Anime: Japanese for "animation" или "cartoons." In American fandom however, it's used to refer to any form of Анимация produced in Japan. Аниме comes in the form of animated TV shows или movies, video games, and comic books.
AMV: stands for Аниме Музыка Video. AMVs are Видео made by Фаны that feature scenes from Аниме together with audio from another Источник such as English songs, dialogue или Музыка from another TV show, или movie trailers. The best AMVs are praised for their good video editing techniques and cleverness in choosing the best Аниме scenes to go with the chosen song или dialogue.
Baka: Japanese for "stupid," "idiot," или "fool." One of the most common Japanese words used by many American Фаны to describe people who are, well, bakas!
BGM: stands for "background music." This refers to the background Музыка of an Аниме TV series, video game, или movie. They're usually fairly common and Популярное tracks among many Аниме soundtrack CDs.
Bi-: a prefix denoting beauty. A "bishoujo" is a young and beautiful girl and a "bishonen" is an attractive and often effeminate boy.
Chibi (CB): Japanese for "small," "little," или "young." A "chibi" style drawing of an Аниме character usually depicts them as being baby-like, with smaller, chubbier bodies, larger eyes and head, and shorter arms and legs. Чиби characters are usually made to be extremely cute and endearing, and it's not uncommon for even villainous characters to be drawn as such. CB is an acronym for Child Body, and is a prefix indicating a Чиби style. Artists draw their characters like this from time to time as a sort of "self-parody" (fans Любовь them as well).
CLAMP: an extremely famous and Популярное all-female Манга creating team made up of Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi. Some of their most famous works include Magic Knight Rayearth (which was their first breakthrough hit), Cardcaptor Sakura (which became the #1 shoujo Манга series in Япония in 1996), Clover, Angelic Layer, Chobits, and Code Geass. All of their works are focused mainly on the characters' relationships and inner conflicts, and the sheer beauty of their stories Показать that Ты don't need tons of fighting and action to get an impacting message across.
COMIKET: A Japanese contraction of the English words comic and market. Comiket is Japan's largest biannual gathering of Манга sellers and buyers in Tokyo. Held at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center, crowds of over 100,000 people will Показать up for the two день event. Over 10,000 creators and publishers of doujinshi sell their wares at Comiket, but Ты can also find vendors selling postcards, posters, trading cards, and other Манга and Аниме related items. Game developers also have a large presence, selling the very latest in Аниме computer games.
Cosplay: short for "costume play." Cosplay is the act of dressing up as an Аниме character. Many Фаны tend to do this at big Аниме conventions such as Аниме Expo.
Dandere: Dandere is mostly being confused with kuudere since they are largely similar, especially in terms of personalities. Kuudere means a cool person who still socializes on acceptable levels. Dandere means a person who barely even opens her mouth, coming off as quiet или emotionless. However, when she is together with her еще familiarized group of friends, she may opened up and even appear looking cute and sweet. She can really turned extraordinary cute if she stays with that perfect someone.
Doujinshi: Japanese for "fanzine." Doujinshi refers to unofficial Манга produced by fans. These fan-made stories can use already existing Аниме and Манга characters или original ones. They're usually distributed online, but in Japan, some of the better doujinshi is sold in stores.
Dub: refers to editing out the original dialogue of a foreign TV Показать или movie and replacing it with dialogue of a different language. In the Аниме world, the "dub" refers to the English language version of an anime.
Ecchi: derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the letter "H" (from the Japanese word "hentai," which means "pervert"). It refers to Аниме with an amount of sometimes humorous indecency, usually involving gratituous nudity and sexual situations.
Ending theme: also called an "ending song" или "outro". Refers to the song sung at the end of every episode of an Аниме series while the end credits role, along with a sequence of Анимация that usually flows with the words of the song. Almost every Аниме has an ending theme that usually changes each season или if the anime's plot changes significantly. The ending theme is almost always followed by a Предварительный просмотр of the anime's Далее episode, and is usually еще calm, slow, and gentle than the opening theme.
Face Fault: an exaggeration of facial features meant to convey extreme shock или surprise, often seen in anime. A flabbergasted character's mouth will open until it literally hits the floor and eyes will become larger than usual. Most often a face fault is accompanied by the character simply falling over from shock.
Fandub: like a fansub (see Fansub), except rather than adding subtitles, the Japanese dialogue is edited out and replaced with a fan-made English dialogue. Fandubs are much rarer than fansubs.
