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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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