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Jan 27, 11:09 PM
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If you ask someone to list some "shounen" animes, I am not sure how Sakamoto Days is ever going to come up. You would think Demon slayer, or JJK, or One piece, similar anime with blood, a little gore, a little death here and there. Some action anime with real things at stake. Not Spy x family or sakamoto days where there is absolutely nothing at stake. The action is just slo-mo powerpoint slides of a fat dude beating up angry strange looking hitmen. Like i get that it is amusing to watch.

But I think we can agree this show is not an "action" anime and is rather a "comedy", sure. However, the comedy seems to be very simple and is very family friendly. Like a misunderstanding where a kid thinks a "real" fight is just a theatrical play. Very amusing, right? Or when a woman consistently misunderstands the intentions of some masculine dude who is obsessed with fat Sakamoto. Haha? Comedy doesn't need to be complex, but it's extremely simple in this show and there is not much depth to any of the jokes or comedic acts.

So the question then is, who is this anime for? It is not for your average shounen enjoyer, aged 10-90 cheering on Scruffy from One piece. It is not for your goofy buddies that like funny raunchy shows like Gotoubon. Nor the intellectuals that enjoy depth and complex story telling like Oreimo. It is for people that do not watch anime. For the casual viewer, for the girlfriend that wants to watch an anime for the first time, for the grandpa that calls anime "chinese cartoons". It is a generic family friendly show for the generic novice consumer of anime.

Wonder if real anime viewers feel the same way? Certainly this increase of "family friendly" animes is discouraging to see amongst the veterans
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Jan 27, 11:27 PM
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shonen doesn't mean gore or death it just means targeted audience is young male
Jan 27, 11:35 PM
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What the fuck, are we thinking shounen is seinen now?! What is wrong with you people?! Aot is not the definition of shounen, my hero academia exist too man, and the fuck you mean, there are literally people dying in episode 1 on screen, are you guys so out of ideas to hate on this anime that you would just make stuff up to hate on it?
Jan 27, 11:39 PM
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MongoDB spotted. Obvious bait.
Jan 27, 11:42 PM
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Serialized in Weekly SHONEN Jump.

-> Definitely a Shonen series.

-> -> Shonen is an audience demographic, not a genre 😅
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Jan 27, 11:45 PM
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Just because it’s not all about murder and shit does not mean it’s not a shounen
Jan 27, 11:48 PM
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so you've never read the manga then.
You have no idea what you're on about.
Jan 27, 11:58 PM
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Bruh, everyone know that this accounts posts only bait and this thread is no different.

Jan 28, 12:10 AM
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"real anime viewers" do know, that also family friendly anime are real anime.
Jan 28, 12:23 AM
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Someone teach this guy the meaning of Shounen like srsly nowadays people don't even understand the difference between a genre and a demographic. Also, it is NOT baby/family-friendly for your kind information, Mr. Cool gore enjoying edgelord. A story needs to set itself up in it's own pace. It wouldn't be one of the top ranked manga in Shounen jump for nothing like it was still maintaining high ranks in TOCs and reader's survey even when jjk and mha were around. People need to catch a break and learn to enjoy stuff instead of throwing tantrums over popular shit being popular.

Also, if you are a "veteran" and Don't understand Shounen then just stop it. Sakamoto days has everything to be a Shounen and is enjoyed by the Shounen age group.
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Jan 28, 12:23 AM
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Who pissed in your cereal? You obviously have no idea what shonen is.
Jan 28, 12:27 AM
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Seiidou said:
Who pissed in your cereal? You obviously have no idea what shonen is.

I wish I pissed in their cereal.

Jan 28, 12:28 AM
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I can see that a few people don't really know what Shounen means
Jan 28, 12:33 AM

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Bro is onto nothing, Sakamoto Days is NOT a kodomo anime
Jan 28, 12:51 AM
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The diss to shows like spy x family, sakomoto days, and manga like kindergarten wars is crazy. No stakes? In spy x family, a war is on the line for crying out loud, and sakamato risks not only his life but family on the line. These shows are honestly great and are different from the usual battle, dark and serious shows. They combine everything in the right portions. The slice of life, the comedy, action, and drama.

