FullMetal Alchemist is one of the best things I have ever watched and that will never ever change. Ever.
Poll: Favourite Shounen series
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I like Shaman King. Does this only revolve around anime, because the manga Nora, Devildom was also really good and very short. Hoshin Engi as well.
Besides these, I really don't enjoy Shounen. /Sigh At least not ones hugely represented by the media and promotion.
Besides these, I really don't enjoy Shounen. /Sigh At least not ones hugely represented by the media and promotion.
Dragonball of course. It's THE Shounen series. Every other Shounen series owes something to Dragonball. Even inexplicably popular, shoddily written, shameless rip-offs of Dragonball like Bleach.
Naruto is decent too, but generally my favorite animes tend not to be shounen ones, because they almost always have better paced, more exciting stories.
Naruto is decent too, but generally my favorite animes tend not to be shounen ones, because they almost always have better paced, more exciting stories.
Actually, Naruto takes it stuff from both ninja lore/myths and what they actually did. People believe that they were able to perform ninja magic (after all, how else can they be that good at doing the things they do?), and ninjas tended to push that belief by weaving signs and saying magic words. Also, despite what kung-fu and Hollywood films would have you believe, ninjas didn't wear all black. They wore clothes that were appropriate for their mission. (ok, granted that probably wouldn't have included an orange jumpsuit, but still, it's a fantasy series.)Tony said:
For more on the wonderful world of ninjas, read Ninja: The Shadow Warrior!
Mahou Sensei Negima, hands down. Once Akamatsu got past the initial "all romcom, all the time" and into the fighting and actual character relationships, it immediately became my favorite shounen series (and second favorite manga overall; my favorite is shoujo, Fruits Basket).
Very strong secondary votes to Fullmetal Alchemist and Hayate the Combat Butler.
Filler's not a component of shounen in particular, just of anime that either outpace their respective manga or are being milked.
Very strong secondary votes to Fullmetal Alchemist and Hayate the Combat Butler.
...was that a serious question? I don't believe it's possible to get any more shounen than Gurren Lagann.hazabaza1 said:
Filler's not a component of shounen in particular, just of anime that either outpace their respective manga or are being milked.
My favourite completed work (I don't like to compare to on going things as due to the importance of an ending to a series) is Fullmetal Alchemist, specifically the manga (brotherhood was good but skipped out way too much especially the Ishval flashback). Definitely one of the least traditional shounen series but I don't think any other series has even got me half as invested in any of its characters as FMA did.
As for ongoing series Fairy Tail is probably my favourite with Beelzebub a close second, both of these series have a nice balance of what I like to see in a series and don't get bogged down with overly long fights that eventually kill my interest (I'm looking at you in particular One Piece).
One Piece is good but other than the previously mentioned overly long fights, I find Oda tries to hard to get me to care about characters I can never really be invested in both within the crew and people introduced within each arc. Just because you gave us a few pannels of people complaining that things are bad in Fishman isle, Skypea etc. that I should feel good when the strawhats sort things out for them and you waste another few pages with them just celebrating. Not to say Oda is universally bad at making me care about his characters or world, he is just very hit and miss.
I used to be really invested in Bleach and Naruto but they have been steadily falling in my favour and their are still bits of them I enjoy but the more weeks I continue to read the less I tend to say 'I liked this chapter' (but I am still saying it enough to keep going atm)
As for ongoing series Fairy Tail is probably my favourite with Beelzebub a close second, both of these series have a nice balance of what I like to see in a series and don't get bogged down with overly long fights that eventually kill my interest (I'm looking at you in particular One Piece).
One Piece is good but other than the previously mentioned overly long fights, I find Oda tries to hard to get me to care about characters I can never really be invested in both within the crew and people introduced within each arc. Just because you gave us a few pannels of people complaining that things are bad in Fishman isle, Skypea etc. that I should feel good when the strawhats sort things out for them and you waste another few pages with them just celebrating. Not to say Oda is universally bad at making me care about his characters or world, he is just very hit and miss.
