the 2 fundamental types of shonen are "We Travel Around Kicking People's Asses" and "People Come Here And We Kick Their Asses" - ThreadSky

shenanigansen.bsky.social • 77 days ago

the 2 fundamental types of shonen are "We Travel Around Kicking People's Asses" and "People Come Here And We Kick Their Asses"

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neckbeardneet.bsky.social•77 days ago

CSM: "Get dragged into hell/void every other ark and asskick our way out"

timwalshaw.bsky.social•77 days ago

There is only one Shonen Knife

bigbabki.bsky.social•76 days ago

Colonialist shonen vs Nationalist shonen

deskartsu.bsky.social•77 days ago

Very true

dopedanny.bsky.social•77 days ago

And Jojo is “we have to find out who is kicking OUR ass!”

dukevulture.bsky.social•77 days ago

So, G Gundam?

droopr0571.bsky.social•77 days ago

Secret third option, "We Take Turns From Traveling To Kick People's Asses And Staying Still To Kick People's Asses."

xenkatze.bsky.social•77 days ago

The two genders lol

dobisan.cc•77 days ago

And what about "there are a tournament and everyone go there to kick each other's asses"?

urutorajess.bsky.social•68 days ago

Sounds like category 1 to me

jawlord.bsky.social•76 days ago

Its the violence ecosystem

daisythesadboi.bsky.social•77 days ago

But the common factor between them both is hair so large it escapes the frame

hecklejack.bsky.social•77 days ago

Which is ironic because the 3 most popular shounen anime ever have protagonist with pretty realistic hair. 😅

fairystailor.bsky.social•77 days ago

What does Pokemon count as?
Cause sure Ash travels around to fight people, bt Team Rocket always go to him.

dieselweasel6295.bsky.social•77 days ago

the best shonen involves both groups coming together and mutually kicking each other's asses

masterthnag.bsky.social•77 days ago

What about the 3rd type? "We all travel to a specific destination and so does everyone else to kick some ass."

viral-protocol.bsky.social•77 days ago

That's just the tournament arc

underscore319.bsky.social•77 days ago

so, what happens when they meet?

wilzax.website•77 days ago

Usually a lot of flashbacks first, then a 5-episode long fight that doesn't have a clear winner

bigchungus94.bsky.social•68 days ago

Don't forget about the one that started it all

"I'm supposed to raise my kids but instead I go to other planets kicking people's asses"

jamobo.bsky.social•77 days ago

Jojo's pt.3 vs Jojo's pt.4

butcherdpete.bsky.social•77 days ago

Naruto is the only one of the latter I can think of

gloomygoomy.bsky.social•76 days ago

Amd dragon ball is a delicate mixture of both!

bladebrent.bsky.social•77 days ago

Precure is the second kind because the villains always summon their monsters in the exact same town of the Precure even if it would be easier to gather energy literally anywhere else.

pseudandry.bsky.social•77 days ago

I definitely prefer style 1 to style 2 but they're both good punching telenovelas bront

endyboicolon3.bsky.social•77 days ago

One piece and Dragonball (most of the time)

amigaman.bsky.social•77 days ago

A sports anime is either depending on whether it's a home or away game.

solidceph.bsky.social•77 days ago

What about "we kick people and come in their asses"

twilightvulpine.bsky.social•77 days ago

That's seinen

solidceph.bsky.social•77 days ago

oneonion.bsky.social•77 days ago

Star Trek: Next Generation vs. Star Trek: Deep Space 9

sookayheresthe.bsky.social•77 days ago

which one's Death Note

troysnoise.bsky.social•77 days ago

the innovation of Death Note is that the protagonist is kicking asses all over the world without ever needing to leave home.

microrave.bsky.social•77 days ago

Kicking as much ass as possible without getting caught

furyfulfawful.bsky.social•77 days ago

People come here, with the caveat that there is passive remote asskicking

lucasthehuman.bsky.social•77 days ago

Type 1

hightrolla.bsky.social•77 days ago

Saiyan Arc? People come here. Namek arc? We travel around. Androids? Takes place on earth, but believe it or not its a travel around arc.

It's actually literally this comic.