Editing Shōnen manga (section)

==={{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}}