| After reading today's Fairy Tail chapter, I'm certain it will overtake Bleach/Naruto very soon. |
| Well Naruto seems to be nearing its end and definitely lost all forms of quality. I would have to say the current closest would be Fairy Tail. |
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Baman said: Well, once they end, some other generic shounen will take their place, that's the way of the world. But I dunno, I wouldn't bet on any of those that are ongoing atm. Doubt it....for many reasons. This anime boom that we're still on is from a generation the started watching one if not ALL of the big three... It will probably take many, many years before another shounen can over take their popularity. |
| In My Opinion, it would be: Beelzebub since it looks like a good anime, that could have the same flow of naruto & bleach, meaning its gonna be long and like a cycle of battles and stuff. But I saw the the ratings of Beelzebub and I saw not everyone likes it for some reason... |
Baman said: Well, once they end, some other generic shounen will take their place, that's the way of the world. But I dunno, I wouldn't bet on any of those that are ongoing atm. That meaning, Fairy Tail. But when One Piece ends, Fairy Tail will probably have ended a long time ago. |
| I don't know about surpassing the popularity, but I think Fairy Tail is the obvious contender to the throne of sorts. I believe it will probably help fill the void left by Naruto when it ends, which seems to be coming fairly soon. |
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| Fairy tail is getting more awesome lately with new arc,so i'l say FT :O |
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| My vote is with Fairy Tail too. Lots of people are probably gonna say Fairy Tail too especially after the latest chapter release. Its probably the most discussed chapter of fairy tail yet. |
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Paul said: Gintama would beat those 3 but the fact is that it just doesn't have as many viewers than those 3 (separately). Fairy Tail will never beat One Piece. |
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| Fairy Tail and Beelzebub. Edit: Gintama will not surpass the big three because it's more on the GAG side. |
| GINTAMA is the biggest one!!! |
| It's still going to take a while, since One Piece will probably end way after the other two are long gone, which would probably be in about 5-10 years... By that time all the current Jump manga will be on their last legs too, but I'd say of the current Jump mangas and if it lasts that long Toriko has the better chance.Though I have enjoyed what I've seen of Gintama and despite the Beelzebub anime being shit compared to the manga it has gotten fairly good ratings(or so I've heard) but I don't really think they have what it takes to become that huge, as they are more gag mangas than pure shonen, which from what I've seen of it Toriko is. |
skapandiNov 10, 2011 3:23 AM
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| The popularity gap from Fairy Tail to The Big 3 is still quite big actually, I don't see FT passing any of them 3 anytime soon. That said, FT is easily the biggest candidate to likely replace one of the 3 in future. |
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| One piece is the better , like real better. Bleach is cool, but too many fillers... So does naruto, but atleast some bleach fillers make sense, naruto no. Well,back to the topic...Fairy tail is the closest one to reach them...Also those are the only's shounen's with 100 + episodes that still airing ( Myself idk if we can call Gintama as shounen cuz its more focused on comedy then fights, i didnt watched it yet. ) |
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BeYourself said: One piece is the better , like real better. Bleach is cool, but too many fillers... So does naruto, but atleast some bleach fillers make sense, naruto no. Well,back to the topic...Fairy tail is the closest one to reach them...Also those are the only's shounen's with 100 + episodes that still airing ( Myself idk if we can call Gintama as shounen cuz its more focused on comedy then fights, i didnt watched it yet. ) Gintama is in Shonen Jump just like the rest, so yeah it's shonen. Also being in Shonen Jump is a requirement to being considered for the "Big 3" of SJ. That means Fairy Tail is out of consideration. |
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| But there's nothing about BEING an SJ. Its about what anime can pass the POPULARITY. Least it's what i understand from this topic. Whatever, i cant talk about gintama since i never watched it. |
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| Being in SJ and having an anime are the reasons why the term even came about. |
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| DBZ is the ULTIMATE :D For me, there's no anime that can surpass DBZ ♥ Bleach ROCKS too :D |