Jan 28, 1:05 AM
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It’s shounen lil bro
Jan 28, 1:57 AM
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Weak kids today and their labels limiting themselves.
Jan 28, 2:35 AM
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damn bro thats crazy 🗿🗿🗿
Jan 28, 2:42 AM

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that's bait mixed with a lot of mental illness.
Jan 28, 2:54 AM
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Dip_jyoti said:
shonen doesn't mean gore or death it just means targeted audience is young male

yess i agree with Shounen is not Gore or kiling people with a cool Style
Jan 28, 2:56 AM
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MongoDB said:
If you ask someone to list some "shounen" animes, I am not sure how Sakamoto Days is ever going to come up. You would think Demon slayer, or JJK, or One piece, similar anime with blood, a little gore, a little death here and there. Some action anime with real things at stake. Not Spy x family or sakamoto days where there is absolutely nothing at stake. The action is just slo-mo powerpoint slides of a fat dude beating up angry strange looking hitmen. Like i get that it is amusing to watch.

But I think we can agree this show is not an "action" anime and is rather a "comedy", sure. However, the comedy seems to be very simple and is very family friendly. Like a misunderstanding where a kid thinks a "real" fight is just a theatrical play. Very amusing, right? Or when a woman consistently misunderstands the intentions of some masculine dude who is obsessed with fat Sakamoto. Haha? Comedy doesn't need to be complex, but it's extremely simple in this show and there is not much depth to any of the jokes or comedic acts.

So the question then is, who is this anime for? It is not for your average shounen enjoyer, aged 10-90 cheering on Scruffy from One piece. It is not for your goofy buddies that like funny raunchy shows like Gotoubon. Nor the intellectuals that enjoy depth and complex story telling like Oreimo. It is for people that do not watch anime. For the casual viewer, for the girlfriend that wants to watch an anime for the first time, for the grandpa that calls anime "chinese cartoons". It is a generic family friendly show for the generic novice consumer of anime.

Wonder if real anime viewers feel the same way? Certainly this increase of "family friendly" animes is discouraging to see amongst the veterans

Sakamoto days is anime like for the people who first anime to watch and love Shounen not like a pro guy who watches a lot of anime from various genres
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I smell your bait from the other side of the globe.
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MongoDB said:
If you ask someone to list some "shounen" animes, I am not sure how Sakamoto Days is ever going to come up. You would think Demon slayer, or JJK, or One piece, similar anime with blood, a little gore, a little death here and there. Some action anime with real things at stake. Not Spy x family or sakamoto days where there is absolutely nothing at stake. The action is just slo-mo powerpoint slides of a fat dude beating up angry strange looking hitmen. Like i get that it is amusing to watch.

But I think we can agree this show is not an "action" anime and is rather a "comedy", sure. However, the comedy seems to be very simple and is very family friendly. Like a misunderstanding where a kid thinks a "real" fight is just a theatrical play. Very amusing, right? Or when a woman consistently misunderstands the intentions of some masculine dude who is obsessed with fat Sakamoto. Haha? Comedy doesn't need to be complex, but it's extremely simple in this show and there is not much depth to any of the jokes or comedic acts.

So the question then is, who is this anime for? It is not for your average shounen enjoyer, aged 10-90 cheering on Scruffy from One piece. It is not for your goofy buddies that like funny raunchy shows like Gotoubon. Nor the intellectuals that enjoy depth and complex story telling like Oreimo. It is for people that do not watch anime. For the casual viewer, for the girlfriend that wants to watch an anime for the first time, for the grandpa that calls anime "chinese cartoons". It is a generic family friendly show for the generic novice consumer of anime.

Wonder if real anime viewers feel the same way? Certainly this increase of "family friendly" animes is discouraging to see amongst the veterans

Do you know what "Shounen" means?
Sakamoto Days came from the same magazine as One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Naruto AND Blue Boc, the Weekly SHOUNEN Jump.
Again, Shounen is not a genre of fighting anime. Shounen is a demographic category, those shows targeted for male teenagers.
Jan 28, 4:33 AM
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What the fuck, are we thinking shounen is seinen now?! What is wrong with you people?! Aot is not the definition of shounen, my hero academia exist too man, and the fuck you mean, there are literally people dying in episode 1 on screen, are you guys so out of ideas to hate on this anime that you would just make stuff up to hate on it?
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Aot is not the definition of shounen
AOT is a shounen. What are you talking about? Shounen is not a genre, it's a demographic.
Jan 28, 5:19 AM
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Weak kids today and their labels limiting themselves.

