There’s one thing I discover actually humorous concerning the present state of shounen anime and manga fandom.
On the one hand, you may have a web-based fandom that loves battles and motion scenes. “Who comes out on prime in a 1v1?” is a perennially fashionable query, and I perceive the attraction. You might have all these highly effective warriors round, be they awe-inspiring heroes or dreadful villains or one thing in between, and also you wish to both help your favorites or genuinely assume by the query of who’s superior. Past the speedy area of Shounen battle manga, there’s a complete cottage nerd trade constructed round exploring this concept: Who would win a Loss of life Battle?
On the one hand, lots of the large collection lately, significantly those which have been ending up, have emphasised themes surrounding group effort. Whereas “the facility of friendship and teamwork” is a longstanding staple of shounen anime and manga, titles like Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia really feel extra about collective motion and understanding that even in case you’re not the strongest, your contributions matter. What makes somebody the best isn’t how laborious they hit or what number of foes they’ll take down single-handedly, however conviction and a want to assist.
You find yourself having this mixture of followers who care loads about who’s the most important badass round making an attempt to mine tales the place that’s of diminished significance. It could generally make extra sense to ask who wins in a 1v1 between romance manga heroines. Definitely not all shounen followers assume this fashion, and even those that love the large fights aren’t essentially obsessive about rating characters in a tier listing. However simply the truth that these two features exist, and they’re virtually in direct battle with one another, each amuses and frustrates me.
PS: Who wins in a battle between Sawako from Kimi ni Todoke and Hachi from Nana?
