History Main / Bishonen

* The Franchise/TalesSeries: although having more of a fairly (and by that, we mean in the smallest margin, as the game models differ slightly from the official art) masculine face than some other Franchise/TalesSeries {{Bishonen}}, Richard from VideoGame/TalesOfGraces certainly fits the role, having traditional elements including medium-length blond hair, fancy frilly clothes, and immense popularity throughout the kingdom (in one skit, he mentions his "dilemma" with the sale of Richard-themed items). His seiyuu is even the same as a certain other {{Bishonen}} of TsubasaReservoirChronicle, and he even sports [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Zelos]] [[RealMenWearPink Wilder's]] costume as DLC. Doesn't help that his younger self can be seriously mistaken for [[DudeLooksLikeALady a girl]].

* ''DynastyWarriors'' has its fair share, with Jin (Sima Yi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui, Xiahou Ba) being a certified CastFullOfPrettyBoys. The other kingdoms don't fail to deliver however with Shu (Zhao Yun, Jiang Wei, Guan Suo), Wu (Zhou Yu, Lu Xun), and especially Wei (Zhang He) hosting some impressive examples.

* ''DragonQuest'' has two bishonen: Psaro the Manslayer (Human form) and Angelo.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' has [[OneLetterName N]], as well as [[PowerTrio Cilan, Chili, and Cress]]. [[TheRival Cheren]] also.

!!Examples -- This is an East Asian media only trope. For pretty boys in other cultures see PrettyBoy[[noe]]The difference is primarily cultural, and it is not at all uncommon for {{Animesque}} media to use this trope much in the same way as the examples here, but for convenience's sake, let's just put the Eastern ones here and the Western ones there.[[/note]].

!!Examples -- This is an East Asian media only trope. For pretty boys in other cultures see PrettyBoy[[hottip:*:The difference is primarily cultural, and it is not at all uncommon for {{Animesque}} media to use this trope much in the same way as the examples here, but for convenience's sake, let's just put the Eastern ones here and the Western ones there.]].

A popular Asian character type, the ''Bishōnen'', or "beautiful boy", is a male character that possesses [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]] or 'feminine' physical traits. He is usually tall, slender with almost no fat, little to no muscle, and [[PermaShave no body or facial hair]]. Large, expressive eyes are almost a given, though TsurimeEyes are also common in more serious examples. In anime, many ''bishōnen'' have [[CrossDressingVoices female voice actors]], although those that don't get startlingly [[AudioErotica deep, sexy voices]] instead. [[DudeLooksLikeALady It is not uncommon for those at the more feminine end to be mistaken for women by other characters]], or for savvier examples of the type to take advantage of such an assumption.

A popular Asian character type, the ''Bishōnen'', or "beautiful boy", is a male character that possesses [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]] or 'feminine' physical traits. He is usually tall, slender with almost no fat, little to no muscle, and [[PermaShave no body or facial hair]]. Large, expressive eyes are almost a given, though TsurimeEyes are also common in more serious examples. In anime, many ''bishōnen'' have female voice actors, although those that don't get startlingly [[AudioErotica deep, sexy voices]] instead. [[DudeLooksLikeALady It is not uncommon for those at the more feminine end to be mistaken for women by other characters]], or for savvier examples of the type to take advantage of such an assumption.

''Bishōnen'' can be found equally distributed between heroes and villains; ''bishōnen'' villains often develop [[DracoInLeatherPants devoted followings]] among fans. ''Bishōnen'' with [[HairColors white hair]] are [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy almost always villains]], no matter how they initially seem.

* [[Bishonen/AnimeAndManga Anime and Manga]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:Tamaki Suo: [[SoBeautifulItsACurse so pretty it hurts]].]]

