Exposing the Truth of Shonen Underdogs
Shonen is a genre obsessed with the archetype of the underdog: a character who begins the story at a lower status in life, and gains audience support due to their relatability. But if you actually take a moment to analyse them, you realise a shocking secret; most Shonen underdogs aren't even underdogs at all. Thank you for watching! ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - The Shonen Archetype 2:27 - The Genetics 8:49 - The Opportunity 16:12 - The Exception 19:03 - The End –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Green Tea by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/smith... Music promoted by Audio Library • Green Tea – Smith The Mister (No Copyright... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– One Day Soon by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/smith... Music promoted by Audio Library • One Day Soon – Smith The Mister (No Copyri... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Echoes in Blue by Tokyo Music Walker / user-356546060 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://audiolibrary.com.co/tokyo-mus... Music promoted by Audio Library • Relaxing Lo-Fi Music for Study and Vlogs ☕... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– searching by Pold / pold-music Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3VElt39 Music promoted by Audio Library https://bit.ly/3sGSVvg –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-riviera Music promoted by Audio Library • Riviera – Smith The Mister (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– You & I by Soyb & Amine Maxwell / soybmusic / aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-you-and-i Music promoted by Audio Library • You & I – Soyb & Amine Maxwell (No Copyrig... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mitsubachi by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/mitsubachi Music promoted by Audio Library • Mitsubachi – Smith The Mister (No Copyrigh... ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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