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Shōnen manga refers to manga aimed at an audience of adolescent boys, with the primary target audience alternately defined as 10 to 19 years old [5] and as 12 to 21 years old. [6] It is the most popular category in the Japanese market of the four primary demographic categories of manga (shōnen, shōjo, seinen, and josei). [7] [8]
Note 5] [109] Shōnen, seinen, and seijin manga share a number of features in common. Boys and young men were among the earliest readers of manga after World War II. [110] From the 1950s on, shōnen manga focused on topics thought to interest the archetypical boy: sci-tech subjects like robots and space travel, and heroic action-adventure.
Shōnen Sekai was the first shōnen magazine created in 1895 by Iwaya Sazanami, a famous writer of Japanese children's literature back then. Shōnen Sekai had a strong focus on the First Sino-Japanese War. [88] In 1905, the manga-magazine publishing boom started with the Russo-Japanese War, [89] Tokyo Pakku was created and became a huge hit. [90]
There is significant awareness of Japanese popular culture in the United States.The flow of Japanese animation, fashion, films, manga comics, martial arts, television shows and video games to the United States has increased American awareness of Japanese pop culture, which has had a significant influence on American pop culture, including sequential media and entertainment into the 21st century.
Based on Shueisha's popular Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Shonen Jump is an attempt to provide English readers with easily accessible, affordable, and officially licensed editions of the latest installments of popular Shōnen Jump manga soon after their release in Japan, as an alternative to popular bootleg scanlation services.
Seinen manga is distinguished from shōnen manga, which is for young boys, and seijin-muke manga , which are intended for adult audiences and often contain explicit content. Some seinen manga like xxxHolic share similarities with shōnen manga. Seinen manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy.
Weekly Shonen Jump was a digital shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media, and the successor to their monthly print anthology Shonen Jump.It began serialization on January 30, 2012, as Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha (officially stylized as Weekly SHONEN JUMP αlpha or Weekly SHONEN JUMP Alpha), with two free preview issues published in the buildup to its launch.
Developments in the culture of the United States in modern history have often been followed by similar changes in the rest of the world (American cultural imperialism). This includes knowledge, customs, and arts of Americans, as well as events in the social, cultural, and political spheres.