well said brother I cant agree more.
Jan 28, 5:40 AM
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This show is 100% a shonen. No idea what you are talking about.
Jan 28, 5:58 AM

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“is this shounen” debates in 2025 y’all will never learn
Jan 28, 5:59 AM
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Dude you sound like the most average elitist and wanna talk about "intelectual". Is just a TV show, if you don't like it just quit watching it but don't act like you're better than someone who's enjoying this show.
Jan 28, 6:28 AM
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🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
Jan 28, 6:42 AM
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Tell me you haven't read the manga without telling you you haven't read the manga.
Jan 28, 6:44 AM
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Shounen just means the target audience is young boys, so yes, I would say it’s definitely shounen
Jan 28, 6:52 AM
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Stfu you baitin ass weeaboo WIGGA foh !!
Jan 28, 7:31 AM
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Definitely bait cause there's no way you don't know what "shōnen" means in 2025.😒
Jan 28, 7:39 AM
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shonen is demographic not a genre
Jan 28, 8:00 AM
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It amazes me how someone could be so extremely wrong about something.
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This might sound crazy, but…
Jan 28, 8:43 AM

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*cough*

Who is it for?
For like a teenager....uhm...male...likes action, inserts himself into the story. Needs the Anime to be quite fast paced and good looking...Fighting or some form of violence is also important....
Oh wait....


Sounds like Shonen! xD
I get it tho. It's NOT like One Piece and it's certainly not what the "veterans" (Ewww xD) would like.
Therefore it must be an Action-Comedy. Good point.



EDIT: The beauty of a good Mongo-Bait Thread is that he sprinkles in these horrificly idiotic opinions that just make you fall for it everytime xD
Damn. Kid is a, very lonely, master^^
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what is it about this show that consistently spawns in the worst discussion threads get a grip
Jan 28, 9:07 AM

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you always wonder in what seasonal anime we will have the mongoDB seasonal bait, ig sakamoto days got chosen. Im surprised by the amt of ppl falling for the bait tho

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Bruh, everyone know that this accounts posts only bait and this thread is no different.
@Piromysl

If everyone knew it as you claimed we wouldn't have so many posts explaining what shounen is to the OP.
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@Piromysl

If everyone knew it as you claimed we wouldn't have so many posts explaining what shounen is to the OP.
@JoeChip People are stupid and falling for baits. Big surprise.

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MongoDB spotted. Obvious bait.

you just know this guy is web scale


(wonder if anyone will get that one 😅)
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gonna post the spanish version since everyone already posted the other one



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Jan 28, 11:51 AM

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Is this such subtle trolling to parody complaints about the modern edgy trend in Battle Shonen?
Jan 28, 12:13 PM
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when y'all identify the bait you should ignore it. that's the best answer it can get, none.
Jan 28, 12:20 PM
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As many people already told, Shonen is not a type its a target audience! For Sakamoto Days, I can understand why you're saying it can be more like a family friendly anime BUT
I can garanti you it will have a lot of action (at the point it is not so family friendly anymore) in the futur! I'm almost up to date with the manga. And the story will be a lot more complex !
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Infernalization said:
MongoDB spotted. Obvious bait.

you just know this guy is web scale


(wonder if anyone will get that one 😅)

I prefer Firebase over MongoDB.
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"yes" or "maybe" but not "no".
Yeah i aint reading all that, i know it's bait + schizo posting.
Jan 28, 8:23 PM
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While I understand your perspective, I don’t necessarily agree. I just finished reading the manga, and I think Sakamoto Days is closer to a story like Assassination Classroom rather than Spy × Family.

The start of the story is very lighthearted, and that tone remains throughout, but the author does add depth to the characters with some serious moments.

It doesn’t go all the way to the extreme gore of something like Berserk, but it’s not a lighthearted anime either. It sits comfortably in the middle ground—sometimes it’s dumb and funny, while other times the story gets serious.
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You'd think someone who's lived as long as this guy would have a greater understanding of these things...

Context: OP's profile
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