Shonen animes and mangas (longest running)

Sportskeeda Takuya Mitsuda

Shonen manga

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1) KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops

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2) Hajime no Ippo

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3) Doraemon

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4) Super Radical Gag Family

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5) Baki the Grappler

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6) Case Closed

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7) One Piece

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8) Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-

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9) JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

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10) Major

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