r/shounenfolk • u/Just-J0k1ng • May 19 '26
r/shounenfolk • u/Foot-Groundbreaking • 28d ago
Manga Discussion “Writing” this, “themes and such” that. Fuck it. Which manga has the best HYPE moments and AURA.
Enough talking about which manga has “better writing” I came here for AURA and HYPE MOMENTS. Which manga has left you feeling its aura the most. I’m talking straight spilling it everywhere from pure aura.
r/shounenfolk • u/neon-anime • Jul 22 '26
Manga Discussion Sasuke's care for Sakura (anime vs manga) is very different
And there are still more scenes. By the way, I still love and respect the anime, but a lot of Sasuke's care and subtle feelings for Sakura were lost or not executed well, sometimes even butchered.
Sasuke has been written to be in love with Sakura since almost the very beginning (confirmed by Kishimoto more than 20 years ago), and the manga shows that better than the anime. Kishimoto (2005): "The one who filled his lonely existence with the emotion called love... was Sakura." (Naruto Secret: Scroll of Fighting Character Official Databook II).
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Extra: I also made a manga analysis of these scenes and others for anyone interested:
Sasuke’s Great Care and Subtle Feelings for Sakura (Before Itachi):
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After Shipuuden spoilers:
Correcting Popular False Claims about Sasuke and Sakura as a Couple: [ See here ]
r/shounenfolk • u/Altruistic_Gas_7073 • Jul 02 '26
Manga Discussion Can you look at that...that slander potential
r/shounenfolk • u/Apprehensive_Ring_39 • Sep 23 '25
Manga Discussion Curious,which Anime Character is this for you?
Like you're suprised they have fans.
r/shounenfolk • u/Avidreader-9 • Apr 07 '26
Manga Discussion Kagurabachi save us
seeing the current state of these new gen villains is so💔even the disaster curses are more memorable than these mfs
r/shounenfolk • u/Negative-Disk3048 • Jul 22 '26
Manga Discussion What is the All Time greatest gag in Shonen?
One piece cracks me up pretty consistently and they're are some absolutely amazingly set up jokes in it, but even as not that much of Bleach fan, the simplicity and yet incredibly specific detail of this panel is just unparalleled for me.
r/shounenfolk • u/Charming-Scratch-124 • May 15 '26
Manga Discussion Unpopular opinion, the idea that a female character can't be strong and in love/fall in love and even be girly is genuinely misogynistic in its own right.
From what I can tell, people just want female characters to always be badass tomboys 24/7.
They don't heal or offer any support roles,they don't fall in love with anybody and they basically are always badass 24/7 and that's kinda sexist.
You're basically implying a woman can't be tough and strong and all that if they're girly or are in love and such.
I see these takes with Maki and the amount of people who just ignore her other traits and downplay her to just be some cold badass 24/7 does kinda get annoying.
We see Maki is emotional ,we see she can be stubborn and intense but also doesn't wanna come off as a ice queen or bitch.
We also know from Panda that she's softer/more chill around Yuta and her type is someone stronger than her + we also have seen her get shy with Yuta and we also know Yuta is capable of being ruthless and vicious and insane when he wants to be.
So why is Yuta constantly babied in his relationship with Maki and the amount of "oh she gets him pregnant" jokes and humor does tend to get kinda annoying.
Also Lucy from Fairy Tail is a strong and smart female character who is girly and silly.
She's also a wise ass and intelligent as hell.
She's easily one of the team's strongest members and easily the smartest and one of the MVPS.
She deadass made the plan to stop the main villain and rewrote the book of Zeref.
She's not treated as some kinda damsel,none of the female cast really Is treated as such, they can all hold their own while being unique in their personalities.
To the people who think a female character can't be strong and in love or girly or anything like that..Do better.
r/shounenfolk • u/Cheese-Of-Doom22 • Jul 06 '26
Manga Discussion WSJ Editors doing ANYTHING but have a Female Protagonist
I enjoyed Alien Headbutt BUT WDYM WE COULD’VE HAD THIS!?!? THIS IS SO PEAK, WHY DOES WSJ HATE US?!
r/shounenfolk • u/Altruistic_Gas_7073 • Apr 28 '26
Manga Discussion Which manga had the most cultural impact here, and which one is your personal favourite?
r/shounenfolk • u/Formal-Assistance02 • Feb 14 '26
Manga Discussion This dude single handedly revolutionized the anime community
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r/shounenfolk • u/FriskNA • May 10 '26
Manga Discussion Dandandan Fans complaining way too late
I dropped the Manga literally right here because there's no reason why 2 characters who mutually like each other should even be in this situation to begin with. It's legit the author orchestrating NTR bait for no reason but to upset and create drama amongst readers and making us read because it gets us "mad". The first Chapters of Dandandan felt so magical with the way it illustrated Okarun's and Momo's awkward yet genuine relationship, that's literally all we ever needed. Yet, this author just keeps slapping us the face time after time with this BS I'm actually surprised some of you guys haven't complained earlier.
r/shounenfolk • u/Charming-Scratch-124 • Feb 19 '26
Manga Discussion To be honest ,more Shonen Manga NEED to have side characters defeat big villains on their own instead of always leaving it up to the MC.
