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Jul 22, 2021 8:49 AM
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Just battle shonen. No death note or anything like that. Considering the quality of the story, art/animation, characters, and other factors, what would you say is the best? I'd say HxH. Its my favorite anime and FMAB is right behind it for best battle shonen but I think HxH nails everything properly.
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Jul 22, 2021 8:50 AM
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My favorite battle shonen?
Hunter x Hunter
Jul 22, 2021 8:52 AM
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Out of the ones I've watched, it's definitely Hunter X Hunter.


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Jul 22, 2021 8:53 AM
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Hunter x Hunter 2011 for me as well.!
Jul 22, 2021 8:55 AM
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that is Mob Psycho 100 for me

if we are talking strictly anime only then i consider Gurren Lagann as epitome of battle shonen since it has a a battle shonen manga anyway later on its run
Jul 22, 2021 8:56 AM
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Hunter x Hunter is my best Battle shounen.
FMAB comes second
JoJo comes third.

Mob psycho is slice of life as well so I am not ranking it. But it's really good.
Jul 22, 2021 8:57 AM
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Bleach is better than any other piece of fiction ever created
Jul 22, 2021 8:58 AM
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HXH, FMAB, and World Trigger are the top 3 from mine.
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Jul 22, 2021 8:58 AM
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Obviously bleach there's nothing bt fights and powerups πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Jul 22, 2021 9:00 AM

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fmab is not a true battle shonen, it can't even compare with dragon ball or even gintama, you said no death note so I guess it's no fmab either.
I'll go with Hokuto no Ken
Jul 22, 2021 9:03 AM

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It's either fullmetal alchemist or HxH at the moment although one piece is getting up there. I admit I have a personal bias towards dragon ball though.
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Jul 22, 2021 9:05 AM
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Ashita no Joe.

If the requirements for being a battle shounen are some sort of superpower and power system and such, I guess HxH.
Jul 22, 2021 9:07 AM
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Hunter x Hunter 2011 by a long shot. The York New city arc was lit.
Jul 22, 2021 9:09 AM

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Haikyuu

Because nothing comes even close to it’s character writing and development and it has easily the best “battles” of any shonen since they are written to perfection.
If non physical battle shonen are allowed.
Jul 22, 2021 9:11 AM
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Fire Force...

I know i know, It's far from the best but i just like it a lot so i wanted to mention it :)
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Jul 22, 2021 9:11 AM

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One Piece and Hunter x Hunter for me.
Jul 22, 2021 9:13 AM

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When it comes to battle shounen, the first thing that comes to mind is obviously Dragon Ball. I might not be as attached to it as others but I have to admit that it was a pretty good battle shounen and the fights were very enjoyable.

Apart from that I also find Bleach to be very good. It was a constant hype train and really fun to watch.

Hunter x Hunter is an example of a darker battle shounen and is probably one of my favorites.

I don't know if One Piece counts as a battle shounen (probably does) but I like to think of it more as an adventure anime/manga with fights. Either way, it is something that is very close to me.

So to answer the question, I think those anime I mentioned above are some of the best battle shounen out there.


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Jul 22, 2021 9:17 AM

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Done x kano is greatest battle shonen.
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Jul 22, 2021 9:17 AM

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None....it's something subjective...
Jul 22, 2021 9:18 AM

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Demon slayer

others are long as fuck so i dont bother to check them out
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Jul 22, 2021 9:26 AM

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Battle shounen.. hmm..
HxH and JoJo
Jul 22, 2021 10:12 AM
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MatthewT45 said:
HXH, FMAB, and World Trigger are the top 3 from mine.


I forgot about World Trigger. Its insanely good
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Jul 22, 2021 10:16 AM

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it's obviously bleach. the greatest battle shounen
Jul 22, 2021 10:16 AM
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Haikyuu

Because nothing comes even close to it’s character writing and development and it has easily the best “battles” of any shonen since they are written to perfection.
If non physical battle shonen are allowed.

I'm still watching Haikyuu and its completely up to your opinion on what is a battle shonen and what is, but since it does have the whole volleyball game thing going for it I'd say it counts.
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Jul 22, 2021 10:17 AM

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Gintama or Hunter x Hunter. Shout out to yu yu hakusho and city hunter.
Jul 22, 2021 10:17 AM
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DoruCatana said:
None....it's something subjective...

I know, that's why I asked what do YOU think is the greatest battle shonen,
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Jul 22, 2021 10:18 AM
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None looooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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Jul 22, 2021 10:25 AM
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Most of those answers have the same show in them.
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ShnuxBoi said:
DoruCatana said:
None....it's something subjective...

I know, that's why I asked what do YOU think is the greatest battle shonen,


HxH or JJK ....because I haven't read One Piece yet....

