Why is there no option for both? I admit, I like a good pretty bishounen. I also like older men and manly men, all sorts of men! I have a problem with a bunch of pretty boys that flat out look like girls, especially when people are drawing "yaoi" and the boys look like girls. But other than those super girly boys, I'll take my men in just about any shape or size.

lol - I also want a 'both' option in the poll! I like the pretty guys, but I also like the rare Manly Man characters. ^_^

In Japan, the 'ideal' of beauty pretty much starts and ends with the HS age girl. So an attractive man should look like a girl, right? XD This is the way it's been over there since Tale of Genji over a thousand years ago.

I don't mind when my guys look effeminate, as long as they don't ACT it! (Gackt, in his younger days was SO bishounen!!!!)

I'd say there needs to be a healthy dose of both manly and pretty men xD

Then the average ones *sigh* -_- They gotta have SOMEWHERE to go I suppose...

For manly guys though, they just can't be uber buff in Highschool O_o It just ain't right...Muscles are okay but not...bazookas....

Pretty boys come sparingly though, or they loose their value in one manga...

hmm.. well I don't know. I think there has always been somewhat of a "girly man" stereotype in anime. Though it's evolved into something else all together.

I like pretty men in manga... I think it's awesome. it's turned me into a class A pervert...well..it turned me into one..I'm not so much anymore since I've become "religious"..I still love pretty boys and boy on boy, but I'm not obsessd with it anymore.. I think its interesting but leaves you wanting something that's not quite possible..

Actually I like the manly pretty boys. Like Vash and Wolfwood in Trigun, or Abel Nightroad and Tres in Trinity Blood.
Gorgeous men mmmmmm

I prefer the pretty boys. I always have. Not sure why though... maybe it's because I don't like really buff guys in real life so I don't prefer them in anime either....

m not a fan of da pretty boys.....
i lyk hunks.......

Give me the BISHIES!
Pretty boys all the way XD

i love pretty boys. I though i sometimes prefer the buff men. But pretty boys are awesome

*laugh*

OMG its been months sense i've looked at this. @.@ I forgot it was mine!

I supposed I should make a 'both' option, because sometimes i'm like that too.

The one thing I hate is when the boy has a pretty face, but then this HUGELY buff body.

ick. T_T

I like both. It depends on the story, usually in yaoi they have a pretty one and a manly one and thats cute and works. Also like in Ouran they are all very pretty and it works and in stuff like Hand Witch they are manlier which works too. I like both depending on the story. But if i had to choose i'd probably go for the pretty boys, they bring out the fan girl in me.

^.^ It just depends! Yuki Sohma.... is just *faints* Kurogane is just..... *shudders*

for me this is what it boils down to!

keep the sexy pretty boys in the mangas IN the Mangas!

Irl get at least some muscle! Women aren't supposed to be Body Builders and Men shouldn't really be Frail... XD
Ex. thin gorgeous Yuki Sohma belongs on the list of my -crazy fangirl for...-
My boyfriend = 6 foot 2, manly southern accent voice, AND Muscle...
in today's economy... a girl better find some good friends to help move things or have a strong bf... aside from that your lookin' at what 75-100 dollars..? hellz no!


~whispers~ don't pay someone $2,500 to put your kitchen together for you... put your husband/bf to work... XD

Even older anime have pretty boys in them, and yes, I prefer my boys pretty over buff. Because buff men don't make pretty yaoi. >.>

That's because the rabid fangirls like to see beautiful men that don't really look like men. I agree, I like the more feminine look, but I can't stand it when they have the hair that makes them look exactly like a girl. I hate it when I can't tell the gender just by looking. The more time goes on, the more I realize that's the case in real life as well. Lol.

Haha, I would have to say the pretty boys.. the overly muscular ones are muffed up. @-@

I'm a yaoi fangirl, so I like those 'pretty' men.
OwO

Eh, depends, in some way. Pretty boys in mangas are nice, if they fit in the context. Still, I prefer if they have some kind of masculinity to them. Cute, but not too effeminate, not a la Rose of Versailles. Think Ouran Host Club's Mori-sempai or Cantarella's Michael or Cesar, if you catch my drift ^^;

It depends for me~
Sometimes the pretty ones catch my eye, but then again sometimes I find myself swooning over muscles.
x3

But I beg to differ that recent anime/manga is lacking in "manly", "buff" men.
Gurren Lagann finished airing on television this past year, and Kamina is the definition of "manly" and-- wow! --did he have some gorgeous muscles.
Gundam 00 recently completed it's cycle, too, and most of the meisters AND not-so-main characters had muscle definition and angular faces.
Buuuuuut, then again.
I don't watch much shoujo, so I suppose that's where all of the pretty ones went.
xDD

i like the pretty ones. but im a "miss Yoai Osessed Fangirl" so yeah.

Depends sometimes for me. Mostly I love the pretty boys XD Sometimes I like the menly men. It depends on what anime/manga i watch or read.

i like them both XD

I like the pretty boys, i just can't help it

I love both Pretty boys and the manly ones. So both. Mix of both is good too. definately! ^^

I love the pretty boys in anime/manga. I really enjoy seeing very beautiful men (and women as well). However I do like a wide range of characters. Manly men and shoda boys. I find it much more enjoyable when you have a viraity to choose from.
'Cus if the world has diffrent fangirls then there should be diffrent characters to pick from. Right?

It depends on the character and story line. Though I admit, I do prefer the pretty boys over the buff manly-men.