How do you use Shonen in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Shonen in a sentence
Shonen meaning
A style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.
Using Shonen
- The main meaning on this page is: A style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.
- In the example corpus, shonen often appears in combinations such as: shonen jump, shonen anime, shonen series.
Context around Shonen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shonen
- In this selection, "shonen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, weekly, hit, iconic, anime, jump and manga stand out and add context to how "shonen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and iconic shonen s most and and intense shonen with lots. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shonen" sits close to words such as aol, arran and autoimmune, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shonen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And this goes for shonen anime antagonists as well. (9 words)
Amazing, powerful, and iconic, shonen's most impressive leading ladies deserve recognition. (12 words)
Shueisha serialized the shonen manga from August 2001 to August 2016 in Weekly Shonen Jump. (15 words)
Furthermore, breaking from the tradition of typical shonen anime film releases, it was a canon continuation of the story, making it a must-see for fans of one of the biggest anime in years. (34 words)
Weekly Shonen Jump is known to have a large female readership who engage in yaoi readings. citation Publishers of shōnen manga may create "homoerotic-themed" merchandise as fan service to their BL fans. (33 words)
Even if shonen parents are expected to play only minor roles so their teenage kids can be the stars, can and should give the parent characters, especially the mothers, a little more substance. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Shonen anime particularly has many examples of amazing friendships between guys, but shonen and shojo have supportive relationships between girls and women that last through maturity and life changes.
Shueisha serialized the shonen manga from August 2001 to August 2016 in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Weekly Shonen Jump is known to have a large female readership who engage in yaoi readings. citation Publishers of shōnen manga may create "homoerotic-themed" merchandise as fan service to their BL fans.
After a hot minute off the air, the hit shonen series is bringing sci-fi back to life with a new season.
Akane-banashi is one of Shonen Jump's most innovative mangas and it has proved this again by reinventing two classic tropes through combining them.
Amazing, powerful, and iconic, shonen's most impressive leading ladies deserve recognition.
And this goes for shonen anime antagonists as well.
Anime fans have schoolteachers, college professors, gym coaches, and senior co-workers to be their own shonen-style mentors.
Anyone looking for a fun, complex, and intense shonen with lots of unique characters, awesome animation, and a great storyline, should seriously consider giving a try.
A running trend in any battle shonen series is that big battles can last for multiple episodes.
As for the manga, Chainsaw Man is ongoing and releases new chapters over on the Shonen Jump app.
As such, this story about a hardened cursed criminal atoning for his crimes in a world of sorrow and bloodshed definitely inspired all modern dark shonen in aspects detached from its setting.
Based on the popular shonen manga of the same name follows Asta and Yuno, two orphans abandoned at the same church who both seek to become the Wizard King.
Even if shonen parents are expected to play only minor roles so their teenage kids can be the stars, can and should give the parent characters, especially the mothers, a little more substance.
Fans can often feel when a Shonen Jump series is about to get axed by the vibe of the story.
Fighting has always been a staple in shonen anime, but takes things to the next level with some of the most intense fights of the genre.
Furthermore, breaking from the tradition of typical shonen anime film releases, it was a canon continuation of the story, making it a must-see for fans of one of the biggest anime in years.
Furthermore, Sagiri serves as an excellent role model for female viewers, contrary to female characters who are often relegated to secondary or background roles in shonen anime.
Given the plethora of tones and topics featured in shonen anime, it's clear that the genre is extremely versatile.
Hirohiko Araki's groundbreaking shonen JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has taken the anime community by storm.
Common combinations with shonen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shonen jump 27×
- shonen anime 19×
- shonen series 18×
- the shonen 16×
- weekly shonen 16×
- in shonen 10×
- shonen manga 7×
- battle shonen 7×
- of shonen 5×
- most shonen 4×