This article is from the Manga Glossary, by Steve Pearl starbuck@cybercomm.net with numerous contributions by others.
Contraction of "Lolita complex". A Lolita complex (named after the
character in Nabokov's novel) is an unhealthy desire for very young girls;
the Japanese word is more slang and less clinical, but means more or less
the same thing. The sub-genre of H manga featuring young-looking girls is
known as "loli-manga". In the world of H-manga, the words "Lolita" and
"bishoujo" ^[$BH~>/=w^[(B (pretty girl) are often used interchangeably.
 
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