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[[File:cit_ouran_high_bishonen.jpg|link=Ouran High School Host Club|frame|Tamaki Suo: [[So Beautiful It's a Curse|so pretty it hurts]].]]
{{quote|'''[[Transparent Closet|Marik]]:''' There are no women in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|There are only extremely girly men!]] [[Large Ham|And I am the girliest of them all!]]<br />
'''[[Camp Straight|Pegasus]]:''' [[Sissy Villain|Keep]] [[You Keep Telling Yourself That|telling yourself that.]]|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series
A popular Japanese (and Korean) character type, the ''Bishōnen'', or "beautiful boy", is a male character that possesses [[Ambiguous Gender|androgynous]] or 'feminine' physical traits. He is usually tall, slender with almost no fat, usually little to no muscle, and [[Perma Shave|no body or facial hair]]. Large, expressive eyes are almost a given, though [[Tsurime Eyes]] are also common in more serious examples. In anime, many ''bishōnen'' have female voice actors, although those that don't get startlingly [[Audio Erotica|deep, sexy voices]] instead. It is not uncommon for those at the more feminine end to be mistaken for women by other characters, or for savvier examples of the type to take advantage of such an assumption.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* [[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.
* ''[[
* [[
* ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure
* With the exception of the vampire hunter Toga Yagari, absolutely all the male cast of ''Vampire Knight'' are bishōnen.
* Benten from ''[[Cyber City Oedo 808]]''. Yes, he ''does'' wear lipstick and paint his nails. No, he isn't a [[Cross Dresser]].
* Reiji from ''Kodomo no Jikan'', especially in the anime. Of course, he's a [[Kissing Cousins|seriously]] [[Wife Husbandry|fucked]] [[Replacement Goldfish|up]] bishonen.
* Harry from ''[[
* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou
* Huey Laforet from ''[[
** [[media:graham_9557.png|Graham Specter also definitely qualifies]], even if he is a total psychopath.
** Christopher Shouldered is noted in the books to be quite pretty -- if you can get past the utterly terrifying [[Black Eyes of Crazy|eyes]] and [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family|teeth]].
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* ''[[Okane ga Nai]]'': Yukiya Ayase.
* George from ''[[Paradise Kiss]]'', among many others.
* Takaya Ohgi and Nobutsuna Naoe in ''[[
* Toji, Kairi, Jigoro, and Ryo from ''[[Peach Girl]]''.
* Rei from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' is a tall, stoic, green-haired space bishōnen who drives men to despair and women to squees.
* ''[[
* Kouichi Hayama, from ''[[Moonlight Lady]]'', falls into this description perfectly. [[Lampshaded Trope|Lampshaded]] with Io Azuma, his wife-to-be's cousin; Suzuna was hoping that Io would grow to be this (partially because of an [[Arranged Marriage]] to him). Ultimately [[Averted Trope|averted]], as Io grew to be a limp-wristed, wide-eyed, [[Ambiguously Gay]] "pretty boy".
* Otani, Kohori, Suzuki, Haruka, and, without a doubt, Maitake and Seiko from ''[[
* Kisaragi Shun in ''[[Koko wa Greenwood]]'' (aka ''This is Greenwood'').
* Just about every male character from ''[[
* Dilandau in ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne
* The [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Shitennou]] in the first season of ''[[
* The character designer of ''[[
* Eyes Rutherford in ''[[Spiral]]''.
* The entire male cast of ''[[Simoun]]''. The younger men -- who were girls until age 17 -- 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.
* Maximilian Jenius from ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' and ''[[Macross 7]]''. Also, Linn Kaifun and Conda Bromco from the first series. Justified and repeatedly lampshaded in [[Macross|Macross Frontier]] with Alto Saotome, who is frequently remarked on for his resemblance to a woman (much to his annoyance). He, and his father, were Kabuki actors who specialised in female performances. Particularly obvious lampshade hanging is his nickname of 'Hime' or 'princess' cause he is just so darn pretty.
