History Main / BishonenJumpSyndrome

* ''LightNovel/HaremPrince'': InUniverse: It can be argued that Kaori Koizumi's work suffers from this.

* From ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Sasuke seems designed to conform to this trope: he's a TallDarkAndSnarky TroubledButCute {{Bishonen}} whose main outfit post-timeskip includes an open shirt; furthermore, he gets quite a few [[ShirtlessScene Shirtless Scenes]], he gets [[BoundAndGagged tied up a lot]] pre-timeskip, and he's (indirectly) shown almost completely naked at one point, when Konohamaru transforms into him and [[BareYourMidriff Sai]] concealed by nothing more than CensorSteam to prove to Sakura that she's just as much a pervert as Naruto is via GuyOnGuyIsHot.

** Hey now, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJRkE9WW4AEj01t.jpg can't forget the titular protagonist himself]].

* An episode of ''Anime/OutbreakCompany'' mentions this with [[YaoiFangirl Minori]]'s favorite soccer anime, a case of BishonenJumpSyndrome.
* It's very easy to confuse ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' for a BoysLove series due to its largely male cast and mostly YaoiFangirl following. There's even official otome and BL games based on the franchise. Actually it's a {{shonen}} manga and anime, however, it's a very fine example - and what a surprise, ''Prince of Tennis'' happens to be serialized in Shounen Jump.

For more information, see [[http://www.punkednoodle.com/champloo/2008/01/12/a-history-of-the-fujoshi-love-affair-with-jump/ this essay]] or [[http://comipress.com/article/2006/08/24/624 this essay]] (the latter was originally in Japanese and is awkwardly translated but informative). See also Wiki/TheOtherWiki's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odagiri_effect article]] on the subject (under the "Odagiri Effect" name).

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' had a cast of {{Bishounen}} as Gundam pilots, and was the first Gundam series to really do so. Rumor has it that this was done deliberately to attract more girls to Franchise/{{Gundam}}. It worked, and all the series after that [[FollowTheLeader do the same thing.]]

* It's very easy to confuse ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' for a BoysLove series due to its largely male cast and mostly YaoiFangirl following. Actually it's a {{shonen}} manga and anime, however, it's a very fine example - and what a surprise, ''Prince of Tennis'' happens to be serialized in Shounen Jump.

* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'', also serialized in Shounen Jump (and, unusually, drawn by a woman), is well-known for its attractive male cast. The protagonist Tsuna can easily be considered adorable, and he's surrounded by a bevy of very pretty and cool boys who are all dedicated to protecting him. With a setup like this, it's no wonder its yaoi fandom remains large.

** Hey now, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJRkE9WW4AEj01t.jpg can't forget the titular protagionst himself]].

'''Bishonen Jump Syndrome''', also known as '''Shoujo Jump Syndrome''' or the '''Odagiri Effect''' in live-action circles, is a specific trend aimed at attracting a female PeripheryDemographic through attractive male characters, often of the gratuitously PrettyBoy or {{Bishonen}} type. The former two names are titled after ''Magazine/ShonenJump'', which starting from at least the late 80's often features handsome male protagonists in its stories, while the latter is named after Joe Odagiri, the actor behind the title character of ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', whose young face contrasted the gruffer, more rugged men leading the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series until that point.

* ''Manga/RealAccount'': Despite not being a ShonenJump manga, most of the main male characters are {{Bishonen}}.

'''Bishonen Jump Syndrome''', also known as '''Shoujo Jump Syndrome''' or the '''Odagiri Effect''' in live-action circles, is a specific trend aimed at attracting a female PeripheryDemographic through attractive male characters, often of the gratuitously PrettyBoy or {{Bishonen}} type. The former two names are titled after ''Magazine/ShonenJump'', which starting from at least the late 80's often features handsome male protagonists in its stories, while the latter is named after Joe Odagiri, the actor behind the title character of ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', whose young face contrasted the gruffer, more rugged men leading the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series until that point.

* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': [=RuroKen=] was one of the first Shonen Jump series to cater to this, since [[PeripheryDemographic many female fans]] were first attracted to the series because of the attractive male cast. However, because it was such a new thing at the time, Watsuki kept getting in trouble with his editors, who demanded he make the series more male-targeted (observing the strict gender segregation shonen manga had at the time). Several times in early volumes, Watsuki apologizes for the series being more popular with girls than boys.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' is often considered to have started the trend of making massively male casts in male-targeted manga pretty. ''Saint Seiya'' appeared at a time when shounen manga favored depicting extremely rugged men a la ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', and its then-unusual sparkly artwork and lean boys reminiscent of ShoujoDemographic manga is considered to have turned the tide on this.

Bishonen Jump Syndrome, also known as Shoujo Jump Syndrome and Odagiri effect, is a specific trend aimed at attracting a female PeripheryDemographic through attractive male characters, often of the gratuitously PrettyBoy type.

The fangirl-bait worked, sales went up, and the idea was promptly copied by other shonen magazines, to the extent that it is now more-or-less standard procedure. It is nonetheless often ridiculed by readers who prefer the older tough-looking art styles, who deride ''Shonen Jump'' as "Bishonen Jump" or "Shoujo Jump".

For more information, see [[http://www.punkednoodle.com/champloo/2008/01/12/a-history-of-the-fujoshi-love-affair-with-jump/ this essay]] or [[http://comipress.com/article/2006/08/24/624 this essay]] (the latter was originally in Japanese and is awkwardly translated but informative).

Bishōnen Jump Syndrome, also known as Shoujo Jump Syndrome and Odagiri effect, is a specific trend aimed at attracting a female PeripheryDemographic through gratuitously {{Bishonen}} or any attractive male character design.

The {{manga}} anthology magazine ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' (on which the US magazine ''Shonen Jump'' was based) has long been the best-selling manga magazine in Japan. Although it is targeted to boys, it has a large female PeripheryDemographic. Sometime in the mid-1990s, ''Shonen Jump'' realized the sales potential of this demographic, and began to deliberately court female readers via MrFanservice. Specifically, they took standard {{shounen}} all-male teams and simply made them into a CastFullOfPrettyBoys (an idea promptly picked up by {{shoujo}} as too good to waste on the guys). Traces of HoYay are often also added [[ShippingGoggles (if not, ]] [[YaoiFangirl the fangirls]] [[ShippingGoggles will see it anyway).]]

Among the first series to show this effect was ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', and ''Manga/SaintSeiya''; of which titles gave birth to the now famous Shoujo artist group Creator/{{CLAMP}}. Then stumbled into realization by the surprisingly vast EstrogenBrigade turnout for Kurama and Hiei of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''. By the time of ''[[Manga/RurouniKenshin Rurouni Kenshin’s]]'' serialization, the movement became a deliberate choice by the manga author ''himself''; compare the art in these to ''Manga/SlamDunk'' or ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'', which have old-school character designs. Even Hirohiko Araki mentioned deliberately going for a prettier look when he wrote [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]] of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', and the effect shows even in the Seinen-aimed installments. ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'', ''Manga/DGrayMan'', ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' and ''Manga/KurokoNoBasuke'' are probably the most blatant examples.

The fangirl-bait worked, sales went up, and the idea was promptly copied by other shonen magazines, to the extent that it is now more-or-less standard procedure. It is nonetheless often ridiculed by readers who prefer the older tough-looking art styles and deride ''Shonen Jump'' as "Bishonen Jump" or "Shoujo Jump".

