https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002151 homoit0002151 Bishounen 2022-07-04 xsd:date 2022-07-04 xsd:date https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002144 Anime and manga fandom https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001520 Youth https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002152 Boys' Love (Genre) https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002197 Seme (Yaoi) https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002214 Uke (Yaoi) Japanese word that means "beautiful boy" and is used to describe a particular aesthetic of androgynous male beauty. While in Japanese "bishounen" refers specifically to youths under the age of twenty and "biseinen" is used to describe beautiful adult men, English-speaking anime and manga fan communities often use "bishounen" in reference to any good-looking male character, regardless of age.