Fansub: refers to an Аниме episode или movie with subtitles made by Фаны themselves and not by official companies. They are distributed among the Аниме market mostly via the Internet. They are very Популярное among Аниме Фаны because many fansubs are made for episodes или Фильмы of Аниме that hasn't yet been officially released and dubbed/subtitled by American companies. Depending on who Ты ask, they could be considered somewhat illegal, but so far they're generally tolerated since most fansubbers create fansubs purely out of passion and not to make a profit. Also, fansubs help promote the Аниме market and they open opportunities for American companies to acquire the rights to Аниме shows that are currently Популярное fansubs.
Fan fic: short for "fan fiction". Refers to original stories written by Фаны using already existing anime/manga characters and plot lines.
Fan art: art made by Фаны depicting characters from an Аниме или manga.
Fan service: usually used to refer to scenes in Аниме that don't have much purpose but are there mainly to please any adolescent male viewers. Such scenes include a female character taking a душ или bath, having her panties show, etc. On a еще positive note, Фан service could also refer to anything shown in an Аниме that is unrelated to the story but is pleasing to the fans, such as cute animals, flashy outfits, или cool action scenes.
Filler: refers to an episode of an Аниме series that does not occur in the series' original Манга (and thus, not created by the original author). The purpose of filler episodes is to give the Манга time to catch up with the Аниме или to make the Аниме last longer than the manga. Since the stories of filler episodes are not made by the series' original creator, they usually involve events in which nothing extremely significant is done или accomplished that affects the actual main storyline. Instead, these episodes usually focus еще on character development, или they could just be randomly funny или cute episodes in an otherwise serious или action-packed Аниме series.
Graphic novel: a book made up of chapters from a Манга series. They're usually around 150 to 200 pages long. Most Манга is originally sold in a series of chapters in weekly magazines. About 10 of these chapters make up a graphic novel. The Japanese word for graphic novel is "tankouban" (see Tankouban).
Hentai: Japanese for "pervert." Hentai is an actual genre of Аниме that includes major nudity and sexual situations.
Hiragana: Japanese characters/letters used for words of Japanese origin only или words without a based Chinese kanji reading. Japanese grammar particles and certain Japanese names are also written in hiragana.
Image song: a song from an Аниме sung by one of its characters usually about his/her thoughts and feelings. These songs are usually only heard on the anime's soundtrack CDs and are always sung by the actual voice actor/actress of the character.
J-pop and J-rock: refers to Japanese Популярное или rock music, similar to English pop and rock but with its own unique sound. A lot of Аниме use existing songs by Japanese artists and almost all of them have at least one available soundtrack CD (usually the longer and еще Популярное an Аниме is, the еще soundtracks it gets).
Josei - Манга that target еще mature women. It is the female equivalent to Seinen manga. Unlike shoujo manga, the romance is еще realistic and less idealized. The storytelling is еще explicit and mature.
Kanji: Japanese characters/letters based directly on Chinese writing. Each kanji usually has a specific meaning and several readings.
Katakana: Japanese characters/letters used to write words of a foreign origin. Fantasy-based words, sound effects, and some characters' names are written in katakana.
Kawaii: Japanese for "cute." A very Популярное word used among American Аниме Фаны used to describe things that are, well, cute.
Kun: An honorific used for addressing или referring to children and teenagers, particularly males, или in an adult setting, used to address an inferior. In anime, Ты see this term used еще and еще to address females, especially ones who tend to act rather "masculine".
Kuudere: Applies to girl who are, well, cool, and eventually proceeds to еще of the “dere” side whenever she is with the right person. Kuudere can be expressive, though barely. Basically, kuuderes are mostly cool and collected. Their direct interactions are another trait of this archetype.
Manga: Japanese for "comics". In American fandom it's used to refer to Japanese comics specifically. Unlike American comics which are basically limited to the superhero and comedy genres, the Манга industry is enormous in Япония and Манга encompasses an extremely wide range of genres and tastes. Most Аниме TV shows have a Манга series that they're based on.
Mangaka: Japanese for comic book artist, ocassionally used with the same meaning by englisg-speaking fans.
Nani: Japanese word for what? It's usually expressed by characters when they don't understand something или are suprised by what they heard.
Mecha: a genre of anime/manga that involves giant, often anthropomorphic robots that are usually piloted by humans. Examples of mecha Аниме include Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam Series, and Code Geass.
Moe: A fairly Последнее but increasingly Популярное type of Аниме character and also a genre. Moe refers to the archetype of cute, warm, innocent, and often times under-age girls in Аниме that evoke some passion или arousal from male viewers. The stereotypical moe character is a cute, polite, naive, submissive, and vulnerable young girl who makes others want to protect her.