* Solomon Goldsmith from ''[[Blood Plus]]''. Can't forget tall, dark, and handsome Haji.
* Ren from ''[[Karin]]'', a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy
* Kyuzo in ''[[
* 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]].
* Kousaka from ''[[Genshiken]]''. The most feminine-looking male club member, he is the only one with a girlfriend in the beginning, let alone a sex life.
* Basically, all male characters from ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'', and [[Wholesome Crossdresser|one of the females]]. Tamaki (see picture) slightly subverts the usual cool-headed bishie stereotype by being a blithering (but lovable) idiot, and manages to be the male lead and comic relief both at once.
* Many a ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' character, covering types from [[Stalker
* A number of male characters from ''[[Inuyasha]]'', including Sesshoumaru, Naraku, etc.
* ''[[
** Yuki, and all of the male Sohmas.
** Particularly Momiji, Ritsu, and Ayame. The first wears the girls' school uniform (albeit not with a skirt) because "it looks cuter on him", while the second presents himself as a woman because of an inferiority complex the size of Antarctica. Ayame, on the other hand, is...just special. Akito also qualifies in the anime, {{spoiler|although manga Akito is a different story altogether}}.
** 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.
* ''[[Gundam]]'' has its fair share of bishie boys.
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
** ''[[
** Kamille Bidan, the main protagonist of ''[[
** Almost all of the male cast in ''[[
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00
** We also need to mention ''[[Turn a 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:
** Even in the original ''[[
* Griffith from ''[[
* Katori, Dom, and the nameless terrorist from the second episode (who is mentioned because his prettiness is a ''plot point'') from ''[[Irresponsible Captain Tylor]] ''.
* A good third of the male cast on ''[[
* Both Ishida Yamato and Ichijouji Ken of ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' and ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'' fall into this category. Their actual looks are never commented upon, but one figures that this is at least partially why they are [[Mr. Fanservice|fangirl bait]], both in and out of the show. Also lampshaded in an Audio Drama.
** 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).
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** Yamato, notably, had a...[[Shotacon|considerably older woman try to pick him up]] when he was ''eleven''.
** 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 swooning over him when he was showing off his basketball skills.
* Most of the male characters in ''[[
* Both Toboe and Kiba from ''[[
* Mikagami Tokiya from ''[[Flame of Recca]]''. He doesn't like being mistaken for a girl, though.
* ''[[
** Light Yagami.
** Mello, Near, Mikami, Matsuda Gevanni, Matt, and Namikawa.
** What with the odd mannerisms and dark bags under his eyes, L was intended to be an inversion or aversion of this trope. [[Springtime for Hitler|The legions of fangirls he has don't see it that way, though...]]
* ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh
** Wolfram is ''very'' pretty (he looks almost exactly like [[Hot Shounen Mom|his mother]]), a definite bishōnen. In fact, Yuuri's immediate reaction upon seeing him for the first time is simply to stare in awe and call him exactly that.
** Also, Saralegui.
** Then there's every guy in Yuuri's "harem", plus Yuuri himself.
* Johan from ''[[Monster (
** 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.]]
* Michio in ''[[MW]]''.
* ''[[
** While the series is generally remembered for its more '''MANLY''' characters, after the [[Time Skip]], Rossiu and Simon are undeniably quite bishonen.
** Cytomander is arguably a Bishonen as well, depending on [[Yaoi Fangirl|who you talk to]].
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** [[Filler Villain|Ouko Yushima]] from the Invading Army Arc.
* Itsuki Koizumi in ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''. That is, in a Brigade of crazy people, with a cynical [[Deadpan Snarker]] who constantly tells him that no one cares about him. He probably just ''appears'' to be one, but he sure seems to make most women blush. As Kyon puts it, 'A face I wouldn't introduce to my girlfriend'.
* Il Palazzo of ''[[Excel Saga (
* In just about every Shojo manga and whatnot, Bishies are everywhere, or, at the very least, there is guaranteed to be at least one bishie main character since the male lead is 99.9% assured to be one.
