Talk:Bishōjo

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are romanji spellings really established enough that anyone can say that one way is correct and another way is a misspelling? --Eean 06:40, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Since bi- generally refers to feminine beauty, the meaning is more poignant for bishōjo, unlike the male term, bishōnen, which tends to mean male with a more effeminate beauty. What does this mean? Mark ¹ 08:54, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

By the way, the same kanji for "bishoujo" are used in Chinese (Cantonese Chinese in particular) to refer to shoujo anime series, especially those like Sailor Moon and such. Maybe a clarifying note should be made of this. What do you think?--219.77.137.249 10:22, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Examples of Characters[edit]

That list has got to stop. It's gone way too long and it says "examples" for a reason. Maybe only have 10 examples, and make their respective anime series the really famous ones. Eternal dragon 09:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay then, maybe keep some characters. Now the article has become almost too short, it may have to be tagged as a stub. I'm reverting the deletion of that examples list - but I'm only keeping a few examples. If you have any objections tell me. Eternal dragon 11:32, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Astrid[edit]

Should Astrid (from FE9) be mentioned here? She seems to be a bishojo, at least her looks and personality(her turning enemies into pincushions with arrows may be a problem, though...).

FE10 Mist too.

I find it hilarious...[edit]

How a character from one of the most disturbing anime series out there is used as an example for cuteness. Nevertheless, it works, I just find it funny. Elfen Lied is not what I'd expect to see on a page emphasizing the style used for cuteness. --MM23 05:32, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nyu is a cutie though75.34.189.201 08:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And a killer :p I've noticed though, that in the article no reference is made to to the Elfen Lied anime as having bishoujo characters. If we're going to keep the Elfen Lied picture, then someone should mention Nyuu of Elfen Lied under the appropriate section. 71.105.253.43 06:20, 23 February 2007 (UTC)anonomous .[reply]

It isn't hilarious at all. The picture is just a character from Elfen Lied. In fact, Nyu is not a killer, Lucy is. Nyu is a gentle and kind and cute girl ^____^. I think it fits perfectly as a bishoujo. The picture isnt Elfen Lied, it's a picture of a bishoujo that is from Elfen Lied.

Nyu is absolutely a bishoujo.

Hand-drawn images[edit]

Would it be okay to use hand-drawn images to illustrate bishōjo-ism. Because I created this image

and I think it's a good example. Or would it be too crudely-drawn? Maybe someone should insert a picture of Wikipe-tan—JØE JACAЯ₫^Talk 21:58, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is very badly written[edit]

Bishōjo is a Japanese term used to refer to young and pretty girls, usually below university age. Bishoujo is not listed as a word in the prominent Japanese dictionary Kōjien. An example of Bishōjo is Sailor Moon and Tokyo Mew Mew.

Those two examples (and how hard is it to tell the difference between an example and two?) are both manga/anime series, and of course that's part of the meaning of "bishōjo", but the lead doesn't explain anything about this. I'm not going to correct it myself as I'm too new to the anime world to get the exact definition right, but it could be done much better. 91.105.3.204 03:07, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Singing star Aya Ueto first became famous through this contest televised at the age of twelve. Why did they wait to televise the contest until it was twelve years old? --91.36.86.92 (talk) 08:51, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Confused[edit]

Can the term "bishoujo" be applied to individual characters ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.215.112.86 (talk) 17:29, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Better late than never in answering such questions. Timothy Perper (talk) 16:53, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress[edit]

There is a move discussion in progress which affects this page. Please participate at Talk:Bishōjo game - Requested move and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RM bot 07:00, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hiragana[edit]

Should we also list なぞのびしょうじょ for this? Ranze (talk) 00:30, 15 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]