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[[File:cit_ouran_high_bishonencit ouran high bishonen.jpg|link=Ouran High School Host Club|rightframe|Tamaki Suo: [[So Beautiful ItsIt's a Curse|so pretty it hurts]].]]

The appearance and behavior of the archetypal ''bishōnen'' is often used to explore sexuality and gender norms. Thus, they are sometimes [[Yaoi Guys]], but not always. And, sometimes, they are [[Cross DresserCrossdresser|crossdressers]], but, again, not always.

Originally, bishōnen characters were the province of [[Shoujo]] and [[Boys Love Genre|Boys Love Genres]]s, but since [[Bishonen Jump Syndrome|the mid-90s]], it has become the default style for teenage boys in pretty much any work looking for a cross-demographic audience. The farther ''bishōnen'' characters disseminate from their source genres, the less likely it becomes that there will be in-universe mention of their androgynous looks/attractiveness.

Related to [[Rule of Glamorous]]. The [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy]] is a standard ''bishōnen'' design.

* [[Kimi to Boku]]: All the [http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss148/kewlgal111/f221598b.jpg main boys in the cast] as well as [[Hot Teacher]] Koichi Azuma & his best friend, Akira.

* ''[[Plus Anima (Manga)|Plus +Anima]]'': Husky. He's repeatedly mistaken for a girl.

* [[Ghost Hunt (Manga)|Ghost Hunt]]: almost all of the male characters. Lin, Naru, Bou-san, even John are bishōnens, pretty boys, handsome, etc, etc...you watch a video of Ghost Hunt on [[YouTube]], scroll through the comments, and you will find a lot of fangirling female users.

* ''[[Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo JosJoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' features Noriaki Kakyoin, a VERY popular example on pixiv and possible poster child. Not to mention Part 5 and its collection of dangerous pretty boys.

* Benten from ''[[Cyber City Oedo 808]]''. Yes, he ''does'' wear lipstick and paint his nails. No, he isn't a [[Cross DresserCrossdresser]].

* Harry from ''[[Outlaw Star (Anime)|Outlaw Star]]''. He even ties his hair with a big, pretty bow. Fred Luo, too.

* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei-sensei]]'': Nozomu Itoshiki and his brother Mikoto. Also, four of his only known male students: Jun Kudou, Kuniya Kino, Aoyama, and Haga.

* Huey Laforet from ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]'' takes this to the point of [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|confusing people in-universe]] (you know you look girly when the prettiest woman in the series is your ''[[Strong Family Resemblance|nigh-identical]]'' adult daughter). Firo, while never being mistaken for a woman like Huey has, has been mocked by a detective in the [[Light Novels]] for skewing quite close to the [[Uke]] aesthetic. [[Gender Blender Name|Claire Stanfield]], aka. {{spoiler|Rail Tracer}}, also fits. Jacuzzi also fits, although he has that giant tattoo on his face.

** {{[[media-|graham_9557:graham 9557.bmppng| Graham Specter also definitely qualifies}}]], even if he is a total psychopath.

** Christopher Shouldered is noted in the books to be quite pretty -- ifpretty—if you can get past the utterly terrifying [[Black Eyes of Crazy|eyes]] and [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family|teeth]].

* Takaya Ohgi and Nobutsuna Naoe in ''[[Mirage of Blaze (Light Novel)|Mirage of Blaze]]''.

* ''[[Full Metal Panic (Light Novel)|Full Metal Panic!]]'' brings us Kurz, who was even a former model. Then, we've got [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] Leonardo. And, of course, [[Chaste Hero|Sousuke]], in an [[Unkempt Beauty]] sort of way.

* Otani, Kohori, Suzuki, Haruka, and, without a doubt, Maitake and Seiko from ''[[Lovely Complex (Manga)|Lovely Complex]]''.

* Just about every male character from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi (Manga)|Fushigi Yuugi]]''. Most of their brothers from other [[Yuu Watase]] manga are bishies as well. It's ''Yuu Watase'', what do you expect?

* Dilandau in ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne (Anime)|Vision of Escaflowne]]'' {{spoiler|(who is later revealed to have been a magically disguised and brainwashed girl)}}. Let's just say that most of the male cast is bishōnen, especially Allen and Van. Just look at the opening, for God's sakes!

* The [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Shitennou]] in the first season of ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'', Mamoru Chiba, Ali of the Doom Tree arc, Prince Diamond and Sapphire in ''Sailor Moon R'', the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Amazon Trio]] in ''Super S'', and the Sailor Starlights...[[Gender Bender|sort of]]. In the manga, even one of the cats qualifies for this with his long haired, midriff exposing human form. The cat in question (Artemis) is even named for a goddess.

* The character designer of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' [http://www.evamonkey.com/writings_sadamoto01.php wrote that he designed Shinji to be a delicate/vulnerable-looking bishonen]. Kaworu is a bishonen and [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] of legendary proportions.