!!If Chainsaw Man is considered a battle shounen....then Chainsaw Man is my first choise!!
Jul 22, 2021 12:49 PM

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Haven't watched many battle shounen but if I had to choose one, I'd say Jujutsu Kaisen.



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Hunter x Hunter is the greatest battle shonen.
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DoruCatana said:
ShnuxBoi said:

I know, that's why I asked what do YOU think is the greatest battle shonen,


HxH or JJK ....because I haven't read One Piece yet....

!!If Chainsaw Man is considered a battle shounen....then Chainsaw Man is my first choise!!

I haven't read Chainsaw man, so I really know nothing about it haha
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Jul 22, 2021 1:08 PM

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One of the best so far:
Bleach
There is lot of good battle shonen but Bleach is rlly special
Jul 22, 2021 1:09 PM

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I'm gonna go with jjk its the only full on battle shounen that I actually enjoyed. My answer will probably change once chainsaw man gets adapted I loved the manga.
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ShnuxBoi said:
DoruCatana said:


HxH or JJK ....because I haven't read One Piece yet....

!!If Chainsaw Man is considered a battle shounen....then Chainsaw Man is my first choise!!

I haven't read Chainsaw man, so I really know nothing about it haha


On a superficial level...it's Evanghelion+JJK with less power scaling, more bad bitches and a horror touch...giving some Devilman inspirations....Not perfect but consistently well written....
Jul 22, 2021 2:20 PM

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Mob Psycho 100, Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho. Battle shonen aren’t really my thing, but I’ve really enjoyed these shows.
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DoruCatana said:
ShnuxBoi said:

I haven't read Chainsaw man, so I really know nothing about it haha



On a superficial level...it's Evanghelion+JJK with less power scaling, more bad bitches and a horror touch...giving some Devilman inspirations....Not perfect but consistently well written....

Sounds interesting haha. I think I'll wait for the anime, but I'm really excited. Especially about the bad bitches part ;)
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Jul 22, 2021 3:24 PM
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One Piece and hunter x hunter would be my easy top 2




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Jul 22, 2021 5:48 PM

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It's a tie between Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and One Punch Man.

Honorable mentions would go to:

Buso Renkin
Fullmetal Alchemist
Inu Yasha/Inu Yasha: The Final Act
Kaze no Stigma
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Kingdom
Kurokami
Noragami/Noragami Aragoto
One Punch Man 2
Yu Yu Hakusho
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Jul 22, 2021 6:03 PM

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My favorite battle shonen?
Hunter x Hunter. Haven't completed it yet, but it's great.
Jul 22, 2021 6:15 PM

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Honestly, One Piece has some good power scaling, making the battles either balanced or extremely fucking unfair. And you love to see some of that 'the MC gets better in the middle of the fight'.

Even though, if I had to give a number one for battle shounen, this 100% goes to Gurren Lagann. The last few episodes were enough to convince me that the battle scenes were the best out there. Even the early battles were entertaining enough, to be honest.

Jul 22, 2021 6:27 PM
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Ready2Rest said:
My favorite battle shonen?
Hunter x Hunter. Haven't completed it yet, but it's great.

Are you currently on the chimera ant arc?
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Jul 22, 2021 6:33 PM

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ShnuxBoi said:
Ready2Rest said:
My favorite battle shonen?
Hunter x Hunter. Haven't completed it yet, but it's great.

Are you currently on the chimera ant arc?

Yes, and it's quite slow, so I'm having a hard time continuing the series, given I kept it on-hold 2 months ago.
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Hunter x Hunter was the first shounen I gave a 10 for a rating

KnY is also pretty good in my opinion but since it's pretty short it can't compare to Hunter x Hunter

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Probably One Piece. Unless Oda goes full Isayama, it might make it into my favorites.

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Ready2Rest said:
ShnuxBoi said:

Are you currently on the chimera ant arc?

Yes, and it's quite slow, so I'm having a hard time continuing the series, given I kept it on-hold 2 months ago.

It is a bit slow but trust me it gets beter and better as it goes on. The slow parts just serve to make the amazing third act shine even more.
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Jul 22, 2021 8:23 PM

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My favorite battle shounen is FMAB.
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It's Yu Yu Hakusho.

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Jul 22, 2021 9:22 PM
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Ok guys here me out
It’s naruto
Ok ik naruto has some shitty arcs and lots of filler
But the chuunin arc was peak battle shounen
All battle shounen anime have some shitty arcs except hxh ig, but u really can’t call that a battle shounen when there’s so much blood and murder during the chimera ant arc
Yeah hxh is classified as a battle shounen but it’s kind of a mix bw shounen and other stuff like seinen or something else
So I think narutos the best battle shounen :P
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easy Naruto, it has like 20 10/10 fights and lots of great odder fighting on top
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