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Jun 9, 11:11 AM
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I want to start reading a shonen from beginning, Which one is the most worth it?
Jun 9, 11:13 AM
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Hmm, Jujutsu Kaisen from this list.
Jun 9, 11:36 AM
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I guess Jujutsu Kaisen from that list.
Jun 9, 11:46 AM
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Only read MHA. Prefer the anime , but only the first seasons. try Cage of Eden or Bio-meat nectar instead.
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Jun 9, 11:51 AM
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Only read MHA. Prefer the anime , but only the first seasons. try Cage of Eden or Bio-meat nectar instead.
@MichaelJackson thnx but both these two are survival ones and if you ask me I have an overdose of it with Gantz right now '-_-
Jun 9, 12:21 PM
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"Which of these shonen is the best in your opinion?"

JJK
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Jun 9, 12:22 PM
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Stay away from shounen shit, kiddo. Watch something else.
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At least JJK has stellar music and visuals going for them. Speaking of which, I should probably get going and watch the blu-ray version...
Jun 9, 12:42 PM
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From that list is Fire Force(30 limit characters).

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Stay away from shounen shit, kiddo. Watch something else.
@BigBoyAdvance What do you suggest instead? which is similar to shonen but mature, and without forcing itself to be mature, as the majority do.
Jun 9, 12:52 PM

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From that list is Fire Force(30 limit characters).
@Absurdo_N can you explain please why fire force instead of all these ? I've heard a lot or praise of it and I'm planning to read it but i'm afraid to just find another cliche shonen with some differences.
Jun 9, 1:00 PM

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From that list, I have to go with Bleach because of nostalgia reasons. It has a cool power system and attractive guys.

I recommend reading the manga. Some people don't really like the last arc, but I honestly enjoyed it.

I also enjoy Jujutsu Kaisen, but that's still ongoing.
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@Absurdo_N can you explain please why fire force instead of all these ? I've heard a lot or praise of it and I'm planning to read it but i'm afraid to just find another cliche shonen with some differences.
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I like how Fire Force only has powers involving fire and yet all the powers and battles feel different from each other.

Jun 9, 1:16 PM

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@Yaaceen

I like how Fire Force only has powers involving fire and yet all the powers and battles feel different from each other.
@Absurdo_N what about the story, plot twists and the characters ?
Jun 9, 1:25 PM

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@MichaelJackson thnx but both these two are survival ones and if you ask me I have an overdose of it with Gantz right now '-_-
@Yaaceen shonen is a demography. what you mean is "battle shonen".
you have to be more specific. and survival is a top tier genre. nothing wrong about adding more and more to your list. up to you
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Bleach by a landslide.

Answering JJK is an enigma for me.
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Jun 9, 1:28 PM

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Why ask us? And Ao Ashi is seinen so why is there?
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Jun 9, 1:36 PM

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There isn't a single good show in that poll
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

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@Absurdo_N what about the story, plot twists and the characters ?
@Yaaceen

The story is very simple, the protagonist loses his family and finds a team that becomes his new family and now they are going to save the world from eccentric villains.

The characters are very charismatic.

Telling the twists in the plot is too spoilery, so I won't say it.

Jun 9, 1:39 PM

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@Yaaceen shonen is a demography. what you mean is "battle shonen".
you have to be more specific. and survival is a top tier genre. nothing wrong about adding more and more to your list. up to you
@MichaelJackson I know all this ty but its well known that when we say just "shonen" everybody understand that it means battle shonen.
And it's nothing wrong to add many survival mangas to my list (like you) but i clearly meant that at the moment I need to change style , before one day I read another survival one.
Jun 9, 1:40 PM

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Why ask us? And Ao Ashi is seinen so why is there?
@Nurguburu why ask me these questions ?
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I would say that JJK, but as they are doing so well with the adaptation, it's worth waiting for it, but of course the spoilers of each chapter are all over the internet. if you really want to read it, do it

Maybe Bleach is better because the anime is censored, there is no filler and the art and design is another level.

