| Well, I guess they are slightly more realistic, especially Josei. But of course it depends on the show. |
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| See I've not seen a lot of Shoujo or Josie. I have seen a fair amount of Seinin and Sounen. In the latter two I do think Seinin often has more realistic characters, with believable goals and often tackle more mature themes and topics unlike Sounen. So I'd assume the same could be said of Josie and Shoujo - as Shoujo is the childish idealised version of the reality with Josie often presents. |
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| I think the title is not worded very well and will be drawing a lot of angry/snarky responses... I kiiind of see what you're saying in the OP, though. What I've seen of shoujo/josei do seem interested in making characters feel like "real people," people that I've known or come across in real life. "Interested" doesn't mean they're successful, obviously, and they do often rely on well-worn tropes and archetypes to get by. And of course many of them aren't interested in that to begin with; I was shocked by how nobody in Honey Lemon Soda, a shoujo romance from this season, acted like actual people at all... And there are many characters from shounen/seinen that I think are written noticeably like "real people." Right now I'm thinking of Skip & Loafer and Insomniacs After School. |
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| I haven't noticed anything like that. |
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| I have seen enough shoujo slop to know that's not true. They also has has tropes and characters and there's nothing wrong with it. Seinen/Josei will be more real and mature and last 2 as expected from it. More than gender it's about age. |
| Josei might be, but I think shoujo are still very tropey. It's probably because most shoujo/josei focuses on the characters thoughts and emotions, so it's easier to connect to them as humane characters - but I find more seinen with realistic characterization than shoujo. It's probably more like josei/seinen (more realistic) vs shoujo/shounen (less realistic). |
| Yes, that's why they're far less popular. |
| I wouldn't judge those demographics as a whole, but I might agree because the manic pixie dream girl (fairly common love interest in shounen/seinen romance) is farther from realism than any shoujo/josei romance trope. |
Lol1268 said: Something I noticed when watching shoujo and Josie anime/manga is that human charcters always feel more realistic compared to shounen where charcters feel more like tropes than actual people. Also im not saying all sounen /seinin have this problem just the majority I have read and wwatchd compared to shoujo and josei Nope, never got that impression All 4 demographics have their good shows with well written realistic characters, and by realistic i don't mean it has to be a realistic setting, you can still have the fantasy setting and extravagant powers while having the character feel real, and all 4 also have their not so good shows with characters that feel like cardboard cutout stereotypes, but the latter is not the majority in any of the demographics, i don't even think that of josei which is the one i'm least into |
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| Seinen/Josei feels more realistic compared to shounen/shoujo. The target audience has more lived experiences. |
No.
So, no, it's still 98% fiction. |
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| In some ways yes, a lot of them do tend to attempt to be a bit more grounded in their approach compared to shonen stuff where character personality traits are hyper-exaggerated. I mean traits WILL still be exaggerated but they feel more similar to like dramas in how they do it compared to the more cartoony/comic book style of exaggeration shonen series tend to go for |
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| In general, I find shoujo/josei to be more relatable than shounen/seinen. The top shounen/seinen have supernatural or fantasy tags, which I personally don't find realistic, because the setting and elements aren't realistic. The shoujo/josei that I've seen tend to be set in realistic worlds, and I am able to relate to the characters more. That's just my personal preference. Also, there are more shounen/seinen anime being created, and that causes more generalizations to be made about what types of shows appeal to specific demographics. Everyone is different and each show is going to relate to different people. |
| I have noticed a recent ..fixation? on Josei, seinen, shojo, shounen these demographic categories I feel like maybe a better way would be to just watch what you like and if you enjoyed it you did, and if not then not, and it doesn't matter what boxes people put it in Like why try to paint a broad brush and stereotype all anime in some category (according to just this website) |
| Sometimes they're too realistic for their own good. Most of the times I want my 2D waifus as different as possible from their 3D counterparts. |
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| They can all be idealized or realistic. I'd say Josei and Seinen are more gritty in their realism overall, with Josei being the most grounded from what I see. Though Shoujo can also get gritty and realistic as well. Shounen is the most fantastical, where even their slice of life series are idealizations. |
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