* The entire male cast of ''[[Simoun]]''. The younger men -- whomen—who were girls until age 17 -- even17—even still have breasts that haven't been reabsorbed yet (especially the hunky chief mechanic Wapourif), and all of them are voiced by female voice actors.

* Solomon Goldsmith from ''[[Blood Plus+]]''. Can't forget tall, dark, and handsome Haji.

* Ren from ''[[Karin]]'', a [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|white-haired pretty boy]] who fits the mold on the surface, but who ultimately manages to have a redeeming feature or two.

* Kyuzo in ''[[Samurai Seven|Samurai 7]]'' is tall, slender, and androgynously beautiful; his voice, however, is very male. Shichiroji, too, and Katsushiro is close. Then there is when Gorobei, Heihachi, and Rikichi have to make it to Kanna village...in disguise.

* Keiki in ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]]'' is an extremely rare ([[White -Haired Pretty Boy|in that we have an entire trope that says it is impossible]]) good Bishōnen with white hair, who acts as Youko's [[Mysterious Protector]].

* Many a ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' character, covering types from [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] to [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] to [[Mysterious Protector]] (who [[First Girl Wins|wins]]).

* ''[[Fruits Basket (Manga)|Fruits Basket]]'':

** The lead, Tohru Honda, remarks that the Sohmas are a family of "princes". And towards the end of the manga's run, even Momiji graduates to pure [[Bishonen]] status with a growth spurt and switch to the boy's uniforms.

** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Gundam Wing]]'', in particular, was full of them. And among the ''Gundam Wing'' bishie brigade, Quatre Winner deserves special mention. A slim, platinum-blond Berber. Needless to say, you can find a fairly large amount of fanart of him.

** ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'' has George De Sand from Neo France, operator of Gundam Rose.

** Kamille Bidan, the main protagonist of ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]''.

** Almost all of the male cast in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]''.

** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Gundam 00]]'', oh ho ho. Apparently, every male under the age of 35 will be absolutely gorgeous in the 24th century, in addition to shrinking their shirts in the dryer to show off their buff figures. Then again, this was pretty well predicted the second they announced that [[Loveless|Yun Koga]] would be designing ''00'''s cast.

** We also need to mention ''[[Turn aA Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'''s Loran, who was quite possibly one [[Executive Meddling|editorial mandate]] away from being a full-blown woman.

** While he's too old to count as a bishōnen, [[Mobile Suit Gundam: CharsChar's Counterattack (Anime)|Char Aznable]] looks far more [https://web.archive.org/web/20160817103851/http://www.akadot.com/images_osc/4048529838.jpg prettyboy-ish] than he did in earlier series

** Even in the original ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', Char stands out as a pretty boy, notable because the art style of the time rendered almost every other character [[Gonk]]. The only character to rival his bishounen-ness is Garma.

* Griffith from ''[[Berserk (Manga)|Berserk]]'' is explicitly labeled as "too beautiful to be a man" in about a dozen separate chapters by different characters! He even {{spoiler|wears lipstick after transforming into Femto.}}

* A good third of the male cast on ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]''.

** Well, there was that page in the translation of the 02 manga where Daemon calls Ken ''"the pretty one"'' (if you're thinking that's too creepy for words, then you're probably still sane).

** To a lesser extent, Takeru, Yamato's little brother, seems to gain some level of bishōnen in him when he turned eleven himself. An episode of [[Digimon Adventure 02]] showed a fair number of girls--[[Ship Tease|Hikari among them]]--practically—practically swooning over him when he was showing off his basketball skills.

* Most of the male characters in ''[[Get BackersGetBackers]]'', but Kazuki takes it to [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|almost painful levels]].

* Both Toboe and Kiba from ''[[Wolfs Rain|Wolf's Rain]]'' look like Bishōnen most of the time, but are actually wolves in disguise. To go further, numerous viewers have mistaken ''both'' [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|for girls]].

* ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]''

* ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh (Light Novel)!|Kyo Kara Maoh]]''

* Johan from ''[[Monster (Animemanga)|Monster]]''. It's especially noticeable when you realize that the anime is one of the few that steers entirely out of the way of [[Generic Cuteness]].

** It's even more noticeable when Johan dresses up like his sister and nobody can tell the difference, to the extent of [[Even the Guys Want Him|making a male, heterosexual policeman infatuated with him]]. If all it takes for you to go from a good-looking man to a beautiful woman is a [[Wig, Dress, Accent|wig and a dress]], odds are good that you fit this trope very well.

** He is even explicitly stated to be beautiful by a few people. Even ''Tenma'' comments on how he has [[What Beautiful Eyes!|beautiful eyes.]]