Sket-Dance It's gintama type humor but for teenagers. But when it comes to drama, it's top.
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@Yaaceen

The story is very simple, the protagonist loses his family and finds a team that becomes his new family and now they are going to save the world from eccentric villains.

The characters are very charismatic.

Telling the twists in the plot is too spoilery, so I won't say it.
@Absurdo_N thank you, but I see that fire force is not getting a lot of votes here :(

Btw people are always toxic on these threads and on MAL in general that's why I don't comment here :(
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@Nurguburu why ask me these questions ?
@Yaaceen ....

Ok. You said you are going to leave the site the previous year so I'm curious of why now you ask this lol. Besides you didn't answer why you put Ao Ashi if you ask about shounen.
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@Absurdo_N thank you, but I see that fire force is not getting a lot of votes here :(

Btw people are always toxic on these threads and on MAL in general that's why I don't comment here :(
@Yaaceen

It's sad that there is so much toxicity, but there's not much you can do to avoid it, just ignore certain comments.

It's sad Fire Force got few votes, it's a very fun and very creative show.

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@Yaaceen ....

Ok. You said you are going to leave the site the previous year so I'm curious of why now you ask this lol. Besides you didn't answer why you put Ao Ashi if you ask about shounen.
@Nurguburu for ao ashi i added it coz from what i watched (anime) it appealed to me that it's clearly a shonen (maybe the manga is more mature i don't know).
And for what I said previous year: I said I leave commenting here yes , not leaving the database system (bty, did you know it by reading my profil or you just remember me and my drama last year ? (Between us,the reaction of people then hurt me).
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@Yaaceen

It's sad that there is so much toxicity, but there's not much you can do to avoid it, just ignore certain comments.

It's sad Fire Force got few votes, it's a very fun and very creative show.
@Absurdo_N for fire force what about the anime? And comparison with the manga
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I voted Sket Dance though I need to watch black cat.
My 2nd place is fire force
Jun 9, 1:59 PM

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@Nurguburu for ao ashi i added it coz from what i watched (anime) it appealed to me that it's clearly a shonen (maybe the manga is more mature i don't know).
And for what I said previous year: I said I leave commenting here yes , not leaving the database system (bty, did you know it by reading my profil or you just remember me and my drama last year ? (Between us,the reaction of people then hurt me).
@Yaaceen Seinen and shounen have nothing to do with appealing to their respective demographic or enjoyed only by people of that demographic, many adults enjoy shounen and many teenagers enjoy seinen. Even I can see why Major is shounen and Ookiku Furikabutte is seinen even if both are baseball sports. Some series cannot be classified as seinen, shounen, josei or shoujo. And I remember you from a locked thread which annoyed me.
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Jun 9, 2:04 PM

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@Absurdo_N for fire force what about the anime? And comparison with the manga
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Sorry, I only watched the anime so I can't compare the anime to the manga.

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@Yaaceen Seinen and shounen have nothing to do with appealing to their respective demographic or enjoyed only by people of that demographic, many adults enjoy shounen and many teenagers enjoy seinen. Even I can see why Major is shounen and Ookiku Furikabutte is seinen even if both are baseball sports. Some series cannot be classified as seinen, shounen, josei or shoujo. And I remember you from a locked thread which annoyed me.
@Nurguburu yes of course (about what you said about shonen).
The thread locked, every honest person know that i was right.
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1. Bleach
2. MHA
3. Jujutsu Kaisen

