shotacon
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English
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Etymology
From Japanese ショタコン (shotakon). By surface analysis, shota + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).
Noun
shotacon (usually uncountable, plural shotacons)
- (uncountable, anime) A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof.
- 2004 Deborah Shamoon, "Porn Studies", page 101
- The term shota-con is a variant of the term loli-con for "Lolita complex" comics, a genre of porn comics for men featuring young girls. Shota is a common Japanese boy's name, thus shota-con indicates porn comics featuring young boys.
- 2006 Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 page 31
- Lolicon or Lolicom is a contraction of "Lolita Complex," an unhealthy interest in underage girls exemplified by the Lolita Anime. Its rarer male variant is Shotacon.
Shotacon is a contraction of “Shotaro Complex,” or an unhealthy obsession with little boys. It is said to derive from the boyish good looks of Shotaro Kaneda, the protagonist of GIGANTOR
- Lolicon or Lolicom is a contraction of "Lolita Complex," an unhealthy interest in underage girls exemplified by the Lolita Anime. Its rarer male variant is Shotacon.
- 2004 Deborah Shamoon, "Porn Studies", page 101
- (countable, anime) An individual with such a fixation.
- (uncountable, anime) Erotic or suggestive art, manga, anime, or other media featuring underage boy characters.
