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Shonen Knife

The kick-ass all-girl j-rock band hailing from Osaka Japan. They formed in 1982.
They like to describe themselves as "super-eccentric-pop-punk-cult-band-shonen-knife!".
by J.P. Richardson February 28, 2004
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Shonentard

A Shonentard is a highly moronic teen or sad adult that loves and takes action shonens seriously (action shonens: anime that focus on mindless fights, lack of realism, dumb characters, and terrible everything, besides an occasionally good OST). Shonentards generally:

a). pay no mind to the fact that their show follows no logic and lacks realism,

b). act very dumb online,

c). consider seinen (seinen: opposite of shonen) that don't have lots of violence and fanservice to be boring,

d). don't like any realistic characters who lack a traumatic event from their past and are now motivated by friendship to protect the ones they love, and in turn claim realistic characters lack characterisation because of their lack of the aforementioned traits,

e). only care about their unchoreographed fights, what happens next in the senseless story, how cool a character is (character coolness to a shonentard is different from that of a normal person and usually evolves into becoming attracted to characters and mix and matching them into imagined relationships), and how good the music is, paying little to no attention to the real nuances and factors that make films entertaining,

f). buy lots of related merchandise and/or cosplay simply to boost their own fandom,

g). are easily manipulated by plot-driven shonens into thinking they're intelligent, when really they consist of lame battles of fake logic combined w/ fake emotion.
Various plausible shonentard conversations:

"Shonentard 1: dude did u c moribito last nite?
Tard 2: lol no try boribito"

"Tard 1: i cant wait 2 c wut hapens next on naruto
Tard 2: totaly i was so shockd when zibobo betraed the leef vilage. narutos plot twists is awesome"

"Tard 1: Bleach is geting great, Ichigo jus lerned the powerfulest attack yet, it completely destroied haf of tokyo
Tard 2: i havent watched bleach latly, i sorta like inteligent shows now like Death note, Code geass and FMA"

"Person 1: Hi, I'd like a some anime recommendations. I'm looking for something with an impressive plot, something that could make me think, some neat action (but not focused around it) and maybe some rather fancy animation or direction. Thanks.
Tard 1: most peopl say naruto but i disagree, i like bleach more"
by donewithdumb December 15, 2010
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shonen ai

Literally means "boy love." Slash with an emphasis on "awwww . . . cute!" Not to be confused with yaoi, which is graphic male/male porn. Shonen ai is generally fluffy and not particularly explicit.
I read the most adorable shonen ai Harry Potter fanfiction the other day . . . It was Lupin/Sirius, set in their school days. They were playing wizard chess and wound up kissing. Lupin is so cute when he blushes!
by lynx wings April 22, 2005
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shounenpage

He came from the depths of instagram! his name is... shounenpage and he's the best BRITTISH discord debater ever!
"shounenpage is a better debater than Monlem"
by BankaiLover1234 October 16, 2021
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Shonen Jump

Monthly magazine containing 300 pages of manga each.
I just read Naruto in Shonen Jump!
by Jason da H January 8, 2004
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Shonen

1)Japanese for boy
2)A style of manga who's targets are usually young males between the ages of 7-13. They are typically full of fighting and action Some examples of these are Naruto, Prince of Tennis, Yu-Gi-Oh, Dragon Ball Z, and Pokemon.
1) Watashi wa shonen desu. (I am a boy.)
2) My favorite shonen manga is Naruto. I really like all the combat, and Sakura is a babe.
by Neko October 20, 2004
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shonen-ai

Shonen-ai means any type of manga or anime that has a boy-boy love story. Basically a gay love story for girls who like guys who like guys. Shonen-ai is a form of shoujo. Not to be confused with Yaoi which is gay hentai.
Gravitation is shonen-ai bacause it is a love story between two guys.
by Dead Mexican January 19, 2005
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