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''

* The [[Bishonen]] archetype in [[Shojo]] is parodied quite a few times on cover flaps of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' (more often than not with Roy as the target) and through Mei Chan's daydreams about Ed, and then Al, as [[Knight in Shining Armour|knights in shiny armours]].

** At the end of the manga and second anime, {{spoiler|[[Humanity Ensues|Alphonse]]}} is revealed to be a ''[[She Is's All Grown Up|gorgeous]]'' bishonen.

** Ed's always been [[Bishonen]], and even has [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy|long hair]].

* Quite a few of Miyazaki's male characters, such as Haku in ''[[Spirited Away]]'' and Howl in ''[[Film/HowlsHowl's Moving Castle (anime)|HowlsHowl's Moving Castle]]''.

* ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' has a few examples.:

** Joshua Christopher is the most obvious example from the series--heseries—he's quite thin (even implied to look underweight at one point), has pale blond hair and blue eyes, and looks quite a bit like his sister.

** Aion is a bit more borderline--heborderline—he's actually quite muscular when he takes off his [[Badass Longcoat]], but his long, [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|white]] hair does a lot to give him an edge of androgynous beauty. He's maybe a bit more of a biseinen.

** Ichigo counts as a pretty-boy himself, ''especially'' [[Power Makes Your Hair Grow|when his hair starts growing]].

* Il Palazzo of ''[[Excel Saga (Mangamanga)|Excel Saga]]'' is very pretty and has long, silver hair.

* Ayato Kamina from ''[[Rah XephonRahXephon]]'' is pretty enough that he'd probably not look out of place in a dress. There's also [[Hot Scientist|Dr. Itsuki]] (who bears a suspicious resemblance to the above-mentioned Rossiu) and Souichi Yagumo (who bears a suspicious resemblance to his own ''girlfriend'', Kim).

* Several characters in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', including at least Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba, Malik Ishtar (and how!), Ryou Bakura, Yami Bakura, Pegasus, Ryuji Otogi, and a number of minor supporting characters.

** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' takes this trope to such [[Up to Eleven|ridiculous extents]] that, chances are, if you're a major villain, you're probably going to be [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|very feminine in appearance!]] Not to mention, its successors both have this trope in spades as well.

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** Fubuki (for starters), in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''. Most if not all of the male characters can be called bishies, really.

** Plus most of the male cast from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 Ds5D's]]''

** Kind of subverted with Zarbon a little later in that [[One -Winged Angel|his true form]] is not pretty at all. It actually wastes his powers to keep up the pretty boy appearance.

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' may be directed toward a [[Seinen]] demographic, with ana [[ImprobablyFundamentally Female Cast]], but even it has its share of bishies, such as [[Hot Librarian|Yuuno Scrya]] and [[Badass in Aa Nice Suit|Verossa Acous]]. Yuuno, in particular, [[Viewer Gender Confusion|was mistaken for a girl by many viewers]] when he first appeared.

* Allen from ''[[D .Gray Man-man]]'' definitely fits here, seeing as he's prettier than a ''lot'' of the girls in the series. [[Redheaded Hero|Lavi]], [[Evil Is Sexy|Tyki]], and [[Tall, Dark and Snarky|Kanda]] fit as well.

* {{[[media-|blackcat_creed_25:blackcat creed 25.jpg| Creed}}]] from ''[[Black Cat (Mangamanga)|Black Cat]]''. There is also {{[[media-|:train-animestocks-090.jpg| Train}}]], {{[[media-|lin_shao_lee_grin:lin shao lee grin.jpg| Lin Shaolee}}]], and {{[[media-|:janus.jpg| Jenos}}]].

* Mizuho in ''[[Otome wa Boku Nini Koishiteru]]''. [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Of course]]. That being said, he is ''quite'' pretty even when not dressing as a girl.

* Many of the characters from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', especially the titular character, Mr. Pretty Boy Swordsman himself. Depending on the quality of the animation in an episode of the anime, particularly in the later episodes of the series, and you know, just about all the time in the manga, Kenshin is very pretty despite the fact that he's a terrifyingly powerful swordsman who even the manliest of men are afraid of. It doesn't help that, towards the end of the manga and in most of the official artwork, his hair always looks extremely long and flows like a bunch of ribbons. Just look at these pictures: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090922124544/http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item130521/\], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090305171657/http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item147184/\], [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819153841/http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item42371/\], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090922130404/http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item82280/\]. I rest my case. And even more so in the Trust & Betrayal and Reflections OVAS. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819232837/http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item39797/\] And then, you know, there's Soujiro, Aoshi, Sanosuke, and, heck, even Hiko qualifies, although he's pretty manly. Observe: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819174059/http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item136551/\].

* A good amount of the male characters from ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]''. Except for [[Gonk|Baron Kelvin]], who realizes this and is ''obsessed'' with "becoming beautiful", Georg von Siemens, Jumbo, Lord Arthur Randall, Azzurro Vanel, Fred Aberline, Damian, and Doctor.