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* All the male characters introduced so far in {{Kyoto Animation}}'s upcoming anime Free!
* Mochizou Ooji from Anime/TamakoMarket
* Literature/{{Hyouka}} gives us Houtarou, Satoshi, Masashi, Jirou, and Muneyoshi.
* ''Manga/KimiToBoku'': All the [[http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss148/kewlgal111/f221598b.jpg main boys in the cast]]as well as HotTeacher Koichi Azuma & his best friend, Akira.
* ''Manga/PlusAnima'': Husky. He's repeatedly mistaken for a girl.
* ''Manga/GhostHunt'': almost all of the male characters. Lin, Naru, Bou-san, even John are bishōnens, pretty boys, handsome, etc, etc...you watch a video of Ghost Hunt on Website/YouTube, scroll through the comments, and you will find a lot of fangirling female users.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' features Noriaki Kakyoin, a VERY popular example on pixiv and possible poster child. Not to mention Part 5 and its collection of dangerous pretty boys.
* With the exception of the vampire hunter Toga Yagari, absolutely all the male cast of ''Manga/VampireKnight'' are bishōnen.
* Benten from ''Anime/CyberCityOedo808''. Yes, he ''does'' wear lipstick and paint his nails. No, he isn't a {{Crossdresser}}.
* Reiji from ''Kodomo no Jikan'', especially in the anime. Of course, he's a [[KissingCousins seriously]] [[WifeHusbandry fucked]] [[ReplacementGoldfish up]] bishonen.
* Harry from ''Anime/OutlawStar''. He even ties his hair with a big, pretty bow. Fred Luo, too.
* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': Nozomu Itoshiki and his brother Mikoto. Also, four of his only known male students: Jun Kudou, Kuniya Kino, Aoyama, and Haga.
* Huey Laforet from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' takes this to the point of [[DudeLooksLikeALady confusing people in-universe]] (you know you look girly when the prettiest woman in the series is your ''[[StrongFamilyResemblance nigh-identical]]'' adult daughter). Firo, while never being mistaken for a woman like Huey has, has been mocked by a detective in the LightNovels for skewing quite close to the {{Uke}} aesthetic. [[GenderBlenderName Claire Stanfield]], aka. [[spoiler:Rail Tracer]], also fits. Jacuzzi also fits, although he has that giant tattoo on his face.
** [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/graham_9557.bmp Graham Specter also definitely qualifies]], even if he is a total psychopath.
** Christopher Shouldered is noted in the books to be quite pretty -- if you can get past the utterly terrifying [[BlackEyesOfCrazy eyes]] and [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily teeth]].
* '''AdolfHitler''' is drawn this way in the manga version of ''Mein Kampf''. [[RefugeInAudacity It's hard to tell which is the most absurd]]; Hitler being portrayed as a Bishōnen, or that there exists a ''Mein Kampf'' manga.
* ''Manga/OkaneGaNai'': Yukiya Ayase.
* George from ''Manga/ParadiseKiss'', among many others.
* Takaya Ohgi and Nobutsuna Naoe in ''LightNovel/MirageOfBlaze''.
* Toji, Kairi, Jigoro, and Ryo from ''Anime/PeachGirl''.
* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''. Rei Lum's (former fiance) is a tall, stoic, green-haired space bishōnen who drives men to despair and women to {{squee}}. Mendou also qualifies, which is basically his most obvious difference from Ataru.
* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' brings us Kurz, who was even a former model. Then, we've got WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Leonardo. And, of course, [[ChasteHero Sousuke]], in an UnkemptBeauty sort of way.
* Kouichi Hayama, from ''Moonlight Lady'', falls into this description perfectly. [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] with Io Azuma, his wife-to-be's cousin; Suzuna was hoping that Io would grow to be this (partially because of an ArrangedMarriage to him). Ultimately [[AvertedTrope averted]], as Io grew to be a limp-wristed, wide-eyed, AmbiguouslyGay "pretty boy".
* Otani, Kohori, Suzuki, Haruka, and, without a doubt, Maitake and Seiko from ''Manga/LovelyComplex''.
* Kisaragi Shun in ''Manga/KokoWaGreenwood'' (aka ''This is Greenwood'').
* Just about every male character from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. Most of their brothers from other YuuWatase manga are bishies as well. It's ''Yuu Watase'', what do you expect?
* Dilandau in ''Anime/VisionOfEscaflowne'' [[spoiler:(who is later revealed to have been a magically disguised and brainwashed girl)]]. Let's just say that most of the male cast is bishōnen, especially Allen and Van. Just look at the opening, for God's sakes!
* The [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Shitennou]] in the first season of ''Manga/SailorMoon'', Mamoru Chiba, Ali of the Doom Tree arc, Prince Diamond and Sapphire in ''Sailor Moon R'', the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Amazon Trio]] in ''Super S'', and the Sailor Starlights...[[GenderBender sort of]]. In the manga, even one of the cats qualifies for this with his long haired, midriff exposing human form. The cat in question (Artemis) is even named for a goddess.
* The character designer of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[http://www.evamonkey.com/writings_sadamoto01.php wrote that he designed Shinji to be a delicate/vulnerable-looking bishonen]]. Kaworu is a bishonen and WhiteHairedPrettyBoy of legendary proportions.
* Eyes Rutherford in ''Manga/{{Spiral}}''.
* The entire male cast of ''Anime/{{Simoun}}''. The younger men -- who were girls until age 17 -- even still have breasts that haven't been reabsorbed yet (especially the hunky chief mechanic Wapourif), and all of them are voiced by female voice actors.
* Maximilian Jenius from ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' and ''Anime/{{Macross7}}''. Also, Linn Kaifun and Conda Bromco from the first series. Justified and repeatedly lampshaded in Anime/MacrossFrontier with Alto Saotome, who is frequently remarked on for his resemblance to a woman (much to his annoyance). He, and his father, were Kabuki actors who specialised in female performances. Particularly obvious lampshade hanging is his nickname of 'Hime' or 'princess' cause he is just so darn pretty.
* Solomon Goldsmith from ''Anime/BloodPlus''. Can't forget tall, dark, and handsome Haji.
* Ren from ''Manga/{{Karin}}'', a [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy white-haired pretty boy]] who fits the mold on the surface, but who ultimately manages to have a redeeming feature or two.
* Kyuzo in ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' is tall, slender, and androgynously beautiful; his voice, however, is very male. Shichiroji, too, and Katsushiro is close. Then there is when Gorobei, Heihachi, and Rikichi have to make it to Kanna village... in disguise.
* Keiki in ''Anime/TheTwelveKingdoms'' is an extremely rare ([[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy in that we have an entire trope that says it is impossible]]) good Bishōnen with white hair, who acts as Youko's MysteriousProtector.
* Kousaka from ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}''. The most feminine-looking male club member, he is the only one with a girlfriend in the beginning, let alone a sex life.
* Basically, all male characters from ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', and [[WholesomeCrossdresser one of the females]]. Tamaki (see picture) slightly subverts the usual cool-headed bishie stereotype by being a blithering (but lovable) idiot, and manages to be the male lead and comic relief both at once.
* Many a ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' character, covering types from StalkerWithACrush to JerkWithAHeartOfGold to MysteriousProtector (who [[FirstGirlWins wins]]).
* A number of male characters from ''Manga/InuYasha'', including Sesshoumaru, Naraku, etc.
* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'':
** Yuki, and all of the male Sohmas.
** Particularly Momiji, Ritsu, and Ayame. The first wears the girls' school uniform (albeit not with a skirt) because "it looks cuter on him", while the second presents himself as a woman because of an inferiority complex the size of Antarctica. Ayame, on the other hand, is...just special. Akito also qualifies in the anime, [[spoiler:although manga Akito is a different story altogether]].
** The lead, Tohru Honda, remarks that the Sohmas are a family of "princes". And towards the end of the manga's run, even Momiji graduates to pure {{Bishonen}} status with a growth spurt and switch to the boy's uniforms.
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' has its fair share of bishie boys.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'', in particular, was full of them. And among the ''Gundam Wing'' bishie brigade, Quatre Winner deserves special mention. A slim, platinum-blond Berber. Needless to say, you can find a fairly large amount of fanart of him.
*** Protagonist Heero Yuy also deserves a mention, since WordOfGod admitted that his appearance was inspired by a Japanese ''actress'', Yuki Uchida.
** ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' has George De Sand from Neo France, operator of Gundam Rose.
** Kamille Bidan, the main protagonist of ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam''.
** Almost all of the male cast in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', oh ho ho. Apparently, every male under the age of 35 will be absolutely gorgeous in the 24th century, in addition to shrinking their shirts in the dryer to show off their buff figures. Then again, this was pretty well predicted the second they announced that [[{{Loveless}} Yun Koga]] would be designing ''00'''s cast.
** We also need to mention ''Anime/TurnAGundam'''s Loran, who was quite possibly one [[ExecutiveMeddling editorial mandate]] away from being a full-blown woman.
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''. While he's too old to count as a bishōnen, Char Aznable looks far more [[http://www.akadot.com/images_osc/4048529838.jpg prettyboy-ish]] than he did in earlier series
