Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Bishoujo (美少女; literally, "beautiful girl") is the Japanese term used to refer to pretty girls. Since bi- (derived from bijin, beautiful person) refers to feminine beauty, the meaning is more poignant for bishoujo, unlike the male term, bishounen, which tends to mean male with a more effeminate beauty. Bishoujo are used in almost all genres of anime, ranging from shoujo to mecha. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.