Top battle shonen anime
Avatar the Last Airbender | Sorry weebs
5.6%
30
One Piece | Still strong
15.5%
83
Attack on Titans | Not even a battle shonen stop comparing me with trash
13.3%
71
Demon Slayer | Laughs in budget at your B-tier shonen
3.7%
20
Hokuto no Ken | Better than your girly shonen
1.1%
6
HxH | *crying for a new chapter*
23.7%
127
Dragon Ball | Ripoffs everywhere
4.5%
24
Akame ga Kill | Plotarmour's for pussies
0.7%
4
FMAB | I'm complete and no lame levelling
6.9%
37
Chainsaw Man | You'll see
5.6%
30
Other
14.8%
79
All trash.
4.5%
24
535 votes
| A battle shonen, as the name implies, is one that focuses heavily on fighting that is integral to the plot. What do you think is the best 'battle shonen' anime of all time? Mod Edit: Thread locked for being a random X vs Y thread. Anime Discussion Rules 2: Please refrain from creating threads that do not encourage discussion; e.g. random "xx vs. yy", picture collecting, simple listing, etc. |
KarinaraMay 1, 2022 2:16 PM
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| Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Stop quoting me, I already had my butt kicked, please! |
PhosphophyllitaApr 8, 2022 10:13 PM
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
| Hunter x Hunter JoJo World Trigger Chainsaw Man is also a fine contender for the top. EDIT: Avatar is a solid 6/10 so it wouldn't be the best battle shounen, if it were a shounen in the first place. |
NirinboApr 7, 2022 10:25 AM
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| From this list, my favorite is probably Aot and Jojo. |
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| I love the fact that you said DB and not DBZ, here's a complete top Dragon Ball Hokuto no Ken Bleach Dragon Ball Z YuYu Hakusho Rurouni Kenshin Soul Eater D.Gray-man Magi Black Clover Gintama Jojo 3 (1993) Naruto Jojo 6 One Piece Naruto Shippuuden Fairy Tail Inuyasha Nanatsu no Taizai Jujutsu Kaisen Kimetsu no Yaiba Hokuto no Ken 2 Medaka Box Boku no Hero Academy Hunter x Hunter |
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| My Hero academia is better than all of those combined |
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| Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020) >>>>>>>>> rest |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| Jojo and hxh easily . As for one piece the fights don't really appeal to me , I am more interested in the lore,mystery and the world itself. Coming to new gen Chainsawman is overhyped as FK jjk is far superior in every aspect. |
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Phosphophyllita said: Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Better written compared to an average shounen but if u bring in Gintama or One Piece, it ain't better than them |
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KIOSHI_17 said: And what's the "better writing" in them?Phosphophyllita said: Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Better written compared to an average shounen but if u bring in Gintama or One Piece, it ain't better than them |
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Phosphophyllita said: Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Shingeki no Kyojin is a shonen, it was published on a shonen magazine therefore it is shonen. |
Ionliosite2 said: Phosphophyllita said: Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Shingeki no Kyojin is a shonen, it was published on a shonen magazine therefore it is shonen. I don't think so, shounen is for kids and Shingeki is too mature for kids A_G_N said: Phosphophyllita said: The characters on that show, except for 2 or 3 are terribly written.Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Being Seinin doesn't make everything mature. Blood, gore, tits are what makes it seinin, most anime have that. ? Eren, Mikasa, Levi, Erwin, Hange, Sasha, Gabi, Jean, Floch, Armin, Magath, Falco... They're all great. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
Ionliosite2 said: Phosphophyllita said: Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Shingeki no Kyojin is a shonen, it was published on a shonen magazine therefore it is shonen. Yeah sure it's published as shounen but the story is clearly way more seinen oriented ESPECIALLY post time skip. |
