Sponsors

Highlighted

Trick or Treat by ~chanelqueen17  3 weeks 5 days  ago

Trick or Treat by ~chanelqueen17 3 weeks 5 days ago

^nat
After months of work, chanelqueen17 has created a gorgeous scene of Alice and Oz from Pandora Hearts, using scans that didn't even feature both characters together. Even after spending so much time on matching the details of the characters to their new looks, chanelqueen17 didn't stop there and went all out on the background too! This wallpaper definitely needs to be seen!

ShoutBox

$rabbitking 1 hour 56 minutes ago
Bantam! Why haven't I seen you around the dorm lately?

Bantam 1 hour 57 minutes ago
N_n)-b

$divStar 2 hours 17 minutes ago
I have a wall with that >_>... it'S the featured one .. but I wanted to submit the vector so that everyone could use it :x

$virus9009 2 hours 32 minutes ago
*wishes for convert anchor point to smooth hot key ( T_T)/ emoticon

$Bubbles10 2 hours 38 minutes ago
Yea sorry to hear bout that...

$virus9009 2 hours 40 minutes ago
Awww lame divStar that could be a fun wall! :)

$divStar 2 hours 42 minutes ago
Hm.. I wish I could find my vector for this: User posted image But I'm afraid it got away during my last harddisk crash (the vector is old)..

$Bubbles10 2 hours 43 minutes ago
Well i can't wait to see it when its finished and im suree all your work wiill have paid off

$virus9009 2 hours 45 minutes ago
Oh I am taking time on it, learning to vector draw water = nothing but alot of time 9(>_>) emoticon

$Bubbles10 2 hours 50 minutes ago
Soo don't over exert yourself and just take time on it ok... (^3^) emoticon

shonen otaku
A Discussion Group. Admins:3 Members: 70

Group Wallpapers

Gardening time! by °Rukawa11  6 months 2 days  ago

Gardening time! by °Rukawa11 6 months 2 days ago

Unleashed! by °Rukawa11  6 months 3 days  ago

Unleashed! by °Rukawa11 6 months 3 days ago

07-Ghost by ~kuroineko  6 months 1 week  ago

07-Ghost by ~kuroineko 6 months 1 week ago

Group Forum

817
replies
[Announcement] V6 Suggestions 1 2 3 52 53 54 55

Topic started 1 year 9 months ago by ☆Bantam
Last Reply 2 hours 30 minutes ago by ~screening
2
replies
[Sticky, Locked] Under construction

Topic started 3 years 6 months ago by ~bleacher6
Last Reply 1 year 6 months ago by ~hi-mizu
4
replies
[Sticky, Locked] Rules changed...

Topic started 3 years 5 months ago by ~hi-mizu
Last Reply 3 years 3 months ago by ~Rukawa11
4
replies
[Sticky, Locked] Banner Contestt.
?!?!?!

Topic started 3 years 6 months ago by ~Shikonxx
Last Reply 3 years 6 months ago by ~hi-mizu
23
replies
[Sticky, Locked] Introduction 1 2

Topic started 3 years 9 months ago by ~hi-mizu
Last Reply 3 years 6 months ago by ~zaruki
[Sticky, Locked] Shonen list...

Topic started 3 years 8 months ago by ~hi-mizu
[Locked] Your favorite shonen anime/manga :)
What's yours ?

Topic started 2 years 8 months ago by ~sophie123
[Locked] BLEACH
A new start:)

Topic started 2 years 10 months ago by ~sophie123
2
replies
[Locked] Fullmetal Alchemist :)
Equvalent Exchange ^_^

Topic started 2 years 11 months ago by ~sophie123
Last Reply 2 years 10 months ago by ~sophie123
1
reply
[Locked] A new start!

Topic started 3 years 4 months ago by ~hi-mizu
Last Reply 3 years 3 months ago by ~kuroineko

View more...

About shonen otaku

A group where all shonen anime fans unite and disscuse about shonen anime.

Shounen : 少年 【しょうねん】

(n.) boys; juveniles.

Demographic indicator for anime and manga aimed at boys. The most obvious and common example of shounen is "fighting" anime, where extremely powerful warriors duke it out amongst each other with various forms of martial arts and superpowers. Typical examples of this include Naruto, Bleach, Flame of Recca, Shaman king and Rurouni Kenshin.

Giant Robots or "Mecha" are also a very common form of shounen. What began with Mazinger Z eventually evolved into Gundam, and Macross. Even though they are huge hulking machines that should have limited mobility, mechas often display a flexibility and range of motion comparable to humans. For this reason, it has been commented that mechas are more an extension/extrapolation of the knight/samurai's armor than an anthropomorphization of tanks/war machines.

Despite a great increase in sophistication through the years, shounen anime remains largely centered on the resolution of conflicts through combat. However, that is not to say this is the only thing. If nothing else, this is proven by the large quantity of romantic comedy "harem" anime where a large cast of attractive females are vying for the attention of the (indecisive) male protagonist, like Tenchi Muyo! and Love Hina. Other examples of non-fighting shounen anime are the sports anime like Initial D that are starting to make an impact in the West.

Above violence or combat, one could say the overarching characteristic of shounen anime is a fast-paced story where action and adrenalin are privileged over plot. Of course, there are exceptions to this, like the serious romantic stories of Oh My Goddess! and Boys Be...

NEWS



9/7/06 - hi-mizu - btw for those who don't know there's a new thread in the archive.

21/4/06 - HaMsTeYr - Well, i'm not sure how many people actually read this news tag board, but i'll be updating the theme of the page from time to time, working on it. So don't be surprised if it looks like a weird combination. =P

20/5/06 - hi-mizu - well since the theme isn't up yet it the public theme we were using bored me to death i changed it =3 currently were using one of neikashinigami's public theme. btw i've been really itching for a banner here so for those who are still interested you can find the intsuctions here. Also i changed a few rules please check this HERE

15/4/06 - HaMsTeYr - OMG I'm so so sorry guys... my modem has been down for 3 weeks 4 weeks today so i haven't been able to work on the site, and the theme i promised you guys... >_< so sorry! I'm in my dad's office now... T_T

23/3/06 - HaMsTeYr - Results are back, and it seems that Bleach is a winner. I'm currently going to work on a banner and i'd like suggestions on colour scheme, if interested just PM me and i'll consider it, no flashy colours pls.. .i wont make a page of Yellow, whites and pink >_<

15/3/06 - HaMsTeYr - Well, since i've became an admin of this group i think i'll start by spicing up the look abit... I might think of starting a thread to get feedback comments on probable themes able to be used.

15/2/06 - hi-mizu - as you guys can see there is already a shonen list, i made it to prevent confusion, well any way just PM me if you think i missed one make sure to bring a link too.

Members