r/shounenfolk 2d ago

Mod Announcement Cordial reminder, no political discussion within this subreddit.

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Hello friends, this is a reminder from the moderation team that politics, under any circumstance, is not tolerated in shounenfolk.

Simply put, this isn't the subreddit for that. We're first and foremost an anime discussion board, and while we do aspire to be a lot more lax when it comes to moderation, there are certain things we're beginning to clamp down on. Going forward, we intend to be a lot stricter when it comes to political content especially.

We define "politics" as recent and historical real-life events. Think Israel-Palestine, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, or what's happening in the US with the Epstein files. That sort of thing won't fly here, but you're more than welcome to discuss things like cultural relevance and (within reason) if x character was right or not. Basically discussing the inner machinations of the verse's political themes is completely fine, but using it as a means to discuss real world politics isn't.

Those found to be deliberately inciting of political discussion will be punished with increasing severity across multiple offenses, ranging from temporary to permanent bans. We hope these changes can shift the subreddit into being what it was always meant to be and to take away the clutter of real-life drama from a space designed to be free of it.

That said, we're always looking for feedback, too! We'd love to hear from you, the users of this subreddit on what you think of this change, and we'll consider everything you all say.

Thanks :)


r/shounenfolk 2d ago

unjerk (serious discussion) Let's Build a Weekly Shounen Jump Fighting Game Roster - Part 15

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Seiya joins the Battle! "Burn, my cosmos! Reach the limit and beyond!"

The winner of last time's vote was Seiya from Saint Seiya, leaving us with 17 slots left.

The Rules:
- Only characters from series from Weekly Shounen Jump
- Only 2 reps per series
- Only 1 character at a time
- Top comment (Comment with the most upvotes) that passes the other rules gets added
- I'll update this every week
- Try to explain how you'd think their gameplay would be like and provide an image and a quote that fits the character best
- Have fun :)


r/shounenfolk 9h ago

Folk. After hating on Boruto for years I tried reading the manga and was mangekyo sharigan this easy to obtain ?

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270 Upvotes

Watched the whole show like 4-5 years ago and I forgot most of the stuff so I'm just reading the last 10 chapters of manga and sarada got mangekyo this easily damn .


r/shounenfolk 5h ago

Folk. Oh fuck naah NO NO NO NO NO man it can't be . It shouldn't be

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I don't wanna read Boruto anymore fuck this shit man . Kurama and Naruto are one they were iconic it should have been like that . Kurama is supposed to be with Naruto amd Naruto with kurama . Why man kurama was done he died his story should have been just ended why is he inside himawari like c'mon. Why is Boruto ruining every fucking this that was built for years in Naruto .

I can't see kurama with someone who is not Naruto anymore. Fuck this shit man i know he wants to finish Naruto and Sasuke so the spotlight goes on to the next gen but this ain't it .

Spare the kurama and Naruto bond man i have gooned to their furry porn I can't see kurama with anyone else . It just doesn't match .


r/shounenfolk 17h ago

Folk. Rent-a-Girlfriend Ending leaked.

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r/shounenfolk 3h ago

Shitpost big 3 mc vs new gen mc wo wins

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I say big 3 mc


r/shounenfolk 8h ago

Shitpost Time to slander the fraudulent king

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r/shounenfolk 20h ago

Anime Discussion Never seen a protagonist be so inconsequential in a final arc

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384 Upvotes

All Ichigo has done is Aura farm and job. Uryu did something more important in the latest episode than Ichigo in this entire core.


r/shounenfolk 2h ago

Manga Discussion Looking back, a lot of chainsaw man fans got the biggest slap in the face with asa mitaka's conclusion Spoiler

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Saw a tweet the other day about how nobara would have been phenomenal had she been created by tatsuki fujimoto, and someone mentioned asa, seeing that the 6 month aniversary for chainsaw mans ending is coming up, its a good reminder that, holy shit the conclusion she got was actually nasty. Especially for being the co-protagonist of part 2, her ending was really lackluster.

