It’s here – the book about shota!

Based on interviews with readers and creators of shota in Japan, Impossibly Cute Boys is the first book in English about shota comics and the people who love them!

Combining ethnographic fieldwork with archival research, the book explores:

  • The history of shota
  • How shota reading differs from other genres
  • Shota’s power to heal trauma
  • Attraction to real boys among shota fans
  • Understanding shota through a theory of “play”

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Shotaology

Shota research

About

This is a website about shota research, or shotaology. I recommend relevant books, and also provide commentary on contemporary manga and anime. Occasionally I also use this website to conduct anthropological surveys for shota fans and others.

The website and blog are run by me, Karl Andersson. I have a master’s degree in Anthropology and write from an academic perspective, but in an accessible style.

If you want to purchase the books I review, feel free to follow my affiliate links to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.