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| | BrainDex the knowledge source - Free Online Encyclopedia - Bifauxnen |
 | | Bifauxnen, a portmanteau of the French faux (false) and the Japanese bishounen (beautiful boy), is a term used amongst American anime and manga fandom to refer to an androgynous female character who resembles a handsome young boy, especially in shoujo and josei stories. |
 | | Bifauxnen are less used in the bishoujo-laden demographics of shounen or seinen, although sometimes boyish women are used because shows wish to keep a cast strictly female. |
 | | Bifauxnen are contrasted with the other popular yuri archetype, the onee-sama(classically feminine, beautiful, intelligent, and graceful) The latter has become more well known in recent years, and bifauxnen are used less extensively in shoujo, although Utena Tenjou has become a recent poster child for the type. |
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