Since I've wrote about alot of Shojo animes/mangas I've decided to write about a whole ton of my favorite Shonens! Well I haven't decided which manga/anime is my favorite.........I love them all!!!
If you don't know, Shonen manga's are basically more aimed at boy's at the age of 10-18. They contain more Action, Comedy, Adventure and fun! What kind of Action? Well! The kind of Action in Jackkie Chan movies! Guns, Fighting........Maybe not but you got the idea. Each Shonen manga have their own unique and interesting story. Also you may have heard of the magazine, Shonen Jump! Its the brother, sister magazine of
Shojo Beat!
For today I will start out with D.Gray-man!
Title: D.Gray-Man, ディー・グレイマン, Dī Gureiman
Author: Hoshino Katsura
Genres: Action, Adventure, Tragedy, Comedy, Shonen, Suspense, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Ongoing
Summary: 19th century England and 15 year old Exorcist, Allen Walker......I don't know how to explain this! Here! A more simpler way of explaining the story line! The story is basically about Allen Walker and his fellow Exorcists from the Black Order. They are sent all over the world to defeat the Akuma, a demon-like weapon created by the Millennium Earl. Thats not their only mission, they have to find the mysterious substance called Innocence before the Earl does!
Note: Exorcist weapons are called Anti-akuma weapons. Allen posesses an anti-akuma weapon in his left arm. This type is called a Parasite Anti-akuma weapon where it allows the Exorcist to morph his body into a weapon.
I really love the story line! I love how the mangaka blends Comedy, Action, Tragedy and a bit of Romance (you can tell if you read the story) The art gets better and better throughout the story. Everything is well done!
Title: Black Butler, 黒執事,
Kuroshitsuji
Author: Yana Toboso
Genres: Action, Shonen, Comedy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Ongoing
Summary: Sebastian Micheals, a butler knows everything. From Housekeeping to Martial arts, manners, history, you name it! But can he serve a 12 year old master?
So funny! I want Sebastian to be my Butler!! I really love his name........:D
Title: Naruto
Author: Kishimoto Masashi
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Shonen, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Ongoing
Summary: (From mangareader.net because I was in a hurry) Before Naruto's birth, a great demon fox had attacked the Hidden Leaf Village. A man known as the 4th Hokage sealed the demon inside the newly born Naruto, causing him to unknowingly grow up detested by his fellow villagers. Despite his lack of talent in many areas of ninjutsu, Naruto strives for only one goal: to gain the title of Hokage, the strongest ninja in his village. Desiring the respect he never received, Naruto works towards his dream with fellow friends Sasuke and Sakura and mentor Kakashi as they go through many trials and battles that come with being a ninja.
I really love ninjas! But.......this keeps going on and on!! I wonder when it will end soon........this manga is pretty old. There is even a second season! Naruto Shippuden! If you haven't heard of Naruto.....where have you been?! Naruto is known all over the world! It became the most popular and ongoing Shonen manga/anime ever! I wonder how it will end? Thats my only complaint! The story just lags on and on...........
Title: Bleach,
ブリーチ, Burīchi
Author: Tite Kubo
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Shonen, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Ongoing
Summary: Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see spirits ever since he can remember. Other than that, his life is pretty normal. But the meeting with Rukia Kuchiki, a Shingami changed his life drastically. During a fight with a Hollow, Rukia decides to give some of her power to Ichigo so he can save his family but he suprisingly sucks up every single bit of it. Doing this he becomes a full fledged Shinagami. Can he get used to this? What happens when he has to protect more people from these Hollows?
Ichigo!! I love you!! The story line is great! Action and Art is great! The mangaka just throws in Comedy at the right time! Its so great! Bleach is very popular in Japan and the U.S!
