List of anime terms

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This is a list of anime-related terms and their definitions, some of which may have their own articles. See also List of Japanese words and phrases.

Anime Terms

  • Anime - Animated works produced in Japan, or artwork emulating the style of those works
  • Chibi - a style which isn't very anatomically correct; usually the character is only 3 - 5 heads high, depending on the artist's preference.
  • Cosplay - dressing as an anime character
  • Doujinshi - Fanfiction in anime or manga style
  • Ecchi - art that is meant to arouse, but isn't sexually explicit nor reveals the sexual organs, though non-explicit partial or full nudity is sometimes featured
  • Fan service - using a female character to appeal to male sensibilities, through costume or suggestive position or action
  • Kawaii - Japanese for cute. Can refer to a style which is exaggeratedly cute
  • Kemono - Merging animal features with human characters, usually ears and/or tails. Most common are "catgirls." To be distinguished from furry.
  • Manga - Graphic novels produced in Japan, or artwork emulating the style of those works
  • Otaku - A dedicated anime and manga fan, roughly equivalent to the phrase "Comic book geek"
  • SD (Super Deformed) - a style which isn't very anatomically correct; usually the character is only 2 -3 heads high, depending on the artist's preference. Less realistic than Chibi

Hentai Terms

  • Futanari - girls with male (and sometimes female) genitalia. Commonly also called dickgirls or futa
  • Hentai - Pornographic anime or manga
  • Lolikon - Hentai featuring undeveloped girls
  • Shotakon - hentai featuring undeveloped boys
  • Yaoi - commonly used to refer to hentai featuring male homosexual sex
  • Yuri - commonly used to refer to hentai featuring lesbian sex
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