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| '''Bishōnen''' (美少年. literally, "beautiful boy") is a specific ] aesthetic concept of the ideally beautiful young man. The prefix bi- (美) specifically refers to feminine beauty (''bijin'', lit. "beautiful person", refers to a beautiful woman.) The bishōnen is typically quite slender and not very muscular, with a tapered chin, stylish hair, and an overall effeminate or ] appearance. The aesthetic of the bishōnen began as an ideal of a young ] lover, likely arising from the effeminate male actors who played female characters in Kabuki theater. It is perpetuated today in ] and ], especially ] (girl) anime, ], and ]. | |||
| Some western anime and manga fans use the term (incorrectly) to refer to any handsome male character regardless of age, rather than teenage or younger, often shortening it to 'bishie.' It is occasionally even used to describe some androgynous female characters (such as ] in ], as well as Karou no Kimi and Hana no Saint Juste in ]) | |||
| Alternative spellings are ''bishonen'' and ''bishounen''. | |||
| *'''''Bishonen''''' is a ] film about a ] romance. See: ] | |||
| *'''"Bishonen"''' is also the name of a song by ]. | |||
| *'''Bishonen''' is also a brand of ]. | |||
| *''Utukki: Babylonian Mythology Was Never So '''Bishounen''''' is a ] ] based on the myth of the ]. | |||
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