| Look from the big three Bleach is falling because honestly it lost it's magic and from the sales it seem Toriko will be the replacement. Fairy Tail isn't even close to be good enough. It's too childish and clishe to go anywhere. |
Monad said: Look from the big three Bleach is falling because honestly it lost it's magic and from the sales it seem Toriko will be the replacement. This. |
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| I honestly think Fairy tail can surpass atleast one of them. It has hot girls. Great characters. Toriko seems too episodic (Ive only watched it up to episode 10) |
BeYourself said: The 'big 3' is a concept that describes Weekly Shounen Jump's top 3 manga, popularity wise. Technically it doesn't have anything to do with their anime adaptions at all, though these adaptions obviously help manga gain their popularity.But there's nothing about BEING an SJ. Its about what anime can pass the POPULARITY. Least it's what i understand from this topic. Whatever, i cant talk about gintama since i never watched it. So yes, being in WSJ is a requirement... Fairy Tail is ineligible. |
| The 'big 3' cant even be compared to Gintama. Find me another anime with the same genre as Gintama and I will eat my words. FYI, the 'big 3' is in the genre of action shonen, the same as DBZ, Fairy Tail and others in SJ. Gintama IS shonen, but the only post-modern (google the meaning if you are unsure) shonen anime/manga out there, or rather, post-modern as a genre itself. No other can be as daring, comical yet cool at the same time. The thing about Gintama is that haters cant appreciate the humor and they say it sucks. Awesome logic there. |
icegenieNov 11, 2011 4:01 AM
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| Fairy Tail because Fairy Tail is fucking awesome. |
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| Maybe Fairy Tale. Dunno why, but it's quite popular. |
Tell the victims to kill eachother. |
| Maybe Fairy Tail or Detective Conan. |
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| Not going through all the pages but wasn't it already debated that Fairy Tail can't even be considered considering the 'big three' are Shounen Jump exclusive. Fairy Tail isn't a SJ. |
peinisimo said: Maybe Fairy Tail or Detective Conan. Fairy Tail maybe(if it lasts till then) but Detective Conan has been around for longer than all of the 'big 3' so I don't really think it's gonna get really popular all of a sudden once those are gone in America...Plus by then people who haven't started it will be faced with a huge pile of chapters to read(which wouldn't be that much of an issue if it was your regular shonen, but it has ALOT of text and cases that can be seen as canon filler, since they don't add anything to the story and alot of people don't like that) |
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| Any long running shounen (it'd have to be this demegraphic) that has a manga: - I could see Hunter x Hunter doing well (I like this, the manga, old and new anime) - Beelzebub is doing OK (I'm not too keen on the anime - it's way to shallow for me, but it has it's many supporters) - Gaurentee Fairy Tail, though I'd suggest the author cut back on the mysteries a tad and worked harder on the current characters - Soul Eater manga is ace and was one of the highest selling in the US this year, so hopefully, a new anime? This would be a hit Another importiant element is the production team and partners (eg merchandising) - how much are they willing to commit? |
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Queen_Stars said: - Beelzebub is doing OK (I'm not too keen on the anime - it's way to shallow for me, but it has it's many supporters) Beelzebub doesn't really need to be 'deep', it excells at what it does, being funny and badass.I'd hate it if the author took it too seriously and ruined it. And manga is the way to go with Beelzebub,the anime removes the funnier jokes and has really shitty animation, it's just bad compared to the original. |
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skapandi said: Queen_Stars said: - Beelzebub is doing OK (I'm not too keen on the anime - it's way to shallow for me, but it has it's many supporters) Beelzebub doesn't really need to be 'deep', it excells at what it does, being funny and badass.I'd hate it if the author took it too seriously and ruined it. And manga is the way to go with Beelzebub,the anime removes the funnier jokes and has really shitty animation, it's just bad compared to the original. Don't forget the crappy fillers. |
