#shounen brave

Here’s a kanji which means brave:

勇 is pronounced いさ- in native Japanese words and ゆう in compounds with other kanji. (side note: on the off-chance that you’ve ever watched Dennou Coil, there’s a character whose name is 勇子 (Yuuko) but whom everyone calls Isako because there’s another Yuuko with a different spelling (優子) running around. Both readings, free to Dennou Coil fans. Limited-time offer.)

勇 is used in a couple of common words which also basically mean brave:

• 勇気（ゆうき） courage (気 spirit)
• 勇敢な（ゆうかん） brave (敢 bold, daring)

When you see 勇 in a small font size, it can be intimidating at first. But if you know a few other kanji you might notice that it’s basically just a katakana “ma” マ on top of the kanji for man/boy/male 男. Which is good for anyone who’s heard the song Shounen Brave, about a guy (Seto) who never felt brave as a kid but one day used all his courage to reach out to a lonely girl (Mary) and befriend her. Observe:

マ is the first letter in the name Mary (マリー).

And Seto is a guy, right?

So even though Shounen Brave doesn’t have a PV, it has a kanji and isn’t that what really matters?