OAV или OVA: stands for Original Анимация Video или Original Video Animation. OAVs are usually a series of Аниме episodes made exclusively for Главная video release and not for TV или cinema. OAV's usually have longer and better episodes (since they don't have to worry about TV censorship) and better animation. An OAV could be based on an already existing Аниме TV series или it could be a totally original story.
Opening theme: also called an "opening song"or "intro". Refers to the song sung at the start of every episode of an Аниме series while the beginning credits role, much like the "theme songs" of many American TV shows. However, the songs of Аниме opening themes are usually much еще symbolic and they're made to flow specifically with the Анимация being shown. Almost every Аниме has an opening theme that usually changes each season или if the anime's plot changes significantly. The opening theme is usually еще fast-paced, exciting, and enticing than the ending theme.
OST: stands for Original Sound Track. An OST is a Музыка CD including all of the major background Музыка and songs from a дана Аниме series.
Otaku: a derogatory Japanese word used to refer to anyone who's totally obsessed with any one thing. In American Аниме fandom however, it's less derogatory and is used to refer to someone who's obsessed with Аниме and manga.
Sama: The very formal honorific used when talking to или about someone who is much older and wiser, или someone whom Ты admire to the point of near worship. The honorific is gender neutral and used when referring to men или women. Used primarily to Показать great respect to an individual, as in "Miyazaki-sama is a distinguished artist."
San: The formal, polite honorific one uses when talking to или about someone of equal social status. The honorific is gender neutral and used when referring to adult men или women.
Scanlation: Like a fansub, except for Манга instead of anime. A scanlation of a Манга is when the original Japanese Письмо is edited out and replaced with a fan's translation.
Seinen - Манга that is meant for a еще mature male audience. It is the male equivalent of Josei manga. Seinen titles are typically darker and еще somber than their Shonen counterparts.
Seiyuu: Japanese for "voice actor/actess." American Аниме Фаны use it to refer to the Japanese people who do the voices for Аниме characters. Like the Аниме shows themselves, seiyuus have their own Фан following too.
Senpai: An honorific used by a young person when talking to или about a benefactor или senior in a social organization. The usage of this honorific is encountered time and again in anime, mostly when students are talking to или about their senior classmates. Used as a noun, it would just mean, "our seniors", или "our upperclassmen".
Side story: a story set in the same world as an already existing anime/manga but focusing on different subjects, such as minor characters, new characters, или subtle plots that aren't really talked about in the actual series.
Shoujo: Japanese for "girl" but it's also an anime/manga genre. Shoujo anime/manga usually have a target audience of young girls and involve a lot of emotional female characters and effeminate, attractive male characters. They're drawn in a pretty, flowery, romantic style and the plots are mainly focused on character relationships and interpersonal conflicts. Examples of shoujo anime/manga include Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, Ouran High School Host Club, and Fruits Basket.
Shounen: Japanese for "boy" but it's also an anime/manga genre. Shounen anime/manga usually have a target audience of young boys and involve mostly fiery male characters (who usually have super powers of some kind) and evil, villainous characters (many of which eventually become good guys). They're drawn in a sharp, hard-core style and are mainly focused on fast-paced but often complex plot lines, with a lot of fighting and action scenes. Examples of shounen anime/manga include Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto.
Sub: short for "subtitled." Refers to the Аниме in the original Japanese dialogue with subtitles in another language (usually English).
Tankouban: Japanese word for a volume или graphic novel of a Манга series (see Graphic Novel).
Tsundere: is a Japanese concept of a character archetype which describes a person with a conceited, irritable, and/or violent personality that suddenly becomes modest and loving when triggered by some sort of cause (such as being alone with someone). It can also describe a contradictory personality which is good-willed on the inside, but with a harsh attitude on the outside.
Yandere: Japanese term for a personality that is initially extremely loving and gentle, then at one point becomes deranged или psychotic, often brutally so. Ты can cosider it the opsite of tsundere.
Yaoi: an anime/manga story in which the plot is centered around a romance relationship between two male characters, usually at least one of them being very effeminate.Yaoi is mostly seen in the world of Аниме Фан art and Фан fics, in which the Фаны (usually girls) take the male characters of a particular anime/manga series and put them in gay relationships. Яой relationships are also referred to as "shounen-ai," meaning "boy's love."
