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Bishōjo. In Japanese popular culture, a bishōjo (美少女, lit. "beautiful girl"), also romanized as bishojo or bishoujo, is a cute girl character. Bishōjo characters appear ubiquitously in media including manga, anime, and computerized games (especially in the bishojo game genre), and also appear in advertising and as mascots, such as for ...
Kawaii (Japanese: かわいい or 可愛い, [kawaiꜜi]; "cute" or "adorable") is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm, and simplicity. Kawaii culture began to flourish in the 1970s, driven by youth culture and the rise of cute characters in manga and anime (comics and animation) and merchandise ...
Bishōnen (美少年, IPA: [bʲiɕo̞ꜜːnẽ̞ɴ] ⓘ; also transliterated 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 androgynous beauty. This word originated from the Tang dynasty poem Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup by ...
A Kuchisake-onna in a scene from Ehon Sayoshigure by Hayami Shungyōsai, 1801. Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman')[1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a ...
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (Japanese: 道産子ギャルはなまらめんこい, Hepburn: Dosanko Gyaru wa Namaramenkoi)[b] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kai Ikada. The story follows a Tokyo teenager who moves to Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and meets a girl unlike any he has ever met before.
Ataru is a 17-year-old student at Tomobiki High School, Class 2–4. He is very lecherous and irreverent, and often tries to escape from his classwork due to laziness. Whenever he sees or hears a pretty girl, he immediately asks for her address and telephone number, but never succeeds. [1] He chases after and tries to grope every woman, except ...
Lum the Invader Girl[1][2] (/ lʌm /), known in Japan simply as Lum (Japanese: ラム, Hepburn: Ramu), [3] is a fictional character and the female protagonist of Rumiko Takahashi 's manga series Urusei Yatsura. [4][5][6] She is often believed to be the main protagonist of the series due to her iconic status. However, Takahashi has stated that ...
70 minutes [2] Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (Japanese: トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア, Hepburn: Toropikarūju! Purikyua) is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the eighteenth installment in the Pretty Cure franchise, and is directed by Yutaka Tsuchida [3] and written by Masahiro Yokotani. [3]