** Even in the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', Char stands out as a pretty boy, notable because the art style of the time rendered almost every other character {{Gonk}}. The only character to rival his bishounen-ness is Garma.
* Griffith from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' is explicitly labeled as "too beautiful to be a man" in about a dozen separate chapters by different characters! He even [[spoiler:wears lipstick after transforming into Femto.]]
* Katori, Dom, and the nameless terrorist from the second episode (who is mentioned because his prettiness is a ''plot point'') from ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor''.
* A good third of the male cast on ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
* Both Ishida Yamato and Ichijouji Ken of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' fall into this category. Their actual looks are never commented upon, but one figures that this is at least partially why they are [[MrFanservice fangirl bait]], both in and out of the show. Also lampshaded in an Audio Drama.
** Well, there was that page in the translation of the 02 manga where Daemon calls Ken ''"the pretty one"'' (if you're thinking that's too creepy for words, then you're probably still sane).
** In one episode of zero two, Gabumon lampshades this by saying "Yamato isn't the only heartthrob here", while Ken was hit on by a very young girl.
** Yamato, notably, had a...[[{{Shotacon}} considerably older woman try to pick him up]] when he was ''eleven''.
** To a lesser extent, Takeru, Yamato's little brother, seems to gain some level of bishōnen in him when he turned eleven himself. An episode of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' showed a fair number of girls--[[ShipTease Hikari among them]]--practically swooning over him when he was showing off his basketball skills.
* Most of the male characters in ''Manga/GetBackers'', but Kazuki takes it to [[DudeLooksLikeALady almost painful levels]].
* Both Toboe and Kiba from ''Manga/WolfsRain'' look like Bishōnen most of the time, but are actually wolves in disguise. To go further, numerous viewers have mistaken ''both'' [[DudeLooksLikeALady for girls]].
* Mikagami Tokiya from ''Manga/FlameOfRecca''. He doesn't like being mistaken for a girl, though.
* ''Manga/DeathNote''
** Light Yagami.
** Mello, Near, Mikami, Matsuda, Gevanni, Matt, and Namikawa.
** What with the odd mannerisms and dark bags under his eyes, L was intended to be an inversion or aversion of this trope. [[SpringtimeForHitler The legions of fangirls he has don't see it that way, though...]]
*** The contrast between Light and L (and their respective fangirls) are even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] a bit in Episode 9, when they’re giving a university entrance speech together:
--> '''Girl 1''': I sure like the guy on the right [L].
--> '''Girl 2:''' What–?! You’re weird. Most people would choose the one on the left [Light].
* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''
** Wolfram is ''very'' pretty (he looks almost exactly like [[HotShounenMom his mother]]), a definite bishōnen. In fact, Yuuri's immediate reaction upon seeing him for the first time is simply to stare in awe and call him exactly that.
** Also, Saralegui.
** Then there's every guy in Yuuri's "harem", plus Yuuri himself.
* Johan from ''Anime/{{Monster}}''. It's especially noticeable when you realize that the anime is one of the few that steers entirely out of the way of GenericCuteness.
** It's even more noticeable when Johan dresses up like his sister and nobody can tell the difference, to the extent of [[EvenTheGuysWantHim making a male, heterosexual policeman infatuated with him]]. If all it takes for you to go from a good-looking man to a beautiful woman is a [[WigDressAccent wig and a dress]], odds are good that you fit this trope very well.
** He is even explicitly stated to be beautiful by a few people. Even ''Tenma'' comments on how he has [[WhatBeautifulEyes beautiful eyes.]]
* Michio in ''Manga/{{MW}}''.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''
** While the series is generally remembered for its more '''MANLY''' characters, after the TimeSkip, Rossiu and Simon are undeniably quite bishonen.
** Cytomander is arguably a Bishonen as well, depending on [[YaoiFangirl who you talk to]].
** What about [[http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs20/f/2007/285/9/d/HAY_BABEH_by_DataDrainedShrimp.png Viral]]?
** Kamina is a more masculine version than the standard issue bishonen, but he is undeniably '''pretty'''.
* The {{Bishonen}} archetype in {{Shojo}} is parodied quite a few times on cover flaps of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' (more often than not with Roy as the target) and through Mei Chan's daydreams about Ed, and then Al, as [[KnightInShiningArmour knights in shiny armours]].
** Major Alex Armstrong also appears as a sort of parody, both meeting every bishonen archetype yet defying it too. Not only does he meet the quota of sparkling, hairlessness, beauty, deep voice, and vanity, ''he's also a [[BaraGenre muscular]], [[TheBigGuy oversized]] [[BoisterousBruiser bodybuilder]], who constantly [[ChewingTheScenery flexes]] and [[LargeHam lacks an indoor voice]].''
** At the end of the manga and second anime, [[spoiler:Alphonse]] is revealed to be a ''[[SheIsAllGrownUp gorgeous]]'' bishonen.
** Ed's always been {{Bishonen}}, and even has [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long hair]].
** One of Father's transformations turns him into one of these.
* Quite a few of Miyazaki's male characters, such as Haku in ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' and Howl in ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle''.
* ''Manga/AnatoliaStory (a.k.a Red River)'': there are about four male characters in the entire series that don't fit this trope. The artwork is ViewerGenderConfusion incarnate.
* ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' has a few examples.
** Joshua Christopher is the most obvious example from the series--he's quite thin (even implied to look underweight at one point), has pale blond hair and blue eyes, and looks quite a bit like his sister.
** Aion is a bit more borderline--he's actually quite muscular when he takes off his BadassLongCoat, but his long, [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy white]] hair does a lot to give him an edge of androgynous beauty. He's maybe a bit more of a biseinen.
** Chrono is a tricky one. In his true form, he's a bit rough around the edges and his outfit goes out of the way to highlight his muscular chest, but in his SleepModeSize, he's got longer hair and looks much younger (and thus cuter). However, he still has moments of looking quite pretty in his true form, and a flashback in the manga shows him with long hair, which ''definitely'' qualifies him.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Ayasegawa Yumichika is defined by his connection with beauty. Not only in looks but in lifestyle, too. He even accepted a lower rank in his squad than he had to because he thought that, in kanji, the number 5 was more "beautiful" than 4.
** Byakuya Kuchiki is very bishonen and is often voted "Seireitei's Sexiest Male Shinigami" by the Shinigami Women's Institute.
** Ukitake, a white-haired LongHairedPrettyBoy, is almost as bishounen as Byakuya.
** Ishida Uryuu has a very slender, delicate build and an exceptionally fair complexion for a male character. He takes after his father Ryuuken, who is a SilverFox.
** Ichigo is also a bishounen, ''especially'' [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow when his hair starts growing]].
** Aizen is bishounen.
** In chapter 409, [[spoiler:Tensa Zangetsu reveals himself for the first time and he's as bishounen as it gets]]. Yes, even [[spoiler:Zangetsu]] didn't escape.
** Also, Szayel Aporro Granz.
** Shukuro Tsukishima.
** Gin. Yes, ''that'' Gin. Kubo's goal may have been to make him creepy, but a lot of girls [[DracoInLeatherPants viewed him]] as bishounen instead.
** [[FillerVillain Muramasa]], the BigBad of the Zanpakuto Strange Tales Arc.
** [[FillerVillain Ouko Yushima]] from the Invading Army Arc.
* Itsuki Koizumi in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. That is, in a Brigade of crazy people, with a cynical DeadpanSnarker who constantly tells him that no one cares about him. He probably just ''appears'' to be one, but he sure seems to make most women blush. As Kyon puts it, 'A face I wouldn't introduce to my girlfriend'.
* Il Palazzo of ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' is very pretty and has long, silver hair.
* In just about every Shojo manga and whatnot, Bishies are everywhere, or, at the very least, there is guaranteed to be at least one bishie main character since the male lead is 99.9% assured to be one.
* Hakuoh of ''Anime/DuelMasters'' has to be one of the bishiest, with his slender build and long, flowing, silvery-blue hair.
* Ayato Kamina from ''Anime/RahXephon'' is pretty enough that he'd probably not look out of place in a dress. There's also [[HotScientist Dr. Itsuki]] (who bears a suspicious resemblance to the above-mentioned Rossiu) and Souichi Yagumo (who bears a suspicious resemblance to his own ''girlfriend'', Kim).
* General Rivan of Manga/{{Nora}}, and probably Kazuma to [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys certain readers]].
