Can an anime be considered "shounen" if it doesn't

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>>141046732
>shounen
Shounen just means the intended demographic is boys. So yes, you can have an animu with the intended demographic of boys that doesn't not have a tournament arc.

Bleach

>>141047166
Why do boys like tournaments so much?

>>141047223
They play a lot of games.

>>141047223
Boys just want to see some fighting scenes, tournament makes it even cooler

>>141046732
Yes, it just can't be considered a trash-tier shonen.

Because no matter how bad it gets, you can always say "At least the author didn't add in a fucking tournament arc."

>>141047364
Some of the best shounen was created back when tournament arcs weren't so cliche. They created the cliche.

>>141047223
It's not so much tournaments as it is seeing main characters fighting each other without a malicious reason. It's great excuse to flesh out a "who would win against who" scenario.

>>141047223
Because they wanna see all the characters show off their shit and fight. What kid doesn't want to see fights?

>>141047428
This

Tournament arcs may seem like they're about fighting the other guy but they're ALL about powerlevel wank

Still amazes me that One Piece had probably the worst tournament in any fighting shounen.

>>141047427
I don't recall Jojo or FotNS ever having anything resembling a tournament, and those are two of the founding fathers of battle shounen.

>>141047223

I think it's less the audience and more the writers producers who enjoy an easier way to come up with fights

>>141050404
How is that a surprise?