between the two should be expected, but there will be very little (if at all) explicit sexual interactions. Unless specifically stated otherwise. Shonen-ai also corresponds with the term "slash" which has less of an emphasis on whether or not the relationship between the characters involved is romantic or entirely sexual. Shonen-ai's counterpart is shoujo-ai - "girl"+"love". And the corresponding term for shoujo-ai that's used in regards to explicit sexual interactions between two females is yuri. Shoujo-ai and yuri can also be called femmeslash - or, sometimes, just slash. Urban Dictionary

A disease that develops from watching too much Shonen anime. Typical symptoms include: not understanding why people like things other than Shonen, hating on things that aren't Shonen, constantly arguing about which Shonen is the best, and talking about why Goku is the strongest anime character ever. Urban Dictionary

Meaning literally "boy love" in japanese. it is a lot like yaoi, but not as hard core. mostly depicting boys kissing or light making out. shonen ai, as a medium usualy revolves around relationships and emotional situations, rather then the guy on guy sex. Urban Dictionary

The kick-ass all-girl j-rock band hailing from Osaka Japan. They formed in 1982. Urban Dictionary

Literally means "boy love." Slash with an emphasis on "awwww . . . cute!" Not to be confused with yaoi, which is graphic male/male porn. Shonen ai is generally fluffy and not particularly explicit. Urban Dictionary

Monthly magazine containing 300 pages of manga each. Urban Dictionary

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The word "shonen" in example sentences

That is not the cliché so readily found in shonen manga. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The art is well done, but it looks more typical of the style found in shonen instead of shojo. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The book is a fun read so far, but I wouldn’t look for deep moral messages just yet (you’ve never seen the “you must protect others to be truly strong” cliche in shonen manga before?) ❋ Unknown (2009)

I guess it doesn't help that I read / watch a lot of shonen, which is written for 8-12 year old boys who mostly think girls are still pretty lame and icky. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There could be some debate about whether Tegami Bachi should be classified as a shonen series, but since it's serialized in the shonen magazine Jump Square, I'm going to consider it part of that genre. ❋ Unknown (2009)

May 20, 2008 at 11:19 am hi jun -- yup, forget that I've read Hikaru no Go -- my only excuse is that it is a very "gentle" kind of shonen and I don't really associate with Bleach and Naruto and the like. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One notion I can make is that these are all pretty much "shonen" series. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The series is also the winner of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the "shonen" (boys) category. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are streams of pop culture detritus carried forward through the passage of time such as shonen manga, movie posters, hit songs ... ❋ Unknown (2008)

Both are quite different from the shojo/shonen-esque manhwa titles licensed by Yen, Tokyopop, and Dark Horse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Most of the manhwa licensed for the American market has been chosen for its similarity to manga and it shows – a lot of these titles look like B - or C-list shojo/shonen properties. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But that raises a new problem, is it shonen or shojo? ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the end, the categorization of ‘shonen’ really only tells us that this was published in a shonen magazine and I suppose that makes it useful in some ways. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yakitate Japan is a manga about bread, but it surrendered wholly to the trappings of a typical shonen jump manga, right down to the tournament sagas and training montages. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Elements of shonen-ai and seinen action and mystery makes it hard to categorize it indeed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Actually, questionable borderline-shota relationships seem to be common female-reader-bait in both shonen and seinen; I just read Blood Alone (seinen), which has as secondary characters a cute shota vampire and his various handsome and besotted male servants … ❋ Unknown (2010)

But I think the “place of original publication” criteria is supposed to win out, and as far as I can tell Dengeki Daioh is officially considered shonen, so … ❋ Unknown (2009)

I [got] my [issue] of [Shonen Jump]. ❋ Anime Guy (2004)

1) [Watashi wa] [shonen] [desu]. (I am a boy.) 2) My favorite shonen manga is Naruto. I really like all the combat, and Sakura is a babe. ❋ Neko (2004)

[I love] [Shonen Knife's] "[Buttercup]." ❋ Carbona Ramone (2021)

"I was at [Borders] today and a Shonen Jumper was [salivating] all over the 'b' manga section. Thank goodness [Battle Royale] is shrink-wrapped." ❋ Linalin (2009)

"Bakura-kun gave Ryou-kun a [Christmas kiss] and [chocolates] and roses and presents and presents and even more presents - how typical shonen-ai-ish can they get!" "Adrian and [Lawrence] are so cute as a shonen-ai couple and even if Adrian did killed Lawrence...he died in the end for Lawrence..." ❋ Random Idiot Ri (2005)

"[Give up] [on the man], he's got the Shonen brain. He won't watch [anything else]." ❋ Melancholic_Twig (2021)

"[gravitation] is such a cute shonen ai show! [i cant] wait for its [release] here!" ❋ Shinigami Dani (2003)

They [like to] describe themselves as "super-eccentric-pop-punk-cult-band-shonen-knife!". ❋ J.P. Richardson (2004)

I read the most adorable shonen ai [Harry Potter fanfiction] the other day . . . It was [Lupin]/Sirius, set in their [school days]. They were playing wizard chess and wound up kissing. Lupin is so cute when he blushes! ❋ Lynx Wings (2005)

[I just] [read] [Naruto] in Shonen Jump! ❋ Jason Da H (2004)

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