i didn't read enough shounen to say i hate it or not.. it would be unwise to decide before reading some shounen first.

Would probably prefer shounen manga over any other type of demographic because it's more light hearted then most. So no... but I hate shoujo though.

i don't hate shounen to the core, i just dislike shounen w/ fanservice, harems
yup, they're so annoying



repetitive fights is just too boring for me. i hate it when it took over 20+ chaps just for fighting scenes.

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I used to read a lot of it, now I kinda hate it. If the art is really good and the plot a bit unique, I can stand to read it, like FMA or Rosario x Vampire, but generic shounen series like Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach I don't touch.

What I hate depends on the plot, not the demographic.

Most of it, yes. I can stand very few shounen series. I'm reading Cross Over right now (it's a shounen) and it's stupid!
Detective Conan is another shounen I'm reading, and it's mediocre...
I've pretty much lost all of my interest in shounen -_-"

Originally I wasnt a big fan of shounen - with the exception of a few. Now Im finding I am reading it more and more lately, although I must admit I draw the line at certain shounen manga (such as Naruto, which I tried but could not get into).

I don't hate it, I just dislike that most of it follows the same formula without being somewhat fresh. AND BARELY ANYONE IN JAPAN SEEMS TO NOTICE IT AT ALL. It's like they're scared of originality over there or something...

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Scared of originality? Where did you get that from, it's a heck of a lot better than Marvel and DC with only the same characters and stories.

There is a large variety of series that belongs to the shounen demographic and people are constantly aging and growing both in to shounen and out of it. You think shounen is bad in terms of originality then why not look at shoujo? It's like reading a novel and complain about there being too many words or going to starbucks and complain that they always serve the same coffee. That formula you hate is one of the many parts that distinguishes shounen from others. Originality is a problem that extends to the whole world, no just Japan. Look at any industry and originality is always going be a problem because there's a huge risk involved when you introduce something entirely new. Once it succeeds everyone will just keep making sequels until they die because what works will still work until it's broken.

I don't pick up many series from weekly shounen jump if I'm looking for new series to read. There is a ton of series that overlap in shounen but that's why those series are in shounen section instead of shoujo. Try series from other publications before making a statement that is supposed to represent the views of 128 million people.

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Oh crap, you didn't know I was joking? Sorry about that. I thought that having the whole "/sarcasm" thing at the end of it would've made it too obvious. I can't believe I broke one of the rules I made for myself...

But yeah, I've read shoujo stories before and I don't think that I'll be going back to those for a while.

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Nope. I love reading it. The art is usually to my taste.

If you see my reading list, shounen is what I always seem to read Shounen, Comedy and Romance. Although plots can be repetative, I don't really mind.

Love it.
great art, good action.
need it when I'm in an action-mood xD

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That would totally have helped, since it was both capitalized AND bolded it was a pretty strong statement without an emoticon or /sarcasm. If it was italicized then I probably would've gotten it, italicized words always looked funny


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specially SCR type [Shounen, Comedy and Romance]

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This.

Demographic is nothing more than to whom it's marketed.

If a story is stupid, I won't read it. If it's good, I will. Simple as that.

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