What do you guys prefer? Shoujo or shounen anime?

Postby **Maledicte** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:05 pm

battletech wrote:I like anime shows I like. I do not think about shoujo and shounen.

My sentiments exactly.

(I am trying to emulate uc pseudonym's typing style. Feedback would be greatly appreciated.)

Postby **Rogie** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:05 pm

Well, I'm a guy who loves shows like Sailor Moon, Fruits Basket, Marmalade Boy, and Super GALS. So I'm thinking that makes a shoujo fan.

Actually, I KNOW that I'm a shoujo fan. (I can't stand all that fighting and people screaming "Yaaaaaah!" before punching someone's lights out -- where's the love?)

Postby **Cognitive Gear** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:11 pm

I really like both... however I must admit I'm a sucker for shoujo... when it's shounen the characters have to have really strongly developed...

Postby **inkhana** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:02 pm

I tend to prefer shounen anime (anyone who knows me won't be surprised by that! XD) but there are a lot of shoujo titles I like too...but definitely more shounen titles. They don't blow up as much stuff in shoujo. <.< >.>

Postby **MasterDias** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:10 pm

While I currently prefer shonen over shoujo, if the show's good or interesting, I'll certainly watch it.

A good acid test for shoujo/shounen is to look at the target audience of the anthology in which the manga was originally published.

This is what I always do. Although, with the various anime that don't originally have manga versions, it is quite often harder to tell.
At any rate, if the manga runs in Shonen Jump/Sunday/Ace/Magazine/Champion or any of the other shonen anthologies, it is shonen.
If it runs in Nakayoshi, Ribon, Hana to Yume, Margaret, Sho-comi, or any of the other shoujo anthologies, it is shoujo.

Then there are some anime and manga that don't technically fit in either category; Miyazaki's movies and the Nausicaa manga for instance.
Anyways, shonen and shoujo are basically marketing terms used by the Japanese companies. So, watch/read what you like...

Postby **agasfas** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:51 pm

I watch both, so to me it really doesn't matter. Sometimes I like the action packed stuff, then at times I don't mind watching a romantic or dramatic series. I would hate to only watch one kind of anime... that would get a bit boring. As long as there is a good story.

Postby **Debitt** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:01 pm

inkhana wrote:They don't blow up as much stuff in shoujo. <.< >.>

xD Very true, very true~!

Postby **That Dude** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:35 pm

I'm with HitoKiri as long as it has a good story and not to much bad content I'm fine with either. I own both shoujo and shounen anime titles. Some of the best are the ones that drag the line like Escaflowne. That and Now And Then, Here And There are my favorites...I think NAT,HAT is shonen though.

Postby **indyrocker** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:03 pm

battletech wrote:I like anime shows I like. I do not think about shoujo and shounen.

true dat besides I'll watch any good anime and at the moment my favs are Love hina, Chobits and Heat guy J!

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:50 pm

Shonen or Shojo... Does not much matter to me.

Postby **FuzzyWuzzyBear** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:11 pm

Kura Ookami wrote:Shoujo anime is aimed at girls and includes such titles as sailor moon, Pretear and Fruits Basket. Shounen anime is aimed at boys and includes such titles as Dragonball Z, Cowboy Bebop and Rurouni Kenshin. So which general genre do you guys prefer? Shoujo or shounen?

Definately shoujo!!!!!!!!! :dance:

Postby **Spazztik** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:38 am

I probably like shounen better. I like shoujo too its just I like action stuff more.

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:23 pm

They haven't shown any Shoujo,REAL Shoujo since Sailor Moon was cancelled.Totally Spies comes close but as everyone knows TS isn't
Anime but rather Pseudo-anime so it doesn't count.

Myself I perfer shows that include at least a bit of humor in them so it doesn't matter wheter they're one of the other. :angel:

Postby **Kisa** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:52 pm

I don't really look at whether its shojo or shonen, but at the story and the characters, ect. Then I decide to watch it... if its good, even better ^^

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:33 pm

I think we all agree that what is important is the story.
btw:I find it ironic that one of the more popular episodes of MEGAS XLR is the
Sailor Moon spoof.I mean they've run it about three times already!

My MAL · Postby **Fantasy Dreamer** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:06 pm

I find that I like animes that go under both of those. But if the story is good, and there isn't lots and lots and lots and lots etc of bad religion, material, imoral things etc, in it, and the characters are lovable enough, did I meantion the plot line?... Well, I like it then. And watch it, if I'm able to.

Like I'd love to see Rurouni Kenshin, but it comes on at 10:30 on CN, but my parents don't like to watch anime, and we have only one television, so I can't watch it. But that's okay. If I'm meant to see it, I'm meant to see it. If not, well, that's fine too. I don't let anime run my life, like it once used too when I was much younger. That was bad.

Postby **The Doctor** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:49 pm

Depending on the content and story, I like both styles.

What do you guys prefer? Shoujo or shounen anime?

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