The Main Manga Markets
Manga has many styles and genres for different markets. The market can be defined as a particular audience, a group of people, or a location to target. Main manga demographics are shounen, shoujo, josei, seinen, and kodomo. These genres target specific markets in people by their age, gender, and other factors. Shounen is one of the main demographics that people think of when anime or manga is mentioned. There is a reason why so many shows brand themselves into this genre because the appeal of friendship and bonds resonates with many people. Literally, the audience that shounen tries to capture is boys through the age of 10 to 18 as the main source for people viewing. Unlike shounen where it has constant combat scenes, shoujo shows more romantic moments of love as the main aspect. The meaning of shoujo means young woman and that is mainly where the genre portals to. In the Japanese meaning of the genre, shoujo refers to any woman under 20 and is used for any aspect in lifelike shoujo hobbies or shoujo culture. Josei is very versatile in taking influences from other manga and transforming it into a unique story element. Typically, josei is targeted at older women and contains realistic approaches to love through mature topics. Do not confuse josei with shoujo for shoujo has the younger woman appeal and moments that could be unlikely to happen in life concerning love. Just as the confusion over shoujo and josei, there is confusion over shounen and seinen demographics. Seinen has an older male audience in which focuses on character development and stronger plots. Examples of seinen manga are ones like Berserker, Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, and Toyko Ghoul where the setting creates suspense and themes that the target demographic can relate to. Kodomo refers to child manga and has elements that strengthen a child's growth through storytelling. Child manga contains moralistic stories that educates children and teaches them to stay on the right path in life. These stories are usually are self-contained in the chapters and classic examples of them are Pokemon and Doraemon. Manga plays a role in various genres and stories where the entertainment is exciting throughout the anime community.
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