* Hakuoh of ''[[Duel Masters]]'' has to be one of the bishiest, with his slender build and long, flowing, silvery-blue hair.
* Ayato Kamina from ''[[
* General Rivan of [[Nora]], and probably Kazuma to [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|certain readers]].
* The four older knights in ''[[Prétear]]'' are examples of this trope, ''particularly'' Kei. Goh is borderline, but he makes up for it by baring his midriff in his knight outfit.
* Mytho in ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has eyelashes thicker than his girlfriend's. Femio is also an over-the-top parody of this type. Ironic in that Vic Mignogna plays an only slightly toned-down version of Femio in Ouran High. Even better there because, no matter how cheesy he is, the girls there actually fall for it.
* 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.
** [[The Abridged Series]] is loaded with jokes about this.
{{quote| '''Marik:''' Do I look like an '''''[EFF]''''ing fangirl to you?!<br />
'''Florence:''' You really don't want me to answer that. }}
** 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!
* [[Mahou Sensei Negima]] gives [[Adorably Precocious Child|Negi]] some magic age-up pills, turning him into one of these. He's also a dead ringer for his father, who was also a bishonen. Albireo Imma probably counts too. Teenage Kotaro definitely counts as well.
** Then there's [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c258/16.html teenage Fate]...
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** Yamcha, especially when he first arrives to fight the Saiyans.
* All of the main characters in ''[[Princess Princess]]''. Yuujirou, Mikoto, and Tooru being bishies is basically the whole point of the anime. They're princesses because they're bishies.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' may be directed toward a [[Seinen]] demographic, with an [[Improbably-Female Cast]], but even it has its share of bishies, such as [[Hot Librarian|Yuuno Scrya]] and [[Badass in
* In ''Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force'', we can add former [[Cheerful Child]] Erio to that list. [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_senki_lyrical_nanoha_force/v01/c004/27.html Seriously].
* Zen from the manga ''Blank Slate''. He's so bishounen, even his blind love interest can tell he's handsome just from touching his face.
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* Although ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' has a good amount of beefcakes, there's also Kisaragi, Kakei, Mizumachi, Akaba, Sakuraba, Harao, and maybe even Taka.
* ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' gets points for admitting it. Youji calls Omi "bishounen" to his face in one episode, but he ain't the only one.
* Allen from ''[[D
* [[media:blackcat_creed_25.jpg|Creed]] from ''[[Black Cat (
* Mizuho in ''[[Otome wa Boku
* Kei, Michael (anime-only characters), Yuu, Satoshi, and arguably Ginta in ''[[Marmalade Boy]]''.
* Akito and Naozumi from ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]''.
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* Even [[Claymore]] manages to have one of these in the cast: Isley of the North.
* 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: [http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item130521/\], [http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item147184/\], [http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item42371/\], [http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item82280/\]. I rest my case. And even more so in the Trust & Betrayal and Reflections OVAS. [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: [http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item136551/\].
* A good amount of the male characters from ''[[
* Kantarou Ichinomiya from Tactics is a white/very light brown? haired bishie, who is annoying and greedy, but overall a good person. He is so young looking, nobody really knows his age. It is implied that he is much older than he appears.
* Paragon of [[Hot-Blooded]] manliness he may be, but [[
* [[Kenichi:
* 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]].
* ''[[
** Sanji recently has been beating people ''pretty''. His first victim, a hideous Wanze, was rapidly kicked across the face until he became (to his horror) this trope. Later, Sanji, fighting his bounty poster look-alike, does this again, much to his foe's joy.
** [[Played for Laughs]] in Boa Hancock's romantic fantasies about the Normal-Looking main character Luffy - she sees him as typical Bishonen with a full [[Bishie Sparkle]] and brown eyes, as well as speaking with a more mature voice than he actually speaks with.
* ''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
* Natsume, Tanuma, Natori, ''Nishimura'' - in fact, most of the male cast of [[Natsume Yuujinchou]] qualify as Bishonen.
* The human forms of the [[Weasel Mascot|Weasel Mascots]] 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
* This is the ''entire point'' of [[Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge]].
