Tired of the Same Old Story, Here are 7 Recommendations for Shounen Anime Other than the Latest Action Genre that are Equally Exciting and Thrilling

Kapanlagi.com - Shounen anime is one of the types of anime that many anime viewers choose. Many of these shounen anime recommendations have the action genre, so some loyal anime fans feel bored with the story.

Because some of these shounen anime have similar elements, such as the storyline and the types of characters. However, besides shounen anime with the action genre, there are also other exciting shounen anime.

So, what are the recommendations for shounen anime? Here is a list of recommendations for shounen anime besides the latest action genre that you shouldn't miss. Let's check it out, KLovers.

1. SUMMERTIME RENDER (2022)

Anime Summertime Render (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Summer Time Rendering
Episodes	25 episodes
Duration	23 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll, Disney+ Hotstar

Recommendation for shounen anime other than the action genre, the first one is SUMMERTIME RENDER. This anime, which aired in 2022, tells the story of Shinpei Ajiro, who has been living with the Kofune family and their two daughters, Mio and Ushio, since the death of his parents.

Although he later left his hometown to continue his education in Tokyo, Shinpei returns after Ushio tragically drowns while trying to save a little girl. During the funeral, his friend informs him about the bruises around Ushio's neck.

This raises doubts about the cause of her death. Suspecting that a murder has occurred, Shinpei reevaluates recent events, but strange incidents continue to happen. People go missing and other unexplained occurrences make Mio recall an old folk tale that refers to shadow entities.

2. BLUE LOCK (2022)

Anime Blue Lock (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Blue Lock
Episodes	24 episodes
Duration	24 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll, Netflix

Then, besides the action genre, the second recommended shounen anime is titled BLUE LOCK. This anime is an exciting and cohesive sports genre. It tells the story of Yoichi Isagi, who fails to enter a National level football school.

When the young striker returns home, an invitation from the Japan Football Union awaits him. Through an arbitrary and emotional decision-making process, Isagi is one of the three hundred U-18 strikers chosen for a controversial project called Blue Lock.

3. TOMODACHI GAME (2022)

Anime Tomodachi Game (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Tomodachi Game
Episodes	12 episodes
Duration	22 minutes
Aired	Crunchyroll

The next recommendation for shounen anime is titled TOMODACHI GAME. It tells the story of high school student Yuuichi Katagiri who sells his close friends, Yutori Kokorogi, Shiho Sawaragi, Makoto Shibe, and Tenji Mikasa. However, Yuuichi and his friends are deceived and knocked unconscious by an unknown attacker.

Upon waking up, they find themselves trapped in a white room with a figure named Manabu-kun. Manabu-kun reveals that one of the five people sold them to pay off their personal debt of twenty million yen. Therefore, they must participate in various psychological games.

Under pressure and isolated from the outside world, Yuuichi and his friends must work together to complete the games. But as their hidden feelings and troubled pasts begin to surface, their seemingly unbreakable bond will soon shatter into pieces.

4. SHOOT! GOAL TO THE FUTURE (2022)

Anime Shoot! Goal to the Future (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Summer Time Rendering
Episode	13 episodes
Duration	23 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll

Recommendations for shounen anime other than the action genre include an anime titled SHOOT! GOAL TO THE FUTURE. This anime tells the story of Atsushi Kamiya, the former captain of Kakegawa High School and a brave captain famous in the world of a renowned Italian soccer team. Hideto Tsuji is a student at the same school, who seems uninterested in the now weakening soccer team. Their meeting marks the beginning of a new legendary story.

5. DARK GATHERING (2023)

Anime Dark Gathering (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Dark Gathering
Episodes	25 episodes
Duration	23 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll, Vidio

Tells the story of Keitarou Gentouga, a new student who hates ghosts. Unfortunately for him, he has the ability to attract spirits. Keitarou takes on a part-time job as a private tutor, and his first student is none other than his cousin Eiko, Yayoi Houzuki.

In addition to being a prodigy, there is another peculiarity about Yayoi, who has a spiritual constitution, just like Keitarou. However, unlike Keitarou, she is eager to meet a ghost and hopes to find the ghost that took her mother away.

Eventually, Keitarou is dragged by Yayoi and Eiko to haunted places, and his part-time job seems to deviate further from its original purpose. And they do various terrifying and exciting things that were never imagined.

6. THE PRINCE OF TENNIS II: U-17 WORLD CUP (2022)

Anime The Prince Of Tennis: U-17 World Cup (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Summer Time Rendering
Episodes	13 episodes
Duration	23 minutes
Aired	Crunchyroll

With the arrival of the U-17 World Cup, young tennis teams from around the world gather in Melbourne, Australia. With nine-time champions, Germany, fighting to defend their title once again, and strong nations like Switzerland, France, and the United States determined to make things interesting.

Although Japan is ranked at the bottom, the addition of the strongest high school players in the nation has revived their chances of winning. Led by Houou Byoudouin, appointed by the country to win the U-17 World Cup. And the thrilling journey of Houou Byoudouin's story is one for you to follow.

7. AI NO IDENSHI (2023)

Anime Ai No Idenshi (credit: imdb.com)

Other Titles	The Gene of AI
Episodes	12 episodes
Duration	24 minutes
Aired	Crunchyroll

And the recommendation for shounen anime other than the last action genre is an anime titled AI NO IDENSHI. It tells the story of a doctor named Dr. Sudo Hikaru, who goes by the alias Moggadeet, secretly performing illegal medical procedures. He performs many illegal procedures that combine humans and computer data. And it is included in one of the shounen anime recommendations for 2023 that you should not miss.

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