noun
female fan who fantasizes about fictional characters
Otaku slang for a woman who creates self-insert romantic or idealized scenarios with characters from anime, games, or other media. Often used in fandom contexts.
彼女は夢女子で、好きなキャラとの妄想をよくSNSに投稿している。
She's a yumejoshi and often posts her fantasies about her favorite character on social media.
夢女子向けの同人誌がイベントで人気だった。
Doujinshi aimed at yumejoshi were popular at the event.
A female fan of boys' love (BL) content, whereas 夢女子 focuses on self-insert fantasies with characters.
Compound of 夢 (yume, 'dream') and 女子 (joshi, 'girl/woman'), referring to a woman who indulges in dream-like fantasies about fictional characters. The term emerged from online otaku culture.