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)