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There are [[Moe]] characters whose youth and innocence attract a fanbase of sexual lust [[Misaimed Fandom|in spite of an author's intentions]] and then there's these characters who are meant to appeal to [[Lolicon]] tastes.
Girls (and occasionally boys) who ascribe to this trope are invariably [[Older Than They Look]] adults, or supernatural beings that are [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]. The narrative takes great pains to remind the audience that they are adults, thereby (poorly) attempting to justify the [[Fan Service|sexualization]] of their [[Squick|apparent innocence and youth]] because they are ''technically'' adults, and therefore that (supposedly) alleviates the reader of possible guilt. It
It's not just the guilt or disgust of the audience, mind you. There are countries where publishing acts of ''drawn'' underage sex is illegal. This is sometimes as close as the publishers can legally get if they want to sell their work in those countries. Note, however, that [[wikipedia:Legal status of cartoon pornography depicting minors|countries have differing laws on the matter]], and what may be an effective legal dodge in one country may equal jail time in another.
Finally, this trope is also more often than not [[Not Growing Up Sucks|played for ''drama'' as well]]; the stigma of being a "forbidden object of lust" trapped in a "child's" body when one is an adult with sexual desires is a veritable ''goldmine'' of [[Angst]] driven drama and plot.
A combined trope of [[The Jailbait Wait]], [[Ms. Fanservice]]/[[Mr. Fanservice]], and [[Lolicon]]. Occasionally meets [[There Should Be a Law]]. A ''real life'' version of this can be the result of [[Dawson Casting]]. Compare [[Totally Eighteen]].
{{noreallife|this trope is ''full'' of [[Unfortunate Implications]]. Also, this is a trope about how characters are depicted in media.}}
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== Anime and Manga ==
* 900-year-old ChibiUsa<ref>She's insistent that she's 90'''2''' years old, as of the manga story that was used as the basis for the ''Sailor Moon S'' movie.</ref> of the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' manga is technically an example, but she's a lot more childlike a lot more often than she is mature and adult. However, Naoko does sometimes write her as acting more adult/mature than Usagi, so it varies. Not that being more mature than [[Idiot Hero|
* By far the most extreme example of this trope is Al Azif, the lead heroine of ''[[Demonbane]]''. Despite taking the appearance of a young girl, Al Azif is in fact the avatar of the Necronomicon (yes, ''[[Cthulhu Mythos|that]]'' Necronomicon); she's stated to be several thousand years old, but given the history of the Necronomicon, may actually be many times that age.
* Evangeline A.K. McDowell of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is a '''500+''' year old vampire with the body of a 10 year old girl, dressing in [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] style. But boy is she ''bitter'' about it.
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* Mimi of ''[[Mnemosyne]]'' looks like a child but is really [[Older Than They Look|much older]] {{spoiler|thanks to her immortality.}}
* In a similar vein, Minnie May Hopkins of ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'', who took anti-aging drugs so that the man she loved would recognize her the next time he saw her.
* Morino Ichigo of ''[[
* An in-universe example of ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'': while the audience is never meant to find Komoe-sensei sexy, she is lusted after by several members of the detention class she holds. Though the fact that her apartment is ''littered'' with beer cans and cigarette butts is evidence of her adulthood, she is still a warm, innocent and romantic child at her kind heart.
* Konjiki No Yami (aka Golden Darkness) of ''[[To LOVE-Ru]]'' is the most feared shapeshifting assassin in the galaxy, with the appearance of an adorable 14 year old blonde. In one of the episodes, she claims her age to be "24 years old by Earth reckoning".
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* At the end of the ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' film, Batou puts {{spoiler|The Major combined with program 2501}} into the body of a child. She asks if he goes for that sort of thing. He reminds her that the illegal body trade which he had to depend on for a quick body didn't allow him the luxury to choose.
* ''[[Blood Alone]]'': The implied future for female lead Misaki, played for gentle angst. A young girl who has been turned into an unaging vampire, she has a crush on her 20-something protector but knows it will never go anywhere because she'll never become an adult woman.
* [[Adorkable]] supporting character and occassional [[Friendly Enemy]] to the main cast, [https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi_Atachi#cite_note-ep7-2 Mimi Atachi] from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]''. She's 37 years old, and even has a 10-year-old son, but looks barely older than 12 herself.
== Comic Books ==
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* The fifth ''[[Elder Scrolls]]'' game, ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim]]'', has Babette, who looks like she's about ten, and is a member of the Dark Brotherhood. She's actually a several centuries old vampire. When you first enter the Sanctuary, she is telling the others about her latest mark, with the implication being that she seduced a pedophile.
* [[Ditzy Genius| Purah]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' is over 120 years old (older than [[Cool Old Lady| her sister Impa]], who is visibly elderly), but a botched experiment has made her physically a child.
** In the sequel, she has managed to perfect the process, and [[She's All Grown Up]], and [[Breakout Character|fans have certainly noticed.]]
* Fans of the [[Dating Sim]] game ''[[HuniePop]]'' have actually debated whether sleeping with Momo is breaking some sort of statutory rape law. Momo claims to be an actual cat who turned out a [[Cat Girl]], and is one year old. [[Word of God]] states that this is a cat's equivalent of 18, meaning she would be considered legal age. however, "cat to human conversion years" is not always agreed on, and it could mean anything from 15 to 24, depending on who is talking. Of course, even ''in game'' there is also some controversy over [[What Measure Is A Non Human| whether or not it's bestiality]]; seriously, players ''actually debate this''.
== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', halflings and gnomes. Female adults of these races often look like children, [[Rule 34|does anything more need to be said?]]
== Web Comics ==
* Chibi-Sue in ''[[Ghastly's Ghastly Comic]]'' is thirty-six, but is trapped in her [[Super-Deformed]] chibi body. Normal men want nothing to do with her, but she's creeped out by the idea of pedophiles mistaking her for a child or using her as a substitute.
* Would [[Rule 34]] fanart of [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Meloetta_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Meloetta] (an [[Olympus Mons]]) be child porn? [https://www.deviantart.com/rilexlenov/art/Lewd-Idol-740989508 One trainer] (an [[Author Avatar]]) is able to ask Meloetta how old it is, and it replies, "Older than humanity." The artist shrugs and says, "Works for me." (Be warned, the link is SFW, but much of the artist's other work is not.)
== Web Original ==
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