bishōjo
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Vinony's link graph records 362 inbound references to bishōjo, and connects out to visual novel, International Standard Book Number and anime.
It is catalogued under topics including 1980s introductions, Female stock characters in anime and manga and Girls.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Features
- Media
- ''Bishōjo'' games
- Confusion regarding terminology
- See also
- References
- Works cited
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In Japanese popular culture, a , also romanized as bishojo or bishoujo, is a character who is typically an attractive young girl or woman. characters are ubiquitous 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 maid cafés. An attraction to characters is a key element of otaku (manga and anime fan) culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bishōjo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.