Talking about the impact of "Banana Fish" (Manga published in 1985; Anime recently aired in 2018.)
While published and marketed as a shoujo (girls') manga, Banana Fish's dense plot, heavy dialogue, and extensive action sequences led it to attract a sizeable male and adult female fanbase. It reaches a wide variety of audiences, which begs the question of what are the blurred lines between genres? Just because something is geared towards a specific audience, does it have to follow specific parameters?
While published and marketed as a shoujo (girls') manga, Banana Fish's dense plot, heavy dialogue, and extensive action sequences led it to attract a sizeable male and adult female fanbase. It reaches a wide variety of audiences, which begs the question of what are the blurred lines between genres? Just because something is geared towards a specific audience, does it have to follow specific parameters?
Might cover other shojo/josei works as well, or point out how there are also shonen works that contain normally female-centric topics such as romance.
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