* Paragon of [[Hot -Blooded]] manliness he may be, but [[Gao Gai GarGaoGaiGar|Gai Shishio]] is still [https://web.archive.org/web/20071030192407/http://www.flavor-red.com/men/gai.jpg too pretty to be male].

* [[Kenichi: theThe Mightiest Disciple]] has Christopher Eclair, a French Assassin. It's also revealed that Kensei Ma [[I Was Quite a Looker|used to be one.]]

* Tamamo from ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]'' gets away with lots of things that Nube is beaten up for just because he's a [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]].

* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'':

* ''Every single male main character'' in post-[[Art Evolution]] [[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]], plus 99% of the villains and side cast. This is the most common trope on the [[Katekyo Hitman Reborn (Manga)/Characters|character page]].

* The human forms of the [[Weasel Mascot|Weasel Mascots]]s in ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' are this. [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/yes_precure5/character/img/body_coco.jpg Coco] and [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/yes_precure5/character/img/body_natts.jpg Nuts] [http://pics.livejournal.com/kokoda_koji/pic/00323pww take it] [http://blog-imgs-18.fc2.com/k/a/k/kakeru1/PRE511_08.jpg to truly] [http://pics.livejournal.com/kokoda_koji/pic/0031tbsd extraordinary] [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512bchTJsbL.jpg levels.] [[Oddly -Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo|GoGo!]] also brings us cute little boy [http://blog-imgs-26.fc2.com/c/v/d/cvdb/20081101232433.jpg Syrup]{{Dead link}}.

* Depending on who you ask, a good number of the male cast in ''[[Naruto]]'' could qualify as [[Bishonen]]. Notable examples include Haku (to [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]] levels), Benten ([[Filler Villain]] to [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]] levels), Sasuke, Itachi, Kakashi, Deidara, Sasori, Neji, Suigetsu, Kimimaro, (arguably) Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sai, Gaara, Utakata, and the titular character himself. Naruto definitely counts, considering that he has [[Hot Mom|his mom]]'s AND his [[Hot Dad|his dad]]'s looks, though this trope is mostly appropriate only after the time skip. Also, the Fourth Hokage, aka {{spoiler|Naruto's dad}}.

* ''[[The Legend of Koizumi]]'' gives us Pietro, the white knight serving under the pope. He comes complete with accompanying [[Bishie Sparkle|Bishie Sparkles]]s when he first appears.

* ''[[SeitokaiStudent noCouncil's IchizonDiscretion]]'' gives us Ken Sugisaki and ''especially'' Nakameguro.

* Every single male character in ''[[Papa to Kiss Inin Thethe Dark]]''.

** There's also minor character Ryo Takigutchi. Seriously, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018192520/http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/4/83092.jpg just] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018192525/http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/8/83258.jpg look at him]!

* ''[[Zero Seven 07-Ghost]]'': Teito, Castor, Frau, Labrador, Ayanami, Mikage...Maybe almost all of the male characters of the entire story.

* [[Badass Long Hair|Baskerville]] and [[Meganekko|Alternate]] in ''Et Cetera'' are quite pretty, helped by [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428041944/http://manga.animea.net/et-cetera-chapter-1-page-8.html Basky's long blond hair] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428041932/http://manga.animea.net/et-cetera-chapter-11-page-3.html Alternate's slim figure and monocle.]

* Many characters of [[MAR]], on both sides of the good/evil divide. [http://img05.nj.us.mangafox.com/store/manga/50/15-161.0/compressed/mar15_161.jpg Alvis]{{Dead link}} and [http://img05.nj.us.mangafox.com/store/manga/50/15-161.0/compressed/mar15_165.jpg Nanashi]{{Dead link}} are this, combined with the headband of eyecovering. Every once-in-a-while, they even comment on it in-universe.

* In [[Akira (Manga)|Akira]], there's Kai, aka Kaisuke, who's short, slim, well-dressed, girlishly faced, and can knock a guy through a window. Being relatively sensitive and apparently crushing on Kaneda in the manga and Yamagata in the anime, he's often perceived as a young homosexual.

* ''[[Rosario Plus+ Vampire]]'' has Ginei, Hokuto, Kiria, Fong-Fong, and, after [[Art Evolution]], Tsukune.

* ''[[Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru (Manga)|Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru]]'' has the pretty boy protagonist, Minoru.

* ''[[Saint Seiya]]''. From [https://web.archive.org/web/20111112124500/http://www.mythcloth.ch/catalog/images/Saint%20Seiya_DVD_BOX_ANDROMEDA.JPG Shun] to [https://web.archive.org/web/20140922223245/http://www.gadgetspirit.com/pic/hkkk/virgo%201.jpg Virgo] to [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4b/Hades_pisces_face.jpg Pisces]{{Dead link}}, the place is a bishounen gold mine. See [[Viewer Gender Confusion]] for more details.

