Sunday, June 22, 2008

Manga groups & Modern Manga


Manga for male readers can be divided by the age of its intended audience.

Boys up to 18 years old - shōnen manga
Young men 18- to 30-years old Seinen manga.
Contentwise grouping, including action-adventure often involving male heroes, slapstick humor, themes of honor, and sometimes explicit sexuality.

There are different kanji for two closely allied meanings of seinen—青年 for youth, young man and 成年 for adult. This referring to sexually explicit manga for grown men, also called seijin manga. All three - Shōnen, seinen, and seijin manga share many features in common.
The role of girls and women in manga for male readers has evolved considerably over time to include those featuring single pretty girls.

In modern shōjo manga romance, love is a major theme set into emotionally intense narratives of self-realization. "Pretty Girl Soldier Sailor Moon", became internationally popular in both manga and anime formats. The superheroine subgenre also extensively developed the notion of teams of girls working together.

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