BISHIE CONTEMPLATING--- #4 by SoCalRoberta

Poser • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Oct 01, 2007

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Abrigal is a V3 Male by me. Sword from RDNA 2nd skin a freebie by Krid

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dphoadley

1:15AM | Mon, 01 October 2007

Bishōnen: http://www.wordwebonline.com/search.pl?ww=2&w=BISHIE From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Bishie) This article does not cite any references or sources. (November 2006) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. Accuracy dispute This article or section appears to contradict itself about the term biseinen. Please help fix this problem. For other uses, see Bishōnen (disambiguation). Shirou Kamui from CLAMP's X/1999 Shirou Kamui from CLAMP's X/1999 Bishōnen (美少年, Bishōnen? also transliterated bishounen (help·info)), is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth." It describes an aesthetic widely shared in Asia—a young man whose beauty (and sexual appeal) transcends the boundary of sex. Recently, it has shown strongest manifestation in Japanese pop culture, but it has roots in ancient Japanese literature, the homosocial and homoerotic ideals of the medieval Chinese imperial court and intellectuals, and Indian aesthetic concepts carried over from Hinduism, imported with Buddhism to China. Today, bishōnen are very popular among girls in Japan. Reasons for this social phenomenon may include the unique male and female social relationships found within the genre. Some have theorized that bishōnen provides a non-traditional outlet for gender relations. Moreover, it breaks down stereotypes surrounding effeminate male characters. These are often depicted with very strong martial arts abilities, sports talent, high intelligence, or comedic flair, traits that are usually assigned to the hero/protagonist. Typically, bishōnen are depicted with either outright homosexual content or some level of sexual ambiguity in their relationships and sexual identity, though in increasing instances in anime and manga, such as Fruits Basket or Trinity Blood, bishōnen are completely heterosexual . Contents [hide] 1 Origin 2 Usage 3 See also 4 Notes [edit] Origin The prefix bi (美) specifically refers to feminine beauty, and bijin, literally "beautiful person", is used to refer to a beautiful woman. The bishōnen is typically slender, with a tapered chin, stylish hair, and distinctly feminine facial features, but simultaneously retains a male body. His androgynous appearance is akin to the depiction of angels in Western renaissance art, with similar social roots for this aesthetic. Biseinen is to be distinguished from this term as seinen is used to describe men who are approximately 'of-age', which is usually those who have entered tertiary education or older young males but not married. The term shōnen is used to describe those who are in high school or of like age. Also, bishota refers to a beautiful, pre-pubescent male child or a child like male, either of the age when one attends primary school or that his appearance is childish. These terms do not appear in Japanese, but are conjunctions created by non-Japanese fans from Japanese loan-words. Outside Japan, bishōnen is the most popular of the three terms, and has become the generic term for all beautiful boys and young men. The aesthetic of the bishōnen is first recorded in Lady Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji, written in about the year 1000 A.D. Genji concerns the exploits and romances of a young prince, the son of an emperor and beloved concubine, who is not in line to inherit the throne, and follows his intrigues through the court as he comes of age. It is a classic novel, typifying the Heian age of Japanese history - a period when culture's obsession with romance, and a sense of refined aesthetics pervaded society. Prince Genji's beauty is described as transcendental, so much so that "one could have wished him a woman", with a bewitching attraction that is acknowledged by men and women alike; however, with one brief, comical exception, Genji's sexuality is only manifested towards women. The aesthetic of the bishōnen began as an ideal of a young homosexual lover, likely arising from the effeminate male actors who played female characters in Kabuki theater. It is perpetuated today in anime and manga, especially shōjo manga and anime, shōnen-ai, and yaoi. [edit] Usage Some non-Japanese, especially American, anime and manga fans use the term to refer to any handsome male character regardless of age, or any homosexual character. In the original Japanese, however, bishōnen applies only to boys under 18. For those older, the word biseinen or bidanshi, literally "handsome man" is used. In the place of bishōnen, some fans prefer to use the slightly more sexually neutral bishie (also rarely spelled as bishi) or bijin, but these terms remain less common. The term binanshi was popular in the 1980s. Bishōnen is occasionally used to describe some androgynous female characters, such as Lady Oscar in The Rose of Versailles, Karou no Kimi and Hana no Saint Juste in Oniisama e, Integra from Hellsing or any women with traits stereotypical to bishōnen. Bishōnen is sometimes also used to describe an anime or manga character who is drawn as if a female, but has male components. This would make it easier for the artist to create a feminine male, rather than drawing a male character regularly. [edit] See also Bijinga Bishōjo Yaoi Manga Dphoadley: Always wondered what that term meant. I think I prefer my men to be more of the Chuck Norris, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger type. Very nice render BTW, DO keep up the good work. David P. Hoadley

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