Talk:Seinen manga

Seinen - anime and manga or just manga?

Is this ANN article a good enough ref to say that seinen is used to refer to manga and anime? Or do I need to look for more? Just because we decided to not label any anime series as aimed at a particular demographic doesn't mean saying seinen can refer to anime is OR. --Eruhildo (talk) 06:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

ANN's lexicon is dated and therefore misleading, so it can't be used as a source. Anime producers usually don't disclose their target audience, so seinen is rarely used in relation to anime. If you think that's not correct, then try to find an Anime producer stating one of their anime as seinen (or more accurately, stating that it is targeted to a seinen audience). You'll realize anime producers almost never do this. Kazu-kun (talk) 07:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Since you say it's dated info, does that mean anime producers use to state the demographic? If so, can we say that in the article? Also, why do we link to ja:男性向けアニメ in the external links? And why do we link to Japanese Magazine Publishers Association? Lastly, can someone fix the other articles listed in the See also section as well as the anime article? --Eruhildo (talk) 18:37, June 1, 2008

I think what he means is that anime producers don't really use seinen as a demographic like you see with manga. ANN also states certain aspects which don't fit a lot of seinen titles, so it does seem to be a bit dated. One wouldn't say Bamboo Blade is dark, psychological, or sexual. AjaaniSherisu (talk) 07:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I think there is a distinction in Japanese between family anime (or general 一般アニメ ippan anime) on the one hand, and adult anime (or more narrowly H エッチ anime, ero anime) on the other. You can watch family anime during the daytime on TV, while adult anime are only usually shown at night (after 11:30 p.m. - see 深夜アニメ　shin'ya anime). Anime based on seinen manga such as AKIRA or Ghost in the Shell are probably just classified as general anime in Japan, as they don't have an adult rating in movie theatres or on the DVD package. Most Japanese people will probably understand if you say 'seinen anime,' but I don't think the term is used as widely as 'adult anime,' for instance. On English wikipedia, there is a section on Japan under Adult animation. Dongord (talk) 22:37, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the proposal was move. JPG-GR (talk) 23:54, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Seinen → Seinen manga — See Talk:Shōjo manga/Archive 2#Requested move for reasoning. — Eruhildo (talk) 05:31, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

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• Support... "Seinen manga" is the proper name of the genre. Kazu-kun (talk) 05:47, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
• Go for it. (It's not technically a genre though, it's a demographic.) --erachima talk 05:56, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

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Resources

Japan Book News #58 page 12-13, Japan Foundation --KrebMarkt 16:42, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Page 14 has an article about Tezuka, too. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:46, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Examples provided.

I think the examples are a bit too narrow, most are the dark, dramatic type when a lots of seinen manga also do slice-of-life. I think that adding a few of those would help people reading understand more that seinen is not a genre but a demographic and that that demographic enjoys a variety of things. ChicagoPiano115 (talk) 14:58, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

The article in general lacks any real sources. It would need a major overhaul if anyone is up for the task. —Farix (t | c) 21:58, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Unsourced statement

I've removed the following statement from the lead because it was unsourced and not supported in the body of the article:

A common way to tell if a manga is seinen is by looking at whether furigana is used over the original kanji text: if there is furigana on all kanji, the title is generally aimed at a younger audience.

If someone can find a reliable source for it, please feel free to add it back. MidnightAlarm (talk) 14:12, 8 June 2025 (UTC)