ShonenAI

Your anime fandom. One agent that finds the merch, events, and fans you've been searching for.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

We started as https://t.co/fEbdJC2wyc. A community for anime fans to find each other. But the fans we talked to kept telling us the same thing: they were tired of running 5-10 tabs trying to find the right merch, missing drops, and hearing about events after they sold out. So we are building something for that. ShonenAI. An AI agent that finds what you want before you go looking. More soon.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

Check this out if you are building!!

Go get it. @16vchq

[16VC @16vchq]

Build something that matters.

We’ll help you get there.

16VC Fellowship — Summer 2026

Apply → https://t.co/1JzKQPfNrP

#Founders #Startups #VC

[Ray Laracuenta @rlaracue]

https://t.co/YROy0VJreo

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

@sridharfyi Agreed

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

@vimjam282 Bring it!! Best of luck.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

What's one thing you wish existed for anime fans that nobody has built yet?

Genuinely asking. We read every reply.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

If you're new here — ShonenAI is building the first AI agent for anime and manga fans.

Her name is Fuuko. She learns what you love. She finds what you're looking for. She gets smarter every time you talk to her.

More dropping soon. Follow along.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

What are your thoughts on OPM Season 3.

[Anime Updates @animeupdates]

Bandai Namco cites 'ONE-PUNCH MAN' as one of the titles contributing to strong performance in its "Visual and Music Unit" during FY2025

"Strong performance in global rollouts of legacy Gundam series titles and works such as One-Punch Man"

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

K-pop fans have coordinated global buying campaigns for years.

Anime fans have the same intensity but no infrastructure built for it.

That's changing.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

Weekend question: What anime character would you trust to pick out your entire wardrobe?

[Ray Laracuenta @rlaracue]

https://t.co/iqjetjL9Cl

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

アニメやマンガを愛する、日本のすべてのお友達に挨拶をさせてください。私たちもまた、その素晴らしいアートや、日本という国の大ファンです。素晴らしい文化を分かち合ってくださり、心より感謝いたします。最大限の敬意を込めて。

We want to so hello to all our Japanese friends who love anime and manga. We are fans of the art and of Japan. Thank you for sharing your culture.

[Ray Laracuenta @rlaracue]

Interesting. What name is missing from most countries that surprised you. But not really because you know it is base. @shonenAI_one

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

Hot take: the best anime merch discovery still happens through word of mouth in Discord servers.

That's not a compliment to the current market. That's an indictment of it.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

@venture_launch @formacity Bristol

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

@venture_launch @formacity Love it

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

We built Shonen Network to learn. We tested. We failed at some things. We figured other things out.

42,000 of you showed up in 6 months. Zero ads. Zero paid promos.
Just community.

ShonenAI is what comes next.

Fuuko is what we've been building toward.

Stay close.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

Convention season is coming.

What's the one con you'll never miss, no matter what?

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

Every streaming platform figured out how to show you the next episode.

None of them figured out how to show you the hoodie the character was wearing in the episode you just finished.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

What's your most prized piece of anime merch? Drop a pic.

[ShonenAI @shonenAI_one]

The anime merch market is $14.3 billion.

The infrastructure serving that market? Built for 2015.

Scattered across dozens of stores with no price comparison, no authenticity verification, no personalization, and no connection to what you're actually watching.

That's the gap.