Yuri: the same as Яой (see Яой above), but with the romance relationship being between two female characters. Yuri relationships are also referred to as "shoujo-ai," meaning "girl's love."
AMV: stands for Аниме Музыка Video. AMVs are Видео made by Фаны that feature scenes from Аниме together with audio from another Источник such as English songs, dialogue или Музыка from another TV show, или movie trailers. The best AMVs are praised for their good video editing techniques and cleverness in choosing the best Аниме scenes to go with the chosen song или dialogue.
Baka: Japanese for "stupid," "idiot," или "fool." One of the most common Japanese words used by many American Фаны to describe people who are, well, bakas!
BGM: stands for "background music." This refers to the background Музыка of an Аниме TV series, video game, или movie. They're usually fairly common and Популярное tracks among many Аниме soundtrack CDs.
Bi-: a prefix denoting beauty. A "bishoujo" is a young and beautiful girl and a "bishonen" is an attractive and often effeminate boy.
Chibi (CB): Japanese for "small," "little," или "young." A "chibi" style drawing of an Аниме character usually depicts them as being baby-like, with smaller, chubbier bodies, larger eyes and head, and shorter arms and legs. Чиби characters are usually made to be extremely cute and endearing, and it's not uncommon for even villainous characters to be drawn as such. CB is an acronym for Child Body, and is a prefix indicating a Чиби style. Artists draw their characters like this from time to time as a sort of "self-parody" (fans Любовь them as well).
CLAMP: an extremely famous and Популярное all-female Манга creating team made up of Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi. Some of their most famous works include Magic Knight Rayearth (which was their first breakthrough hit), Cardcaptor Sakura (which became the #1 shoujo Манга series in Япония in 1996), Clover, Angelic Layer, Chobits, and Code Geass. All of their works are focused mainly on the characters' relationships and inner conflicts, and the sheer beauty of their stories Показать that Ты don't need tons of fighting and action to get an impacting message across.
COMIKET: A Japanese contraction of the English words comic and market. Comiket is Japan's largest biannual gathering of Манга sellers and buyers in Tokyo. Held at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center, crowds of over 100,000 people will Показать up for the two день event. Over 10,000 creators and publishers of doujinshi sell their wares at Comiket, but Ты can also find vendors selling postcards, posters, trading cards, and other Манга and Аниме related items. Game developers also have a large presence, selling the very latest in Аниме computer games.
Cosplay: short for "costume play." Cosplay is the act of dressing up as an Аниме character. Many Фаны tend to do this at big Аниме conventions such as Аниме Expo.
Dandere: Dandere is mostly being confused with kuudere since they are largely similar, especially in terms of personalities. Kuudere means a cool person who still socializes on acceptable levels. Dandere means a person who barely even opens her mouth, coming off as quiet или emotionless. However, when she is together with her еще familiarized group of friends, she may opened up and even appear looking cute and sweet. She can really turned extraordinary cute if she stays with that perfect someone.
Doujinshi: Japanese for "fanzine." Doujinshi refers to unofficial Манга produced by fans. These fan-made stories can use already existing Аниме and Манга characters или original ones. They're usually distributed online, but in Japan, some of the better doujinshi is sold in stores.
Dub: refers to editing out the original dialogue of a foreign TV Показать или movie and replacing it with dialogue of a different language. In the Аниме world, the "dub" refers to the English language version of an anime.
Ecchi: derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the letter "H" (from the Japanese word "hentai," which means "pervert"). It refers to Аниме with an amount of sometimes humorous indecency, usually involving gratituous nudity and sexual situations.
Ending theme: also called an "ending song" или "outro". Refers to the song sung at the end of every episode of an Аниме series while the end credits role, along with a sequence of Анимация that usually flows with the words of the song. Almost every Аниме has an ending theme that usually changes each season или if the anime's plot changes significantly. The ending theme is almost always followed by a Предварительный просмотр of the anime's Далее episode, and is usually еще calm, slow, and gentle than the opening theme.
Face Fault: an exaggeration of facial features meant to convey extreme shock или surprise, often seen in anime. A flabbergasted character's mouth will open until it literally hits the floor and eyes will become larger than usual. Most often a face fault is accompanied by the character simply falling over from shock.
Fandub: like a fansub (see Fansub), except rather than adding subtitles, the Japanese dialogue is edited out and replaced with a fan-made English dialogue. Fandubs are much rarer than fansubs.
