Towards the end of the topic "the man in me"
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,5892.0.html a few of us started mentioning some american and japanese manga/anime that we like, enjoy, find a connection to. With the large list of "Famous Androgynes" posted in entry
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,5597.0.html that are japanese musicians, I got to thinking how popular Nippon's (Japan's) influence on some androgynes and androgynous expressing people in Japan and around the world. I decided to gather some info from the old wise Wikipedia covering various terms maybe unfamiliar.
Nihon / Nippon {Ni=Sun, Hon=Source, land of the rising sun}
(Japan as it is commonly said in english) has been really great country that has influenced Androgynes and Androgynous expression for many.
Manga and Anime are some of the two greatest sources for such influence.
Manga is Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. You read Manga.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga 
Anime is animation originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background aesthetics that visually set it apart from other forms of animation. You watch Anime on the TV, DVD, and at the theater..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime 
Bishōnen (bishounen) is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful boy." It describes an aesthetic widely shared in Asia—a young man whose beauty (and sexual appeal) transcends the boundary of sex. The prefix bi specifically refers to feminine beauty, and bijin, literally "beautiful person", is used to refer to a beautiful woman. The bishōnen is typically slender, with a tapered chin, stylish hair, and distinctly feminine facial features, but simultaneously has a male body though may wear feminine attire. ...The aesthetic of the bishonen is first recorded in Lady Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji , written in about the year 1000 C.E....Prince Genji's beauty is described as transcendental, so much so that "one could have wished him a woman", with a bewitching attraction that is acknowledged by men and women alike. In the original Japanese, however, "bishōnen" applies only to boys under 18. The slang word "bishie" or "bishi" is short for bishōnen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BishonenFor those older, the word "biseinen" is used. In the place of bishōnen, some fans prefer to use the slightly more sexually neutral bishie [also rarely spelled as bishi] or bijin, but these terms remain less common. The term binanshi was popular in the 1980s.
One new trend that is extremely popular now around the world is Cosplay.
Cosplay a contraction of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CosplayA specific kind of Cosplay is Crossplay.
Crossplay is cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of the opposite sex.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossplay
One form of style that is popular now is Gothic Lolita.
Gothic Lolita Lolita fashion emphasizes Victorian-style and Edwardian fashion girl's clothing and often aims to imitate the look of Victorian porcelain dolls.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Lolita.
In Music, Manga/Anime has influenced the style of expression on some popular musicians and bands in a style that is called Visual Kei.
Visual Kei, (vijuaru kei; literally "visual style"), refers to a movement in Japanese rock which started in the 1980s and became widely popular in Japan by the 1990s. Visual Kei is characterised by bands using dramatic costumes and visual imagery to enhance the band's performance. Members of Visual Kei bands often wear striking makeup, style their hair in dramatic shapes (reminiscent of "glam metal" bands from the '80s) and wear elaborate costumes. Although the vast majority of the musicians are male, band members will often wear makeup and clothing which would be considered 'feminine' or 'androgynous'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_KeiKen/Kendra
