Bishounen

Bishounen literally means "pretty boy," as in an attractive member of the male gender. Also spelled "bishonen," and sometimes shortened to "bish" and "bishie/bishy." It is a Japanese word, adopted by female anime fans in the rest of the world to denote any male anime, manga, or video game character they happen to find good looking. Strictly speaking, "bishounen" should only refer to boys under age 20, since a "pretty man" would be "biseinen." However, most people prefer to use bishounen for men and boys of all ages, as it is so widely used.

Jellal Fernandez                                         Levi                                                                Kise Ryota

(Fairy Tail)                                                 (Shingeki no Kyojin)                                        (KNB)

Sebastian Michaelis                                  Azusa, Tsubaki & Natsume                              Gray Fullbuster

(Kuroshitsuji)                                             (Brother's Conflict)                                            (Fairy Tail)

Kaname Kuran                                

(Vampire Knight)                                                                                              
                                    Zero Kiryuu
                            (VampireKnight)


  

Kaede Rukawa                                           Tamaki Suoh                                               Itachi Uchiha

(Slamdunk)                                                 (Ouran High School Host Club)                  (Naruto Shippuden)

Kuchiki Byakuya                                    Yue                                                 Usui Takumi
(Bleach)                                               (Cardcaptor Sakura)                       (..maid-sama)

OTAKU

There are manga and anime fans, and then there are otaku, the SUPER-fans who eat, drink, shop, collect and obsess over every facet of Japanese comics, animated TV shows, movies, toys and video games.

Mainstream Anime

Naruto Shippuden

Naruto (ナルト^?) is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and dreams to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all. The series is based on a one-shot comic by Kishimoto that was published in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump.

  Bleach

Bleach (ブリーチ Burīchi^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper (死神 Shinigami^?, literally, "Death God") —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.

   

  Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail (フェアリーテイル Fearī Teiru^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2, 2006, and has been published by Kodansha in 40 tankōbon volumes; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with the first released on December 15, 2006, and the 40th volume released on October 17, 2013. Fairy Tail follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard (魔導士 madōshi^?),^[1] who joins the titular wizards' guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel.

   

One Piece

One Piece (ワンピース Wan Pīsu^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 72nd volume released as of November 2013. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a young boy whose body gains the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit, and his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as One Piece in order to become the next Pirate King.

Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was initially inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. The series follows the adventures of the protagonist, Goku, from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.

Detective Conan

The story follows the adventures of Shinichi Kudo (also known as Jimmy Kudo in Case Closed), a young detective prodigy who was inadvertently shrunk into a child's body due to a poison he was force-fed by members of a criminal syndicate. Neighbor and family friend Professor Agasa strongly suggested Shinichi hide his identity to prevent them from killing him and the people he cares about, so Shinichi takes the name Conan Edogawa. He goes to live with his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her father, Kogoro, and tries to use Kogoro's detective agency as a way to find the people who shrank him — without letting Ran figure out who he really is.

Pokemon

Ash and his friend Pikachu explore the world of the 386 pokemon. Ash's goal is to become the greatest pokemon master of all. He competes in the Indigo, Orange, Johto and Hoenn gyms and championships. He travels with his friends, Brock and Misty with her Togepi. He meets other characters who help him, like Tracey and May. They are constantly being pursued by Team Rocket members Jesse, James and Meowth who will stop at nothing to get Pikachu.