r/Seinen

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Seinen - Anime and Manga that isn't for kids

Seinen is for Manga or Anime that is targeted at a 18–40 year old male audience. Seinen manga are distinguished from shōnen manga which are for younger teen boys, although some seinen manga like xxxHolic share similarities with shōnen manga. Seinen manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to seinen manga is josei manga.

Members

53,268

as of February 2025

Last post

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Posts (30 days)

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Created

2012

October 11, 2012

Total posts

4.9K

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Total comments

87.7K

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How many members does r/Seinen have?

r/Seinen had 53,268 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

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r/Seinen was created on October 11, 2012.

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