A young boy, usually between 5 and 13, typically in Japanese anime/manga. These characters are cute, short, and innocent. In most yaoi, they are blonde. While they do attract a fair size male audience, females are more drawn to them.
Amy couldn't believe how cute 11-year-old Syaoran was in that anime! What a total shota!
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Refurs STRICTLY to young boys. Female shota is colled Lolli.
Shota, or more commonly in Japan; Syouta, is LEAGAL in Japan because the age of concent is 13 there. Rather than attracting gay men, this appeals to young Japanese girls & one of my friends.
Because of how popular it is & how well it sells & since 2D drawings are harmless, shota will not become illigal in Japan any time soon.
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Commonly used as a warning in fanfiction, refers to porn involving an underaged boy (usually 9-12). The other partner can be either another underaged boy or an adult, though adults are more common.
Originates from the Japanese "Shoutacon" which is short for Shoutarou Complex, Shoutarou being a stereotypical name for young boys in Japan.
"Did you see that shota fic on the forum yesterday?"
"Yeah! Is that even legal?
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Shota is a Japanese term used in mostly Yaoi in which a male character LOOKS like a child under or at the age of 13.
This specifies to LOOKS , not necessarily age , therefore it's only illegal if the boy is actually younger the 13.
Shou from uta no Prince sama is a shota.
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person 1: I really want to fuck that shota in that anime
person 2: I'm calling the police
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Shota is a term used for fictional male characters who have a petite body type. A common misconception is that all shotas are only underage boys in fiction, but that isn't the case. This also goes for loli, as well.
Person 1: Dude, why do you like Mitsukuni Haninozuka? He looks like he's 8.
Person 2: He just has a petite body type, making him a shota. He's also 17, by the way.
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