| I don't believe so. Shonen seems to have more gender crossover. At least it seems that way in Japan, I'm not too sure about outside of Japan, but I'm still pretty sure most shojo fans are female. I do think more men are in the anime/manga fandom in general (in the US, that or they're more vocal) Of course, shojo has awesome epics like Banana Fish and Basara, there's nothing wrong with liking shojo. |
| ^ninjarekt well, there is more female fans than male but lately the amount of male fans have been increasing (including me). this is me just generalizing from forums sites and japanese sites |
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| To be honest, I don't care who it's for. If I like it, I like it. Something people need to understand is that Males and Females are the same, our psychical bodies may be different, but our minds and thoughts are all the same. The only reason we have things like "girly colours" and "man toys" is because that's how we were raised. It doesn't matter if an anime/manga was made for girls, if it amuses me. My penis has nothing to do with what I watch/read. |
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Dante8779 said: To be honest, I don't care who it's for. If I like it, I like it. Something people need to understand is that Males and Females are the same, our psychical bodies may be different, but our minds and thoughts are all the same. The only reason we have things like "girly colours" and "man toys" is because that's how we were raised. Pretty much this. |
| The writer who penned Clashing Feelings. You can buy the light novel on Amazon. |
FallnKnightFakir said: Of course, shojo has awesome epics like Banana Fish and Basara, there's nothing wrong with liking shojo. Damn, that Banan Fish sounds pretty interesting. Maybe I'll read it after I finish Sailor Moon. Also, I pretty much second what Dante said. A lot of truth there. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| It doesn't really matter if guys like shoujo manga, since tons of girls like shounen anyway. This makes me remember those rumours about a number of shoujo and yaoi manga artists being dudes with female pen names. I can only wonder if this plays any part in all of this. |
| No, its just you and your circle (no offense). But in bigger community, female reader for shoujo is still in majority. But males who buy stuff like "Nakayoshi" are not in the small number either. Well, they're reading mostly for different reason though. |
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allflying said: But males who buy stuff like "Nakayoshi" are not in the small number either. Well, they're reading mostly for different reason though. Lol, hey I read Nakayoshi and I don't have any hidden motives. |
| Proud founder of the 20+ virgins club. Please visit my manga blog for manga updates and more! Mup da doo didda po mo muhfuggen bix nood ^ Need someone who can translate this. Pm me pls. |
| Shoujo is marketed to girls, Shounen was marketed to boys but since the newer generartions are changing so are their taste. The girls (some) who used to like shoujo for the romance got sick of it and went to some other genre. The boys who like action and the power of friendship got sick of that and went to another genre like shoujo. Even if shoujo is catered to girls they are also catering to guys like you as well since the people in the business knows damn well they're getting money either way. As for fans, I'd say it's still female based, remember this girls like romance more then guys do and when I mean romance I mean mentally exhausting love triangles. As you can tell I don't do well with most shoujo's I read. |
BishoujotakuAug 12, 2014 4:26 PM
“Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short and wear shirts and boots because it’s okay to be a boy; for girls it’s like promotion. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, according to you, because secretly you believe that being a girl is degrading.”—Ian McEwan, The Cement Garden (1978) |
| This happened to be my case but i feel like us guys watched too much action/adventure/cool/shounen anime to begin with and watched so much of it that shoujo was refreshing and something new so we end up watching it. |
tankker5 said: This happened to be my case but i feel like us guys watched too much action/adventure/cool/shounen anime to begin with and watched so much of it that shoujo was refreshing and something new so we end up watching it. You sir make a convincing argument, I mean explosions and fighting are awesome, but it's very difficult to make them unique. |
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tankker5 said: This happened to be my case but i feel like us guys watched too much action/adventure/cool/shounen anime to begin with and watched so much of it that shoujo was refreshing and something new so we end up watching it. In my case, its the other way around. My cousin loves shoujo manga, most of my reading since childhood are shoujo manga. Then, CLAMP happened. Now, I must face childhood trauma whenever I'm about to watch/read something from female demographic. |
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Dante8779 said: To be honest, I don't care who it's for. If I like it, I like it. Something people need to understand is that Males and Females are the same, our psychical bodies may be different, but our minds and thoughts are all the same. The only reason we have things like "girly colours" and "man toys" is because that's how we were raised. It doesn't matter if an anime/manga was made for girls, if it amuses me. My penis has nothing to do with what I watch/read. This. I love Ouran High School Host Club for its entertainment value and it's humor. I don't care who it's marketed for. |
Dante8779 said: To be honest, I don't care who it's for. If I like it, I like it. Something people need to understand is that Males and Females are the same, our psychical bodies may be different, but our minds and thoughts are all the same. The only reason we have things like "girly colours" and "man toys" is because that's how we were raised. It doesn't matter if an anime/manga was made for girls, if it amuses me. My penis has nothing to do with what I watch/read. This. |
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