* The four older knights in ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' are examples of this trope, ''particularly'' Kei. Goh is borderline, but he makes up for it by baring his midriff in his knight outfit.
* Mytho in ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' has eyelashes thicker than his girlfriend's. Femio is also an over-the-top parody of this type. Ironic in that Vic Mignogna plays an only slightly toned-down version of Femio in Ouran High. Even better there because, no matter how cheesy he is, the girls there actually fall for it.
* Several characters in ''Anime/YuGiOh'', including at least Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba, Malik Ishtar (and how!), Ryou Bakura, Yami Bakura, Pegasus, Ryuji Otogi, and a number of minor supporting characters.
** ''Anime/YuGiOh'' takes this trope to such [[UpToEleven ridiculous extents]] that, chances are, if you're a major villain, you're probably going to be [[DudeLooksLikeALady very feminine in appearance!]] Not to mention, its successors both have this trope in spades as well.
** TheAbridgedSeries is loaded with jokes about this.
-->'''Marik:''' Do I look like an '''''[EFF]''''ing fangirl to you?!\\
'''Florence:''' You really don't want me to answer that.
** Fubuki (for starters), in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''. Most if not all of the male characters can be called bishies, really.
** Plus most of the male cast from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' gives [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Negi]] some magic age-up pills, turning him into one of these. He's also a dead ringer for his father, who was also a bishonen. Albireo Imma probably counts too. Teenage Kotaro definitely counts as well.
** Then there's [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c258/16.html teenage Fate]]...
** And [[spoiler:[[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v33/c301/5.html Dynamis]] Yes, really.]]
* Future Trunks, Zarbon, and Android 17 of ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
** Kind of subverted with Zarbon a little later in that [[OneWingedAngel his true form]] is not pretty at all. It actually wastes his powers to keep up the pretty boy appearance.
** Yamcha, especially when he first arrives to fight the Saiyans.
* All of the main characters in ''Manga/PrincessPrincess''. Yuujirou, Mikoto, and Tooru being bishies is basically the whole point of the anime. They're princesses because they're bishies.
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' may be directed toward a {{Seinen}} demographic, with an ImprobablyFemaleCast, but even it has its share of bishies, such as [[HotLibrarian Yuuno Scrya]] and [[BadassInANiceSuit Verossa Acous]]. Yuuno, in particular, [[ViewerGenderConfusion was mistaken for a girl by many viewers]] when he first appeared.
** In ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'', we can add former CheerfulChild Erio to that list. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_senki_lyrical_nanoha_force/v01/c004/27.html Seriously]].
* Zen from the manga ''Blank Slate''. He's so bishounen, even his blind love interest can tell he's handsome just from touching his face.
* Canute from ''Manga/VinlandSaga'', so Bishonen they needed a girl to be a convincing double.
* Although ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' has a good amount of beefcakes, there's also Kisaragi, Kakei, Mizumachi, Akaba, Sakuraba, Harao, and maybe even Taka.
* ''Anime/WeissKreuz'' gets points for admitting it. Youji calls Omi "bishounen" to his face in one episode, but he ain't the only one.
* Allen from ''Manga/DGrayMan'' definitely fits here, seeing as he's prettier than a ''lot'' of the girls in the series. [[RedHeadedHero Lavi]], [[EvilIsSexy Tyki]], and [[TallDarkAndSnarky Kanda]] fit as well.
* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blackcat_creed_25.jpg Creed]] from ''Manga/BlackCat''. There is also [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/train-animestocks-090.jpg Train]], [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lin_shao_lee_grin.jpg Lin Shaolee]], and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/janus.jpg Jenos]].
* Mizuho in ''VisualNovel/OtomeWaBokuNiKoishiteru''. [[WholesomeCrossdresser Of course]]. That being said, he is ''quite'' pretty even when not dressing as a girl.
* Kei, Michael (anime-only characters), Yuu, Satoshi, and arguably Ginta in ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy''.
* Akito and Naozumi from ''Manga/KodomoNoOmocha''.
* Leon Oswald and Yuri Killian in ''Anime/KaleidoStar''.
* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' provides plenty of bishounen fanservice. The fact that practically every day is a BeachEpisode helps.
* Even ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' manages to have one of these in the cast: Isley of the North.
* Many of the characters from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', especially the titular character, Mr. Pretty Boy Swordsman himself. Depending on the quality of the animation in an episode of the anime, particularly in the later episodes of the series, and you know, just about all the time in the manga, Kenshin is very pretty despite the fact that he's a terrifyingly powerful swordsman who even the manliest of men are afraid of. It doesn't help that, towards the end of the manga and in most of the official artwork, his hair always looks extremely long and flows like a bunch of ribbons. Just look at these pictures: [[http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item130521/]], [[http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item147184/]], [[http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item42371/]], [[http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item82280/]]. I rest my case. And even more so in the Trust & Betrayal and Reflections OVAS. [[http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item39797/]] And then, you know, there's Soujiro, Aoshi, Sanosuke, and, heck, even Hiko qualifies, although he's pretty manly. Observe: [[http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Rurouni-Kenshin/item136551/]].
* A good amount of the male characters from ''Manga/BlackButler''. Except for [[{{Gonk}} Baron Kelvin]], who realizes this and is ''obsessed'' with "becoming beautiful", Georg von Siemens, Jumbo, Lord Arthur Randall, Azzurro Vanel, Fred Aberline, Damian, and Doctor.
* Kantarou Ichinomiya from ''Manga/{{Tactics}}'' is a white/very light brown? haired bishie, who is annoying and greedy, but overall a good person. He is so young looking, nobody really knows his age. It is implied that he is much older than he appears. Many other guys in it also qualify.
* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar''. Paragon of HotBlooded manliness he may be, but Gai Shishio is still [[http://www.flavor-red.com/men/gai.jpg too pretty to be male]].
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has Christopher Eclair, a French assassin. It's also revealed that Kensei Ma [[IWasQuiteALooker used to be one.]]
* Tamamo from ''Manga/HellTeacherNube'' gets away with lots of things that Nube is beaten up for just because he's a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Sanji recently has been beating people ''pretty''. His first victim, a hideous Wanze, was rapidly kicked across the face until he became (to his horror) this trope. Later, Sanji, fighting his bounty poster look-alike, does this again, much to his foe's joy.
** PlayedForLaughs in Boa Hancock's romantic fantasies about the normal looking main character Luffy - she sees him as typical Bishonen with a full BishieSparkle and brown eyes, as well as speaking with a more mature voice than he actually speaks with.
** The series now has its first definitive Bishonen. His name is Cavendish. Not only does he have the BishieSparkle, he also has large, glinting eyes, a trait commonly used only for female characters. His glinting eyes pretty much drive the point home, because the eyes of male characters in this series '''''[[OneInAMillionChance rarely]]''''' glint, if at all.
* ''Every single male main character'' in post-ArtEvolution ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'', plus 99% of the villains and side cast. This is the most common trope on the [[Characters/KatekyoHitmanReborn character page]].
* Natsume, Tanuma, Natori, ''Nishimura'' - in fact, most of the male cast of ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'' qualify as Bishonen.
* The human forms of the [[WeaselMascot Weasel Mascots]] in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' are this. [[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/yes_precure5/character/img/body_coco.jpg Coco]] and [[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/yes_precure5/character/img/body_natts.jpg Nuts]] [[http://pics.livejournal.com/kokoda_koji/pic/00323pww take it]] [[http://blog-imgs-18.fc2.com/k/a/k/kakeru1/PRE511_08.jpg to truly]] [[http://pics.livejournal.com/kokoda_koji/pic/0031tbsd extraordinary]] [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512bchTJsbL.jpg levels.]] [[OddlyNamedSequel GoGo!]] also brings us cute little boy [[http://blog-imgs-26.fc2.com/c/v/d/cvdb/20081101232433.jpg Syrup]].
* This is the ''entire point'' of ''Manga/TheWallflower''.
* Almost every male character in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''. The four main characters are these, of course, but also Kougaiji, Dokugakuji, Hazel, Koumyu, and Ni Jian-Yi/Ukoku.
* Pretty much the entire cast of ''VisualNovel/GakuenHeaven''
