), while others are created for male readers who self-insert into the boy's role to feel cared for by an older woman. 2. The "Healing" and Psychological Perspective

: Some readers, particularly those in the LGBT community who may have faced childhood bullying, use these stories to "relive" an alternative version of their youth where they are loved and protected. The "Spa Effect"

: Shotacon emerged in the early 1980s Japanese amateur comic culture ( Demographic Paradox