>>49452630>I think it's AmericansProbably. I can't blame my fellows too much for associating shonen in the very general sense with battle shonen specifically. The term did get popularized by stuff like DBZ, YYH, FMA, Jump's former "big three" of Naruto, One Piece and Bleach, et cetera. But then as you say, there are other things that fall under that demographic umbrella, which is good for folks to note.
>>49452725Ehhh. I always figured 9~14 was the primary age range Pokemon was being slang to, but truth be told I don't have much to back that up. Besides the ages of the protagonists, I guess. And I'm too lazy to look up Japanese commercials from the late 90s, so you win.
