shonen manga
One thing that has always amazed me in shonen manga is how CLOSE the bromance can be for two protagonists or side characters in a shonen manga.
Some are even potentially amazing couple material: Naruto and Sasuke, who stand as both the moon and sun; who are tied by a bond of ancestry (sadly), who end up being tied to two parallel gods....
On that note, I wonder why there isn't many gay/lesbian/bisexual/pansexual romances in shonen manga.
Before you criticize me and say 'WHO WANTS THAT IN A MANGA MADE 4 BOYS" please let me raise a point here.
The characters who fight together and bond and grow together can remain just friends, and that's fine.
But I think that it would have IMMENSE impact if two characters who have a super close bond with each other, who have fought both against and for one another becoming a couple in the end would be so amazing!
I know Cardcaptor Sakura is like shojo manga but it is quite interesting. For example Touya and Yukito were GREAT and I also think Sakura's friend Tomoyo had one sided feelings for Sakura. And it not only was good romance, but took nothing away from the plot at all- it was an excellent manga/anime!
AND I HAVE HEARD ABOUT YUYU HAKUSHO being inclusive too.... so i just wonder why some recent shonen manga are so desperate to be as hetero as possible....
I do wonder if shonen manga genre is maybe a bit outdated when it comes to romance sometimes.
Gay marriage is illegal in Japan first off. And gay people are typically clichéd and made fun of in anime/manga (for example Puri Puri Prisoner from One Punch Man) and LGBT+ is not necessarily "taboo" in Japan but the audience is kind of conservative. Also, shonen mangakas are 30+ years old, so their perceptions of gay people are tainted a bit. Si......
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05 12,2020
theres this one shonen called ao no flag, have gay characters
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05 12,2020
nabari no ou was pretty gay i don't know if the main ship is canon but pretty much they were close to be canon i think the side couple was canon but at least there were no straight couples there.
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05 12,2020
Because still a lot of Homophobes exist, and i don't see that changing sadly...
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05 12,2020
Not so much because shounen is ‘for boys’ it just has to do with its demographic. No one watches shounen for the romance element. Frankly, it’s never done correctly or in a way that’ll get readers/watchers interested. When you think shounen you think action, you think plot twists. Romance is that last thing that will come to mind.
It would......
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05 12,2020
I found out recently that some Japanese prefectures actually allow civil partnership for gay couples.
So you know...idk man XD
Also thanks for mentioning Ao no Flag, that manga was pretty damn amazing and was in shonen jump too which is badass
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05 12,2020
