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shōnen

manga marketed primarily to adolescent boys
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shōnen

Summary

shōnen is a target audience for manga[1]. shōnen draws 2,701 Wikipedia views per month (target_audience_for_manga category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • shōnen's instance of is recorded as target audience for manga[3].
  • shōnen's instance of is recorded as manga genre[4].
  • shōnen is a type of manga[5].
  • shōnen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shōnen manga[6].
  • shōnen's described by source is recorded as The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917[7].
  • shōnen's intended public is recorded as boy[8].
  • shōnen's hashtag is recorded as shounen[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include target audience for manga[3] and manga genre[4]. shōnen is a type of manga[5].

Why It Matters

shōnen draws 2,701 Wikipedia views per month (target_audience_for_manga category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] shōnen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] shōnen is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shōnen. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sh-nen
MLA “shōnen.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sh-nen.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sh-nen_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shōnen}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sh-nen}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 4w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917
    Instance of → target audience for manga, manga genre
    Subclass of → manga
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 475326, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Shōnen_manga`"
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