Title: Chrono Crusade,
クロノ クルセイド, Kurono Kuruseido
Author: Daisuke Moriyama
Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Shonen, Fantasy, Romance, Tragedy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Completed
Summary: (From mangafox.com) America in the Roaring 20s. On the surface, it's a positive, peaceful time after the violence of the Great War. But lurking in the shadows is a dark element ready to snatch that peace away. Sister Rosette Christopher, an exorcist working as a part of the Magdala Order, has a duty to fight the demons which appear and cause destruction. But along with her companion Chrono, she usually ends up causing more destruction than the demons themselves! On one particular mission, they meet a young girl with a beautiful voice named Azmaria, who is being targeted by her own stepfather. As Rosette and Chrono work to save her, more is revealed about the relationship between them. There is more to these two than meets the eye.
My best friend gave me the books for this manga and I was totally hooked onto them! I really enjoyed this manga/anime! But.......why did it end? The mangaka did a great job in puting more Romance and Action in each Book! Chrono is hot.........and he is cute at the same time!!
Title: Zatch Bell!!,
金色のガッシュ!!, lit. Golden Gash!!
Author: Makoto Raiku
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Completed
Summary: Every 1,000 years, 100 Mamodo are sent to Earth in search for a partner so they can go on the road to become the Mamodo King of the Mamodo world. Each Mamodo have a spell book with many spells. Each spell cause the Mamodo to do many different things. However if the book is burnt then, the Mamodo must go back to the Mamodo world. The last Mamodo standing is the new the Mamodo King. The story is all about Zatch and 14 year old Kiyo Takamine.
This manga is so touching! Why did it have to end!?! It was soo great!!!
Title: Death Note,
デスノート, Desu Nōto
Author: Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Genres: Action, Shonen, Adventure, School life, Tragedy, Suspense, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Completed
Summary: (From mangafox.com) An overachieving 12th grader, Yagami Light is an aspiring young man who seems destined for success. Unfortunately, his daily habits bore his incredible intelligence--So when a strange black notebook falls from the heavens during his class, it isn't long before he takes it for himself. In his room, he finds, to his horror/fascination, that the Death Note is real, and owned by Ryuk, a Shinigami (Death God).
Any person's name written in the Death Note will die in 40 seconds as long as the person's name is not the same as some one else. But if the name is unique, the person will die.... without fail.
With this supposed gift of God, Light swears upon his grave that he will 'cleanse' the world of the evil and needless people that inhabit it, thus creating a utopia for all. With the world's greatest detective, L, hot on his tail, will Light's ideals prove too fantastic to realize, or will he succeed bringing justice?
It was getting too weird for me but overall it was great! The story line is oustanding!! It just drawing me in no matter where I start and end! It got weird as it kept going though.........Yagami went all pshyco.......:D
Title: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ, Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu
Author: Goro Taniguchi, Majiko! and Ichiro Okouchi
Genres: Mecha, Action, Shonen, Comedy, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Ongoing
Summary: (From mangafox.com) The Empire of Brittania has invaded Japan using giant robot weapons called Knightmare Frames. Japan is now referred to as Area 11, and its people the 11s. A Brittanian who was living in Japan at the time, Lelouch, vowed to his Japanese friend Suzaku that he'd destroy Brittania. Years later, Lelouch is in high school, but regularly skips out of school to go play chess and gamble on himself.
One day, he stumbles on terrorists 11s who've stolen a military secret and is caught by a member of the Brittanian task force sent after them, who is Suzaku. As the rest of the squad arrives, Suzaku is shot for disobeying orders, while the military secret, a young girl, gives Lelouch the power to make anyone obey any order. He takes command of the terrorists and leads them to crush the approaching Brittanian force. However, Suzaku is secretly made the pilot of Brittania's brand new test model Knightmare, Lancelot. Lelouch becomes the masked king Zero to lead the rebellion to defeat Brittania.
I thought it would be horrible but.....it was awesome!! It sorta reminded me of Gundam Seed because of their big robots and stuff.
I have alot more but........I already did a recommendation on them! I'll tell you anyways! These are the manga I've read!
Well.......I hope you try to read these manga's! They are soo great!!! I really also want to Thank you guys! I have reached past 5,000 page views!! Ureshii des~!!! I'm happy!!!!!! It lifts my spirits that there are people reading and commenting on my blog!!!! >////<
Arigatou~!!
