different between lolicon vs ephebophilia

English

Alternative forms

• lolicom, loli-con, lolikon
• roricon/rorikon (influenced by Japanese pronunciation)
• loli (informal shortening)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (rorikon), from English Lolita complex. "Lolita" comes from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores.

Noun

lolicon (usually uncountable, plural lolicons)

1. (uncountable, anime and manga) Attraction (often erotic) to young or young-looking girl characters.
   • 2004, Patrick Macias, Tomohiro Machiyama, Cruising The Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo (Stone Bridge Press), page 48:

     Innocence’s story—about female sex androids that kill their owners—is possible only in a Lolicon country like Japan. The androids are modeled after little girls[.]
2. (countable, anime and manga) An individual who is attracted to young girl characters (as opposed to real girls).
   • 1993 October 29, "Eldrick Tobin, Master of Perversion" (username), "The Arc: Joyful Noise Omakefic Unit 01: Sentenced: A Fanboys! Crossover "jnomk01.txt" (1/1)", in alt.hentai.sailor-moon, Usenet:

     I don't need to hear you are becoming a lolicon.

   • 1998 March 9, "Chadwick Ngan" (username), "BLAND Manga Capsules 3/4/98", in rec.arts.manga, Usenet:

     Ken's a lolicon (pedophile).

   • 2000 July 6, "OLF, i.e. Olf Le Fol" (username), ":: chokes :: :: passes out ::", in alt.hentai.sailor-moon, Usenet:

     Hey, don't take me for a lolicon: I'm not! It is just that I find that kind of anime... fun, refreshing.
3. (uncountable, anime and manga) Erotic or suggestive artwork depicting young or young-looking girls.
   • 1989 September 23, Mark Crispin, “bringing stuff into the US from Japan”, soc.culture.japan, Usenet

     If you are into bishojo, loli-con, or bishonen materials, be advised that customs *does* frown on what might be considered pornography.

   • 1993 March 27, Rafael Brown, “Anime Potrayal of Japanese Women”, rec.arts.anime, Usenet

     the whole gamut of lolicon and girls-with-guns genres
4. (uncountable, Japanese contexts) Sexual attraction to or fascination with young girls in general.
   • 1995 April 4, Joseph L. Petrow, “Marmalade Boy - Just Plain Screwed Up!!”, rec.arts.anime, Usenet:

     I got many flames for denoucing Nacchan's Lolicon ways a few months back!

Related terms

• shotacon
• toddlercon

Translations

See also

• paedophilia, pedophilia
• paedophile, pedophile
• hentai

References

• Porn Studies, page 101, Linda Williams (editor), Duke University Press, 2004 July
• Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People

Further reading

• lolicon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (éph?bos, “adolescent”) + ????? (philía, “love, friendship”). Surface analysis ephebe +? -philia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?li?

Noun

ephebophilia (uncountable)

1. Primary adult sexual attraction towards late pubescent or postpubescent adolescents

   Coordinate terms: hebephilia, pedophilia, teleiophilia

Derived terms

• ephebophile
• ephebophilic

See also

• pederast

Further reading

• ephebophilia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia