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The Japanese sense of "Lolita" also appears in lolicon (from "Lolita complex"), [133] [134] a term associated with Russell Trainer's novel The Lolita Complex (1966, translated 1969) and associated with otaku culture. The concept and genre of media reflects a blend between the aesthetic of kawaii and sexual themes in fiction. [124]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. An overview of common terms used when describing manga/anime related medium. Part of a series on Anime and manga Anime History Voice acting Companies Studios Original video animation Original net animation Fansub Fandub Lists Longest series Longest franchises Manga History Publishers ...
Ero guro (Japanese: エログロ) is an artistic genre that puts its focus on eroticism, sexual corruption, and decadence. [1] As a term, it is used to denote something that is both erotic and grotesque. The term itself is an example of wasei-eigo, a Japanese combination of English words or abbreviated words: ero from erotic and guro from ...
Yami-kawaii or "sickly-cute", emerged in the mid-2010s to emphasize themes of mental health, vulnerability, and emotional darkness through fashion. In contrast to Kimo-kawaii, the style uses black, deep purple, and gray colors on teardrops, broken hearts, pill capsules, and other melancholic motifs.
Ruby Barry of Heatworld traces the origins of e-girl fashion to 2000s Japanese street fashion, including anime, kawaii and lolita fashion styles. [4] Kayla Marci of Edited described it as an evolution of emo, scene and mall goth fashion that was heavily influenced by Asian fashion styles such as anime, cosplay and K-pop.
Lolicon is a Japanese abbreviation of "Lolita complex" (ロリータ・コンプレックス, rorīta konpurekkusu), [5] an English-language phrase derived from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita (1955) and introduced to Japan in Russell Trainer's The Lolita Complex (1966, translated 1969), [6] a work of pop psychology in which it is used to denote attraction to pubescent and pre-pubescent girls. [7]
Guro may refer to: Ero guro, a Japanese art movement focusing on eroticism and the grotesque; Guro, the Filipino word for "teacher", a teacher of Filipino martial arts; derived from the Sanskrit word guru; Guro-dong, a dong (neighborhood) in Guru-gu, Seoul; Guro-gu, a gu (district) in Seoul, South Korea
Kawaii Lab. (カワイイラボ, Kawaii Rabo) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese idol project by Asobisystem founded in 2022, with the goal of sharing the Japanese idol worldwde. The project is led and produced by model and former Musubizm leader Misa Kimura and has produced girl groups Fruits Zipper , Candy Tune , Sweet Steady, and Cutie ...