Start Reading Manga Challenge - hosted by confusedmuse

Read a manga classified as ‘shounen’
Literally translated as ‘young boy,’ this refers to a type of manga broadly aimed at boys between elementary school and high school ages. However, don’t let demographics stop you--some of the most well known and popular series of all time are known as shounen manga!

Examples: One Piece, Jujitsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, Hunter x Hunter
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My Hero Academia, Vol. 2 by Kōhei Horikoshi

My Hero Academia, Vol. 2

My Hero Academia #2

Kōhei Horikoshi

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy manga adventurous funny fast-paced
One Piece (Omnibus Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3 by Eiichiro Oda

One Piece (Omnibus Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3

One Piece #001-003

Eiichiro Oda

601 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy manga adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1 by Gege Akutami

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1

Jujutsu Kaisen [呪術廻戦] #1

Gege Akutami

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Case Closed, Vol. 1 by Gosho Aoyama

Case Closed, Vol. 1

名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan #1

Gosho Aoyama

192 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction manga mystery adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Astra Lost in Space, Vol. 1 by Kenta Shinohara

Astra Lost in Space, Vol. 1

Astra Lost in Space / 彼方のアストラ #1

Kenta Shinohara

203 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction manga mystery science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 20 by Gege Akutami

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 20

Jujutsu Kaisen [呪術廻戦] #20

Gege Akutami

192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous fast-paced
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1: Phantom Blood (JoJonium Edition) #1

Hirohiko Araki

245 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror manga adventurous dark fast-paced
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 2: Fearsome Womb by Gege Akutami

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 2: Fearsome Womb

Jujutsu Kaisen [呪術廻戦] #2

Gege Akutami

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous dark funny fast-paced
One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn by Eiichiro Oda

One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn

One Piece #1

Eiichiro Oda

216 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy manga adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
My-HiME, Volume 5 by Kenetsu Sato, Noboru Kimura

My-HiME, Volume 5

My-HiME #5

Kenetsu Sato, Noboru Kimura

192 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

manga adventurous lighthearted medium-paced