Masami Kurumada
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Masami Kurumada is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boys.
Masami Kurumada, as he appeared in the first episode of the Ring ni Kakero 1 anime adaptation. His character's design was based on the protagonist of his manga Jitsuroku! Shinwakai, who shares his name, and the kanji in his clothes read Shinwakai, as a reference to it. He also voiced the character in the episode.
Bishōnen
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Bishōnen is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of androgynous beauty. This word originated fr
Masami Kurumada
…Kurumada (車田 正美, Kurumada Masami; born December 6, 1953) is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boys. He is the founder of the manga studio Kurumada Productions or Kurumadapro for short. He achieved fame as the creator of popular manga…
Gackt, a Japanese singer-songwriter, is considered to be one of the living manifestations of the bishōnen phenomenon.
Yoshitsune, the most famous historical bishōnen, and his retainer Benkei view the falling cherry blossoms.
An example of a manga style bishōnen.