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Let me recommend the first book in English about shota comics and the people who love them:

Impossibly Cute Boys: The Healing Power of Shota Comics in Japan

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The book includes:

• The unique publication history of shota comics in Japan

• Interviews with fans and creators of shota comics

• In-depth survey on favorite shota characters, themes, and scenarios, the ideal shota age, and more

• Discussions on “the ethics of shota” – how do the participants think about their attraction to fictional vs real boys?

This is an academic book by an anthropologist, but it is written in an accessible and passionate style that will move you.

Since the book is more about the people who love shota than about the comics themselves, the book contains no illustrations and is therefore available on all major platforms.