Shouen or Shoujo?

Bickazer · Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 22 Location: The Mango Nation

I used to prefer both shounen and shoujo anime/manga equally, but now I'm more of a shounen fan. Shoujo can get too cutesy and luvly-duvly and sometimes follows the real world too close for me...give me fighting card games over a billion pages of angsty romance anyday. It's not to say I DON'T like shoujo; I simply like shounen better. Not brainless, mindless, kiddie shounen, mind you, *coughPokecrapcough*, but more like the manga that runs in Shonen Jump--lots of action, but also very philosiphical (SP) and emotion-oriented.

Edit: Damnation, how do you get a poll? ?_?
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somestrangeperson · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject:

Shounen. I really dont like reading romancy stuff o.o
Action, fighting, blood....................... XP

....But I might end up reading a Shoujo manga without even knowing it >.>; <.<;

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Enzan Chaud · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject:

Actually Shonen can be romantic too..Take Rurouni Kenshin for example. I like Shonen with Shoujo overtones.
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SR · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:36 pm Post subject:

I like just about anything, including some "kiddie shounen" :P Just depends on what I feel like reading/watching.

Though, more often than not, I do prefer comedy over drama, so that's really the only thing I decide by.

Also, you can't make polls.
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Zodiac · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:40 pm Post subject:

I suppose my favorites are shonen, but sometimes it can be hard to tell what's really considered shonen or shoujo. Like, I'm pretty sure Fruits Basket is shoujo and I think Video Girl Ai is as well. I'm almost positive that His and Her Circumstances is shoujo. However, I favor Evangelion, Inuyasha, Last Exile, Gad Guard, and I'm pretty sure those fall into a shonen classification.
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Dal_Sengo · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject:

I don't know about either. But judging by your guys' descriptions, I'd pick shounen.
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AlphaXero · Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Right here.

Lately, I myself have been reading Shoujo more than Shounen. I guess I just like the stories more. Then again, action with a purpose is good too. >>

I'll pretty much watch/read anything that interests me. =/
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Lido Azn Girl · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject:

I pretty much read more shoujo than anythinn else. -_-; I read pretty much anything...
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Viewtiful Starman · Puzzle Game Addict Age: 37 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 708

You know, not all Shoujo is angsty romance stuff, seems pretty ignorant to automatically assume so.

Although, it is true that more Shoujo is angsty romance than isn't and nearly all Shoujo has at least some romance, but the latter applies to both genres.

Some Shoujo shows even focus more on action or the other way around (for example, X, DN Angel and Sailor Moon are all Shoujo manga that focus on action, while I belive that Midori no Hibi is supposed to be Shounen and there's little action in it at all and most sports anime are Shounen.)

After what I said though, I prefer Shounen.
Something about little electric monsters, angry midgets and flashy special attacks really appeals to me Laughing

Edit: Also, what's with the over a billion pages thing? There's a lot more long Shounen manga then there are Shoujo Razz

Zeo · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:

Y'know, it's funny. I do seem to read more shonen, but I am kinda interested in shoujo. Call me crazy, but I like 'em both equally. ^_^ I just read alot more shonen. I am guy...>.>

Viewtiful Starman · Puzzle Game Addict Age: 37 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 708

Don't worry, even though it's geared towards girls I know plenty of guys who like reading Shoujo/are interested in reading Shoujo Razz

**Malik** · Local Prinny Deity Age: 34 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1179

as long as the plot interests me, I'm good. Besides, I like anime blood and plot, yet most of my favorite mangas are children's manga XD
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Master Swordsman Zero · Darkloid Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 542 Location: Pekopon

I prefer shounen. Although, from what I've seen (which isn't a lot), shoujo seems to have more graphic and violent scenes. I don't like the stories nor the art of shoujo, though.
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java_saint · I Beat the 8 Robot Masters Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 161

I dunno... is Negi Magi Magistar(Mahou Sensei Negima) a shoujo or shonen?

Viewtiful Starman · Puzzle Game Addict Age: 37 Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 708

Going by Shounen/Shoujo technicalities, it would be Shounen.

More specifically, it's a harem anime, which is basically another (more perverted Razz

) branch of Shounen.