* Every male character in Miki Aihara's mangas tend to be [[Bishonen]].

* Takuma and Hamaji from ''[[H2O: Footprints in Thethe Sand]]''.

* The title character of ''[[Id: The Greatest Fusion Fantasy]]'' is the very definition of this trope. Men and women alike fawn over his beauty, though, more often than not, people initially thinks that he is a woman.

* Instead of name-dropping a million more series in existence, let's just say that nearly every shoujo series will have a cast primarily composed of [[Bishonen]].

* There is a lot of focus on people's looks in [[Jyu -Oh -Sei]], despite the action being set mostly on a jungle planet with vicious plants and a murderous climate that's used as a prison for criminals. All of the male characters [https://web.archive.org/web/20190711010115/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/I3nTKu2Q-ik/0.jpg are] [httphttps://wwwweb.nautiljonarchive.comorg/imagesweb/ost20200909193018/jyu_oh_seihttps://www.jpgnautiljon.com/ exceptionally]{{Dead link}} [http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6d0JOED7Gto/Sd5oqODM68I/AAAAAAAAAxs/A1DhCQ__t5Q/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Teen.JPG pretty].

* Aburatsubo from ''[[Magic Users Club (Anime)|Magic Users Club]]''. He's tall, has long red hair, and is gorgeous...with the requisite legion of fan-girls expected for any bishonen. The only problem for said fangirls is that he's gay and in love with the main character, Takeo.

* The [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]] that is ''[[Pandora Hearts]]''. Especially [[Hair of Gold|Jack]], [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Vincent]], [[Uke|Gilbert]], and [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|Break]].

* {{spoiler|[[Panty and& Stocking Withwith Garterbelt (Anime)|Brief]]}} is one of these, once his [[Blinding Bangs|Bangs]] are slicked back.

* Most of the males in [[Shugo Chara]] are known for their Bishieness.

* Most of the male characters in ''[[Tenshi Nini Narumon]]'', but especially Mikael.

* A good amount of the male characters in ''[[Sukisho (Light Novel)|Sukisho]]'', especially Sunao.

* ''[[Kimi Nini Todoke]]'': Kazehaya, and the female side of the school is very aware of this. Ryu and Kento also count.

* ''[[Corsair (Light Novel)|Corsair]]'': all the men are very pretty, except Barbossa.

* ''[[Skip Beat (Manga)|Skip Beat!]]'': Shoutarou "Shou" Fuwa and Ren Tsuruga.

* Mei from ''[[Arashi no Yoru Nini]]'' manages to be this even though he's a non-anthro goat.

* A majority of the male cast from ''[[Angel Beats (Anime)|Angel Beats]]''.

* ''[[Kaichou wa Maid Sama-sama]]'':

* Though the artist's style is such all the male characters in ''[[The Secret Agreement (Manga)|The Secret Agreement]]'' look pretty good, in-story, Iori is singled out as being an incredible beauty for a man.

* Sougo Okita, Kotarou Katsura, and Kamui of ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]''.

* Ren, Rito, and Zastin of ''[[To Love Ru (Manga)|To Love LOVE-Ru]]''.

* A good portion of the cast of ''[[Kaze to Ki no Uta (Manga)|Kaze to Ki no Uta]]'', but Gilbert and Rosemarine deserve special mention.

* Nezumi and Shion from ''[[No. 6]]'', especially Nezumi, who even dresses up as a girl in episode 5 and is rather convincing, too.

* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'':

* ''[[Kaguya HimeKaguyahime]]'': many, if not most of the male cast; in particular, Yui and movie star Brett Miller. Nobuo is a very notable aversion.

* ''[[Kämpfer (Light Novel)|Kämpfer]]'': Natsuru Senou in his [[Gender Bender|male form]].

* Akira from ''Ai Ore Love'' is so bishonen he can pass as a girl, and [[Even the Guys Want Him]]. A majority of the men in the series are bishonen.

* ''[[Ai no Kusabi (Light Novel)|Ai no Kusabi]]'': everyone but a few minor characters, especially Riki.

* In ''[[Tsukigasa (Manga)|Tsukigasa]]'', Azuma is none too happy about being treated like a girl because of his looks, particularly because he was raped due to his resemblance to his mother.

* [[Hakuouki]] is ''full'' of effeminate pretty-boys. The ''entire series'' is basically a [[Harem Genre|reverse harem]], and is guaranteed to make anyone's inner [[Fan Girl|fangirl]] [[Squee|squee]] in joy.

* Quite a few males in ''[[Marchen Awakens Romance]]'' are quite [[Bishonen]]. Take Alviss, for example.

* Most of the male characters in ''[[D.N.Angel]]''.

* ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'': most of the guys under 30 are [[Bishonen]].

* Akiyoshi of ''[[Kawaii Akuma]]'' (and its sequels) is often told that he is "cute" or "pretty", and this caused him to develop an inferiority complex. Naruse is also incredibly [[Bishonen]], to the point of being a [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]].

* Several male characters in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', especially after [[Art Evolution]]. China is especially girly looking to the point of being a [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]].

* Lancer of ''[[Fate Zero (Literature)|Fate /Zero]]'' (aka [[Celtic Mythology|Diarmuid o'Dyna]]) takes prettiness up to the realm of being a superpower - literally. Unfortunately, [[So Beautiful ItsIt's a Curse|supernatural levels of beauty does not mix well]] with [[Murder the Hypotenuse|jealous lords and their smitten fiances]].

* ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'': 99% of the characters are [[Bishonen]].

* [[Inukami (Anime)|Inukami!]]: Keita and Hake, as well as most other male characters who isn't macho or [[Gonk]].

* ''[[Mirai Nikki (Manga)|Mirai Nikki]]'': Yuki and Akise.

* ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (Manga)|Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' gives us [[Ambiguously Gay|Fai D. Fluorite]] and Syaoran, {{spoiler|especially when he's [[Papa Wolf|aged up a bit]]}}, and has quite a few famous bishonen from other [[CLAMP (Creator)|CLAMP]] series pop up as cameos, such as [[Tokyo Babylon|Subaru]], [[X 1999 (Mangamanga)|Kamui]], [[RG Veda|Yasha]], [[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Yukito]], and [[Xxx Holic (Manga)×××HOLiC|Watanuki]], to name a few.

* Quite a few characters in ''[[Prince Charming (Mangamanga)|Prince Charming]]''.

* ''[[Kamisama Kiss (Manga)|Kamisama Kiss]]'' has quite a few. To start off you have Kurama along with Tomoe and Mizuki (who get bonus points for being [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|White Haired Pretty Boys.]])

* How about the five male leads from ''[[Hiiro no Kakera (Anime)|Hiiro no Kakera]]''?

* Genji in ''[[Cloud of Sparrows]]'', who is described as 'too pretty for a man' -- as is the character's [[Older Than Print]] namesake, Hikaru Genji in the ''[[The Tale of Genji (Literature)|Tale of Genji]]''.

* Shichan from ''[[Aflame Inferno (Manhwa)|Aflame Inferno]]'' who models on the side.

* Yoo-min from ''[[Cutie Boy (Manhwa)|Cutie Boy]]''.

* Duo Xi from ''[[Divine Melody (Manhua)|Divine Melody]]''.

* Since the vast majority of the characters in ''[[Half Prince (Literature)|Half Prince]]'' are made in a video game they're all gorgeous (as players often make their characters so). The titular character is noted for being the most good-looking character, since they turned the pretty effect as high as it could possibly go.

* Woojae from ''[[One (Manhwamanhwa)|One]]'' has the nickname "Prince Charming" due to his good looks.

* Dong-whi from ''[[Nineteen, Twenty -One (Webcomic)|Nineteen Twenty One]]''.

* Armand from ''[[Priest (Manhwamanhwa)|Priest]]''.

* Id from ''[[Id (Literaturemanhua)|Id]]'' is the very definition of this trope. Men and women alike fawn over his beauty. Though more often than not, every person he's met has initially thought him a woman.

* ''[[Magical Jx RJxR]]'' has a lot of these.

* [[Gackt]] is a living breathing example of this. Even he admits it. In ''nine* nine'', Gackt is shown some pictures of himself when he was younger, to which he responds, "I was a total bishonen back then... But now I'm a biseinen." The difference being that bishonen technicality applies to only boys in their teens but biseinen applies to adults.

* The record label Johnny's entertainment is famous in Japan and the rest of Asia for its many all bishonen/biseinen boy bands

** ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]'': Warrior of Light, ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]'': Firion, ''[[Final Fantasy III (Video Game)|Final Fantasy III]]'': Luneth, ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'': Cecil, ''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]'': Bartz, ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'': Cloud, ''[[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]]'': Squall, ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'': Zidane, ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'': Tidus, ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'': Vaan, and ''[[Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy Versus XIII]]'': Noctis. That is every leading male protagonist to date. And the ''[[Dissidia]]'' series includes ''all'' of them (except Noctis...[[Adaptation Displacement|and Luneth]]).

** ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'': '''[[Draco in Leather Pants|Sephi]][[White -Haired Pretty Boy|roth]].''' In the original cut of the scene with Sephiroth frozen in crystalized Mako, he was to have feminine curves to allude back to Jenova. Things were scaled back there for the same reason Squall in ''VIII'' was made to look more masculine.

