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Jan 17, 2022 12:51 PM
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In case you aren't familiar with what bishonen means https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bishonen?so=search explains it well.

Jan 17, 2022 4:16 PM
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I'm not sure. Ofc I like good looking characters in general, but especially a lot of these reverse harem, typical yaoi and idol, some shoujo etc bishies don't even look that good in my eyes. Hard to explain why tho, they look too artificially somehow, if you understand? Depends on the character.
Jan 18, 2022 6:45 AM
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Yes, I like them as long as they are not blonde and don't have a shitty personality with the other characters being extremally lenient and forgiving towards them just because of their pretty face.
Jan 18, 2022 6:49 AM
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Well, I used to like them, but once I realized that I was a woman, I no longer had any interest in male characters at all, because I can no longer relate to male characters.

Jan 18, 2022 6:57 AM
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They make me feel happy and warm inside :)
Jan 18, 2022 7:01 AM
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I like bioshounen tanteidan so i feel kinda normal.Like tomboy girl no one seem to have problem with them. -_- if you guy watch anime long enough than is pretty normal.Example : Saika Totsuka in Oregaru;hyota ashikaga in bioshounen Taitendai (this one hurt the most T_T),Ryuji Ayukawa in blue period (i change my mind this one hurt even more).... THey have the beauty beyond both gender..
Jan 18, 2022 7:05 AM
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I do not care for bishounen males that much, but some exceptions exist like with Yusuke from Persona 5.
Jan 18, 2022 2:06 PM
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They can be attractive looking some famous ones like Alucard from Castelevania are pretty hot within anime Reinhard von Lohengramm falls into that category. They can get too idealized though like some female characters which leads to pretty generic appealing to the eye designs. It depends on the character.
Jan 18, 2022 2:27 PM

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I don't really care about them, but it does bother me when every guy in an anime is a bishonen; I prefer when anime have characters of multiple body-types regardless of sex.
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Jan 18, 2022 2:55 PM
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Speaking as a female degenerate, I love bishounen characters. I personally like BL, so any interactions between 2+ bishounen boys are even better!

However, I'm not really into sports anime like that volleyball one with the cute boy or that basketball one with the blue-haired guy, or the one with swimming guys. But I will read the BL doujinshis.

Personally, I do prefer androgynous characters like Crim-kun (Interspecies Reviewers) or Richard III (Requirem of the Rose King). I also like crossdressing/feminine guys. I prefer a little bit of masculinity though; I'm not huge on crossdressers who essentially look like women. I liked "Is this a Zombie?", "Princess Princess", "Re:zero".

I guess I like BL more than bishounen characters. Like I wouldn't mind seeing two muscle-men in a same-sex relationship. But a lot of BL features bishounen characters, so I unconsciously associate the two.

Anyway, I did like "The Case Study of Vanitas". The two male characters have crazy bisexual vibes. "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun" also has a lot of fun bisexual energy.

Personally, I just really like any anime with vague gay themes/characters.
- Wandering Son
- Paradise Kiss
- Kiss him, not me!
- Episode 24 of Evangelion
- a ton of BL anime
- Stars Align
- Beastars
- Land of the Lustrous
- Moriarty the Patriot
- Princess Jellyfish
- Revolutionary Girl Utena

Thank you for listening to my degeneracy. Overall, bishounen boys are great, but gay/bisexual bishounen boys are even better!
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Jan 18, 2022 3:06 PM

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I'm neutral. All that matters to me is whether a character is interesting and/or well-written. I won't complain about what design aesthetic the artist wants to go for.

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Jan 18, 2022 9:07 PM

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I don't feel anything, but I do know that Arc is pretty cool for a pretty boy. My big Virgo friend thinks he's hot as if his face was carved by angels.

Sometimes, I confuse Arc for a Tales of Phantasia character. I'm as much of a pretty boy as Arc, but I stay manly.
Jan 19, 2022 1:06 AM

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They can be nice to look at, but in order for me to actually like them, they need to have some substance to them like a layered personality, strong convictions, unique motivations etc.
Jan 19, 2022 1:19 AM
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Bishies are love, bishies are life.

Maou_heika said:
Yes, I like them as long as they are not blonde and don't have a shitty personality with the other characters being extremally lenient and forgiving towards them just because of their pretty face.

The amount of shade in this comment kekw
Jan 19, 2022 2:25 AM
I love them as long they don't have long hair.
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Jan 19, 2022 2:29 AM

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they're fine as long as they aren't just a bunch of tropes

Jan 19, 2022 2:41 AM

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I got no problem with them, unless they personality is annoying
Jan 19, 2022 3:48 AM

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One of my favorite mangakas often illustrates his male characters with extreme cases of effeminate androgyn-itis syndrome, so I've grown accustomed to it. Also I read '70s shounen-ai classics, which was probably peak bishonen era, and they look visually beautiful.
Jan 19, 2022 5:38 AM

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I like handsome male characters, but bishonen just don't do it for me. Sure the same can be said about traps (which I'm more fond of), but yeah.
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