otoko_no_ko
A male character who looks female.
The Japanese term 男の娘 (otoko no ko) is a pun on 男の子 (otoko no ko), meaning "boy", replacing 子 with the ko reading of 娘 (commonly musume, girl).
Across English-speaking communities, these characters are referred to in a number of different ways with no single standard term. The most common are "trap" and "femboy", and less frequently "tomgirl" or "otokonoko" are used.
Some people use "femboy" to describe anyone who appears or acts feminine, even if they don't convincingly pass as female. If you can correctly tell the character is male with complete certainty from the thumbnail alone without looking at the genitalia, it's not this.
While many otoko no ko engage in crossdressing, it is not a requirement. Sufficiently feminine characters can pass as girls even when near-nude or dressed in typically masculine clothing.
h4. Examples
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h4. Notable characters
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* [[Kinoshita Hideyoshi from Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
* Midare Toushirou from Touken Ranbu
* Shidou Mariya from Maria Holic
* Totsuka Saika from Yahari ore no seishun lovecome wa machigatteiru.
* Urushibara Ruka from Steins;Gate
* Watarase Jun from Happiness!
* Yuuki Kei from Moyashimon
h4. See also
* bishounen for boys with both masculine and feminine beauty traits
* reverse trap for ladies in masculine dress
* girly boy for boys that are feminine in personality, but not necessarily appearance
* futa without pussy for male genitalia, but otherwise female body
* cuntboy for female genitalia, but otherwise male body
* futanari for those with both male and female genitals, but female body
* josou seme, Otoko no ko being the more dominant sexual partner
* Pool: Manly Femboys
h4. External links
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