A genre for manga and anime, as well as fanfiction. Means 'boy's love'. Tends to be about boy's love but not necessarily about boy's sex and emphasizes the emotions over the sex.
by Alexi Dalziel August 12, 2003
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Shounenai, like Tanbi, is no longer written. It was replaced by BL (Boys' Love) which are much more likely to have happy endings & have less drama.
Shounenai, like Tanbi, is no longer written. It was replaced by BL (Boys' Love) which are much more likely to have happy endings & have less drama.
Japanese girls will litteraly roll their eyes at you if they hear you say shounenai ai instead of BL.
by Allaiyah February 29, 2004
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"Hey ,do you see that girl over there?"
"Yeah I do."
"Her name is Shaunyce and her personality is so cool."
"She looks like she will break your heart!"
"Yeah she will, but not if you don't mess with hers."
"Yeah I do."
"Her name is Shaunyce and her personality is so cool."
"She looks like she will break your heart!"
"Yeah she will, but not if you don't mess with hers."
by Lovelydovey November 24, 2018
Get the Shaunyce mug.Essentially someone who watches a majority of shounen and decides to discredit or shit on other anime that aren’t within the range of shounen action anime.
Person 1: Hey! Did you see that new episode of Insert incredibly good slice of life anime?
Person 2: lame.
Person 1: what about literally any slice of life, sci-fi, fantasy, etc. anime ever?
Person 2: lame. The newest episode of the Naruto Piece Z was so good though, what you talked about was shit.
Person: this guy’s really a shounenhead…
Person 2: lame.
Person 1: what about literally any slice of life, sci-fi, fantasy, etc. anime ever?
Person 2: lame. The newest episode of the Naruto Piece Z was so good though, what you talked about was shit.
Person: this guy’s really a shounenhead…
by JustThatDeeno April 20, 2022
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Shounen-ai is an obsolete term. Shounen-ai refers to stories about strong relationships between pubescent or pre-pubescent boys. The stories featured angsty, poetic, platonic or romantic relationships. It is used only to point to shoujo manga written in the 70's and early 80's by authors such as Hagio Moto, Takemiya Keiko, etc. (Titles such as Gymnasium in November, Heart of Thomas, and Song of Wind and Trees.) Shounen-ai is no longer written, ceased to exist as a sub-category of shoujo long ago, and this term has long since fallen into disuse. Later stories with male/male sexual relationships are termed yaoi, tanbi, june, or boys' love.
Shounen-ai is NOT the same term as boys' love.
The current common usage of shounen-ai in Japan is to refer to adults who like young boys (i.e. pedophiles).
Shounen-ai is NOT the same term as boys' love.
The current common usage of shounen-ai in Japan is to refer to adults who like young boys (i.e. pedophiles).
by Bunneh February 1, 2004
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13. Shounen-ai is aimed towards younger audiences and focuses more on the main characters' relationship and bonding rather than the Sexual/physical side like yaoi
Shounen-ai means "Boy's love" and focuses usually on the life stories of two homosexual/Bisexual males.
13. Shounen-ai is aimed towards younger audiences and focuses more on the main characters' relationship and bonding rather than the Sexual/physical side like yaoi
Shounen-ai means "Boy's love" and focuses usually on the life stories of two homosexual/Bisexual males.
by CJYankira July 27, 2016
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