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May 16, 2024 2:45 AM
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so vote in the poll and discuss it in the comments if you want

i voted i do not know for now
May 16, 2024 3:56 AM
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There are some shonen action shows that are more seinen than OPM. This whole shonen-seinen split is useless, it just depends on magazines.
Imagine normies saying: "Peaky Blinders is mid and overhyped. Just another typical crime drama show. Breaking Bad is much better lol.".
May 16, 2024 4:18 AM
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Why to complicate things let this be simple as a action genre
May 16, 2024 4:21 AM
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Why to complicate things let this be simple as a action genre
@593arth should battle shonen be called action genre only too to simplify things?
May 16, 2024 4:40 AM
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Yes, why not? There are more than enough action seinen focusing on battles with fantastical powers. To name a few aside from OPM:

Basilisk
Bastard!!
Dorohedoro
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi
Hellsing
Hoshi no Samidare
Houseki no Kuni (at least the first part of the manga, I mean what the anime adapted)
Seikon no Kwaser
Record of Ragnarok
May 16, 2024 4:48 AM
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Yes, why not? There are more than enough action seinen focusing on battles with fantastical powers. To name a few aside from OPM:

Basilisk
Bastard!!
Dorohedoro
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi
Hellsing
Hoshi no Samidare
Houseki no Kuni (at least the first part of the manga, I mean what the anime adapted)
Seikon no Kwaser
Record of Ragnarok
@Nirinbo ye thats a good point
May 16, 2024 4:59 AM
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There are enough similarities, especially because of Genos being a main character, so it seems legit to call it Battle Seinen.

In this regard I wish that Mahou Josei was a thing too.
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May 16, 2024 6:18 AM
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shonen and seinen are demographics not genres.
May 16, 2024 6:24 AM
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shonen and seinen are demographics not genres.
@BillyFishy battle shonen is a genre though made up word genre by the west though
May 16, 2024 6:31 AM
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Yes, it is. It may have the feel of a battle shounen, but it's still a seinen. It is also a superhero satire, even though they are referred to simply as heroes, similar to My Hero Academia.
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May 16, 2024 7:03 AM
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deg said:
@593arth should battle shonen be called action genre only too to simplify things?

battleshonen is nothing. Just a term created by fans
May 16, 2024 8:00 AM

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deg said:
@593arth should battle shonen be called action genre only too to simplify things?

battleshonen is nothing. Just a term created by fans
@LittlexLittle ye true and i do not mind if battle shonen word become forgotten
May 16, 2024 8:50 AM
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nah it's just a shonen
May 16, 2024 9:06 AM

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nah it's just a shonen
@Shinpei106 its published on a seinen magazine so its seinen
May 16, 2024 9:38 AM
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seinen and shonen are terms that refer to demographics (adult men and young boys respectively) and are not genres.
May 16, 2024 9:51 AM

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seinen and shonen are terms that refer to demographics (adult men and young boys respectively) and are not genres.
@Killjoy_Kora shonen is a demographic but battle shonen is a genre a made up genre by western fans though
May 16, 2024 9:53 AM

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Don't really care, call it whatever.
May 16, 2024 9:55 AM

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@Killjoy_Kora shonen is a demographic but battle shonen is a genre a made up genre by western fans though
@deg Are you sure it's made up by western fans and not just a westernized term of nekketsu?
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May 16, 2024 9:55 AM
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deg said:
@Killjoy_Kora shonen is a demographic but battle shonen is a genre a made up genre by western fans though

Yes exactly, Western Fans just hear the word Shonen and don't realize it has a very specific meaning. The most boring and lame example of linguistic adoption.
May 16, 2024 10:06 AM

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@deg Are you sure it's made up by western fans and not just a westernized term of nekketsu?
@Zarutaku im sure most western fans do not know what nekketsu is right?
May 16, 2024 10:11 AM

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@Zarutaku im sure most western fans do not know what nekketsu is right?
@deg Indeed, but that doesn't mean the genre was made up by them. It just means they don't know the original Japanese term.
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May 19, 2024 3:57 AM

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I can see your point, but let it just be Action, Comedy. That's enough imo
May 20, 2024 7:03 AM
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Shinpei106 said:
nah it's just a shonen

Actually it is a Confirmed Seinen although it is closer to Shonen in tone and a lot of people make that mistake. If we are talking about the Manga aside from the occasional foul language it doesn't really feel like a Seinen imo. Once you compare it to say Chainsaw Man which is a Shonen it is quite PG.
May 20, 2024 7:07 AM
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I don't think there is a such thing as Battle Seinen or Battle Shonen it's just a term some fans came up with. One Punch Man is a Action/Comedy Parody of Shonen Manga that is technically a Seinen. Why does it need to have any other term applied to it? Honestly people get way too into what Demo or Genre this or that is when it doesn't matter. All that matters is if you like it or not.
May 22, 2024 12:46 PM

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I don't think there is a such thing as Battle Seinen or Battle Shonen it's just a term some fans came up with. One Punch Man is a Action/Comedy Parody of Shonen Manga that is technically a Seinen. Why does it need to have any other term applied to it? Honestly people get way too into what Demo or Genre this or that is when it doesn't matter. All that matters is if you like it or not.
@RickyHunt Wrong. There is very clearly a difference between an action anime and a battle shounen. If you are too dumb to see it that's your own problem, US fans are free to deliberate this as much as we want. Mind your own business.
Aug 7, 2024 10:06 PM
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@RickyHunt Wrong. There is very clearly a difference between an action anime and a battle shounen. If you are too dumb to see it that's your own problem, US fans are free to deliberate this as much as we want. Mind your own business.
@phantom346 Explain said difference then? Not sure what US Fans have to do with anything. I answered and gave my thoughts on a thread not sure why you have to be so hostile or pull out your elitist card but whatever. Shonen is not a genre it is a demographic and marketing term.

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