Otokonoko

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Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression.^[1]^[2] This includes amongst others males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing. "Otokonoko" is a play on the word 男の子 ("boy", from the characters for 'male' and 'child'), which is also pronounced otokonoko; in the slang term, the kanji for "child" (子) is substituted with "daughter"/"girl" (娘).

The term originated in Japanese manga^[2] and Internet culture in the 2000s, but the concept reflects a broad range of earlier traditions and examples of male cross-dressing in Japan, such as onnagata in kabuki theater.^{[citation needed]} Its popularity increased around 2009, with the rise of dedicated maid cafés, fashion stores, cosmetic products, and a range of popular media in the otaku culture.^[3] It is often combined with the cosplay of female fictional characters by men (crossplay).^[1]

By extension, otokonoko is also a genre of media and fiction about feminine-looking or feminine-dressing men, and often contains erotic or romantic elements. It is mainly aimed at male audience but also appears in a lot of shōjo manga.^{[citation needed]} Otokonoko characters have also begun to appear in mainstream Japanese popular entertainment such as manga, anime, and video games.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ashcraft, Brian (26 May 2011). "What Is Japan's Fetish This Week? Male Daughters". Kotaku. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Otokonoko : des garçons trop mignonnes". Vice. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on Mar 22, 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ 森友, ひい子 (2 June 2014). "「男の娘」「女装子」と呼ばれる人々 "中性化受け入れ"円満な夫婦の鍵〈週刊朝日〉". AERA dot. (アエラドット) (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 March 2018.

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Subcultural slang	Crossplay (cosplay) Passing En femme En homme Otokonoko
Passing techniques	Breast binding Female urination device Packing (phallus) Breast forms Cleavage enhancement Hip and buttock padding Tucking Gaff (clothing)
Media	In film and television In literature In music and opera In animated series
Sexual practices	Femdom Feminization Petticoating Transvestic fetishism
Theories	Causes of gender incongruence Social construction of gender
People	Lists of cross-dressers Wartime cross-dressers List of drag queens List of drag kings
Related articles	Gender variance Femboy Transgender List of transgender-related topics List of transgender publications
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