* Almost every male character in ''[[Saiyuki]]''. The four main characters are these, of course, but also Kougaiji, Dokugakuji, Hazel, Koumyu, and Ni Jian-Yi/Ukoku.
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* ''[[The Legend of Koizumi]]'' gives us Pietro, the white knight serving under the pope. He comes complete with accompanying [[Bishie Sparkle|Bishie Sparkles]] when he first appears.
* ''[[Seitokai no Ichizon]]'' gives us Ken Sugisaki and ''especially'' Nakameguro.
* Every single male character in ''[[Papa to Kiss
* ''[[Durarara]]'' gives us Kasuka, Shizuo, Izaya, and Shinra. And then Mikado, Kida, Aoba, Seiji, Tanaka Tom, Walker, Chikage and...[[Hot for Student|Nasujima-sensei]]. Unfortunately.
** There's also minor character Ryo Takigutchi. Seriously, [http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/4/83092.jpg just] [http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/8/83258.jpg look at him]!
* Every male character in ''[[Black Bird]]'', but especially Kyo, whom Misao mistakes for a pretty girl upon seeing him as an adult.
* ''[[Psyren]]'': Oboro, Haruhiko, Junas, Miroku, Shiner, and Shao as an adult.
* ''[[
* [[Badass Long Hair|Baskerville]] and [[Meganekko|Alternate]] in ''Et Cetera'' are quite pretty, helped by [http://manga.animea.net/et-cetera-chapter-1-page-8.html Basky's long blond hair] and [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] and [http://img05.nj.us.mangafox.com/store/manga/50/15-161.0/compressed/mar15_165.jpg Nanashi] are this, combined with the headband of eyecovering. Every once-in-a-while, they even comment on it in-universe.
* In [[
* ''[[Rosario Plus Vampire]]'' has Ginei, Hokuto, Kiria, Fong-Fong, and, after [[Art Evolution]], Tsukune.
* ''[[
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]''. From [http://www.mythcloth.ch/catalog/images/Saint%20Seiya_DVD_BOX_ANDROMEDA.JPG Shun] to [http://www.gadgetspirit.com/pic/hkkk/virgo%201.jpg Virgo] to [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4b/Hades_pisces_face.jpg Pisces], the place is a bishounen gold mine. See [[Viewer Gender Confusion]] for more details.
* Every main male character in ''[[Beauty Pop]]''.
* Every male character in Miki Aihara's mangas tend to be [[Bishonen]].
* Ichise and Touyama in ''[[Texhnolyze]]''.
* Takuma and Hamaji from ''[[H2O: Footprints in
* The titular Yakumo from ''[[Psychic Detective Yakumo]]'' fits this trope to a T. Haruka even thinks he's a "beautiful person" when she first meets him. Also, a good amount of male college students who pop up.
* ''[[Special A]]'': you'd think a beauty contest was part of the Special A qualifying exam, looking at the male cast. The [[Bishoujo Series|girls]], too, unsurprisingly, since a beauty exam is almost mandatory to be part of most [[Shoujo]] casts.
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* Every male character in ''[[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]]''.
* Many of the male characters in [[Chibisan Date]].
* There is a lot of focus on people's looks in [[Jyu
* Miki Kaoru from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' is mentioned to be one by Utena in the preview of the episode of his first appeareance. Also, practically every guy in the cast.
* Aburatsubo from ''[[
* ''[[Star Driver]]'''s Takuto Tsunashi. "Galactic Bishonen" isn't a nickname; it's his ''official title as the [[Chosen One]]''
* ''[[Litchi Hikari Club]]'' has a [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]] - with a strong [[Gorn|lack of]] [[Nightmare Fuel|fanservice]].
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* Kusuriuri/the Medicine Seller from ''[[Mononoke]]''. Even his manner of dress combines gender conventions, and characters in the series make note of how attractive he is.
* Most of the guys from ''[[Monochrome Factor]]'', especially Shirogane, Akira, and Kou.