* Depending on who you ask, a good number of the male cast in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' could qualify as Bishonen. Notable examples include Haku (to DudeLooksLikeALady levels), Benten (FillerVillain to DudeLooksLikeALady levels), Sasuke, Itachi, Kakashi, Deidara, Sasori, Neji, Suigetsu, Kimimaro, (arguably) Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sai, Gaara, Shikamaru, Kiba, Utakata, and the titular character himself. Naruto definitely counts, considering that he has [[HotMom his mom's]] AND his [[HotDad his dad's]] looks, though this trope is mostly appropriate only after the time skip. Also, the Fourth Hokage, aka [[spoiler:Naruto's dad]].
* ''Manga/TheLegendOfKoizumi'' gives us Pietro, the white knight serving under the pope. He comes complete with accompanying {{Bishie Sparkle}}s when he first appears.
** Also.. Hitler. He is so Bishounen that his {{Bishie sparkles}} [[http://iforce.co.nz/i/r4rsec5t.3ia.jpg have the ability to hypnotize people into worshipping him]] He can also (in a pinch) [[http://0-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/a/image/1340/68/1340688895127.png go Super Aryan]]
* ''LightNovel/SeitokaiNoIchizon'' gives us Ken Sugisaki and ''especially'' Nakameguro.
* Every single male character in ''Papa To Kiss In The Dark''.
* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' gives us Kasuka, Shizuo, Izaya, and Shinra. And then Mikado, Kida, Aoba, Seiji, Tanaka Tom, Walker, Chikage and...[[HotforStudent Nasujima-sensei]]. Unfortunately.
** There's also minor character Ryo Takigutchi. Seriously, [[http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/4/83092.jpg just]] [[http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/8/83258.jpg look at him]]!
* Every male character in ''Manga/BlackBird'', but especially Kyo, whom Misao mistakes for a pretty girl upon seeing him as an adult.
* ''Manga/{{Psyren}}'': Oboro, Haruhiko, Junas, Miroku, Shiner, Kabuto, and Shao as an adult.
* ''Manga/ZeroSevenGhost'': Teito, Castor, Frau, Labrador, Ayanami, Mikage...Maybe almost all of the male characters of the entire story.
* Baskerville and [[{{Meganekko}} Alternate]] in ''Manga/EtCetera'' are quite pretty, helped by [[http://manga.animea.net/et-cetera-chapter-1-page-8.html Basky's long blond hair]] and [[http://manga.animea.net/et-cetera-chapter-11-page-3.html Alternate's slim figure and monocle.]]
* Many characters of ''Manga/{{MAR}}'', on both sides of the good/evil divide. [[http://img05.nj.us.mangafox.com/store/manga/50/15-161.0/compressed/mar15_161.jpg Alvis]] and [[http://img05.nj.us.mangafox.com/store/manga/50/15-161.0/compressed/mar15_165.jpg Nanashi]] are this, combined with the headband of eyecovering. Every once-in-a-while, they even comment on it in-universe.
* In ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', there's Kai, aka Kaisuke, who's short, slim, well-dressed, girlishly faced, and can knock a guy through a window. Being relatively sensitive and apparently crushing on Kaneda in the manga and Yamagata in the anime, he's often perceived as a young homosexual.
* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has Ginei, Hokuto, Kiria, Fong-Fong, and, after ArtEvolution, Tsukune.
* ''Manga/KarateShoukoushiKohinataMinoru'' has the pretty boy protagonist, Minoru.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya''. From [[http://www.mythcloth.ch/catalog/images/Saint%20Seiya_DVD_BOX_ANDROMEDA.JPG Shun]] to [[http://www.gadgetspirit.com/pic/hkkk/virgo%201.jpg Virgo]] to [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4b/Hades_pisces_face.jpg Pisces]], the place is a bishounen gold mine. See ViewerGenderConfusion for more details.
* Every main male character in ''Manga/BeautyPop''.
* Every male character in Miki Aihara's mangas tend to be {{Bishonen}}.
* Ichise and Touyama in ''Anime/{{Texhnolyze}}''.
* Takuma and Hamaji from ''VisualNovel/H2OFootprintsInTheSand''.
* The titular Yakumo from ''Manga/PsychicDetectiveYakumo'' fits this trope to a T. Haruka even thinks he's a "beautiful person" when she first meets him. Also, a good amount of male college students who pop up.
* ''Manga/SpecialA'': you'd think a beauty contest was part of the Special A qualifying exam, looking at the male cast. The [[BishoujoSeries girls]], too, unsurprisingly, since a beauty exam is almost mandatory to be part of most {{Shoujo}} casts.
* ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}'': Franz, Albert, and especially Andrea.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' adds Cilan, who was being subject to ''Ouran'' comparisons before HilariousInhindsight [[MamoruMiyano kicked in]].
** Like in the games, [[OneLetterName N]] also fits on this trope.
*** [[PowerTrio Cilan and Chili, Cilan]]'s brothers, as well as Cheren also appear, though their roles are much minor.
** Though debatable, James from Team Rocket seems to be a comedic parody of Bishonen as well.
* Instead of name-dropping a million more series in existence, let's just say that nearly every shoujo series will have a cast primarily composed of {{Bishonen}}.
* Joey from ''Manga/{{Heroman}}''... well, let's just say that just about everyone [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistook him]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady for a girl]] at first. Psy, too.
* Every male character in ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName''.
* Many of the male characters in ''Manga/ChibisanDate''.
* There is a lot of focus on people's looks in ''Manga/JyuOhSei'', despite the action being set mostly on a jungle planet with vicious plants and a murderous climate that's used as a prison for criminals. All of the male characters [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/I3nTKu2Q-ik/0.jpg are]] [[http://www.nautiljon.com/images/ost/jyu_oh_sei.jpg exceptionally]] [[http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6d0JOED7Gto/Sd5oqODM68I/AAAAAAAAAxs/A1DhCQ__t5Q/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Teen.JPG pretty]].
* Miki Kaoru from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is mentioned to be one by Utena in the preview of the episode of his first appeareance. Also, practically every guy in the cast.
* Aburatsubo from ''Anime/MagicUsersClub''. He's tall, has long red hair, and is gorgeous...with the requisite legion of fan-girls expected for any bishonen. The only problem for said fangirls is that he's gay and in love with the main character, Takeo.
* ''Anime/StarDriver'''s Takuto Tsunashi. "Galactic Bishonen" isn't a nickname; it's his ''official title as the ChosenOne''
** Most of the rest of the male cast count as well. Especially Sugata.
* ''Manga/LitchiHikariClub'' has a CastFullOfPrettyBoys - with a strong [[{{Gorn}} lack of fanservice]].
* The CastFullOfPrettyBoys that is ''Manga/PandoraHearts''. Especially Jack, [[BlondGuysAreEvil Vincent]], [[{{Uke}} Gilbert]], and [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Break]].
** Most other young-ish male characters also count, like Oz, Elliot and Leo. [[spoiler:And the latter even more so after an ImportantHaircut.]]
** A notable example is Liam; the fact that no male or female pronouns were ever used to refer to him for some time didn't help. They fixed this in the anime, however, giving him less feminine features and a decidedly male voice.
* Kusuriuri/the Medicine Seller from ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}''. Even his manner of dress combines gender conventions, and characters in the series make note of how attractive he is.
* Most of the guys from ''Manga/MonochromeFactor'', especially Shirogane, Akira, and Kou.
* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''. [[spoiler:Brief]] is one of these, once his [[BlindingBangs Bangs]] are slicked back.
* Most of the males in ''Manga/ShugoChara'' are known for their Bishieness.
** Nagihiko Fujisaki takes the Bishie Ribbon in the world of ''Shugo Chara''. When Hinamori first meets Nagihiko, he is actually posing as his female alter ego, Nadeshiko. Why is this boy posing as a girl? The Fujisaki family tradition is for the males to pose as females to learn the ways of Japanese Dancing.
** During the series, Nadeshiko tells Amu that 'she' and Nagihiko are twins (the rest of the Guardians know about Nagi & Nade, but Amu Hinamori doesn't). It's not until late in the series that Nagi reveals the truth to Amu.
** Nagihiko: [[http://tinyurl.com/2etx3rk]]. Nadeshiko: [[http://tinyurl.com/28hs3lg]].
** Nagihiko even has a female Shugo Chara named Temari, which he can Character Transform into Yamato Maihime: [[http://tinyurl.com/23awjtw]].
* Most of the male characters in ''Anime/TenshiNiNarumon'', but especially Mikael.
* Many male characters are this in ''StarrySky''.
* A good amount of the male characters in ''LightNovel/{{Sukisho}}'', especially Sunao.
* Just about every male in ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi'', especially Rin and Akira.
* ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'': Kazehaya, and the female side of the school is very aware of this. Ryu and Kento also count.
* ''LightNovel/{{Corsair}}'': all the men are very pretty, except Barbossa.
* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': Vash, Legato, Midvalley, Wolfwood, Livio, and Knives.
* ''Manga/SkipBeat'': Shoutarou "Shou" Fuwa and Ren Tsuruga.
* Mei from ''Literature/ArashiNoYoruNi'' manages to be this even though he's a non-anthro goat.
* A majority of the male cast from ''Anime/AngelBeats''.
* ''Manga/MaidSama'':
** Usui, when he makes the effort, and his half brother, Gerard Walker, who looks like an older and more polished version of him. One could also make a case for Tora Igarashi and Kuuga.
** Soichiro Kanou, too, if he had any confidence in himself, could likely pull this off. Also: a number of fangirls consider The Idiot Trio to be this, on the rare occasions when they're drawn normally.
* ''Manga/KarakuridoujiUltimo'': most of the doji. Also, Murayama and Rune.
* ''Manga/{{Otomen}}'': the main male characters, especially Asuka, Juta, and Tonomine, whose looks are often commented on. Even Kurokawa can count, if his eyes showed up a lot more.
