is a Japanese abbreviation for the Sh?tar? Complex, a term describing affinity or sexual preference for underage boys.}} Outside Japan, shotacon refers primarily to artwork that depicts Sh?tar?-like characters (shotas) in cute or sexual ways. The term "Sh?tar?" itself comes from the name of a main character in the 1956-1966 manga Tetsujin 28-go, a energetic, prepubescent boy detective. Modernly, shotacon artwork appears in numerous pornographic doujinshi and in anime as fanservice. As with its female equivalent, lolicon, the most explicit forms of shotacon artwork depict child sexual abuse and have been the subject of legal controversy. Controversy Like lolicon, shotacon often depicts children in sexual situations with adults or other children. While the shotacon community argues that drawn art is protected under freedom of speech, critics claim shotacon is a direct offshoot of child pornograph

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