* {{spoiler|[[Panty
* Most of the males in [[Shugo Chara]] are known for their Bishieness.
** Nagihiko Fujisaki takes the Bishie Ribbon in the world of Shugo Chara. When Hinamori first meets Nagihiko, he is actually posing as his female alter ego, Nadeshiko. Why is this boy posing as a girl? The Fujisaki family tradition is for the males to pose as females to learn the ways of Japanese Dancing.
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** Nagihiko: [http://tinyurl.com/2etx3rk\]. Nadeshiko: [http://tinyurl.com/28hs3lg\].
** Nagihiko even has a female Shugo Chara named Temari, which he can Character Transform into Yamato Maihime: [http://tinyurl.com/23awjtw\].
* Most of the male characters in ''[[Tenshi
* Kantarou Ichinomiya and many other guys in ''[[Tactics]]''.
* Many male characters are this in ''[[Starry Sky]]''.
* A good amount of the male characters in ''[[
* Just about every male in ''[[Togainu no Chi]]'', especially Rin and Akira.
* ''[[Kimi
* ''[[
* ''[[Trigun]]'': Vash, Legato, and Knives.
* ''[[
* Mei from ''[[Arashi no Yoru
* A majority of the male cast from ''[[
* ''[[Kaichou wa Maid
** Usui, when he makes the effort, and his half brother, Gerard Walker, who looks like an older and more polished version of him. One could also make a case for Tora Igarashi and Kuuga.
** Soichiro Kanou, too, if he had any confidence in himself, could likely pull this off. Also: a number of fangirls consider The Idiot Trio to be this, on the rare occasions when they're drawn normally.
* ''[[Karakuridouji Ultimo]]'': most of the doji. Also, Murayama and Rune.
* ''[[Otomen]]'': the main male characters, especially Asuka, Juta, and Tonomine, whose looks are often commented on. Even Kurokawa can count, if his eyes showed up a lot more.
* Though the artist's style is such all the male characters in ''[[
* Sougo Okita, Kotarou Katsura, and Kamui of ''[[
* Ren, Rito, and Zastin of ''[[
* [[Megane|Barnaby]] from ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' (when he's out of his battle suit and with glasses on, [[Sincerity Mode|of course]]).
* A majority of the male cast of ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'', but especially Seiichi Yukimura, Rikkaidai's {{spoiler|[[Knight Templar]] [[Magnificent Bastard]] once [[Ill Boy|ill captain]].}}
* ''[[Hana no Kishi]]'': Ibara, Saiki, Houjou, and Midori.
* A good portion of the cast of ''[[
* ''[[Hellsing]]'': appearance-wise, Luke is a sophisticated prettyboy. Also, Schrodinger and young Walter.
* ''[[Game X Rush]]'': Memori and Yuuki.
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* ''[[Elfen Lied]]'': Nousou. Kurama is a borderline example, but is an older man and later grows a [[Beard of Sorrow]].
* ''[[Barajou no Kiss]]'': most of the male characters.
* Nezumi and Shion from ''[[No. 6]]'', especially Nezumi, who even dresses up as a girl in episode 5 and is rather convincing, too.
* ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'': Hisoka, despite also being a [[Monster Clown]]. Less unusually, Kurapika and Shaiapouf.
* ''[[Noblesse]]'': Rai, Franken, Shinwoo, M-21, and Takeo.
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** Hansel also shows signs of this. Unfortunately, he didn't live long enough to grow into an adult.
** And in an [[Omake]], we see that {{spoiler|Sgt. Boris ''used to'' look like this; he joined the Army to [[Gained A Level Of Badass|toughen up.]] All the "de-aged" girl characters wail that he should stay this way.}}
* ''[[
* ''[[Ask Dr. Rin]]'': Tokiwa, Eddy, and Banri.
* ''[[Kare Kano]]'': Hideaki Asaba and Soichiro Arima.
* ''[[
* Most of the male cast of ''[[Ikoku Irokoi Romantan]]''.
* ''Zeref'' from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' is revealed to be this after they spend 200 chapters building him up as some great ancient evil. [[Expecting Someone Taller]], or at least older looking, is in full swing here.
