Bishonens just means "beautifully youth/boy" which is pretty wide encompasing label. I would consider Virche boys "bishonens", yes, but also femboys/effeminate man because the first time I saw them, I though half of them were gals.Looked up, do you mean like bishounens? I can definitely see the appeal, I have a massive weakness for Libra from Fire Emblem Awakening. I'm generally more into effeminate men as opposed to femboys, if that makes sense. I can't really think of any examples from CoC or TiTS off the top of my head sadly
I know that they are not sexualized as the guys you find in porn aimed at men (no oversized asses, no wide hips, docile/bratty personality) and that is why I like them. Them just being beautifully boys without it being fetishized. Like, mind you, not every femboy out there for me is bishonen. It is hard to explain, but I feel like it mostly has to do with how they are presented in text and at who the target audience is.
Of course, it is subjective. For example, Libra to me looks like a beautiful female knight on first glance, so I would consider him one. (thanks for introducing me to him, btw. More reasons to play awakening.) But, once again, he is effeminate in that gracious, beautifully way that my shoujo/otome heart loves.
But yes, bishonens as a whole are woefully underrepresented in in fenvin-verse. Though I do think some of Kitsune men and Elyon (bust) are quite pretty. I hope more get added for my yumejoshi needs.
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