Appreciating the Shounen Aesthetic
We who have for years been studying shounen manga and storytelling noticed something peculiar about all the different manga that have come out in that demographic for the last 30 years or so. Many of them share fundamental similarities in not just in structure, but in artistic philosophy. Series from completely different genres, publishers, and of course minds all seemed to have inherited principles that acted like the code in their DNA. But how could we have come to such a conclusion, and if we’re correct, where does this Zeitgeist in shounen manga seem to come from? Voiced by @OsakaSyndrome Discord Server- https://discordapp.com/invite/EJugK6E Text Version: https://misanthropyreport.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/appreciating-an-aesthetic-the-aura-of-shounen-updated-adapted-vers/ For more detail on Pure Heart: http://uzerfriendly.com/the-aura-of-shonen-appreciating-a-pure-heart/ Sources: 1. “The Right Way To Make Jump” 2. http://writersrelief.com/2008/04/13/genres-defined-part-i/ 3. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/referenceguides/bawarshi-reiff/ 4. https://jlearn.net/Dictionary/Search?by=jpn&type=s&term=shounen http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/sept02/shonenjump.shtml 5. “Is The Shōnen Anime Formula Stale?” by Gaming Illuminatity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSap-xA0rQI 6. “Black Clover’s Stale Formula” by The Rpg Monger. Description quote at the time of writing “The Shounen *sub-genre* of anime and manga has always had issues…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSLxraZPxZs 7. “Shonen Anime’s Biggest Problem” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIbI1FI6N4&t=6s 8. “Game Critics” by videogamedunkey https://youtu.be/lG2dXobAXLI 9. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/aesthetic-qualities 10. “Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation” by Joseph Campbell 11. “Understanding the Japanese Mindset” by Caspain Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iAYTAaCvd8 12. “1966: the year youth culture exploded” by The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/nov/15/1966-trip-good-vibrations-pop-revolution 13. “The student group in Japan that’s made it cool to protest” By Naomi Gingold https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-05-27/student-group-japan-thats-made-it-cool-protest 14. Foucault Explained Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoPy6nHDeEkX6QzF50f0HWENIAhK5NS9V 15. “Rule from the Shadows- The Psychology of Power” by StormCloudsGathering https://youtu.be/p8ERfxWouXs 16. “The Hero Appears!” https://youtu.be/pBB8LzEX4PM 17. “Doki Doki Literature Club- A Metamodern Horror Game” by Nightmare 18. Masterclass hosted by David Stockdale https://youtu.be/UgTTDdzxqdo https://youtu.be/bab9oG5o_74
We who have for years been studying shounen manga and storytelling noticed something peculiar about all the different manga that have come out in that demographic for the last 30 years or so. Many of them share fundamental similarities in not just in structure, but in artistic philosophy. Series from completely different genres, publishers, and of course minds all seemed to have inherited principles that acted like the code in their DNA. But how could we have come to such a conclusion, and if we’re correct, where does this Zeitgeist in shounen manga seem to come from? Voiced by @OsakaSyndrome Discord Server- https://discordapp.com/invite/EJugK6E Text Version: https://misanthropyreport.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/appreciating-an-aesthetic-the-aura-of-shounen-updated-adapted-vers/ For more detail on Pure Heart: http://uzerfriendly.com/the-aura-of-shonen-appreciating-a-pure-heart/ Sources: 1. “The Right Way To Make Jump” 2. http://writersrelief.com/2008/04/13/genres-defined-part-i/ 3. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/referenceguides/bawarshi-reiff/ 4. https://jlearn.net/Dictionary/Search?by=jpn&type=s&term=shounen http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/sept02/shonenjump.shtml 5. “Is The Shōnen Anime Formula Stale?” by Gaming Illuminatity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSap-xA0rQI 6. “Black Clover’s Stale Formula” by The Rpg Monger. Description quote at the time of writing “The Shounen *sub-genre* of anime and manga has always had issues…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSLxraZPxZs 7. “Shonen Anime’s Biggest Problem” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIbI1FI6N4&t=6s 8. “Game Critics” by videogamedunkey https://youtu.be/lG2dXobAXLI 9. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/aesthetic-qualities 10. “Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation” by Joseph Campbell 11. “Understanding the Japanese Mindset” by Caspain Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iAYTAaCvd8 12. “1966: the year youth culture exploded” by The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/nov/15/1966-trip-good-vibrations-pop-revolution 13. “The student group in Japan that’s made it cool to protest” By Naomi Gingold https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-05-27/student-group-japan-thats-made-it-cool-protest 14. Foucault Explained Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoPy6nHDeEkX6QzF50f0HWENIAhK5NS9V 15. “Rule from the Shadows- The Psychology of Power” by StormCloudsGathering https://youtu.be/p8ERfxWouXs 16. “The Hero Appears!” https://youtu.be/pBB8LzEX4PM 17. “Doki Doki Literature Club- A Metamodern Horror Game” by Nightmare 18. Masterclass hosted by David Stockdale https://youtu.be/UgTTDdzxqdo https://youtu.be/bab9oG5o_74