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Phosphophyllita said: Ionliosite2 said: Shingeki no Kyojin is a shonen, it was published on a shonen magazine therefore it is shonen. I don't think so, shounen is for kids and Shingeki is too mature for kids A_G_N said: The characters on that show, except for 2 or 3 are terribly written. Being Seinin doesn't make everything mature. Blood, gore, tits are what makes it seinin, most anime have that. ? Eren, Mikasa, Levi, Erwin, Hange, Sasha, Gabi, Jean, Floch, Armin, Magath, Falco... They're all great. Shonen and seinen are demographics for series under the magazine they are published. It doesn't matter if they are "too mature" than others because at the end of the day, it depends in which magazine they are published and SNK was published on a shonen magazine. |
| I would vote other but all of them are trash is also a good option. |
| Voting for Avatar would be too easy, only someone who hasn't watched it wouldn't consider it. I'm split between Black Clover, Douluo Dalu and Doupo Cangqiong. One Piece is great, but it's too long and, honestly, too filled with crap that muddies it. If it wasn't it probably would be the best battle shounen there is, minus avatar obv. Black clover, on the other hand, is pretty exciting in its own right, and it does a great job at bolstering the true meaning of teamwork. Douluo Dalu isn't the first choice just because the current episodes are pretty slow, and that biases me a bit. Doupo Cangqiong has the issue of art changing throughout its seasons but by the end of the year a remake is gonna fix that problem. The fights are absolutely outstanding in all three of them, so if I had to pick one based solely on that either would be fine. |
| Another battle shounen thread which turned into "Attack on Titan is Seinen not shounen." @Ionliosite2 and @A_G_N ignore that guy he is troll. He hates Aot but makes ridiculous claims (like "Aot is peak fiction", "Aot is Seinen not shounen" )to make fandom look bad. |
"People normally feel happiness...when they love and are loved in return. I feel happiness when people hate me...and I feel compelled to hurt the things that are dear to me. But is that so strange?" |
| Anyhow, obviously the best battle shonen is Dragon Ball. |
| Other (your vote). For me it's gintama but then it's a parody too so either d gray man(manga) or pandora hearts (manga). |
_Fallacy_ said: KIOSHI_17 said: And what's the "better writing" in them?Better written compared to an average shounen but if u bring in Gintama or One Piece, it ain't better than them It's kinda obvious if you have watched them. They got well written and overall better characters...for example take Gintoki, he is not like any other shounen character. Backstories are top tier aswell (just take the Joui war). The Overall storyline progression is smooth af and makes sense. Everything connects so well (arcs like sogun assassination, farewell shinsengumi, rakyugo etc). Also, if we're talking about worldbuilding and foreshadowing, then one piece shines the most...It has places like enies lobby, water 7, dressrosa, WCI, wano etc etc....Oda literally foreshadowed a dragon form of a character around chapter 300(which was about 15 years) and it appeared recently into manga's actual storyline |
KioshiApr 8, 2022 9:21 AM
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| It's obviously Avatar (I've only seen the first season lol) and no, I will not elaborate. |
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KIOSHI_17 said: But Gintoki is your typical shounen main character. Most of the time he just jerk off like Naruto or Luffy .....but when it comes to his friends he starts acting like a mature cool dude( like in benizkura arc or any serious Arc of Gintama)._Fallacy_ said: And what's the "better writing" in them? It's kinda obvious if you have watched them. They got well written and overall better characters...for example take Gintoki, he is not like any other shounen character. Backstories are top tier aswell (just take the Joui war or Odens past). The Overall storyline progression is smooth af. Everything connects so well Anyway ,fine if you think they are better written who am i to call them bad. Afterall, people like consuming garbage and hell-ing it as best anime. |
"People normally feel happiness...when they love and are loved in return. I feel happiness when people hate me...and I feel compelled to hurt the things that are dear to me. But is that so strange?" |
_Fallacy_ said: KIOSHI_17 said: But Gintoki is your typical shounen main character. Most of the time he just jerk off like Naruto or Luffy .....but when it comes to his friends he starts acting like a mature cool dude( like in benizkura arc or any serious Arc of Gintama).It's kinda obvious if you have watched them. They got well written and overall better characters...for example take Gintoki, he is not like any other shounen character. Backstories are top tier aswell (just take the Joui war or Odens past). The Overall storyline progression is smooth af. Everything connects so well Anyway ,fine if you think they are better written who am i to call them bad. Afterall, people like consuming garbage and hell-ing it as best anime. so you're calling Gintama garbage now lmao? |
