What is the oldest Shonen anime?

Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka
As mentioned earlier, Astro Boy is considered by many as the first Shōnen manga, or at least the first of the First Resurgence.
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What is the longest Shonen anime ever?

Written by Osamu Akimoto, KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops is a concluded shonen anime and manga series which finished its run at 1,960 chapters. As of this writing, it is the single longest running shonen with more than a 600 chapter gap to the next closest.
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What is the top 3 Shonen anime?

In anime fan communities, the "Big Three" were the top shounen manga/anime series that were so massively popular they were impossible to get away from, especially in anime fan circles. That used to mean Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece. They were grouped together because of their mega-success.
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What was the first anime?

The first feature-length anime film was Momotaro: Sacred Sailors (1945), produced by Seo with a sponsorship from the Imperial Japanese Navy. The 1950s saw a proliferation of short, animated advertisements created for television.
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What is the oldest anime character?

15 Anime Characters That Look Young But Are Hundreds Of Years Old
  • 5 Yu Yu Hakusho: Koenma (700+ Years Old) ...
  • 4 Medaka Box: Najimi Ajimu (3 Trillion+ Years Old) ...
  • 3 Hell Girl: Enma Ai (Around 400 Years Old) ...
  • 2 Gate: Rory Mercury (967 Years Old) ...
  • 1 Umineko When They Cry: Bernkastel (1,000+ Years Old)
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Evolution of Weekly Shōnen Jump (1968-2016) by Anime Openings



What is the longest anime?

Sazae-san - 7,701 episodes

Recognized by the Guinness World Records, this anime holds the world record for the longest-running animated TV series. The show is about a mother named Sazae-san and her family life.
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What is the number 1 shounen anime?

These shonen anime have enough heart-racing action to please any fans of the genre.
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Now, on to the best non-airing shonen anime of all time.
  1. 1 Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
  2. 2 Gintama. ...
  3. 3 Haikyu!! ...
  4. 4 To Your Eternity. ...
  5. 5 Samurai Champloo. ...
  6. 6 Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files. ...
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Is AOT shonen or seinen?

Attack on Titan is serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. As the magazine's name suggests, it is a shounen magazine. The official way to identify a series is not just through its themes or characteristics, it is mostly classified by the magazine where it is serialized in.
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What are the big four shonen?

In the Shonen anime community, there are four main series that have helped to define the Shonen genre. Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach are known as the “Big Four.”
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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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Is Astro Boy the first anime?

Astro Boy (1963) - The first Astro Boy anime series. It was also the first episodic Japanese animated series, and the first anime to be localized in the United States.
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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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What came first Dragon Ball or JoJo?

Written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure was first published just three years after Dragon Ball premiered. Like its predecessor, the manga series is currently Shueisha's second largest, having 121 chapters and counting.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul 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 OPM a shonen?

It holds an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews, with the site's critics' consensus reading: "With its state-of-the-art animation, unorthodox hero, and gut-bustlingly funny jabs at the shounen genre, One-Punch Man is simply a knockout."
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What is the top 10 shonen?

The 10 Best Shounen Anime
  • Hunter X Hunter.
  • One Piece.
  • Naruto.
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
  • Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins)
  • Fairy Tail.
  • Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.
  • Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)
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Is Naruto top 10 anime of all time?

Naruto is arguably the most loved anime of all time. It is a masterpiece that would easily make it into anyone's top 10 list. The series is one of the longest with more than 700 episodes. However, it never seems tiring or boring watching this artwork.
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What is the best shounen arc?

  • Pain Invasion Arc. Naruto Shippuden. Naruto Shippuden was a series of ups and downs, becoming vastly inconsistent between arcs. ...
  • Soul Society Arc. Bleach. ...
  • Cell Saga. Dragon Ball Z. ...
  • Enies Lobby Arc. One Piece. ...
  • Chimera Ant Arc. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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What is the shortest anime?

10 Shortest Anime Characters, Ranked By Height
  • 4 Dragon Ball: Puar Is 2'0''
  • 5 Fullmetal Alchemist: Pinako Rockbell is 3'0'' ...
  • 6 My Hero Academia: Minoru Mineta is 3'6'' ...
  • 7 Sailor Moon: Chibiusa Tsukino Is 3'6'' ...
  • 8 Bleach: Yachiru Kusajishi Is 3'7'' ...
  • 9 Dragon Ball: Krillin Is 3'9'' ...
  • 10 Re:Zero - Beatrice Is 4'7'' ...
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Who is the strongest anime character?

The 12 Strongest Anime Characters of All Time
  1. 1 Saitama (One Punch Man)
  2. 2 Son Goku (Dragon Ball) ...
  3. 3 Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) ...
  4. 4 Anos Voldigoad (The Misfit of Demon King Academy) ...
  5. 5 Tetsuo Shima (Akira) ...
  6. 6 Muzan Kibutsuji (Demon Slayer) ...
  7. 7 Kaguya Otsutsuki (Naruto) ...
  8. 8 Yhwach (Bleach) ...
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How many animes exist in the world?

According to the survey, more than 6,000 anime are produced, and more than 3,200 anime are aired on television. Also, about 60% of the all animations broadcasted in the world are made in Japan. Japanese Anime holds several Guinness World Record.
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