Is AOT a shonen?

The exact way to determine if Attack on Titan is a shounen or seinen is the official classification of the magazine where it is serialized in. Attack on Titan is serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. As the magazine's name suggests, it is a shounen magazine.
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Why is AOT not on Shonen Jump?

The most solid piece of evidence for why Attack on Titan was rejected is an alleged quote from Isayama expressing that Shonen Jump's weekly serialization would have been difficult for him, which may have factored into its decision.
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Is AOT a shonen or seinen Reddit?

After finishing a manga, I can't understand that this story is to be considered as a shounen even though it is published in a shounen magazine. I gotta admit that the first half of the story was shounen-like but everything shifts when season 3 starts.
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What is considered a shonen?

Shōnen manga (少年漫画), also romanized as shonen or shounen, are Japanese comics mainly marketed and aimed at a young teen male readership. These graphic novels and comics are primarily for boys between the ages of 12 through 18.
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Is death note a shonen?

Death Note is a shounen series because it was made to target middle school aged boys.
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Is AOT the greatest anime ever?

Today, Attack on Titan earns this title with its immaculate storytelling. Attack on Titan has gradually earned its position as the best new-generation anime since its debut in 2013. Since reaching this mark, fans have begun placing the series in conversations with the best anime of all time.
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Which is better AOT or One Piece?

One Piece is sooo much better than AOT. It's actually better if we don't compare them because AOT is a small anime with only one single story with Dark fantasy and Action as genre where One Piece has almost all the genre from Action and Adventure to Comedy including Dark fantasy.
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Is Demon Slayer shonen or seinen?

“Demon Slayer” began as a shonen manga by mangaka Koyoharu Gotōge and has been serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” since Feb. 15, 2016, so it isn't a particularly new source material.
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Is Naruto a seinen?

Shonen and seinen are two of the main genres in manga and anime – in fact, some of the biggest franchises in anime sit under these categories. Major shonen titles include Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, and My Hero Academia, while major seinen titles include the likes of Berserk, Tokyo Ghoul, and Psycho-Pass.
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Is JoJo a shonen?

While JoJo's is undeniably a shonen classic that helped define the genre, it will go down in history as a shonen series unlike any other.
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What does seinen mean in anime?

In Japanese, the word seinen literally means "youth", but the term "seinen manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like Weekly Manga Times and Weekly Manga Goraku which cater specifically to men's interests, and are marketed towards a demographic of adult men between the ages of 18 and 40.
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What type of anime is Naruto?

Shonen anime have some of the most popular and well known franchise as they contain a little bit of everything. There's elements of action, adventure, fighting, drama, comedy, and coming of age. Some of the most popular/well known Shonen anime include: Naruto.
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Is AOT better than Death Note?

if you judge both by its plot, then AOT will be better as it has a structured and compact plot with twists and refinement whereas Death note's plot is rather more psychological and thus can be more of like a description of ideologies that oppose against each other rather than actually going for how the plot impacts the ...
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What anime is better than AOT?

Jujutsu Kaisen is a shonen series that goes to some dark places, much like Attack on Titan. Jujutsu Kaisen uses its dark themes to tell a story of hope after the darkness. It isn't afraid to show terrible things happening to people but shows that the world is so much more thanks to protagonist Yuji Itadori.
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Which is better AOT or Demon Slayer?

Attack on Titan ranked first with 23.70% of the votes, while Demon Slayer was second with 16.38%. Both series delivered high-quality episodes, with Attack on Titan focusing on Eren's dark path and Demon Slayer highlighting Tengen's fight with amazing animation by studio ufotable.
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What is the #1 anime of all time?

1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Buy Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on Blu-ray.
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Is AOT overrated?

Like Dragon Ball Z and the Zelda franchise, there are many dumb things about Attack on Titan, despite its widespread popularity. Attack on Titan is just one of the most overrated anime of all time, and a cursory examination will prove that it really doesn't deserve all the hype.
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What is the top 3 anime of all time?

Top 20 Most Popular Anime of All Time
  1. #1: “Dragon Ball” franchise (1989-)
  2. #2: “One Piece” (1999-) ...
  3. #3: “Naruto” franchise (2002-) ...
  4. #4: “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” (2019-) ...
  5. #5: “Pokémon” (1997-) ...
  6. #6: “Death Note” (2006-07) ...
  7. #7: “Attack on Titan” (2013-) ...
  8. #8: “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure” (2012-) ...
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Is Steins Gate shounen or seinen?

Steins;Gate (Japanese: シュタインズゲート, Hepburn: Shutainzu Gēto) is a seinen manga series created by Yomi Sarachi based on 5pb.
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Is HxH a shonen or seinen?

HxH is still clearly a shonen and doesn't try to be anything more than that.
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