Tag: bishounen

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Main Name	bishounen (t1760)
Alias	x-jat biseinen
Resources	Wiki (en) Wiki (jp) Anime Characters DB
Family Tree	fetish appealsno description set · bishounenA bishounen is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of effeminate beauty. While the beauty transcends gender, the character clearly has a male body; their gender is not ambiguous and there the character is not androgynous.
Tag Stats	usage: 1392 total, 568 Anime, 824 Character
Added by	hidden on 2009-03-14 15:53
Edited by	hidden on 2023-02-05 12:43

A bishounen is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of effeminate beauty. While the beauty transcends gender, the character clearly has a male body; their gender is not ambiguous and there the character is not androgynous.