Twentieth-century shonen titles like Fist of the North Star and Dragon Ball helped set the stage for today’s shonen anime world, but it was the “big three” that really made shonen the #1 demographic for anime. Those three titles redefined what shonen can be, introducing or reinventing staples such as the power of friendship, the virtue of hard work, and the pain of betrayal.Naruto fans, for example, can point out many classic scenes in Masashi Kishimoto’s masterwork that played a role in creating the modern era of shonen manga/anime. Even if Naruto drew plenty of inspiration from what came before, this anime also had its own fresh, bold ideas that established certain shonen conventions or took them to the next level in a way no other anime could possibly manage.The chunin exam arc in Naruto was packed with memorable scenes and fights, and it’s still one of anime’s best tournament arcs to this day. But even in that competitive story arc, the duel between Rock Lee and Gaara of the Sand stands out as a new standard for “talent vs. hard work” battles.RELATED: 10 Big Three Scenes That Changed Shonen Forever
Twentieth-century shonen titles like Fist of the North Star and Dragon Ball helped set the stage for today’s shonen anime world, but it was the “big three” that really made shonen the #1 demographic for anime. Those three titles redefined what shonen can be, introducing or reinventing staples such as the power of friendship, the virtue of hard work, and the pain of betrayal.
Naruto fans, for example, can point out many classic scenes in Masashi Kishimoto’s masterwork that played a role in creating the modern era of shonen manga/anime. Even if Naruto drew plenty of inspiration from what came before, this anime also had its own fresh, bold ideas that established certain shonen conventions or took them to the next level in a way no other anime could possibly manage.
The chunin exam arc in Naruto was packed with memorable scenes and fights, and it’s still one of anime’s best tournament arcs to this day. But even in that competitive story arc, the duel between Rock Lee and Gaara of the Sand stands out as a new standard for “talent vs. hard work” battles.
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