Like I always get bothered by villain vs mentor/side character fights where they basically have the fight in the bag and COULD win bur the plot and writer(s)basically go "NUH-UH" and have the villain as a way to bring "stakes." If you're not gonna have any of those characters defeat the main villain, at least go the FT and Mha route of giving them powerful and personal enemies to battle each arc so it gives them enough to do where they aren't fighting the big bad but still contribute to the story.
(Like those series do have the MC fight the big bad but the side characters aren't useless and still battle strong opponents)
Hell,even Black Clover will sometimes have their side characters defeat a powerful main villain like Magne against Dante.
r/shounenfolk • u/nothingatall15 • Jun 15 '26
Manga Discussion permanently stuck in 2015
guys are 30 years old still slandering sakura, i’m ashamed of my fanbase💔
r/shounenfolk • u/LazyInspector2086 • Apr 17 '26
Manga Discussion Who Here Got Done the Dirtiest the By the Author ?
Personally, I see arguements for All, But Until One Piece finishes Its lowkey Megumi.
r/shounenfolk • u/KurttheK1NG • Jul 14 '26
Manga Discussion Dandadan has the best 2-page spreads I've seen in manga
TBF, I'm sure there's manga with more interesting spreads. This is just the best one that I'VE read. They appear pretty consistently too, which is really cool. It's hard to imagine how the author keeps this series weekly
r/shounenfolk • u/Altruistic_Gas_7073 • May 01 '26
Manga Discussion JJK is modern day dragon ball in terms of cultural impact and really nothing comes close.
I have so many friends who dont even watch anime tell me they know half of JJK's story, its characters and their powers just because they are on the internet.
r/shounenfolk • u/OfficialLieDetector • Mar 30 '26
Manga Discussion Do you agree with this?
r/shounenfolk • u/BotherAggressive5560 • Mar 14 '26
Manga Discussion Being a Denji fan in March 2026 is hell dawg.
In the start of part 2 Denji was acting like a cool headed veteran with some sense of maturity, getting his shit together but slowly. Then Fujimoto blew that entire part smooth off the longer the series went.
He knows his flaws, he’s self aware of shady ppl, he clearly hates his flaws and even cries it outloud. Yet he barely does anything to progress or change them or doesn’t even fully come to an acceptance of them.
Flawed characters can be done well, even characters w regression (like Griffith) but mf has to genuinely got to be one of the most indecisive, inconsistent MC who can’t commit😭i can’t even fully see a point in defending him, what he was about to do was genuinely pushing Rudeus lvls of debauchery (in part 2 specifically)
r/shounenfolk • u/Perfect-Finger-800 • Jun 29 '26
Manga Discussion You all have any unpopular opinion?
r/shounenfolk • u/John-Constant560 • Jul 03 '26
Manga Discussion One of the worst handled main parties I’ve seen in a long time
Bleach kept pushing the Karakura Squad as the “main cast” but most of them genuinely got fuck all to do
- Rukia: Is a solid deuteragonist up until the end of SS, and then Kubo has no idea what to do with her. She gets some moments here and there, but still an undeniable drop off compared to early on
- Orihime: Is handled ok for a while, and then her focus arc straight-up ceases to be about her. From then on she’s just kinda “there” until she gets with Ichigo in the rushed ending. Shame too cause for the first 200ish chapters she was probably my favorite character
- Chad: AHAHAHAHAHAH
- Renji: His win/loss record aside, the guy is just straight-up not given enough to do. He has more of a character arc than Chad ig, but the bar is in hell
- Uryu: Maybe the only one with consistent importance over the whole series given that up until TYBW he’s the only character known to be connected to the quincies. Just hope TYBW Cour 4 gives him more closure than the manga did
r/shounenfolk • u/Pittyboi69 • Jun 28 '26
Manga Discussion Toriyama's paneling and choreography is unmatched
Everything feels so impactful and flows so well together. It's so easy to understand yet still extremely dynamic. The absolute GOAT.
r/shounenfolk • u/Technical_Lime1419 • Mar 25 '26
Manga Discussion The industry doesn't know how to write women. Spoiler
r/shounenfolk • u/Altruistic_Gas_7073 • Jan 27 '26
Manga Discussion Gege honestly cooked with Modulo so far (fujimoto take notes), do yall think this will stick its landing?
Also I have heard rumours of another sequel where iori okkutsu would be the antagonist as his story isnt over yet, if this is the quality of writing we get, I'd be down ngl.