Shōnen (disambiguation)

Shōnen, shonen, or shounen (少年) is the Japanese word for "boy" or "minor".

It may also refer to:

• Shōnen manga, Japanese comics aimed at a young teen male target-demographic

Music

• Shōnen Alice, a 2004 album by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto
• Shonen Knife, a Japanese pop punk band
  • Shonen Knife (album), a 1990 compilation album for the US market
• Tokyo Shōnen, a Japanese rock band

People

• Shōnen Matsumura (松村 松年, 1872–1960), Japanese entomologist

Publications

• Shōnen Maid, a Japanese manga series by Ototachibana
• Shōnen Onmyōji, a Japanese light novel series by Mitsuru Yūki

Magazines

• Shōnen Big Comic, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan
• Shōnen Book, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha
• Shōnen Gaho, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shōnen Gahōsha
• Shonen Jump (magazine), a North American manga magazine published by Viz Media
• Shonen Magz, an Indonesian manga magazine published by Elex Media Komputindo
• Shōnen Sekai, a Japanese manga magazine published by Hakubunkan
• Shōnen Star, an Indonesian manga magazine published by Elex Media Komputindo
• Shōnen Sunday Super, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan
• Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha
• Gekkan Shōnen Jets, a Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha
• Monthly Shōnen Ace, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten
• Monthly Shōnen Champion, a Japanese manga magazine published by Akita Shoten
• Monthly Shōnen Jump, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha
• Monthly Shōnen Magazine, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha
• Monthly Shōnen Rival, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha
• Monthly Shōnen Sirius, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha
• Monthly Shōnen Sunday, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan
• Weekly Shōnen Champion, a Japanese manga magazine published by Akita Shoten
• Weekly Shōnen Jump, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha
• Weekly Shonen Jump (American magazine), a North American digital manga magazine published by Viz Media
• Weekly Shōnen Magazine, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha
• Weekly Shōnen Sunday, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan

Other

• Shōnen-ai (lit. "boy love"), a genre of Japanese manga featuring romantic relationships between young boys
• Shōnen Hollywood, a Japanese media franchise

See also

• Japanese juvenile law, or shōnen hō
• Shōnen Jump (disambiguation)
• Shōnen Sunday (disambiguation)
• Shōnan (disambiguation)
• Shojo (disambiguation)