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Lolicon (Lolita Complex) refers to a complex in where a person is attracted to fictional prepubescent girls, usually named as lolis. Lolicon is often portrayed in various japanese types of media such as anime, manga and doujinshi.
History
The term “lolicon” comes from lolita complex, which originated from Vladimir Nabokov’s book Lolita, and was used for the first time in japan in the 1970s. Later, the term started to be used on manga doujinshi to describe erotic stories about young girls.
Shotacon
Shotacon (Shota Complex) is the same kind of attraction but, this time, applied to fictional prepubescent boys, usually named as shotas.