Tag: shotacon

Shotacon, often shortened to shota, is a Japanese slang portmanteau of the phrase Shoutarou complex, which describes an attraction to young boys. It refers primarily to a genre of manga and anime wherein pre-pubescent or pubescent male characters are depicted in a suggestive or erotic manner, in either the obvious role of object of attraction or the less apparent role of "subject" (the character the reader is designed to associate with). In shotacon works, the young male character may be paired with either a male or a female; the latter case is commonly referred to as "straight shota". As with its female counterpart lolicon, it can sometimes also apply to adolescent or adult characters with physical features that would make them appear to be younger than they are. The phrase is a reference to the young male character Shoutarou from Tetsujin 28-gou.

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