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Sep. 8th, 2004 01:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timepiececlockI had someone on the Adult Swim board today tell me emphatically that Inu Yasha and Ranma 1/2 were shounen anime.
Let's stop and think about this. Now, "shonen" anime means "boy" anime. Intended for young-adult or teen male audiences.
For example, Naruto. Dragonball Z. Anything Gundam.
But IY or Ranma 1/2 ?
Yeah, Ranma had a lot of fighting. And yeah, IY has a good amount of fighting.
And yes, they might be or have been run in a shonen manga magazine (I don't know if they have or not, but it's certainly possible.)
But anyone who thinks that Rumiko Takahashi is writing for boys probably doesn't know very many girls.
Also probably hasn't seen/read very much of either series.
Let's stop and think about this. Now, "shonen" anime means "boy" anime. Intended for young-adult or teen male audiences.
For example, Naruto. Dragonball Z. Anything Gundam.
But IY or Ranma 1/2 ?
Yeah, Ranma had a lot of fighting. And yeah, IY has a good amount of fighting.
And yes, they might be or have been run in a shonen manga magazine (I don't know if they have or not, but it's certainly possible.)
But anyone who thinks that Rumiko Takahashi is writing for boys probably doesn't know very many girls.
Also probably hasn't seen/read very much of either series.
