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Shōnen (少年? literally, "Boy") sometimes transliterated as shounen or shonen, is a Japanese word used in English to refer to manga intended for teenage boys. The romanization of Japanese or ( is the use of the Latin alphabet to write the Japanese language. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Examples include Dragon Ball, Rurouni Kenshin, Pokémon, Bleach, One Piece, InuYasha, Shaman King, Naruto, Death Note and Yu-Gi-Oh. is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. If you came here to express your personal opinion about Pokémon please go somewhere else is a Japanese Shōnen Manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine full title ( romanized as INUYASHA is both an Anime series and a Manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. is an ongoing Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an Anime adaptation is a Manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. is a Japanese Manga created by Kazuki Takahashi, which has spawned a franchise including multiple Anime series a trading card game and numerous video

Shōnen anime and manga is typically characterized by high-action, often humorous plots featuring male protagonists. (anime in Japanese, The camaraderie between boys or men on sports teams, fighting squads and the like is often emphasized. is a Japanese language word for a Military unit and may be literally translated as "task force" " group " or " wing " 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. fanservice,, or simply, is a vaguely defined term primarily used for Japanese anime and manga to refer to elements in a story that are unnecessary to a storyline and are designed The art style of shōnen is generally less flowery than that of shōjo, although this varies greatly from artist to artist, and some artists draw both shōnen and shōjo. is a Japanese word originally derived from a Chinese expression written with the same characters

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 due to the fact that very few seinen manga have been published outside of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In Japan, many older men read shōnen magazines because of their ease in reading during commutes to and from work on trains. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Consequently, in Japan, shōnen manga magazines are the most popular manga magazines. This is a listing by country of publication and Target audience, of Manga magazines

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Legal definitions

According to Japanese law, the term "shōnen" refers to "a person from the time they enter elementary school until the time they are 18 years of age" (Child Welfare Laws (児童福祉法 Jidō Fukushi Hō?), Article 4. 3), and "Any person who has not reached the age of 20 years" (Juvenile Law (少年法 Shōnen Hō?), Article 2. 1). In the realm of education and culture, this is the time period of compulsory education. While the term "shōnen" can refer to both young males and young females, the generally accepted term for young females is shōjo. is a Japanese word originally derived from a Chinese expression written with the same characters

The following meanings can also be inferred from "shōnen" (a person under 20 years of age) with regard to juvenile law in Japan:

Hikō shōnen (非行少年?)
A youth who has been convicted of a crime or confessed to a crime. Other terms include hanzai shōnen, shokuhō shōnen and guhan shōnen, depending on the crime and the age of the perpetrator.
Hanzai shōnen (犯罪少年?)
A youth who has committed a crime. (Juvenile Law Article 3. 1. 1; Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations Article 2. 2)
Shokuhō shōnen (触法少年?)
A youth under the age of 14 who has committed a crime. (Juvenile Law Article 3. 1. 2; Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations Article 2. 3)
Guhan shōnen (虞犯少年 or ぐ犯少年?)
A youth refusing to abide by parental authority, a youth having a lawful reason for not being with their family, a youth who is naturally disposed toward criminal activity or who associates with those disposed toward criminal activity, a youth who frequents suspicious locations, a youth with a tendency to injure or assault other people, for youth with these characteristics and under these circumstances, the law can be applied to these youth. (Juvenile Law Article 3. 1. 3; Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations Article 2. 4)
Furyōkōi shōnen (不良行為少年?)
A youth that doesn't fall under the descriptions under hikō shōnen (above), but who is found drinking alcohol, smoking, being out late at night, or participating in other activities that might harm their moral character; basically youth that are being generally delinquent. (Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations Article 2. 6)
Higai shōnen (被害少年?)
A youth who has committed crimes due to having had a difficult upbringing. (Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations Article 2. 7)
Yohogo shōnen (要保護少年?)
A youth who has been the victim of child abuse, in cases where there is no guardianship or guardianship has been deemed necessary for the youth's welfare, and where the youth doesn't fall under hikō shōnen (above). (Juvenile Activities, Police Regulations Article 2. 8)

List of shōnen anime and manga

Please see the category Shōnen for a list of anime and manga that are considered "shōnen".

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shōnen

-noun

  1. a class of manga for an audience of young boys
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