, also
romanised as
lolikon or
rorikon, is Japanese
discourse or media focusing on the attraction to young or prepubescent girls. The term
lolicon is a
portmanteau of the phrase "
Lolita complex"; it describes an attraction to young or prepubescent girls, an individual with such an attraction, or lolicon
manga or lolicon
anime, a genre of manga and anime wherein childlike female characters are often depicted in an "erotic-cute" manner (also known as
ero kawaii), in an art style reminiscent of the
shojo manga (girls' comics) style.