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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 ...
Anime has become commercially profitable in Western countries, as demonstrated by early commercially successful Western adaptations of anime, such as Astro Boy and Speed Racer. Early American adaptions in the 1960s made Japan expand into the continental European market, first with productions aimed at European and Japanese children, such as ...
A pun of the combination of Phil Lester 's and Daniel Howell 's names—"Phan"—and the word "fandom". [86] Danny Gonzalez. Greg. YouTuber. In one of his videos, Gonzalez looked up "Strong Names" on Google and found the name "Gregory," which he shortened to Greg, and declared it a "good, strong name." [87] DAY6.
The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of shōjo manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including shōnen-ai (少年愛, lit. "boy love"), tanbi (耽美, lit. "aesthete" or "aesthetic"), and June (ジュネ, [dʑɯne]). The term yaoi emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the context of dōjinshi ...
The main characters of Death Note. From left to right: Misa Amane, Light Yagami, Ryuk, and L. The manga series Death Note features an extensive cast of fictional characters designed by Takeshi Obata with their storylines created by Tsugumi Ohba. [1] The story follows the character named Light Yagami, who chances upon a supernatural notebook ...
Leakin' James Comey [37] James Comey. Former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation fired by Trump; former United States deputy attorney general; former United States acting attorney general. Lyin' James Comey [38] Shadey James Comey [39] Slimeball James Comey [40] Slippery James Comey [32] Lyin' Ted [1] (retired) [41] Ted Cruz.
Moe used in slang refers to feelings of affection, adoration, devotion, and excitement felt towards characters that appear in manga, anime, video games, and other media (usually Japanese). Characters that elicit feelings of moe are called " moe characters". [1] [2] The word has also evolved to be used regarding all kinds of topics.
The yaoi fandom consists of the readers of yaoi (also called Boys' Love or abbreviated to BL), a genre of male homosexual narratives. Individuals in the yaoi fandom may attend conventions, maintain/post to fansites, create fanfiction / fanart, etc. In the mid-1990s, estimates of the size of the Japanese yaoi fandom were at 100,000–500,000 people.