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Some western anime and manga fans use the term (incorrectly) to refer to any handsome male character regardless of age, and some fans prefer to use the more all-encompassing 'bishie' (which may be equivalent to bijin, although that term is not popular). It is occasionally even used to describe some androgynous female characters (such as Lady Oscar in Rose of Versailles, Karou no Kimi and Hana no Saint Juste in Oniisama E), or any women with traits stereotypical to bishounen. Alternative spellings are bishonen and bishounen. Occasionally biseinen (lit. "beautiful young man") is seen as a synonym. However, biseinen also usually refers to a handsome man older than a bishounen, since the age range of a bishounen tends to be from 14-19, while a biseinen is often 20+. A handsome male below 14 is sometimes referred to as a bishota, although that is usually equated with a slight underage fetish.
Category:Japanese terms Category:Anime Category:Manga eo:Bisxouxnen it:Bishounen ja:美少年 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bishonen".
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