do you often feel "left out" 'cuz you haven't watched some of the longest running shounens ?

I have actually watched those ones so not really, but even for the ones I haven't watched like Boku no hero academia I would not really say I've ever felt like I was "missing out". Like what am I missing out on exactly? Memes? Fan theories? Idk, there's some value in those things of course but its not worth slogging through a series you don't enjoy.

If anyone tells you "you are missing out for not watching X" and X is a shounen battle anime I think you can safely ignore them. Battle shounens are some of the easiest "gateway drug anime" to get into, if you are not watching them of your own accord you don't need to make an effort to do so (there might be a few exceptions like HxH which I think transcends battle shounen but that's just my opinion). I especially don't think you need to watch shounen as a girl. I am always surprised when I hear girls are going to town watching things like naruto and DBZ. Of course there's nothing wrong with enjoying them but girls are not really the target audience for these shows, there's absolutely no point in forcing it if you are not interested in them naturally. Much the same I don't really expect sailor moon or cardcaptor sakura to appeal to me, I can appreciate them but I don't expect them to hook me in and/or for me to become a fan of them.

@Anjuro damn that's really fucking sexist. No Wonder most anime fans are single forever.

@trinitroglycerin What is sexist about my comment exactly? Saying that the target demographic of shounen (which literally means young boy btw) is young boys? I even said anyone can watch what they want, I'm not trying to tell anyone what to do, I am simply saying that if you are not naturally into shounen, in my humble opinion there is absolutely no reason to force it.

@Anjuro and why wouldn't girls be into battle shounen. My little sisters absolutely love og DB and Naruto while i feel quite lukewarm about them. And no, gender has nothing to do with what you Can enjoy and the so called demographics are in fact sexist and outdated (everyone knows Japan is extremely sexist). This is the same kind of stupid brainwashing as saying pink is girls' color. There: i explained it to you with simple words.

@trinitroglycerin Bro did you read what I wrote? I said, anyone can enjoy anything. My statement is that you shouldn't feel bad for not liking them as a girl, which is what this thread was about, NOT that you should feel bad for liking them as you seem to have twisted it. I know many girls that like Battle shounen, its not exactly news to me that they exist, and I have nothing against it.

I don't understand how demographics are sexist, do you disagree that the sexxes have different preferences then? A demographic is not an exact science, it just means that on average people of a certain persuasion will be more drawn to certain things, which is why its more than possible from people outside the demographic to enjoy a show. And of course, demographic assumptions can even be wrong from time to time, but the fundamental concept of a demographic is neither wrong nor sexist.

@Anjuro and i never said anything about feeling Bad for liking something. The fact you don't understand how thinking someone's gender has an influence on what they will be drawn to is indeed sexist proves that you are sexist. Again, this is no accusation as the majority of the population IS brainwashed from a very young age into conforming to gender stereotypes. Girls are more drawn to certain media because they were TAUGHT to.

@trinitroglycerin Well ok, I guess you subscribe to these modern ideas that the sexxes are completely indistiguishable apart from the social programming we receive from society. All I will say to that is please understand that this is also your opinion, but I disagree and I object to being called a sexist because of it.

You could also look at it like this, what does it matter why the sexxes have different preferences? You're not denying that they exist right? As long as the differences exist that means we can measure them and make decisions accordingly. That's what demographics are.