Difference between revisions of "Shotakon"

The word "'''shotakon'''" (also "'''shotacon'''" and in many cases just "'''shota'''"), is used to describe hentai of petite underdeveloped males. It is the Japanese contraction "Shōtarō complex," used for young males, similar the word "[[lolikon]]." It is a reference to the young male character Shōtarō (正太郎) from Tetsujin 28-go. In the [[anime]] and [[manga]] series, Shōtarō is a bold, self-assertive young detective who frequently outwits adult adversaries and helps to solve cases. Throughout the series, Shōtarō develops close adult friends, and acts within the adult world despite being a young boy. His [[bishounen]] cuteness embodied and formed the term "shotacon", putting a name to an old sexual subculture.