Goku, naruto, luffy, the guy from fairy tale, asta, theres wayyy to many similiarities between them and a bunch more. Unfortunately

Ideally an anime with a solid plot quality. More importantly.. the mc should be a villain. And when I say villain, I DON'T mean someone, who is seen as one, because of political circumstances or anything like that. NOT someone, who is "forced" to be a villain either. I'm speaking of a mc, who is genuinely cruel, egoistic, dark etc. Or basically "a bad person". But still badass. Preferably a male villain and remember.. shonen. Thanks in advance for the recs.

Hey everyone, I’ve been thinking about the types of anime/manga content available on YouTube and wanted to ask: What kind of videos do you feel are missing or would like to see more of?

Whether it's deep-dive analyses, reviews, community debates, lesser-known series recommendations, or something completely unique, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Are there specific trends you like or feel are overdone? Maybe a niche topic you wish got more attention?

Looking forward to hearing your ideas!

So, I was compailing a best battle shonen arcs list. Of course for each one the ebst arcs are the ones one likes the msot but I was trying to do a list of the ones that pop-up more frequently as the best on the internet. I compiled this so far and I wanted a few more to reach 20.

What else should I add?

1. namek,
2. androids,
3. cp9,
4. marineford,
5. chunin exams,
6. pain's assault,
7. soul society,
8. dark tournament,
9. yorknew city,
10. chimera ant,
11. diamond in unbreakable,
12. stone ocean,
13. steel ball run,
14. shogun assassination,
15. shibuya incident,
16. promised day,
17. return to shiganshina,
18. infinity castle/sunrise countdown

(by the way: no, Berserk it's not a shonen; and yes, AoT is a shonen; I will not elaborate, dont discuss that on the comments, is not the point of the post, Berserk is still fucking great and you should read/watch it)

Does anybody know of any complete Shonen series that have been translated into English that were written before Astro Boy (1952-1968) I’m trying to find the oldest one just as a curiosity. Also are there any other 50s Shonen with English translations?

I've watched old shonen where they just slap random ships together, & I've watched modern shonen.. I've noticed that modern shonen don't really seem so keen on doing a female & male relationship anymore. Maybe it's just me but I'm also noticing lgbtq stuff appearing more. Maybe it's because managakas have realized that people dislike ships being slapped together, either way i don't mind it, I like seeing a purely platonic female & male friendship. Am I the only one? I've also noticed shonen being shorter nowadays, they don't have a long lifespan like old shonen did.

Can ya’ll recommend me some stories with towerclimbing and an op Mc

Any manga readers been enjoying the return of the manga? I’ve only watched the anime and I’m currently reading through it but I’ve seen some mixed signals about it yet mostly positive. Just curious on everyone’s thought about it also considering the changes it’s had.

Hi all!

My son is a huge fan of Shonen manga and I wanted to buy him a gift of starting a new series... mostly because he has so many random pieces of his current series but they are spread between his dad's house and mine so I don't know the correct volumes to get without spoiling the surprise... But also thinking it might be a good time to show him there's more than just 3-5 good ones out there.

Currently he enjoys JoJo's Bizarre Adventures, Bleach, One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Demon Slayer. He used to be in to My Hero Academia and Naruto, but seems to have cooled on them now.

I already grabbed him the new JoJo's spin off... What else would you guys suggest?

What are yalls thoughts on this new manga? I just started to read it not really thinking much about it but finding myself enjoying it quite a bit. Still not caught up to where it is now only about 8 chapters deep but I am liking it.

Just got into Anime thru One Piece & absolutely love it! At the end of the CP9 season & holy fuck show just leveled up!

Looking for a good anime with a creative combat style to watch afterwards. I was told that they use deception/tricks to win in Naruto which really intrigues me so l was wondering about other shows with a cool combat style like that.

Would like something where ppl outsmart/trick each other using their brain rather than just brute force like Big Bro Luffy does so far😂 Thank you for the help!

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

Every and I mean every fight is for some reason bullshit.

It's always one guy holding back, getting cocky, just standing around while the other is acting out a plan and a thousand other things which makes every fight just feel wrong.

Is there a shonen where the fights actually make sense?