* Though the artist's style is such all the male characters in ''Manga/TheSecretAgreement'' look pretty good, in-story, Iori is singled out as being an incredible beauty for a man.
* Sougo Okita, Kotarou Katsura, and Kamui of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''.
* Ren, Rito, and Zastin of ''Manga/ToLoveRu''.
* [[{{Megane}} Barnaby]] from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' (when he's out of his battle suit and with glasses on, [[SincerityMode of course]]).
* A majority of the male cast of ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'', but especially Seiichi Yukimura, Rikkaidai's [[spoiler:KnightTemplar MagnificentBastard once [[IllBoy ill captain]].]]
* ''Manga/HanaNoKishi'': Ibara, Saiki, Houjou, and Midori.
* A good portion of the cast of ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta'', but Gilbert and Rosemarine deserve special mention.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': appearance-wise, Luke is a sophisticated prettyboy. Also, Schrodinger and young Walter.
* ''Manga/GameXRush'': Memori and Yuuki.
* Just about every male character in MayuShinjo's works.
* ''Manga/NurarihyonNoMago'' has lots of Bishonen. Night Rikuo, Young Nurarihyon, Rihan, Kurotabou, Kuromaru, Tosakamaru, Keikain Mamiru, Shoukera, Yanagida, Kubinashi, and revived Seimei.
* Every guy from ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}'', especially Yuki and Shuichi.
* ''Manga/ElfenLied'': Nousou. Kurama is a borderline example, but is an older man and later grows a BeardOfSorrow.
* ''Manga/BarajouNoKiss'': most of the male characters.
* Nezumi and Shion from ''LightNovel/{{No6}}'', especially Nezumi, who even dresses up as a girl in episode 5 and is rather convincing, too.
* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'': Hisoka, despite also being a MonsterClown. Less unusually, Kurapika and Shaiapouf.
* ''Webcomic/{{Noblesse}}'': Rai, Franken, Shinwoo, M-21, and Takeo.
* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'':
** Rotton the Wizard, to an extent. He basically exists just to look cool and talk fancy. Revy even asks him if he's a man whore.
** Though still a kid, Garcia's beginning to grow into a handsome young man.
** Hansel also shows signs of this. Unfortunately, he didn't live long enough to grow into an adult.
** And in an {{Omake}}, we see that [[spoiler:Sgt. Boris ''used to'' look like this; he joined the Army to [[GainedALevelOfBadass toughen up.]] All the "de-aged" girl characters wail that he should stay this way.]]
* ''Manga/KaguyaHime'': many, if not most of the male cast; in particular, Yui and movie star Brett Miller. Nobuo is a very notable aversion.
* ''Manga/AskDrRin'': Tokiwa, Eddy, and Banri.
* ''Manga/KareKano'': Hideaki Asaba and Soichiro Arima.
* ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'': Natsuru Senou in his [[GenderBender male form]].
* Most of the male cast of ''Manga/IkokuIrokoiRomantan''.
* ''Zeref'' from ''Manga/FairyTail'' is revealed to be this after they spend 200 chapters building him up as some great ancient evil. ExpectingSomeoneTaller, or at least older looking, is in full swing here.
* D from ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD''. EvenTheGuysWantHim.
* Pretty much the entire male cast of ''VisualNovel/UtaNoPrincesama''.
* ''Anime/GhostHound'': the entire male cast for the most part, especially Tarou, who is downright {{Moe}}.
* Akira from ''Ai Ore Love'' is so bishonen he can pass as a girl, and EvenTheGuysWantHim. A majority of the men in the series are bishonen.
* ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'': everyone but a few minor characters, especially Riki.
* Most of the guys in ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness''.
* In ''Manga/{{Tsukigasa}}'', Azuma is none too happy about being treated like a girl because of his looks, particularly because he was raped due to his resemblance to his mother.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hakuouki}}'' is ''full'' of effeminate pretty-boys. The ''entire series'' is basically a [[HaremGenre reverse harem]], and is guaranteed to make anyone's inner {{Fangirl}} {{Squee}} in joy.
* ''Manhwa/LetDai'': Jaehee is explicitly stated in-series to be very literally a "pretty boy", and the artwork makes that abundantly clear. It's one of the reasons that so many girls tend to go after him.
* Most of the male characters in ''Manga/DNAngel''.
* Numerous male characters in ''Literature/HalfPrince''.
* Shoei and Hinata from ''Manga/DesireClimax'' are both very pretty.
* ''Manga/{{Karneval}}'': most of the guys introduced.
* ''Manga/NabariNoOu'': most of the guys under 30 are {{Bishonen}}.
* Loki, Caesar, Cain, and Adel of ''Manga/ReimeiNoArcana''.
* Akiyoshi of ''KawaiiAkuma'' (and its sequels) is often told that he is "cute" or "pretty", and this caused him to develop an inferiority complex. Naruse is also incredibly {{Bishonen}}, to the point of being a DudeLooksLikeALady.
* Death the Kid, Gopher, and Kishin Asura from ''Manga/SoulEater''.
* Many characters in ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' are mislabeled as this (and the fanart doesn't help); the majority of the male designs are {{moe}}. The rest are too grimacing, muscular or hairy to qualify. The closest thing to a bishounen would be Austria.
* Lancer of ''LightNovel/FateZero'' (aka [[CelticMythology Diarmuid Ua Duibhne]]) takes prettiness up to the realm of being a superpower - literally. Unfortunately, [[SoBeautifulItsACurse supernatural levels of beauty does not mix well]] with [[MurderTheHypotenuse jealous lords and their smitten fiances]].
* A good amount of the male characters in ''Manga/{{Loveless}}''. Ritsuka is even stated to be very pretty, like a girl.
* ''Manga/PeacemakerKurogane'': 99% of the characters are {{Bishonen}}.
* ''Manga/KOn'': There are actually [[http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1558/guy4.png some]] [[http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5178/teachery.png fairly]] [[http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/628/guy1y.png good]] [[http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/7607/guy3.png looking]] [[http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3541/guy2.png male background characters]], considering the cute art style.
* ''LightNovel/{{Inukami}}'': Keita and Hake, as well as most other male characters who isn't macho or {{Gonk}}.
* Just about every male character in the OVA for ''Angels Feather''.
* ''Manga/MiraiNikki'': Yuki and Akise.
* ''Manga/YamadaTaroMonogatari'': Taro, which is a large reason why [[EvenTheGuysWantHim everyone]] thinks he's PrinceCharming. Also, Suguira, who initially views Taro as [[TheRival a rival]] of beauty.
* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' gives us [[AmbiguouslyGay Fai D. Fluorite]] and Syaoran, [[spoiler: especially when he's [[PapaWolf aged up a bit]]]], and has quite a few famous bishonen from other Creator/{{CLAMP}} series pop up as cameos, such as [[TokyoBabylon Subaru]], [[Manga/{{X1999}} Kamui]], [[RGVeda Yasha]], [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Yukito]], and even [[Manga/XxxHolic Watanuki]], to name a few.
** Lets not forget the most extreme cases, Kakyou (who, as if it was possible, is even more of a Bishonen here than in X, and Ashura-Ou, who quite a few fans are still convinced is a a woman (though Ashura was technically [[NoBiologicalSex genderless]] in {{RG Veda}} and actually has no specified gender in this work).
* Quite a few characters in ''Manga/PrinceCharming''.
* ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' has quite a few. To start off you have Kurama along with Tomoe and Mizuki (who get bonus points for being [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy White Haired Pretty Boys.]])
* ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'': Most of the guys. Main character Shouma is even one of these ''despite'' being teased by others that he's [[HollywoodHomely plain looking]].
* ''Manga/MamotteShugogetten'': Izumo and Tasuke. Arguably Takashi as well.
* How about the five male leads from ''VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera''?
* [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120601185144/yugioh/images/7/75/III.png III]] and [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy V]] Arclight from ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL''.
* [[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Jeeves and Bertie Wooster]] get this treatment in the manga series ''Please, Jeeves''; Bertie becomes a PrincelyYoungMan with golden hair while Jeeves is TallDarkAndHandsome.
* Many characters from ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'', including but not limited to Hotaru, Shinrei, Hishigi (technically a Biseinen, as he's physically about 30), and Akira.
* ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade'': Being tanned doesn't stop Tsubasa Otori from being a Bishounen.
* Even if ''Manga/ArataKangatari'' is aimed at boys, it wouldn't be a Watase manga without a few of these. In particular, Yorunami's bishiness gets lampshaded by Hinohara.
* All the students in ''ClusterEdge''.
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* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'''s Keiichi is noticeably pretty, and even [[BishieSparkle sparkles]] a couple of times, as well as Satoshi, who is a more extreme example than Keiichi and is even voiced by a female.
* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' has the absolutely adorable Kanon, not to mention Battler. George was made to be this in the anime and the UpdatedRerelease for the Playstation 3, but in the original sound novels he's rather plain in comparison to Kanon and Battler.

* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is the dating sim where almost all of the love interests are pigeons. The exceptions are a quail and a partridge. There is the option to see a pseudohuman alternate appearance at the introduction of each one, and these are all quite bishie even when that doesn't really fit the bird or the character (the middle-aged "fat bird" or "fluffy heretic" is just as svelte and pretty as the ones represented as teenaged boys) except Okosan. He's portrayed as a bird in a school uniform.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'': Warrior of Light, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'': Firion, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'': Luneth, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': Cecil, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'': Bartz, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': Cloud, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': Squall, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'': Zidane, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': Tidus, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': Vaan, and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVersusXIII'': Noctis. That is every leading male protagonist to date. And the ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' series includes ''all'' of them (except Noctis...[[AdaptationDisplacement and Luneth]]).

* [[BadassLongHair Baskerville]] and [[{{Meganekko}} Alternate]] in ''Manga/EtCetera'' are quite pretty, helped by [[http://manga.animea.net/et-cetera-chapter-1-page-8.html Basky's long blond hair]] and [[http://manga.animea.net/et-cetera-chapter-11-page-3.html Alternate's slim figure and monocle.]]

* Many characters in ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' are mislabeled as this; the majority of the male designs are either {{moe}} or too grimacing, muscular or hairy to qualify. The best example of a bishounen would be Austria.