** Now, now, let's not forget our [[Memetic Sex God]] [http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7500000/Soldier-2nd-Class-Zack-zack-fair-7523031-1024-768.jpg Zack Fair].

** As for Kuja from ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'', he reaches truly [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]] proportions. This is even [[Lampshaded]] by Queen Brahne, who outright calls him a "girly-man". To be fair, though, he calls her "elephant-lady".

** ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy (Video Game)|Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'': Penelo, in the in-game manual:

{{quote| '''Penelo:''' Personally? I don't believe that boys should be prettier than I am.}}

** ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]'': Emperor Palamecia, anyone?

** If you look past the [[Half -Human Hybrid|non-human]] features, Seymour from ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'' can fit the bill as well.

** [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|Hope Estheim]] from the [[Final Fantasy XIII|XIII]]-universe also counts, especially in the [[Final Fantasy XIII -2|sequel]].

* A surprisingly large number of ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]]''' main male characters are like this, with Ash Crimson pushing the androgyny to ridiculous levels.

* chaos (no capitalization) from ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'' is an example of a Bishounen with [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|white hair]] that's most definitely not evil. Then again, he has [[Dark -Skinned Redhead|dark skin]], which makes him immune to that aspect of the trope.

* [[Okami (Video Game)Ōkami|Okami]] has Waka, who FLIES seemingly by virtue of sheer [[Bishie Sparkle]] and his [[Nice Hat|improbable headdress]].

* Link from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]''. Comedy Central ''did'' base Xandir on him, after all. One gay magazine [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6151905.html voted him "hottest game character"], to the endlessly amusing horror of the teenage males in the fanbase.

** Kafei from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: MajorasMajora's Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' is a young version of this.

** Demon Lord Ghirahim from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]''.

* Kristoph Gavin and his brother, Klavier Gavin, from the ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]'' series. Max Galactica and Matt Engarde in ''Justice For All'', as well.

** Most notably, the effeminate Max Galactica, with his flamboyance, camp, and pure fabulousness. [[Faux Yay|(Because you, too, have stolen one of Max Galactica's many, many hearts.)]]

* A few characters in the ''[[Disgaea (Video Game)|Disgaea]]'', including (but not limited to) Mid-boss, Seraph Lamington, Fukubei, Lord Bigstar, and {{spoiler|Tink.}}

** During the intro narration of ''[[Disgaea 4: a Promise Unforgotten (Video Game)|Disgaea 4 aA Promise Unforgotten]]'', a portrait of Tyrant Valvatorez [[Art Shift|drawn in a much more semi-realistic, shoujo-esque style]] than the simpler, more stylized art of the games is shown. [http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc402/sparkysharps/tumblr_lre93kNAHR1qeta35o1_1280.jpg This is the portrait in question].

* Ramirez from ''[[Skies of Arcadia (Video Game)|Skies of Arcadia]]'' seems to rock the "pretty but misunderstood" vibe as hard as he possibly can. Enrique is pretty much his good counterpart. A number of recruitable crew members further the bishounen appeal, particularly {{spoiler|Lawrence}} and {{spoiler|Ilchymis}}.

* Zelos from [[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]. Yggdrasil, too. Some fans would argue that Kratos is one as well. The game is ripe with bishies. Kratos is a good example of a ''biseinen'', or 'beautiful man' - what a bishounen becomes when he grows up.

* Several of the guys in ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]'': particularly Yuri, who can be mistaken for a woman until he opens his mouth.

* The [[Tales Series(series)]]: although having more of a fairly (and by that, we mean in the smallest margin, as the game models differ slightly from the official art) masculine face than some other [[Tales Series(series)]] [[Bishonen]], Richard from [[Tales of Graces (Video Game)|Tales of Graces]] certainly fits the role, having traditional elements including medium-length blond hair, fancy frilly clothes, and immense popularity throughout the kingdom (in one skit, he mentions his "dilemma" with the sale of Richard-themed items). His seiyuu is even the same as a certain other [[Bishonen]] of [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]], and he even sports [[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Zelos]] [[Real Men Wear Pink|Wilder]]'s costume as DLC. Doesn't help that his younger self can be seriously mistaken for [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|a girl]].

* {{spoiler|Teddie's human form}} from ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'' was clearly designed with this in mind. He makes extensive use of the [[Bishie Sparkle]] [[Handsome Lech|to manipulate women that he comes across]]. Not to mention, during the crossdressing scene, he was the only one [[Attractive Bent Gender|able to pull off looking like a girl]]. One male commentator even exclaiming "I'd hit that."

** Akihiko from ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]'' certainly qualifies, being quite the [[Chick Magnet]] and having [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|white hair]].