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Catalano said: I love the fact that you said DB and not DBZ, here's a complete top Dragon Ball Hokuto no Ken Bleach Dragon Ball Z YuYu Hakusho Rurouni Kenshin Soul Eater D.Gray-man Magi Black Clover Gintama Jojo 3 (1993) Naruto Jojo 6 One Piece Naruto Shippuuden Fairy Tail Inuyasha Nanatsu no Taizai Jujutsu Kaisen Kimetsu no Yaiba Hokuto no Ken 2 Medaka Box Boku no Hero Academy Hunter x Hunter Good list and I would say it is not correct to put Hunter x Hunter below JJK and KnY. So far I would say HxH is most boring long running shounen I have watched. So I rated it 6. I even enjoyed Naruto to some extent but HxH wasn't anything enjoyable as much as I expected. |
KIOSHI_17 said: _Fallacy_ said: But Gintoki is your typical shounen main character. Most of the time he just jerk off like Naruto or Luffy .....but when it comes to his friends he starts acting like a mature cool dude( like in benizkura arc or any serious Arc of Gintama). Anyway ,fine if you think they are better written who am i to call them bad. Afterall, people like consuming garbage and hell-ing it as best anime. so you're calling Gintama garbage now lmao? I lowkey said all the reasons why it's better with factual statements and all you come up with is that silly "garbage" comment. It's pretty clear who's the right one here |
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KIOSHI_17 said: Atleast i consider it garbage lmao. _Fallacy_ said: But Gintoki is your typical shounen main character. Most of the time he just jerk off like Naruto or Luffy .....but when it comes to his friends he starts acting like a mature cool dude( like in benizkura arc or any serious Arc of Gintama). Anyway ,fine if you think they are better written who am i to call them bad. Afterall, people like consuming garbage and hell-ing it as best anime. so you're calling Gintama garbage now lmao? And foreshadowing is basic part of writing. It doesn't make anything well written or bad. Callbacks to things from the past isn't foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is more subtle or intricate. That dragon part which you mentioned in your earlier post is call back. And it's the same story with most of the so-called foreshadowing in OP. Edit : @KIOSHI_17 stop editing your message. If you can't write then write first on your note pad then post here. |
"People normally feel happiness...when they love and are loved in return. I feel happiness when people hate me...and I feel compelled to hurt the things that are dear to me. But is that so strange?" |
_Fallacy_ said: Atleast i consider it garbage lmao. And foreshadowing is basic part of writing. It doesn't make anything well written or bad. Callbacks to things from the past isn't foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is more subtle or intricate. That dragon part which you mentioned in your earlier post is call back. And it's the same story with most of the so-called foreshadowing in OP. You're wrong lmao. Foreshadowing is one of the things that decide if anime is well written or not and majority of those ain't same in one piece. Also; there's nothing so called 'back' thing that you said. Don't go on making things by yourself... |
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_Fallacy_ said: What's the problem with editing them? My typo is ass so I have to make changes sometimesAtleast i consider it garbage lmao. And foreshadowing is basic part of writing. It doesn't make anything well written or bad. Callbacks to things from the past isn't foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is more subtle or intricate. That dragon part which you mentioned in your earlier post is call back. And it's the same story with most of the so-called foreshadowing in OP. Edit : @KIOSHI_17 stop editing your message. If you can't write then write first on your note pad then post here. |
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| @KIOSHi_17 what was factual? "Gintoki isn't your typical shounen mc"? Which i already proved wrong. Every shounen MCs have backstories ,all of them say some cringe "what is wrong and what is right" quotes when they get serious. Nothing new, pretty generic writing and its the same with most of them. |
"People normally feel happiness...when they love and are loved in return. I feel happiness when people hate me...and I feel compelled to hurt the things that are dear to me. But is that so strange?" |