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* ''Manga/AceOfTheDiamond'': The character design certainly evokes this, especially compared to the other sports anime that aired in the same season, ''Manga/YowamushiPedal''. However, in comparison in other sports animes, it isn't much.
* ''Manga/{{DAYS}}'': It's a shounen manga and running in a shounen magazine, but that doesn't stop all the boys from being [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys ridiculously pretty]].
* ''Manga/FoodWars'': Many of the male characters are drawn very prettily, such as Takumi, Satoshi Isshiki and Akira. In the Fall Classic, Isami Aldini not only slims down, but turns into TallDarkAndHandsome; even Zenji Marui, the resident ButtMonkey ExtremeDoormat, is drawn nicely.
* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': Although the character designs are a bit more {{Moe}} than other Jump series, the majority of the cast leaning towards the bishounen side has certainly helped gain its female audience.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** Joseph Joestar, the protagonist of Part 2. A particularly notable case in that he actually predates the BishonenJumpSyndrome phenomenon by quite a few years, though it doesn't come off as any less [[FemaleGaze fanservicey]].
** Rohan Kishibe and Guido Mista, who do take advantage of BishonenJumpSyndrome, also count as well.
* From ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Sasuke seems designed to conform to this trope: he's a TallDarkAndSnarky TroubledButCute {{Bishonen}} whose main outfit post-timeskip includes an open shirt; furthermore, he gets quite a few [[ShirtlessScene Shirtless Scenes]], he gets [[BoundAndGagged tied up a lot]] pre-timeskip, and he's (indirectly) shown almost completely naked at one point, when Konohamaru transforms into him and [[BareYourMidriff Sai]] concealed by nothing more than CensorSteam to prove to Sakura that she's just as much a pervert as Naruto is via GuyOnGuyIsHot.
** Hey now, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJRkE9WW4AEj01t.jpg can't forget the titular protagionst himself]].
* An episode of ''Anime/OutbreakCompany'' mentions this with [[YaoiFangirl Minori]]'s favorite soccer anime, a case of BishonenJumpSyndrome.
* It's very easy to confuse ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' for a BoysLove series due to its largely male cast and mostly YaoiFangirl following. Actually it's a {{shonen}} manga and anime, however, it's a very fine example - and what a surprise, ''Prince of Tennis'' happens to be serialized in Shounen Jump.
* ''Manga/RealAccount'': Despite not being a ShonenJump manga, most of the main male characters are {{Bishonen}}.
* ''Manga/TheRoyalTutor'' has a very shojo art style, a [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys cast]] consisting almost entirely of {{bishonen}} princes, and mostly revolves around [[{{Moe}} cute boys doing cute things]]. The manga was serialized in ''Monthly G Fantasy'' a shonen publication. That said, ''G Fantasy'', which also published ''Black Butler'' above, has a very high female readership and thrives on BishonenJumpSyndrome.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': [=RuroKen=] was one of the first Shonen Jump series to cater to this, since [[PeripheryDemographic many female fans]] were first attracted to the series because of the attractive male cast. However, because it was such a new thing at the time, Watsuki kept getting in trouble with his editors, who demanded he make the series more male-targeted (observing the strict gender segregation shonen manga had at the time). Several times in early volumes, Watsuki apologizes for the series being more popular with girls than boys.
* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'': The series is primarily aimed at a male audience, but there's no denying the sheer amount of very attractive males in the series and the massive amounts of HoYay thanks to Tsukiyama. Notably, Kaneki and Amon are both prone to scenes that show off their amazing physiques and Kaneki gains a SexyBacklessOutfit after the timeskip.
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* ''LightNovel/HaremPrince'': InUniverse: It can be argued that Kaori Koizumi's work suffers from this.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Hissatsu}}'': Especially enforced after the ''Shigotonin'' series, after it proved to be very succesful at getting a higher [[PeripheryDemographic female viewership]].
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* ''Roleplay/TheSkyTides'': Lampshaded constantly.
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* Alluded to in ''Podcast/AnimeWorldOrder'': Daryl often voices his contempt for recent shounen series for trying to get a female audience, dubbing them "neo-shounen" because of it.
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