Rules of Shonen Action Main Character

In terms of Japan or just regular scythes?

A regular scythe was just a standard farming tool for slicing grass and such, it was only really scary because peasant uprisings were, almost strictly a western thing.

In terms of Japan, workers in the rice fields used a small sickle called a Kama which then got a chain attached to it to create a chain sickle Kusarigama which is a ninja's standard weapon.

edited 19th Oct '15 1:02:28 PM by Memers

Yes, I forgot about the kama. Japan had rice while Europe had wheat and rye.

("Use the Dragon Balls to resusite the thread")

A Squishy Wizard Shonen Main Character?.

Negi Springfield, at first.

Thanks.

Negima doesn't use most of the cliches OP quotes.

I don't think a scythe would make a very good weapon, even for a peasant uprising. They'd have better farm implements lying around to wave menacingly, like pitchforks.

Negi meets Steven. Discuss.

Hey guys, did you read this blog? It has some very interesting ideas.

I kinda want to see main characters using guns, like in Trigun.

What's that? It's targeted for boys?

Oh, because using swords and fists and whatnots that are capable of destroying a person so hard four of his Facebook posts disappear is so much more wholesome.

Well there's Kiritsugu Emiya from Fate Zero and Gene Starwind from Outlaw Star.

edited 26th May '16 8:15:31 AM by BlackYakuzu94

Not shonen.

Outlaw Star isn't shounen? I'm pretty sure it counts as shounen. Sure as heck wasn't seinen or shoujo from what I remember.

Nope, seinen.

Huh, guess I got confused because it was on Toonami way back when.

Attack! Attack! Attack! is something MEN do! What? You just made a Declaration of Protection? How are ya gonna protect her? By punching some guys of course! Don't even bother with healing because that's what girls do.

Also, never try talking first before punching the crap out of things! Diplomacy is for losers!

I wonder how a series where the characters resolve their conflicts in a diplomatic fashion would go over.

Who said anything about solving everything with talking? I'm just saying that that M Cs should at least try. If that doesn't work, well, punching or slashing can continue.

Talk no jutsu.

But you see, kids don't wanna watch diplomacy :V

Those are cases of talk after fist, though.

Children's average intellect have grown enough to appreciate clever and logical storytelling, though.

edited 26th May '16 9:37:04 AM by dRoy

I love Steven Universe.

Just watched Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. It's the most shounen thing I've ever seen in my life. Manly, Gainax-y, Bad-assery. I'm still seeing mechas.

And that is related with this thread?