lolicon; attraction to young girls; person with such attraction
Abbreviation of ロリータコンプレックス. Can refer to the attraction itself or a man with that attraction. Often used critically, but occasionally self-referentially within certain subcultures.
See also: ロリータコンプレックス
He is said to be a lolicon.
Manga with lolicon themes became an issue.
appeal of cute young female characters; childlike aesthetic in fiction
Used in otaku fiction subculture to describe a character type or aesthetic emphasizing cuteness and childlike innocence, not necessarily sexual. Often applied to characters in anime, manga, and games.
The heroine of this anime is popular as a lolicon-type character.
ロリータ refers to the young girl herself, while ロリコン refers to a person's psychological attraction to such girls, not the girl.
ロリータ refers to the fashion style or a doll-like young girl, while ロリコン (short for 'Lolita complex') refers to an attraction to young girls and carries a very different, often negative connotation.
Abbreviation of ロリータコンプレックス (Lolita complex), from English 'Lolita' (after Nabokov's novel) and 'complex'. Entered Japanese in the 1970s–80s.