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While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic[[note]]Many live action adaptations in Japan focus on manga that are more grounded, and as such you'll rarely see high energy superpower series come up; you will see some romance and certain series like delinquent manga or historical dramas, though[[/note]], you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises, especially those with a prominent EstrogenBrigade, will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation or a short retelling as a play or a musical.

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While live-action media isn't films or television aren't as common for works in this demographic[[note]]Many live action adaptations in Japan focus on manga that are more grounded, and as such you'll rarely see high energy superpower series come up; you will see some romance and certain series genres like delinquent manga or historical dramas, though[[/note]], you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises, especially those with a prominent EstrogenBrigade, will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation or a short retelling as a play or a musical.
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While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic[[note]]Many live action adaptations in Japan focus on manga that are more grounded, and as such you'll rarely see high energy superpower series come up; you will see some romance and certain series like delinquent manga though[[/note]], you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises, especially those with a prominent EstrogenBrigade, will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation or a short retelling as a play or a musical.

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While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic[[note]]Many live action adaptations in Japan focus on manga that are more grounded, and as such you'll rarely see high energy superpower series come up; you will see some romance and certain series like delinquent manga or historical dramas, though[[/note]], you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises, especially those with a prominent EstrogenBrigade, will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation or a short retelling as a play or a musical.
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While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic, you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises with an especially prominent EstrogenBrigade will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation.

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While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic, demographic[[note]]Many live action adaptations in Japan focus on manga that are more grounded, and as such you'll rarely see high energy superpower series come up; you will see some romance and certain series like delinquent manga though[[/note]], you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises with an franchises, especially those with a prominent EstrogenBrigade EstrogenBrigade, will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation.
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Due to ValuesDissonance, many shōnen series feature [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids content that most Westerners would not consider appropriate for younger teenagers]], such as [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence frequent gory violence]] and scenes of titillating {{fanservice}} which may include nudity (many works labeled {{Ecchi}} run in shōnen magazines). As such, they are often [[AudienceShift marketed towards adult fans in the West]], sometimes leading localizers to [[SpiceUpTheSubtitles insert more adult language into the translated version]]. One of the most illustrative examples of this is ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': a highly idealistic HotBlooded, bright and cartoonish SuperRobot series that aired as the equivalent of a SaturdayMorningCartoon in Japan, but debuted on Adult Swim in the US. In fact, most of Creator/AdultSwim[='s=] anime lineup consists of shōnen series. While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic, you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises with an especially prominent EstrogenBrigade will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation.

Shōnen series were the first to be brought over ''en masse'' to the Western world, and as such, makes up much of the popular American perception of anime.

This is because it is, perhaps, the genre most similar to heavily actionized, RatedMForManly WesternAnimation shows of TheEighties, also largely geared towards teenage males with swaths of MultipleDemographicAppeal. (Pure shōjo bounces between the realms of [[SweetnessAversion cutesy]] and too [[{{Melodrama}} melodramatically]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids scandalous]] for most {{Media Watchdog}}s, so it does not get shown in the West as much.)

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Due to ValuesDissonance, many shōnen series feature [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids content that most Westerners would not consider appropriate for younger teenagers]], such as [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence frequent gory violence]] and scenes of titillating {{fanservice}} which may include nudity (many works labeled {{Ecchi}} run in shōnen magazines). As such, they are often [[AudienceShift marketed towards adult fans in the West]], sometimes leading localizers to [[SpiceUpTheSubtitles insert more adult language into the translated version]]. One of the most illustrative examples of this is ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': a highly idealistic HotBlooded, bright and cartoonish SuperRobot series that aired as the equivalent of a SaturdayMorningCartoon in Japan, but debuted on Adult Swim in the US. In fact, most of Creator/AdultSwim[='s=] anime lineup consists of shōnen series. While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic, you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises with an especially prominent EstrogenBrigade will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation.\n\n

Shōnen series were the first to be brought over ''en masse'' to the Western world, and as such, makes up much of the popular American perception of anime. \n\n This is because it is, perhaps, the genre most similar to heavily actionized, RatedMForManly WesternAnimation shows of TheEighties, also largely geared towards teenage males with swaths of MultipleDemographicAppeal. (Pure shōjo bounces between the realms of [[SweetnessAversion cutesy]] and too [[{{Melodrama}} melodramatically]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids scandalous]] for most {{Media Watchdog}}s, so it does not get shown in the West as much.)
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While live-action media isn't as common for works in this demographic, you ''can'' find many popular franchises on the stage; franchises with an especially prominent EstrogenBrigade will often get a long-running [=2.5D=] ScreenToStageAdaptation.

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