A boy who acts recognizably feminine but can still be easily identified as male. "Onee" type boys will often be of this demographic, owing to girlish speech patterns or hobbies.

Most characters of this type will have an interest in topics typically associated with femininity (dandy-style fashion, beauty, cute things, etc.) and often are depicted in coquettish poses. They may wear [[high heels]], [[jewelry]], [[makeup]] and/or [[nail polish]]. Common hairstyles may be wavy or flipped.

[b]Not[/b] to be confused with [[otoko no ko]] (sometimes referred to as "femboys" in English), which is a boy whose [i]physical appearance[/i] is feminine in possible addition to his personality. Also not to be confused with the term and archetype of "okama", though characters of either type can have girly boy traits. [[Crossdressing]] does not automatically make a character a "girly boy" either. 

h4. Image examples
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h4. Notable character examples
* [[Scandinavia Peperoncino]] from [[Fate/Grand Order]]
* [[britney_(taisou_samurai)|Britney]] from [[Taiso Samurai]]
* [[Narukami Arashi]] from [[Ensemble Stars!]] [tn]Arashi identifies as female but is physically male, so from appearance alone she qualifies as a "girly boy"[/tn]

h4. See also
* [[tomboy]] (feminine counterpart)
* [[fabulous]]
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