( bee-sho-nen) The Japanese equivalent of "pretty boy". Bishonen are male characters with soft or sometimes very feminine features. The male cast from Fushigi Yuugi are good examples of bishonen.

pretty boy: ~e.g. Duo or Quatre

"Pretty Boy" A term for Japanese comics (Manga) aimed towards girls featuring dramatically handsome men. Also used to refer directly to such pretty male characters.

(also: bishie) lit. beautiful boy: used in a broad context in North America to refer to any sexy, reasonably young male character

literally "pretty boy." Usually refers to a very handsome young man 25 yrs old.

literally "beautiful youth" aka pretty boy, girly boy, etc.

a cute/pretty boy (in animé, usually a boy who looks like a girl). Has a female equivalent, bishoujo (which means a cute/pretty girl, BTW, not a girl who looks like a boy ^-^;). Bishounen are often referred to as bishies by fangirls, although the same doesn't seem to be common with bishoujo and fanboys.

a form of anime in which the men are usually more feminine looking than the females

Beautiful (young) boy

Japanese for “pretty boy.” Bishonen are male characters who often possess very feminine features. An example of bishonen would be the male characters from Fushigi Yuug

and Bishoujo - "Bishounen" are pretty boys, androgynous. "Bishoujo" are cute girls.

Literally means "beautiful youth". It's mostly a term used for beautiful men, especially those whose looks border on androgynous or outright effeminate. Wikipedia entry on Bishounen - a short entry, but covers the origin and use of the term.

beautiful young boys, a genre of girl-oriented stories (mostly manga) about young boys (literally translated, beautiful young year)