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shonen

[shoh-nuhn]

noun

  1. a subgenre of anime or manga that is meant to appeal to boys rather than girls and tends to be more action-oriented in its storylines. (Contrasted with shojo.)



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The “Demon Slayer” manga was serialized in the weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 2016 to 2020.

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When it was first published in 1997 in magazine Shonen Jump, the publication’s readership was falling behind that of its rival Shonen Magazine.

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One Piece’s inclusion helped Shonen Jump reclaim its spot as the most-read manga in Japan.

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The documentary traces more than a year in the life of the 22-year-old Tomoaki Hamatsu, better known as Nasubi as he left his home in rural Fukushima to pursue a career in entertainment in Tokyo, where he subsequently entered a segment of "Denpa Shonen" called "A Life in Prizes."

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For 15 months beginning in 1998, Nasubi lived in isolation, entering sweepstakes to win food, clothing and other items, while his movements were captured on camera for the wildly popular Japanese reality TV show, “Susunu! Denpa Shonen.”

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