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* 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.
* Almost everyone in the [[Castlevania]] series for a while now.
* ''[[
* Most of the guys in ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]''.
* In ''[[
* [[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]] [[
* ''[[Let Dai]]'': Jaehee is explicitly stated in-series to be very literally a "pretty boy", and the artwork makes that abundantly clear. It's one of the reasons that so many girls tend to go after him.
* Quite a few males in ''[[Marchen Awakens Romance]]'' are quite [[Bishonen]]. Take Alviss, for example.
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* Death the Kid, Gopher, and Kishin Asura from ''[[Soul Eater]]''.
* ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'': Rei, Lum's former fiance, draws squees from every female who sees him. Mendou also qualifies, which is basically his most obvious difference from Ataru.
* Several male characters in ''[[
* Lancer of ''[[Fate
* A good amount of the male characters in ''[[Loveless]]''. Ritsuka is even stated to be very pretty, like a girl.
* ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'': 99% of the characters are [[Bishonen]].
* ''[[K-On!]]'': There are actually [http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1558/guy4.png some] [http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5178/teachery.png fairly] [http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/628/guy1y.png good] [http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/7607/guy3.png looking] [http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3541/guy2.png male background characters], considering the cute art style.
* [[Inukami
* Just about every male character in the OVA for ''Angels Feather''.
* ''[[
* ''[[Yamada Taro Monogatari]]'': Taro, which is a large reason why [[Even the Guys Want Him|everyone]] thinks he's [[Prince Charming]]. Also, Suguira, who initially views Taro as [[The Rival|a rival]] of beauty.
* ''[[
* Quite a few characters in ''[[Prince Charming (
* ''[[
* ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]]'': Most of the guys. Main character Shouma is even one of these ''despite'' being teased by others that he's [[Hollywood Homely|plain looking]].
* ''[[Mamotte Shugogetten]]'': Izumo and Tasuke. Arguably Takashi as well.
* How about the five male leads from ''[[
== Literature ==
* 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
* ''[[Eclipse Hunter]]'' gives us Daren Solaris, who is so pretty that the series' resident [[Tsundere]] bishoujo [[Action Girl]] goes into a mad rage when she sees that he normally wears glasses that disguise his prettiness, going as far as to ''tear his glasses off of his face and grind them into dust.'' '''LITERALLY.'''
== Manhwa and Manhua ==
* Shichan from ''[[
* Yoo-min from ''[[
* Duo Xi from ''[[
* Since the vast majority of the characters in ''[[
* Woojae from ''[[One (
* Dong-whi from ''[[Nineteen, Twenty
* Armand from ''[[Priest (
* Kyu Ra from ''[[Rure]]'' {{spoiler|which fits with his "prince charming" image}}.
* Rai, Frank, Shinwoo, M-21 and Takeo from ''[[Noblesse]]''.
* Id from ''[[
* ''[[Magical
* Junho from ''[[The Three Times]]''.
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series: ''any'' of the main male characters, at least once graphics became advanced enough to portray it; the official character art shows that the older ones actually were this, too, when not depicted with blocky, low-resolution sprites. Specifically:
** ''[[
** ''[[
** 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].
** [[Dirge of Cerberus]]: Vincent Valentine.
** As for Kuja from ''[[
** ''[[
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** ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]'': Emperor Palamecia, anyone?
** If you look past the [[Half-Human Hybrid|non-human]] features, Seymour from ''[[
** [[Tetsuya Nomura]], the designer for many of these characters, is a real-life Bishonen (see his page picture). A [[Older Than They Look|40-year old]] Bishonen.
** [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Hope Estheim]] from the [[Final Fantasy XIII|XIII]]-universe also counts, especially in the [[Final Fantasy XIII
* A surprisingly large number of ''[[
* chaos (no capitalization) from ''[[
* [[
* Link from ''[[
** [[Rule 63|There is an image on the Internet of Link as a girl.]] Despite his (ahem) additions, he looks ''exactly the same''.
