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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]].
This is a list of anime-related terms and their definitions, some of which may have their own articles.
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==Anime Terms==
 
==Anime Terms==
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* [[Cosplay]] - dressing as an anime character
 
* [[Cosplay]] - dressing as an anime character
 
* [[Doujinshi]] - Fanfiction in anime or manga style
 
* [[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 partial or full nudity is sometimes featured
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* 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
 
* 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 exageratedly cute
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* Kawaii - Japanese for cute.  Can refer to a style which is exaggeratedly cute
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* [[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
 
* [[Manga]] - Graphic novels produced in Japan, or artwork emulating the style of those works
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* 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
 
* 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==
 
==Hentai Terms==
* Futanari (Futa) - characters with both male and female genitalia (hermaphrodites).  Commonly as called '''dickgirls'''
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* [[Futanari]] - girls with male (and sometimes female) genitalia.  Commonly also called '''dickgirls''' or '''futa'''
 
* [[Hentai]] - Pornographic anime or manga
 
* [[Hentai]] - Pornographic anime or manga
 
* [[Lolikon]] - Hentai featuring undeveloped girls
 
* [[Lolikon]] - Hentai featuring undeveloped girls
 
* [[Shotakon]] - hentai featuring undeveloped boys
 
* [[Shotakon]] - hentai featuring undeveloped boys
* [[Yuri]] - commonly used to refer to hentai featuring lesbian sex
 
 
* [[Yaoi]] - commonly used to refer to hentai featuring male homosexual sex
 
* [[Yaoi]] - commonly used to refer to hentai featuring male homosexual sex
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* [[Yuri]] - commonly used to refer to hentai featuring lesbian sex
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 16 July 2008

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