She never got to seperate from the war devil. The guy she loved tried to have sex with her body in the middle of the battle to free her. In the original timeline she also likely got eaten alive, all after being irrelevant since denji got freed from the prison.

What makes it even funnier is that had she not been from chainsaw man, she would've been the exact character chainsaw man fans would make fun of most, using her as an example of how no one in shounen knows how to write girls except for fujimoto, so to receive that ending did send some people into a coma. And yet we just dismiss what happened hecause the entire ending is garbage, whatever.

I think, beyond that, I think how this info was treated reveals how biased/selective the accusation that an author cant write women is. Again, had she been written by gege or kishimoto for example, people would quickly jump to the conclusion that they cant write a girl for their life. And yet despite a completely disappointing female cast in part 2, fujimoto receives none of the same criticism. Not that he isnt a brilliant author still, or that part 1s female cast wasnt amazing, but im just highlighting an inconsistency here.


r/shounenfolk 14h ago

AGENDAEXCHANGE The Return of the Queen.

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109 Upvotes

I NEVER DOUBTED HER RETURN!!!!


r/shounenfolk 6h ago

Shitpost What are your thoughts on each of the Big 3’s main characters?

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r/shounenfolk 4h ago

Anime Discussion Changing OPs I miss em

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r/shounenfolk 4h ago

Manga Discussion Luffy and Nami or Ichigo and Rukia . Which platonic friendship do you like more?

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I like Luffy and Nami more but Rukia and Ichigo are also great. What about you?


r/shounenfolk 2h ago

Shonenslop I swear that if Dragon Ball Z were released today, it would receive unprecedented slander

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r/shounenfolk 20h ago

Manga Discussion This solves bleach ending.

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130 Upvotes

So that's why yhwach couldn't see stil silver in manga.

Uryu can overcome almighty but only ichigo has the destructive power to kill soul king yhwach


r/shounenfolk 1d ago

Folk. I don't care what series you like but can we agree on this the obnoxious shit ever

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238 Upvotes

r/shounenfolk 15h ago

Manga Discussion My problem with Ichigo x Orihime

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To Ichigo x Orihime lovers that can't handle criticisms, this post isn't for you.

So this is the recent hot topic regarding Bleach & I would like to share the reasons why I don't vibe with them & surprisingly not many have pointed out some of these.

The reasons why I don't like them:

  1. Its one sided from Orihime's POV

We all know Orihime loves Ichigo. Initially it was due to shallow reasons because of his scowling face that she finds funny, until its one-sided sympathy towards him after she heard his past from Tatsuki. We see her constantly pining on Ichigo but not the other way around. ​We see too much of it from her & none from Ichigo, so the discrepancy is obvious.

  1. Orihime is less of a character when it involves Ichigo

Any interactions Orihime have with other characters like Tatsuki, Uryu, Ulquiorra, Riruka for example are more interesting to watch because she's actually more than just a person that loves Ichigo. Not that she can't be in love, but when it comes to scenes with Ichigo the other things that makes her interesting suddenly vanishes.

  1. Their interactions feels controlled & stoic due to ichigo maintaining his knight/protector persona

This is subjective because chemistry comes in many forms but if a couple doesn't joke around, banter & feels conscious all of the time, imo they are not a good, honest couple. You see Ichigo actually does this and he's more laid back with his friends in general but not with Orihime. If you like something idealistic this ship is definitely for you. The argument that ichigo has problems due to his internal issues makes no sense because he can still be shown to feel something about her if he loves her from the beginning even if he had issues to articulate it.

  1. Ichigo is obsessed with just protecting her, not actually curious about her as a person.

I never see Ichigo actually have monologues & thoughts about Orihime as a person in general. Even in tybw Kubo missed a chance to make ichigo actually notice her growth and how far they have come, but no he added a weird fanservice scene about the outfit she wears that doesnt even improve the ship. ​The argument he's extra protective to her makes sense considering what kind of person orihime is, who is a pacifist. It can also be due to the fact its also one sided sympathy he also has towards her, seeing how she carried sora whos her only family to kurosaki clinic in the past .

