11 Great Shounen Anime

Shounen or Shonen anime is one of the most popular genres out there. It usually has a male protagonist who is on a journey, whether that be by choice or some how gets involved in one. It's mostly an anction and fantasy style anime with less emphasis on romance, so if that's your style I'd see your way out.

I think we could definitely use more of these animes because even though they have a lot of bleak situations, positive themes always surface and make a stand!

Here are some to give a try!

Hunter X Hunter

Determined to find his father, Gon Freecs takes the Hunter examine to closer understand his father and know where he has been his whole life. Gon makes friends along the way and see their journeys and why they want to become hunters. They go through the hunter exam in the first season and what the characters do after the exam. Whether they pass or not.

The characters learn more about the world than they ever thought they would. We watch as these children grow and become some of the strongest characters in the anime universe. Bonus: A new season just came out!

Where to watch: Netflix, Funimation, and Crunchyroll

Naruto and Naruto Shippuden

Naruto is an anime that probably almost everyone has heard of because the popularity and fan base are huge! And for good reason! Naruto is abou t a boy (namesake of the show) who is an orphan with the goal of becoming Hokage, the leader of the Hidden Leaf village. We watch Naruto and his friends of the Leaf become ninja's and grow to become more powerful shinobe.

Where to watch: NarutoSpot, Netflix, Crunchyroll

My Hero Academia

To have a quirk makes you a candidate to become a hero to the people. For Midoriyam, that dream is exactly that. A dream. He was born quirkless unlike his friends who are aiming to get into the top hero school, UA. With a chance encounter from the most famous hero of all, All-Might, Midoriya might be able to see the light of becoming a hero that was so far away from his grasp.

Where to watch: Funimation, Crunchyroll

One Punch Man

I've only watched one episode, but it was probably the most intense first episode of a show I've ever seen. We meet a man who is about to battle a foe far more powerful than him. He loses this fight, but it makes his conviction to become a hero far more powerful than it was. After intense training he becomes, One-Punch Man, ready to take on any villain and give his new found powers a challenge they so deserve.

Where to watch: Netflix, Crunchyroll

One Piece

The thought of being a pirate ever cross your mind? How about becoming pirate king? Luffy has this dream and sets out to find a crew and fight his way to find the ultimate treasure and receive the ultimate title of pirate king! That's not such a easy task, especially when you eat a gumgum fruit and can't swim. Luffy sets his sights on the goal anyway and builds the fiercest crew to conquer the seas, all while evading villainous people and the military, set on destroying all the pirates.

Where to watch: Netflix, Funimation, Crunchyroll

Bleach

Hollows are everywhere, but no can see them, except those who are equipped to fight them. We are thrust into a world where one boy is now able to see them after a chance encounter and must adapt to this news by learning to fight them. He travels to new worlds and learns many new things about the power he has inside and the role he must take on as a Soul Reaper.

Where to watch: Netflix, Crunchyroll

Tokyo Ghoul

For college student, Kaneki, it was only a date. The next thing he knew he was the thing he feared most. A Ghoul. Being half ghoul and unable to face his previous life, we watch as he tries to adapt to his new life and the inner struggle he has to face by now needing to eat people to survive.

Where to watch: Funimation

Attack on Titan

The first episode in this series really gets you hooked on it. Stuck behind the walls, Eren Jaeger dreams of going past the walls to see what lies behind his sheltered existence. When the Titans break into their sanctuary, Eren and his friends have to set their dreams aside and fight those how are hungry for their flesh and blood.

Where to watch: Netflix, Funimation, Crunchyroll

Demon Slayer

So I actually haven't seen seen this one, but I have only heard good things about it. It's about a boy whose whole family gets slaughtered by demons, only to have his sister turned into one. He sets out to become a demon slayer to kill those who killed his family and to save the only family he has left. To find the cure to turn his sister back to the way she was.

Where to watch: Funimation, Crunchyroll

Fairy Tail

One of my favorites on this list! We follow the guild called, Fairy Tail. Through different skills and power, the guild members are trying to get stronger in their magically abilities while trying to save the cities and those surrounding from any hardship. This anime is great because we get to see cool magic (that we all wish we had), friendships to last a life time, and fighting evil!

Where to watch: Netflix, Funimation, Crunchyroll

Black Clover

For two orphan boys who have nothing, they are aiming for the highest rank in the kingdom- Wizard King. First they must make it into one of the magic knight squads to show their prowess and get stronger. Only one problem, one of the boys has no magic power. After receiving no grimoire at the ceremony, the boy is gifted with a black 5 clover grimoire where he can now use the power of anti-magic. No one has seen this magic before, so watch out.

Where to watch: Funimation, Crunchyroll