** Naoto Shirogane, also of ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'', appears to be one of these...{{spoiler|but in a rare subversion, [[Bifauxnen|he is actually a she]].}}

* It was an old joke in the fandom that those not familiar with the ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]]'' series would think that Zero was actually a girl, thanks to his [[Rapunzel Hair]] and what [[Fan Nickname|fans like to call]] the [[Gag Boobs|Booblights]]. This was even [[Lampshaded]] by {{spoiler|Bass of the original series}}, when, upon seeing Zero's blueprints, scoffs at Zero's appearance, thinking that he was "too girly" to be the strongest robot, {{spoiler|like [[Big Bad|Dr. Wily]], Zero's creator, claimed}}. And he seems to be quite a [[Chick Magnet]], too; for both fellow Reploids and one ''human''. What was {{spoiler|Dr. Wily thinking when he created Zero and came up with ''that'' design, anyway? So much for being a threat to civilization...}}

** Similarly, many of the young males in the spinoff series ''[[Rune Factory]]'' are bishonen. The newest protagonist barely looks male, which, what with the [[Hello, Insert Name Here]] nature of the game, can lead to some unintentionally hilarious moments:

{{quote| ''"Sophie? What a fine, manly name!"''}}

** Uesugi Kenshin takes this far enough that fans [[Viewer Gender Confusion|seriously doubt he's really male]]. Granted, the games also have Motonari, Keiji, [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|Mitsuhide, and Hanbe]], but Kenshin is still the reigning king.

* ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'': we have Mitsuhide, Hanbei, Ranmaru, Kiyomasa, Motochika, and Kojiro.

* Testament of ''[[Guilty Gear (Video Game)|Guilty Gear]]'', who, in addition to his long black hair and androgynous face, has [[Villainous Crossdresser|an outfit consisting of a man-bra and a skirt that shows a decent amount of leg]]. And that's not going anywhere near [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Bridget]]. There's also [[Fair Cop|Ky.]]

* ''[[Fire Emblem (Video Game)|Fire Emblem]]'':

** A typical [[Fire Emblem]] game will have several bishonen, at least a couple of rugged manly men, a few [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|good looking grandpas]], and a [[Gonk]] or two. Few are as bafflingly pretty as Lucius, though.

** When ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' first showed off Marth, most western players were intially quite confused as to whether Marth was a girl or not. His voice actor cleared this up a bit, though.

* Taichi in [[Cross ChannelCROSS†CHANNEL]] has a rather androgynous but attractive appearance. He, on the other hand, is convinced he is horribly ugly for reasons that are never really revealed.

* Pretty much any guy from the NeoRomance series (''[[Angelique]]'', ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka Dede]]'', ''[[Kiniro no Corda|La Corda d'Oro]]''). Eisen of ''Haruka'' proved to be pretty enough to [[Disguised in Drag|disguise himself as a girl]] on one occasion; even ''the Emperor'' is bishounen, though he has the excuse of being Eisen's half-brother. In the ''La Corda d'Oro'' anime, one character (Kenichi Shimizu) actually gets ''called'' a bishounen by the lead girl when she first meets him.

* Among the attractive male characters in ''[[Infinite Space]]'', a few of them fall into bishonen/biseinen category. Lord Roth is arguably the best example, with his [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy|waist-length lavender hair]] and feminine face. Main character Yuri is quite pretty himself.

* ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' has [[One -Letter Name|N]], as well as [[Power Trio|Cilan, Chili, and Cress]]. [[The Rival|Cheren]] also.

* [[Castlevania|Alucard]] is one of the quintessential [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|White Haired Pretty Boys]]. Mistaking him for a girl is not likely to be a problem, though, given the loving attention put into his sprite and the fact that his VA has a very, very deep voice. Several other protagonists in later Castlevania titles, such as Juste Belmont and Soma, are this, often overlapping with [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]].

* Joshua from ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]''.

* ''[[Street Fighter]]'':

** In the Alpha series, Ken becomes one of these, with long, flowing hair in a ponytail and a younger face ([http://www.arcadeflyers.com/flyers_video/capcom/10025701.jpg some pieces of art]{{Dead link}} for the game even show him with pronounced lips, a rarity for ''Street Fighter'' characters). However, the other games show him looking older and more muscular, with [[Perma -Stubble]].

* Prince Peasley from ''[[Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga (Video Game)|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', who makes the whole screen gleam - literally - when he [[Hair Flip|tosses his hair]].

* The ''[[Suikoden]]'' series of games have, quite literally, ''dozens'' of bishonen among the ranks of the Stars of Destiny ([[One Hundred and Eight108|108 per game!]]). Notable ones include and are not limited to: every main protagonist, Flik, Luc and Sasarai, and Yuber.

* Heinz Heger in ''[[Shikkoku no Sharnoth (Visual Novel)|Shikkoku no Sharnoth]]''.

* In ''[[Maji Dede Watashi Nini Koi Shinasai (Visual Novel)!|Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai]]'' Touma is the most notable contender, but Cap also fits, both of them with fan clubs.

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