Fansub: refers to an Аниме episode или movie with subtitles made by Фаны themselves and not by official companies. They are distributed among the Аниме market mostly via the Internet. They are very Популярное among Аниме Фаны because many fansubs are made for episodes или Фильмы of Аниме that hasn't yet been officially released and dubbed/subtitled by American companies. Depending on who Ты ask, they could be considered somewhat illegal, but so far they're generally tolerated since most fansubbers create fansubs purely out of passion and not to make a profit. Also, fansubs help promote the Аниме market and they open opportunities for American companies to acquire the rights to Аниме shows that are currently Популярное fansubs.
Fan fic: short for "fan fiction". Refers to original stories written by Фаны using already existing anime/manga characters and plot lines.
Fan art: art made by Фаны depicting characters from an Аниме или manga.
Fan service: usually used to refer to scenes in Аниме that don't have much purpose but are there mainly to please any adolescent male viewers. Such scenes include a female character taking a душ или bath, having her panties show, etc. On a еще positive note, Фан service could also refer to anything shown in an Аниме that is unrelated to the story but is pleasing to the fans, such as cute animals, flashy outfits, или cool action scenes.
Filler: refers to an episode of an Аниме series that does not occur in the series' original Манга (and thus, not created by the original author). The purpose of filler episodes is to give the Манга time to catch up with the Аниме или to make the Аниме last longer than the manga. Since the stories of filler episodes are not made by the series' original creator, they usually involve events in which nothing extremely significant is done или accomplished that affects the actual main storyline. Instead, these episodes usually focus еще on character development, или they could just be randomly funny или cute episodes in an otherwise serious или action-packed Аниме series.
Graphic novel: a book made up of chapters from a Манга series. They're usually around 150 to 200 pages long. Most Манга is originally sold in a series of chapters in weekly magazines. About 10 of these chapters make up a graphic novel. The Japanese word for graphic novel is "tankouban" (see Tankouban).
Hentai: Japanese for "pervert." Hentai is an actual genre of Аниме that includes major nudity and sexual situations.
Hiragana: Japanese characters/letters used for words of Japanese origin only или words without a based Chinese kanji reading. Japanese grammar particles and certain Japanese names are also written in hiragana.
Image song: a song from an Аниме sung by one of its characters usually about his/her thoughts and feelings. These songs are usually only heard on the anime's soundtrack CDs and are always sung by the actual voice actor/actress of the character.
J-pop and J-rock: refers to Japanese Популярное или rock music, similar to English pop and rock but with its own unique sound. A lot of Аниме use existing songs by Japanese artists and almost all of them have at least one available soundtrack CD (usually the longer and еще Популярное an Аниме is, the еще soundtracks it gets).
Josei - Манга that target еще mature women. It is the female equivalent to Seinen manga. Unlike shoujo manga, the romance is еще realistic and less idealized. The storytelling is еще explicit and mature.
Kanji: Japanese characters/letters based directly on Chinese writing. Each kanji usually has a specific meaning and several readings.
Katakana: Japanese characters/letters used to write words of a foreign origin. Fantasy-based words, sound effects, and some characters' names are written in katakana.
Kawaii: Japanese for "cute." A very Популярное word used among American Аниме Фаны used to describe things that are, well, cute.
Kun: An honorific used for addressing или referring to children and teenagers, particularly males, или in an adult setting, used to address an inferior. In anime, Ты see this term used еще and еще to address females, especially ones who tend to act rather "masculine".
Kuudere: Applies to girl who are, well, cool, and eventually proceeds to еще of the “dere” side whenever she is with the right person. Kuudere can be expressive, though barely. Basically, kuuderes are mostly cool and collected. Their direct interactions are another trait of this archetype.
Manga: Japanese for "comics". In American fandom it's used to refer to Japanese comics specifically. Unlike American comics which are basically limited to the superhero and comedy genres, the Манга industry is enormous in Япония and Манга encompasses an extremely wide range of genres and tastes. Most Аниме TV shows have a Манга series that they're based on.
Mangaka: Japanese for comic book artist, ocassionally used with the same meaning by englisg-speaking fans.
Nani: Japanese word for what? It's usually expressed by characters when they don't understand something или are suprised by what they heard.
Mecha: a genre of anime/manga that involves giant, often anthropomorphic robots that are usually piloted by humans. Examples of mecha Аниме include Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam Series, and Code Geass.
Moe: A fairly Последнее but increasingly Популярное type of Аниме character and also a genre. Moe refers to the archetype of cute, warm, innocent, and often times under-age girls in Аниме that evoke some passion или arousal from male viewers. The stereotypical moe character is a cute, polite, naive, submissive, and vulnerable young girl who makes others want to protect her.
