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The comedy anime Mr. Osomatsu has a gyaru character named Jyushiko Matsuno. The series Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san has also had gyaru-influenced characters: two gyaru and one gyaru-o are customers. The first gyaru is a customer as well as a Fujoshi. She appeared in the second chapter of the manga, titled Yaoi Girls from Overseas. She also ...
In Japanese popular culture, a bishōjo (美少女, lit. "beautiful girl"), also romanized as bishojo or bishoujo, is a cute girl character. Bishōjo characters appear ubiquitously in media including manga , anime , and computerized games (especially in the bishojo game genre), and also appear in advertising and as mascots, such as for maid ...
Women began to emulate Seiko Matsuda and her cute fashion style and mannerisms, which emphasized the helplessness and innocence of young girls. [12] The market for cute merchandise in Japan used to be driven by Japanese girls between 15 and 18 years old. [13]
Lassine (ラセーヌ, Rasēnu), Madeline (マドレーヌ, Madorēnu), Roxanne (ロクサーヌ, Rokusānu), and Yvonne (イヴォンヌ, Ivonnu) are four girls who are completely obsessed with the main boys of the series. Initially their roles in the storyline were much smaller, but were expanded within the anime to provide comic relief.
Cute and ostentatious outfits are generally more common than outfits which are sexualized or modest. [140] Major inspirations include Victorian fashion for girls – as embodied by Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , who is often invoked by Japanese manga, magazines and brands – and ballet costumes, especially tutus .
Komichi Akebi is an energetic and friendly girl who has recently finished elementary school, and thus desires to make many friends at her new school. As she will attend an all-girls academy, she is close to accomplishing her dream of wearing a sailor-style school uniform, following in the footsteps of her favourite idol, Miki Fukumoto. Akebi ...
Akina Minami (南 明奈, Minami Akina, born 15 May 1989 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese gravure idol and tarento signed to Free Style Company. Minami's recognition as a model has also spread beyond Japan and she was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010. [1]
A modern phenomenon, since the 1970s cuteness or kawaii (可愛い, "cute", "adorable", "loveable") in Japanese has become a prominent aesthetic of Japanese popular culture, entertainment, clothing, food, toys, personal appearance, behavior, and mannerisms. [17]