noun
new breed of humans; new generation
Coined in the 1980s to describe young people with values and sensibilities markedly different from those of older generations. Often used with a slightly ironic or critical tone.
当時の大人たちは、新人類と呼ばれる若者たちの行動を理解できなかった。
Adults at the time couldn't understand the behavior of the young people called the 'new breed of humans'.
彼は新人類世代の代表的な作家だ。
He is a representative writer of the 'new breed' generation.