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shounen-ai

Romantic genre between boys
Intangible genre Q756926
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shounen-ai

Summary

shounen-ai is a genre[1]. shounen-ai has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • shounen-ai's instance of is recorded as genre[3].
  • shounen-ai is a type of anime and manga[4].
  • shounen-ai is a type of romance[5].
  • shounen-ai's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shōnen-ai[6].
  • shounen-ai's different from is recorded as Danmei[7].

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Definition and Type

shounen-ai's instance of is recorded as genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include anime and manga[4] and romance[5].

Why It Matters

shounen-ai has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] shounen-ai is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Danmei
    Subreddit → ShounenAi
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3984]]: ShounenAi, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144667394|ShounenAi (#144667394)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]"
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