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==Anime genres==

==Anime genres==

===Shonen (少年)===

===Shonen (少年)===

Japanese for ''young boy'', Shounen is the most popular genre in Japan and the most well known outside the country. Aimed at young teen boys, Shounen are often action/adventure series featuring martial arts, Japanese and Chinese folklore, simplistic animation and conceptual fantasy and science fiction. Popular titles that have been translated to English include ''[[Astro Boy]]'', ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (adapted for American audiences by Sandy Frank as ''Battle of the Planets'' and later by [[Ted Turner]] as ''G-Force: Guardians of Space''), ''Star Blazers'', ''Captain Harlock'', ''[[Robotech]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''Bleach'', ''[[One Piece]]'', ''[[Dragonball]]''/''[[Dragon Ball Z|Z]]'', ''Gundam'', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', ''Prince of Tennis'', and ''[[Sgt. Frog]]''. ''Pokémon'', the 1990s superfad, is also Shonen. <br />

Japanese for ''young boy'', Shounen is the most popular genre in Japan and the most well known outside the country. Aimed at young teen boys, Shounen are often action/adventure series featuring martial arts, Japanese and Chinese folklore, simplistic animation and conceptual fantasy and science fiction. Popular titles that have been translated to English include ''[[Astro Boy]]'', ''Gigantor'', ''The Amazing 3'', ''Jungle Taitei'' (adapted for American audiences as ''Kimba the White Lion''), ''[[Speed Racer]]'', ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (adapted for American audiences by Sandy Frank as ''Battle of the Planets'' and later by [[Ted Turner]] as ''G-Force: Guardians of Space''), ''Star Blazers'', ''Force Five'', ''Captain Harlock'', ''[[Robotech]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''Bleach'', ''[[One Piece]]'', ''[[Dragonball]]''/''[[Dragon Ball Z|Z]]'', ''Gundam'', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', ''Prince of Tennis'', and ''[[Sgt. Frog]]''. ''Pokémon'', the 1990s superfad, is also Shonen. <br />

===Shojo (少女)===

===Shojo (少女)===

Japanese for ''young girl'', Shoujo is also popular outside of Japan, with such famous dubs as ''Sailor Moon'', ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' (''Cardcaptors'' in America), ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' and ''Fruits Basket''. Within Shoujo there is the subgenre of Magical Girl, where an otherwise average Japanese girl has magical powers with which she saves the world. More often than Shounen, Shoujo are romance tales or rely heavily on romance in the plot. The heroine is often saving the world by night and snagging the boy of her dreams by day. <br />

Japanese for ''young girl'', Shoujo is also popular outside of Japan, with such famous dubs as ''Sally the Witch'', ''Princess Knight'', ''Laura the Prairie Girl'' (an adaptation of [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]'s ''Little House'' books), ''Candy Candy'', ''Sailor Moon'', ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' (''Cardcaptors'' in America), ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' and ''Fruits Basket''. Within Shoujo there is the subgenre of Magical Girl, where an otherwise average Japanese girl has magical powers with which she saves the world. More often than Shounen, Shoujo are romance tales or rely heavily on romance in the plot. The heroine is often saving the world by night and snagging the boy of her dreams by day. <br />

===Seinen (青年)===

===Seinen (青年)===