* The majority of Maverick bosses in the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series have aggressive looking eyes with thin oval-shaped irises. However, the dragonfly [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Reploid]] named Commander Yammark from ''Mega Man X6'' is the ''only'' one with [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090225140935/megaman/images/4/47/Mmx6commanderyammark..jpg big, bright eyes]] [[http://images.wikia.com/megaman/images/0/04/CommanderYammarkMugshot.jpg with pronounced eyelashes]]. This is why people [[ViewerGenderConfusion thought he was female]].

A popular Asian character type, the ''Bishōnen'', or "beautiful boy", is a male character that possesses [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]] or 'feminine' physical traits. He is usually tall, slender with almost no fat, little to no muscle, and [[PermaShave no androgenic or facial hair]]. Large, expressive eyes are almost a given, though TsurimeEyes are also common in more serious examples. In anime, many ''bishōnen'' have female voice actors, although those that don't get startlingly [[AudioErotica deep, sexy voices]] instead. [[DudeLooksLikeALady It is not uncommon for those at the more feminine end to be mistaken for women by other characters]], or for savvier examples of the type to take advantage of such an assumption.

A popular Asian character type, the ''Bishōnen'', or "beautiful boy", is a male character that possesses [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]] or 'feminine' physical traits. He is usually tall, slender with almost no fat, little to no muscle, and [[PermaShave no body or facial hair]]. Large, expressive eyes are almost a given, though TsurimeEyes are also common in more serious examples. In anime, many ''bishōnen'' have female voice actors, although those that don't get startlingly [[AudioErotica deep, sexy voices]] instead. [[DudeLooksLikeALady It is not uncommon for those at the more feminine end to be mistaken for women by other characters]], or for savvier examples of the type to take advantage of such an assumption.

The psychology behind the concept is rather interesting. The aesthetic has a tendency to be standard of beauty that [[StupidSexyFlanders transcends the boundary sexual orientation and gender alike]]. Why it appeals to females is disputed, but one theory is that a feminine man is less inherently threatening to female eyes, [[HandsomeLech even if looks can sometimes be decieving]].

* David Bowie: Whether as Ziggy Stardust or, perhaps moreso, the Thin White Duke.

* Raiden in ''MetalGearSolid2''. He was designed as an androgynously alluring blank slate for the player to project themself onto. There's a scene where another character [[spoiler:makes a grab for his groin, and is surprised to find he is male]]. And you have to play as him naked. No, we are not making that up. He was widely reviled for this, among [[ReplacementScrappy other reasons]].
** Naturally, also his thinly-veiled parody in ''MetalGearSolid3'', Raikov.
** Kojima eventually admitted that Raiden's looks were an attempt to attract more young women to the games. You'll also notice on DeviantArt that Raiden has tons and tons of fan art, a good 95% of it from women.
*** And then came along [[BodyHorror Metal Gear Solid 4:]] [[UnwillingRoboticisation Guns Of The Patriots.]]

* A few characters in the ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'', including (but not limited to) Mid-boss, Seraph Lamington, Fukubei, Master Big star, and [[spoiler:Tink.]]
** During the intro narration of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}}'', a portrait of Tyrant Valvatorez [[ArtShift drawn in a much more semi-realistic, shoujo-esque style]] than the simpler, more stylized art of the games is shown. [[http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc402/sparkysharps/tumblr_lre93kNAHR1qeta35o1_1280.jpg This is the portrait in question]].

* ''StreetFighter'':

* Prince Peasley from ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', who makes the whole screen gleam - literally - when he [[HairFlip tosses his hair]].
* The main character of ''ShadowOfTheColossus''.

* Future Trunks, Zarbon, and Android 17 of ''Manga/DragonBall''

** Most other young-ish male characters also count, like Oz and Leo. Not to mention Elliot.