I used to be really invested in Bleach and Naruto but they have been steadily falling in my favour and their are still bits of them I enjoy but the more weeks I continue to read the less I tend to say 'I liked this chapter' (but I am still saying it enough to keep going atm)
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I'm not into anime and have watched/read very few things, but the one that I know it's Shounen mostly because it has been mentioned many times already, is Fullmetal Alchemist, kinda funny considering how I was just making fun off it when my friend showed it to me, but after 5 episodes I actually started to like the characters and actually felt a little silly because at the time I was a lot like Edward [small](Short-tempered, strong willed, stubborn and really short)[/small], but anyway I liked it so much I even read the manga, and that was really good but for some reason I never read the ending, but I'm sure I was very close to it, I never watched Brotherhood either, it looked really good but I never bothered watching it.
Naruto (not Shippuden) easily out of those. The quality went all over the place before the fucking endless filler saga but it is a fun ride. It is more interesting with the powers, techniques and fights, still has the best fight scene I've seen out of all. Also, it has the best music.
Agreed. I find Luffy's antics genuinely amusing. And Eric Vale does some of his best work in the Funi dub as Sanji and Zorro.Scarim Coral said:
One Piece is probably the only show that I cant find any real faults in. I absolutely love the one piece manga, my only complaint is the fact that I have to wait every goddamn week to read another pesky 16 pages.
Ohh, and also some rather inconvinient flashbacks that has brought down the pace, and kind of predictable fights. You know Luffy is gonna fight the strongest guy, Zoro is gonna fight guy #2, Sanji #3 and then it just keeps on spiralling that way. I would love it for the show to sometimes depend on a different formula, which is something Oda has been breaking into more often lately. But I do love One Piece as a shounen.
Bleach is decent I guess, Im still reading it, so it must be something to it. Soul Society arc was especially brilliant, after that it kind of lost it's prime. Exception being the battle between Kenpachi and Nnoitra, possibly Ichigo vs Grimmjow fight.
Fair Tail is a show I really want to be more critical too, but it's kind of like criticizing popcorn and a coke: it's something for you that just about fills your stomache and you are pleased as you leave. It should be lifted to the skies for not having the shounen concept of neverending battles. But the character introduction is made rather sloppy and there is alot of hasty work that dosent really immerse you. The anime sucks really badly, due to the lack of gore and extremely frustrating music. I love Natsu's voice actor though. The show is still easy to enjoy and shouldnt be taken as more than that.
On the contrary, the 2 ton sirlion steak with mayo that is Naruto is something completely different. It starts good and nice and it just ends with stomache pains, diarrhea and nausea. There are solid parts here and there, but all around it's just devolved into a really shitty concept with gutwrenchingly horrible characterization. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura is hands down the most unlikeable protagonist cast of all time and despite the show having good parts, the majority of it is awful. The secondary characters overshade the major ones, easily.
DBZ is just so extremely bad it isnt even worth mentioning. I cant think of one show that fails so hard on this issue as DragonBall Z.
Ohh, and also some rather inconvinient flashbacks that has brought down the pace, and kind of predictable fights. You know Luffy is gonna fight the strongest guy, Zoro is gonna fight guy #2, Sanji #3 and then it just keeps on spiralling that way. I would love it for the show to sometimes depend on a different formula, which is something Oda has been breaking into more often lately. But I do love One Piece as a shounen.
Bleach is decent I guess, Im still reading it, so it must be something to it. Soul Society arc was especially brilliant, after that it kind of lost it's prime. Exception being the battle between Kenpachi and Nnoitra, possibly Ichigo vs Grimmjow fight.
Fair Tail is a show I really want to be more critical too, but it's kind of like criticizing popcorn and a coke: it's something for you that just about fills your stomache and you are pleased as you leave. It should be lifted to the skies for not having the shounen concept of neverending battles. But the character introduction is made rather sloppy and there is alot of hasty work that dosent really immerse you. The anime sucks really badly, due to the lack of gore and extremely frustrating music. I love Natsu's voice actor though. The show is still easy to enjoy and shouldnt be taken as more than that.