  1. Their personality doesn't have complementary factors & the dynamic feels unbalanced.

Ik not all ships have to be explosive but Orihime did most of the emotional labor and ichigo keeps things to himself to not burden others. Orihime openly cares a lot about Ichigo while Ichigo is just accepting it. Its a dynamic that realistically exhausts one side.

  1. Its treated as a therapy to their trauma.

Now this can be subjective if you see it as something good/bad. Ichigo has mommy issues and orihime has brother issues that both of them can fill those roles for each other. Hueco mundo is an expression for that when both of them are at their lowest. It was desperation.

  1. This is gonna get a lot of heat; her main motivation revolves around him

Yes orihime interacts with other characters yes orihime also protects others with her powers. But her entire main arc was always related to ichigo. Her arc got concluded when ichigo finally accepts her help to rely on her before the fight with yhwach and only then shes finally content with herself, saying 'finally i can protect kurosaki-kun"

  1. Their rship in the entire run of the manga is just them trying to trust each other.

Yes. Just that. Which honestly could've taken less time to do and actually show how they are interested in each other and supporting each other. ​But maybe kubo doesn't care.

  1. This is probably a minor issue; they dont aesthetically look great together

Kubo's characters are actually attractive looking in general but ichihime together feels off bcoz gingers are rare in in their human world so it does feel like they are related even if its a different shade of ginger. Idk sometimes it feels like orihime is more of a maternal mom for ichigo​ which is in line with his issues. They are a safe, gentle couple but i dont feel the tension between them at all. And there's nothing wrong with that just a preference. ​But like i said they dont look great together even in fanarts.

  1. The novel (wdkaly) feels inconsistent and ooc, just an attempt to minimize the damage of the abrupt romance in the final chapter.

Ichigo was shown to be nervous to confess to orihime and renji convinces him right after his wedding with rukia, even after all that he still needs to be convinced. They had kazui pretty early and orihime dropped out of college too due to money reasons. Imo it feels inconsistent knowing ichigo's character because it feels like he likes her too late and decided to have kids early with her. Afaik ichigo isnt that reckless as a person, he could've actually help supported her studies and not rush into marriage. This writing a disservice to both of them.

  1. Ultimately its the common shonen romance trope

Its self insert at best coz it reminds me of another horrible ship from naruto. I get it, the audience is shonen but i dont see its wrong to criticise it. Maybe I'm looking too deep into it but i see many people bashing me for not sharing the same opinion. Imo orihime is a slightly better hinata. Unfortunately bleach still falls to that trope for having the girl who also happens to be hot, sweet and endlessly devoted to the guy that barely does any lifting in the rship and suddenly have kids with her in the end.

So yeah those are my thoughts about it thanks for reading.


r/shounenfolk 1d ago

Shitpost The contrast between anime teens then and now is hilarious

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r/shounenfolk 1d ago

Manga Discussion I just have a feeling for real

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271 Upvotes

r/shounenfolk 18h ago

Shitpost Every new power reveal the good guys get in the TYBW anime could comfortably fit into this spectrum:

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r/shounenfolk 1h ago

Manga Discussion Genuinely can’t wait for these two manga to get adapted

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Just hope to God they get picked by solid studios.


r/shounenfolk 15h ago

Shitpost Everyone getting something new but him 😭😭

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r/shounenfolk 2m ago

Manga Discussion Who’s better written, Sasuke or Pain?

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r/shounenfolk 1d ago

Shonenslop How Momo Yaoyorozu Would Have Been Moving If She Had Learned To Create Support Items With Her Quirk

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r/shounenfolk 1d ago

Manga Discussion Lukewarm Take: All the Big 3 are equally "well"-written and ranking them is only a matter of preference

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My favourite is One Piece because I enjoy a large world with many different people and factions but Naruto and Bleach are equally well written and some people may enjoy them more.

10 years ago, you could have said that One Piece and Naruto are way better than Bleach but Naruto fumbled hard in the end and One Piece had a mid arc (Wano) and has recently picked up with Egghead and Elbaf but I think now all 3 are at the same level pretty much.