** Kafei from ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** Demon Lord Ghirahim from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
* Kristoph Gavin and his brother, Klavier Gavin, from the ''[[
** 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.)]]
** And let's not forget our magenta-clad prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. He's so pretty that about five girls during the series get crushes on him...[[Chaste Hero|not]] [[Asexuality|that]] [[Ho Yay|he]] [[Oblivious to Love|notices]].
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* Because of its ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' influences, ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' not only features bishonen leads [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|from that series]], but its original characters effectively form a [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]].
* ''[[Magna Carta]]: Tears of Blood'' kicks the Bishonen up to 11, making its main lead, Calintz, and his apprentice, Azel, almost entirely unrecognizable as male. Chris Arcway manages to dodge the bullet with his open button-up shirt and cocky womanizing attitude, but even Raul, the tall, masculine, goateed swordsman who appears a few times in the game, gets a touch of Bishie thanks to the artstyle (no matter how impossible it seems to be Bishie with a goatee).
* A few characters in the ''[[
** During the intro narration of ''[[
* {{spoiler|Mitsumoto}} and Abyss in ''Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns''.
* Ramirez from ''[[
* Zelos from [[
* Several of the guys in ''[[
* The [[Tales
* {{spoiler|Teddie's human form}} from ''[[
** Akihiko from ''[[
** In a less obvious manner, the main character (or [[Fan Nickname|Minato]]) may also qualify, having a very slender figure, subtle facial features, and pretty eyes. He's also frequently described as a "pretty boy" or "handsome", to the point where a certain [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] tried to exploit him.
** From ''[[Persona 2]]: Innocent Sin'', we have Jun, a character so pretty that many female characters look upon him in envy.
** Naoto Shirogane, also of ''[[
* It was an old joke in the fandom that those not familiar with the ''[[
* ''[[Harvest Moon]]'':
** Julius, Jamie, Tim/Trent, Alex, and Skye from ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' are bishonen.
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* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' has its fair share, with Jin (Sima Yi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui, Xiahou Ba) being a certified [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]]. The other kingdoms don't fail to deliver however with Shu (Zhao Yun, Jiang Wei, Guan Suo), Wu (Zhou Yu, Lu Xun), and especially Wei (Zhang He) hosting some impressive examples.
* ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'': we have Mitsuhide, Hanbei, Ranmaru, Kiyomasa, Motochika, and Kojiro.
* Testament of ''[[
* ''[[
** Lucius, the amazingly feminine featured pretty boy monk with long blond hair. Of course, he defends the fact that he is male when confronted by Serra.
** 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 [[
* Pretty much any guy from the NeoRomance series (''[[Angelique]]'', ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka
* 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.
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* [[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]].
* Yuuto is the only male in [[Eien no Aselia]] that could really be described as pretty. On the other hand, he's also pretty muscular by the end, so despite the face, he isn't exactly girly.
* Joshua from ''[[
* ''[[Street Fighter]]'':
** Vega, the Spanish ninja. It's even part of his character. Vega is a narcissist who believes his face to be extremely beautiful, and cannot stand the ugly. Part of it comes from traumatization as a child when his ugly father killed his beautiful mother. He also wears a mask, not to hide his identity, but to prevent his face from being scarred. Remy in ''Street Fighter III'' is even more of one (though he's not narcissistic like Vega).
** 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] 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
* The main character of ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''.
* ''[[Bushido Blade]]'' 1 and 2 have Katze.
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== Visual Novels ==
* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
* Yukito from ''[[
* ''[[Yo-Jin-Bo]]'' is a [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]]. Since it's a [[Romance Game]], it's kind of expected. Bo is considered [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|so pretty he's practically female]] by the other characters; he's annoyed when [[Even the Guys Want Him|a crossdresser hits on him]], but plays this to his advantage and says he should be allowed to guard the Princess during her bath because he "looks androgynous" with his long hair and wouldn't disturb her as much as the other guys.
* Heinz Heger in ''[[
* In ''[[Maji
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