“All of these Shonen shows have exactly the wrong message: violence solves everything… violence and the will to power.” – Scott/Silence, remarking on Buso Renkin
I don’t believe there’s a conspiracy of shonen mangaka and animators out there trying to promote a more violent world. Although that would be extremely cool if that were the case, now that I think about it. It’d also be very shonen, since a lot of these shows have shady organizations that want to change the world. Still, a literal-minded interpretation of a lot of shows does lead to this conclusion.