On the contrary, the 2 ton sirlion steak with mayo that is Naruto is something completely different. It starts good and nice and it just ends with stomache pains, diarrhea and nausea. There are solid parts here and there, but all around it's just devolved into a really shitty concept with gutwrenchingly horrible characterization. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura is hands down the most unlikeable protagonist cast of all time and despite the show having good parts, the majority of it is awful. The secondary characters overshade the major ones, easily.
DBZ is just so extremely bad it isnt even worth mentioning. I cant think of one show that fails so hard on this issue as DragonBall Z.
Dragon Ball- it was my first anime and something I'll always fondly remember that my aunt introduced me to. I love it up until GT (because fan fiction is not canon, but I do like that they made SSJ4, that can stay).
Yu Yu Hakusho- Kurama. That is all. maybe some Hiei.
Deathnote- it was unlike anything I'd ever seen and really engaging to boot. N and Ryuk are my favorites.
D.Gray Man- Allen and General Cross. Their relationship is interesting and then I do love a lot of the other characters in this anime.
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood- The Elrics and for many of the same reasons I love the live-action TV show, Supernatural.
I'll round off the rest of my favorites with Beyblade, Digimon, Shaman King, Duelmasters, and Monster Rancher.
Yu Yu Hakusho- Kurama. That is all. maybe some Hiei.
Deathnote- it was unlike anything I'd ever seen and really engaging to boot. N and Ryuk are my favorites.
D.Gray Man- Allen and General Cross. Their relationship is interesting and then I do love a lot of the other characters in this anime.
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood- The Elrics and for many of the same reasons I love the live-action TV show, Supernatural.
I'll round off the rest of my favorites with Beyblade, Digimon, Shaman King, Duelmasters, and Monster Rancher.
I got myself a three way tie.
The World Only God Knows- Great comedy and great story. The 3rd season was a little weak but had some unexpected feels at the end. Still I power watched the first two seasons to catch up to the new season and I enjoyed it all the way.
Fairy Tail- The only action-heavy shounen I watch. I love the characters, though the fandom is a little scary. I really like the medieval theme, maybe that's why I enjoy it.
Full Metal Alchemist (Both)- We all know why. Great action, Great Plot, Great characters, great feels, and etc. Just an overall great show.
The World Only God Knows- Great comedy and great story. The 3rd season was a little weak but had some unexpected feels at the end. Still I power watched the first two seasons to catch up to the new season and I enjoyed it all the way.
Fairy Tail- The only action-heavy shounen I watch. I love the characters, though the fandom is a little scary. I really like the medieval theme, maybe that's why I enjoy it.
Full Metal Alchemist (Both)- We all know why. Great action, Great Plot, Great characters, great feels, and etc. Just an overall great show.
Favourite Shounen...
Hmm, you know what...
Neon Genesis Evangelion
As far as the original tv series goes, it functions as a fascinating character study into the minds of ill-adjusted individuals and how they handle/mishandle their lives. The exploration and presentation of the themes of depression always intrigue me.
All in all, it's interesting to see these unique individuals break, to reflect on how their struggles and trauma have permanently changed them. The process of breaking these characters down.
It's flawed as hell, but it holds great personal value to me.
P.S. TV Tropes says it's Shonen!
P.P.S. I have a larger list, but I'm far too lazy.
Hmm, you know what...
Neon Genesis Evangelion
As far as the original tv series goes, it functions as a fascinating character study into the minds of ill-adjusted individuals and how they handle/mishandle their lives. The exploration and presentation of the themes of depression always intrigue me.
All in all, it's interesting to see these unique individuals break, to reflect on how their struggles and trauma have permanently changed them. The process of breaking these characters down.
It's flawed as hell, but it holds great personal value to me.
P.S. TV Tropes says it's Shonen!
P.P.S. I have a larger list, but I'm far too lazy.