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| | COMICON.com: To the so-called "mainstream." Please read and take note: |
 | | Shonen Jump is boy's adventure--in Japan, it extends beyond pirates, ghosts, and ninjas to crime drama and boy's romance--and te same goes for Shonen Ace, Shonen Sunday, and the like. |
 | | Years ago, Shonen Jump polled schoolchildren to find out what values were most important to them; the answers were "hard work," "friendship," and "victory." After that, the editors required that every comic in SJ incorporate the themes of effort, friendship, and victory. |
 | | Yes, Shonen Jump is popular, and much(most) of that popularity can be traced to popular franchises, but that's not the BE-ALL of it. |
| www.comicon.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=006008;p=3 (4600 words) |
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