OAV или OVA: stands for Original Анимация Video или Original Video Animation. OAVs are usually a series of Аниме episodes made exclusively for Главная video release and not for TV или cinema. OAV's usually have longer and better episodes (since they don't have to worry about TV censorship) and better animation. An OAV could be based on an already existing Аниме TV series или it could be a totally original story.
Opening theme: also called an "opening song"or "intro". Refers to the song sung at the start of every episode of an Аниме series while the beginning credits role, much like the "theme songs" of many American TV shows. However, the songs of Аниме opening themes are usually much еще symbolic and they're made to flow specifically with the Анимация being shown. Almost every Аниме has an opening theme that usually changes each season или if the anime's plot changes significantly. The opening theme is usually еще fast-paced, exciting, and enticing than the ending theme.
OST: stands for Original Sound Track. An OST is a Музыка CD including all of the major background Музыка and songs from a дана Аниме series.
Otaku: a derogatory Japanese word used to refer to anyone who's totally obsessed with any one thing. In American Аниме fandom however, it's less derogatory and is used to refer to someone who's obsessed with Аниме and manga.
Sama: The very formal honorific used when talking to или about someone who is much older and wiser, или someone whom Ты admire to the point of near worship. The honorific is gender neutral and used when referring to men или women. Used primarily to Показать great respect to an individual, as in "Miyazaki-sama is a distinguished artist."
San: The formal, polite honorific one uses when talking to или about someone of equal social status. The honorific is gender neutral and used when referring to adult men или women.
Scanlation: Like a fansub, except for Манга instead of anime. A scanlation of a Манга is when the original Japanese Письмо is edited out and replaced with a fan's translation.
Seinen - Манга that is meant for a еще mature male audience. It is the male equivalent of Josei manga. Seinen titles are typically darker and еще somber than their Shonen counterparts.
Seiyuu: Japanese for "voice actor/actess." American Аниме Фаны use it to refer to the Japanese people who do the voices for Аниме characters. Like the Аниме shows themselves, seiyuus have their own Фан following too.
Senpai: An honorific used by a young person when talking to или about a benefactor или senior in a social organization. The usage of this honorific is encountered time and again in anime, mostly when students are talking to или about their senior classmates. Used as a noun, it would just mean, "our seniors", или "our upperclassmen".
Side story: a story set in the same world as an already existing anime/manga but focusing on different subjects, such as minor characters, new characters, или subtle plots that aren't really talked about in the actual series.
Shoujo: Japanese for "girl" but it's also an anime/manga genre. Shoujo anime/manga usually have a target audience of young girls and involve a lot of emotional female characters and effeminate, attractive male characters. They're drawn in a pretty, flowery, romantic style and the plots are mainly focused on character relationships and interpersonal conflicts. Examples of shoujo anime/manga include Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, Ouran High School Host Club, and Fruits Basket.
Shounen: Japanese for "boy" but it's also an anime/manga genre. Shounen anime/manga usually have a target audience of young boys and involve mostly fiery male characters (who usually have super powers of some kind) and evil, villainous characters (many of which eventually become good guys). They're drawn in a sharp, hard-core style and are mainly focused on fast-paced but often complex plot lines, with a lot of fighting and action scenes. Examples of shounen anime/manga include Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto.
Sub: short for "subtitled." Refers to the Аниме in the original Japanese dialogue with subtitles in another language (usually English).
Tankouban: Japanese word for a volume или graphic novel of a Манга series (see Graphic Novel).
Tsundere: is a Japanese concept of a character archetype which describes a person with a conceited, irritable, and/or violent personality that suddenly becomes modest and loving when triggered by some sort of cause (such as being alone with someone). It can also describe a contradictory personality which is good-willed on the inside, but with a harsh attitude on the outside.
Yandere: Japanese term for a personality that is initially extremely loving and gentle, then at one point becomes deranged или psychotic, often brutally so. Ты can cosider it the opsite of tsundere.
Yaoi: an anime/manga story in which the plot is centered around a romance relationship between two male characters, usually at least one of them being very effeminate.Yaoi is mostly seen in the world of Аниме Фан art and Фан fics, in which the Фаны (usually girls) take the male characters of a particular anime/manga series and put them in gay relationships. Яой relationships are also referred to as "shounen-ai," meaning "boy's love."
Yuri: the same as Яой (see Яой above), but with the romance relationship being between two female characters. Yuri relationships are also referred to as "shoujo-ai," meaning "girl's love."
