Well,db is a shonen and a wuxia.However,what dragon ball resembles most is battle shonen,which isn't what shonen is confined to.About shonen there is no specific definition that I have found except the age thing.From oda's sbsMichsi wrote:You don't need to copy-paste, I was in the nitty-gritty of this discussion.Hawk9211 wrote:*snip.
My issue is not necessary with people claiming that it is or isn't wuxia, it's with people claiming it isn't .shonen'. This whole shonen is not a genre, it's just a demographic argument is as flawed as it outdated. For instance, since these stories have clearly been catering to female audiences as well (massively sometimes) for a good number of years now, how accurate is it to claim it is means nothing but 'the demographic' ?! This strikes as the same type of admonition directed at those that use the terms manga and anime because 'oh, it just means cartoons and comics'. It completely bypasses a very clear and distinct connotation/ interpretation the term has accumulated for the sake of ....I honestly can't think of any other reason than elitism?
I have never seen Kung fu hustle be referred to as wuxia, just that it makes reference to wuxia works and it's themes, which is exactly what DB does.
Now,about kung fu hustle.Here,you go:http://genderandsexualitycinema.blogspo ... d.html?m=1D: I love the Dressrosa arc and have read it many times... but there is one thing I don't really understand. So I sent this question to the current sbs and you. "Why did Viola and Doflamingo call each other "Doffy", "Violet" in chapter 788 "How I fight"?" What were both of them thinking of at that time back then? P.N. Fuki
O: Hm, she was dashing against the enemy. There is a deep secret setting I can't tell you about though. I informed the supervisor about it, but since it is a pretty adult part of the story it remains hidden in the shonen manga which One Piece is. To all adults, please try to imagine yourselves. Dressrosa is truly a passionate country!!
http://movies.wikia.com/wiki/Kung_Fu_Hustle