skapandi said: Queen_Stars said: - Beelzebub is doing OK (I'm not too keen on the anime - it's way to shallow for me, but it has it's many supporters) Beelzebub doesn't really need to be 'deep', it excells at what it does, being funny and badass.I'd hate it if the author took it too seriously and ruined it. And manga is the way to go with Beelzebub,the anime removes the funnier jokes and has really shitty animation, it's just bad compared to the original. You realise you state the same thing as me, only in a more detailed manner? I didn't say it had to be 'deep' (the top 3 aren't) and I agree that the manga is better then the anime (pretty much stated it). The anime is a tad to flaky at the moment to do the manga justice; well used elements to maintain cheap amusement. |
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You realise you state the same thing as me, only in a more detailed manner? I didn't say it had to be 'deep' (the top 3 aren't) and I agree that the manga is better then the anime (pretty much stated it). The anime is a tad to flaky at the moment to do the manga justice; well used elements to maintain cheap amusement. Sorry, I assumed you didn't read the manga since people I've encountered here watch mostly the anime.My bad. |
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Queen_Stars said: I didn't say it had to be 'deep' (the top 3 aren't) and I agree that the manga is better then the anime (pretty much stated it). One Piece's plot is deep. Maybe not Monster kind of deep, but it's very deep for it's kind. On the surface it's just a generic shounen, but it's World is what makes it deep. Stuff like the Poneglyphs, and such. |
| I forgot to add... Pokemon has possibly 1up'd the 'top three' conbined - it'a still running dispite pretty much being anime alone. Though it may not quite be of the same demegraphic - it's still highly popular outside Japan (one of the few anime's on in my country). skapandi said: Sorry, I assumed you didn't read the manga since people I've encountered here watch mostly the anime.My bad. No need to be sorry. Tiago97 said: One Piece's plot is deep. Maybe not Monster kind of deep, but it's very deep for it's kind. On the surface it's just a generic shounen, but it's World is what makes it deep. Stuff like the Poneglyphs, and such. I have been into OnePiece for years (first took interest about 12 years back during the dreaded 4Kids dub and do have a manga volume) - I don't see it as deep of shallow and in no way generic... Not too many shounen's are 'deep' IMO, as you stated, something like Moster (senine) could be seen as 'deep', yet I don't turn to shounen's for depth anymore. I feel that OP dipped a tad after the timeskip last year personally. |
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I feel that OP dipped a tad after the timeskip last year personally. Same.I(and most of the fanbase, it seems) just hope Oda wraps the current arc up nicely so they can head for the New World, because Fishman Island has been really meh besides a few moments so far. |
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| Also come up with a few more: - Hijime no Ippo; if that was long running, it'd be a lot more popular (shounen manga that's run 22 years) - Blood Lad is something different, yet like the 'big three' it has an 'accessable to the masses tone (suitable for everyone to a degree); it's getting an anime soon; though the manga is quite young, with good investment, people would take to it - I could see Gamaran doing well is it had an anime; it's a popular series and it's a fighting type too skapandi said: I feel that OP dipped a tad after the timeskip last year personally. Same.I(and most of the fanbase, it seems) just hope Oda wraps the current arc up nicely so they can head for the New World, because Fishman Island has been really meh besides a few moments so far. I didn't know a lot of poeple felt the same... I felt the events leading up to the time skip were rushed and ultimately, a bit pointless - it's as if nothing happened? |
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Queen_Stars said: - Hijime no Ippo; if that was long running, it'd be a lot more popular (shounen manga that's run 22 years) If they man up and make a long running anime of it... Shingeki no Kyojin could be a candidate. If they ever made an anime. |
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Bobafetz said: Beelzebub... No. It's all up to the massses - there are many highly popular stuff that many concider to be not-so-good, I don't like: - Vampire Knight - DeathNote - Code Geass - Haruhi Suzumiya But people are mad for them and they'd probably still sell well if they were long running. |
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Hasn't Death Note already surpassed the big three? It's quite highly rated imo. A replacement would have a currently running series. Since there are things like sales figures, TV ratings, and popularity polls for all of these series an "opinion" that DN has surpassed any of the Big 3 is more revisionist history than what has happened. |
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