Not seen the others
Jun 9, 2:13 PM

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@Yaaceen Seinen and shounen have nothing to do with appealing to their respective demographic or enjoyed only by people of that demographic, many adults enjoy shounen and many teenagers enjoy seinen. Even I can see why Major is shounen and Ookiku Furikabutte is seinen even if both are baseball sports. Some series cannot be classified as seinen, shounen, josei or shoujo. And I remember you from a locked thread which annoyed me.
@Nurguburu can you explain me please why did you enjoy fate a lot and not kara no kyoukai ? (You also stopped watching it after the 5th movie like I did).
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JJK will give you the most bang for your buck in the shortest time out of everything here. Bleach has some high highs but you'll have to swim through filler and mediocrity to get to them. If you get on YouTube and watch all the cool Fire Force scenes, you've gotten most of the value from it, it also makes for really cool wallpapers.
Unless you're just starting to watch anime don't bother with MHA at all.
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@Nurguburu can you explain me please why did you enjoy fate a lot and not kara no kyoukai ? (You also stopped watching it after the 5th movie like I did).
@Yaaceen Besides I'm more exposed to Fate since I was a kid (I watched Zero as a kid lol), Fate lore and characters are generally better and more interesting. I think KnK work better as a mystery show but it doesn't help KnK are only movies unlike Fate. It's hard to connect to KnK characters due movie length (I just forget I didn't rate the 5th movie lol)
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@Yaaceen Besides I'm more exposed to Fate since I was a kid (I watched Zero as a kid lol), Fate lore and characters are generally better and more interesting. I think KnK work better as a mystery show but it doesn't help KnK are only movies unlike Fate. It's hard to connect to KnK characters due movie length (I just forget I didn't rate the 5th movie lol)
@Nurguburu i didn't rate it either , cauz i don't know how to appreciate these type of movies (like perfect blue, paprika,...etc)
Jun 9, 10:03 PM

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Not surprised that JJK is winning, but I'd strongly recommend going with "Sket Dance" since that series is completed and I'd say it's worth the read with the ending in consideration.
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bleach has official full color manga so you will appreciate the great drawings more
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From those I had more fun with Sket Dance.

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I need to watch black cat

The manga is way better.
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Anime wise? Its JJK

But since you're going with the manga, My Hero's art might make it an even better option.

Ao ashi might actually be great too, the anime's production value was kind of bad, so the football matches were REALLY stiff.

But that problem won't exist in the manga, and the writing was extremely solid.
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Bleach.
No fillers, good pacing, official colored, best art and most badass.
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

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@BigBoyAdvance What do you suggest instead? which is similar to shonen but mature, and without forcing itself to be mature, as the majority do.
@Yaaceen Season 1 of vinland saga is pretty battle shounen-y in a lot of ways.

or you could for something like beastars which even though its a shounen, feels a lot more like a seinen taking place in highschool.
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@BigBoyAdvance What do you suggest instead? which is similar to shonen but mature, and without forcing itself to be mature, as the majority do.
@Yaaceen Season 1 of vinland saga is pretty battle shounen-y in a lot of ways.

or you could for something like beastars which even though its a shounen, feels a lot more like a seinen taking place in highschool.
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Bleach > Jjk > Fire Force

Haven't seen the rest and yes Ao Ashi is seinen.
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@Yaaceen Season 1 of vinland saga is pretty battle shounen-y in a lot of ways.

or you could for something like beastars which even though its a shounen, feels a lot more like a seinen taking place in highschool.
@APolygons2

Vinland Saga started publishing as shonen manga it later switched to a seinen magazine.
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Vinland Saga started publishing as shonen manga it later switched to a seinen magazine.
@JoeChip That makes a lot of sense lol

I did not know that, thanks for the trivia!
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@MichaelJackson I know all this ty but its well known that when we say just "shonen" everybody understand that it means battle shonen.
And it's nothing wrong to add many survival mangas to my list (like you) but i clearly meant that at the moment I need to change style , before one day I read another survival one.
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I know all this ty but its well known that when we say just "shonen" everybody understand that it means battle shonen.

But you didn't make a battle shounen poll. The one I voted for is not battle shounen.
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The one where the white haired guy says "nah I'd win".

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