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>The themes of Lolicom manga written by and for men express a complex fixation with young women, or perhaps the idea of young women (shojo). The little girl heroines of Lolicom manga simultaneously reflect an awareness of the increasing power and centrality of young women in society, as well as a reactive desire to see these young women infantilized, undressed and subordinate. Despite the inappropriateness of their old-fashioned attitudes, many young men have not accepted the possibility of a new role, encompasing greater autonomy for women, in Japanese society. These men who are confounded by their inability to relate to assertive and insubordinate contemporary young women, fantasize about these unattainable girls in their own boys' girls' Lolicom manga.
>For other young men, however, the infantilized female object of desire held so close has crossed over to become an aspect of their own self-image and sense of sexuality. One sub-genre of Lolicom manga tells the story of what might be described as the Lolita-ization of young men. This Lolicom manga features entirely feminine, cute Lolita figures which sprout penises to reveal their hidden masculinity (Robertson 1998:201-204). In series published by Afternoon magazine for young men the desire to actually become a small pretty girl, or Lolita, is expressed through more subtle and publicly-acceptable means. (...) This type of Lolicom manga discloses an infinitely more ambivalent attitude towards the ideal of infantile femininity.
[Adult Manga: Culture and power in contemporary Japanese society (2000)]