>>34811455Speaking as a gyaru aficianado, and having argued with people saying gyarus are "merely bimbos" (having seen western artists just draw them as such), I feel like I need clear it up a bit here.
The appeal of bimbos is merely that they're completely and utterly retarded. Generally there's a focus on large lips/the "duckface", big blonde hair, big tits, and too much pink.
On the contrary, gyarus are quick-witted, and extremely socially intelligent. They may not be too intelligent books-wise, but they're not vapid and materialistic like bimbos are - the focus is on their confidence and forwardness. Appearance-wise, they tend to focus on what we over here would consider "tacky". Bimbos focus on basically barbie clothes, gyaru are closer to Jersey Shore girls appearance-wise. More colorful, some lewd clothes, but generally more eye-catching.
The origins of the bimbo vs the gyaru are completely different as well. Bimbos came out of extreme materialism pushed by the west. Gyaru exist as a form of extreme anticulture, in opposition to the traditional Japanese ideal. They're effectively what goth girls were in the west.