KIOSHI_17 said: I'm right lmao. Anyone with little idea of good writing can tell who is right and who is wrong. _Fallacy_ said: Atleast i consider it garbage lmao. And foreshadowing is basic part of writing. It doesn't make anything well written or bad. Callbacks to things from the past isn't foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is more subtle or intricate. That dragon part which you mentioned in your earlier post is call back. And it's the same story with most of the so-called foreshadowing in OP. You're wrong lmao. Foreshadowing is one of the things that decide if anime is well written or not and majority of those ain't same in one piece. Also; there's nothing so called 'back' thing that you said. Don't go on making things by yourself... "Making things" Sure. And adding 2 lmao and 2 lol in your post doesn't give you any Validification. Except that you are wrong. |
"People normally feel happiness...when they love and are loved in return. I feel happiness when people hate me...and I feel compelled to hurt the things that are dear to me. But is that so strange?" |
| Overall One piece is the best battle shounen as of now. Peak of hxh is unmatchable but this anime is very inconsistent between arcs. I have to see how Aot ends. Wating for csm. |
TheMechaManiac said: What is sane discussion?And as always it descends into outright sh**flinging. This is why I abandoned battle shounen ages ago - the fandoms are so mad at each other it's impossible to have a sane discussion. How mecha fans do sane discussion, Considering you are one. "Code Geass is overrated , it's gundum ripoff, lelouch is edgy char-aznableksjhdh whatever fck it's." "TTGL is overrated?" "Neon Genesis Evangelion is melodramatic ,and is only for edgy teenagers?" |
_Fallacy_Apr 7, 2022 10:49 AM
"People normally feel happiness...when they love and are loved in return. I feel happiness when people hate me...and I feel compelled to hurt the things that are dear to me. But is that so strange?" |
TheMechaManiac said: Still doesn't change the fact the "insane discussion" is not exclusive to only shounen fans. And this isn't limited to these three titles ,there more to it. And i do visit Gundum and other Meacha discussion forums and i know what kind of "sane" discussion happen there._Fallacy_ said: What is sane discussion? How mecha fans have sane discussion, Considering you are one. "Code Geass is overrated , it's gundum ripoff, lelouch is edgy char-aznableksjhdh whatever fck it's." "TTGL is overrated?" "Neon Genesis Evangelion is melodramatic ,and it for edgy teenagers?" Ey, no need to be aggressive. Those three shows aren't the problem, it's the "I don't like mecha but..." people who only watch the popular three without actually trying something else from the genre. At the same time those fans eat up moe/battle shounen/whatever popular anime because some anituber said so. Do note this does not apply to people who actually tried out something that's not from the Trio and did not find the genre interesting. And i can literally form the same argument for battle shounen fans."this does not apply to people who actually tried out something that's not from the Trio and did not find the genre interesting". You still not answered my question."What is sane discussion?" Edit : @TheMechaManiac don't edit your message, it's hard to reply like that. And that aot discussion is nothing new it's very common. As i told earlier the person who made that argument is known for hating Aot. He is a troll. |
_Fallacy_Apr 7, 2022 11:01 AM
"People normally feel happiness...when they love and are loved in return. I feel happiness when people hate me...and I feel compelled to hurt the things that are dear to me. But is that so strange?" |
Phosphophyllita said: It's crazy how so many people took the bait. Keep up the good work.Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" I haven't seen Bleach, so this would make this a top 5 and the best take of the thread. |
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| Demon Slayer has the been the best since it started publication. |
| Other (your vote), but let's say FMAB from this list. |
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KIOSHI_17 said: Better written compared to an average shounen, until season 4 started* Phosphophyllita said: Attack on Titan is seinen, it is better written and more mature than all "battle shounen" Better written compared to an average shounen but if u bring in Gintama or One Piece, it ain't better than them |
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