Editing Shōnen manga (section)

==Terminology and etymology==
==={{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}===
The Japanese word {{Nihongo|''shōnen''|少年|4=/ɕoːnen/ {{lit}} "few years"}}, meaning "young boy",<ref>{{Cite web |title=「少年(しょうねん)」の意味や使い方 わかりやすく解説 Weblio辞書 |trans-title=Meaning and usage of "shōnen" - easy explanation - Weblio Dictionary |url=https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.weblio.jp |at=デジタル大辞泉}}</ref> historically referred to juveniles in a general sense and was used by the Japanese publishing industry until the end of the 19th century to designate publications aimed at children and young people. The word shifted to its current usage of referring specifically to media aimed at adolescent boys, beginning with the practice of segmenting periodicals (especially manga magazines) by sex and age-specific target groups, which was established at the beginning of the 20th century and accelerated starting in the 1960s. This segmentation system is now openly used as a categorization system by manga publishers{{sfn|Johnson-Woods|2010|p=8}}{{sfn|Theisen|2013}} and extends into works that are adapted from manga, such as [[anime]].{{sfn|Fujimoto|2013|p=172}}

==={{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}} manga===
{{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}} manga refers to [[manga]] aimed at an audience of adolescent boys, with the primary target audience alternately defined as 10 to 19 years old{{sfn|McCarthy|2014|p=26}} and as 12 to 21 years old.{{sfn|Brenner|2007|p=31}} It is the most popular category in the Japanese market of the four primary demographic categories of manga ({{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}}, [[Shōjo manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}}]], [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}}]], and [[Josei manga|{{Transliteration|ja|josei}}]]).{{sfn|Ledoux|Ranney|1995|p=212}}{{sfn|Thompson|2007|pp=338-340}}

The actual readership of {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga, as is the case for all demographic categories of manga,{{sfn|Thompson|2007|pp=338-340}}{{sfn|Brunner|2010|p=62}} extends significantly beyond this adolescent male target group to include all ages and genders.{{sfn|Drummond-Mathews|2010|pp=62–64}} For example, a 2006 survey of female manga readers found that ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' was the most popular manga magazine among this demographic, placing ahead of magazines that specifically target a female readership.{{sfn|Theisen|2013}} The target group orientation of {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga is particularly evident in the non-manga content of {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga magazines, which include advertising and articles on topics tailored to the interests of young males, such as [[video games]]. Non-manga content often corresponds to a major manga series in a given magazine, for example, advertisements for a video game adaptation of the series or articles about an animated film adaptation of the series.{{sfn|Thompson|2007|pp=338-340}}{{sfn|Brunner|2010|p=73}}