Black Lagoon Concepts

A character that has had one or more of his/her limbs completely severed.

This is for any anime/manga that has created another series within itself that is referenced quite often.

The main opposing force of a story. Normally the antagonist is a villain but other forms of fiction may have them as heroes or indifferent characters.

A fight scene or epic battle that stands above the norm of what the series offers and goes down in history as one of the best combat encounters in the series. The perfect combination of epicness and animation.

Also known as redemption. This is when someone who was previously wicked decided to become good.

Betrayal is the act of treachery or a violation of a trust or allegiance. This can be to one's friends, country, or God.

What is anime without the over-sexualization of women's breasts?

A massacre

A male and a female member of a family that share the same parents.

A Butler is a male servant. Similar to a Maid. These people often tend to those of high social status.

Chibi means to be small in stature. In anime/manga the term is used for a character that is small in appearance and exaggerated features.

Child Abuse is the act of an adult striking or causing harm to a child. Not necessarily physical, but emotional abuse as well.There are also adults who sexually abuse kids called Pedophilia.

Nearly every anime has a comedic moment here or there. Everyone likes to laugh.

Convenient Censorship such as steam, hair and beams of light are often used in anime and manga to show naked characters while obscuring their "naughty bits".

Someone who remains calm in most of the situations. Even in the middle of battle.

Power corrupts. Bureaucratic power (especially tied to other powers) is no exception.

Characters with serious long mental unstabilities. They're sometimes simply weird but recently they're portrayed as downright homicidiacs. Not to be confused with the Mentally Unstable where the character fights against it and usually wins.

Huge spikes, multiple colors, gravity-defying ponytails... and it's probably all natural somehow too.

The act of wearing clothes commonly associated with the opposite gender.

One or more past events that negatively affected one or more people. It's very common in an anime for at least one person to have such a past.

Not to be confused with "Evil Twin" which is a completely different person who is an evil version of a character, the Dark Side is an internal evil persona of a character. It is often seen as a figure that must be defeated to gain control over one's own body and gain extra powers.

AKA beheading

These characters had died by the end of the manga, anime or movie. Permanently.

One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, often used to describe younger individuals such as high schoolers who cause trouble.

The loss of limbs and body parts is a common concept in many of the more violent Japanese manga and anime.

Canine animal with four legs that is seen as a pet.

Drama is a concept used in story telling to invoke an emotional reaction from the audience by using serious themes; such as tragedy, suspense, and death.

Drowning is death from suffocation (asphyxia) caused by a liquid entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia and cardiac arrest.

Someone who sells illegal drugs for profit

Someone who loves to consume alcohol, and typically overdoes it.

Perhaps the greatest past-time in Anime, eating is often done in more lighthearted moments as a source of humor or as a way of showing togetherness with characters, usually involving characters who can eat insane amounts of food and not gain an ounce.

Common visual conventions seen in manga and anime to convey emotions, often for comical effect.

Fan Service is often a sexually provocative moment or pose that takes place in manga and anime. It usually has no real purpose to a story, and serves as a lurid visual.

Fatherhood as a concept. A man who has conceived or raised a child.

The character knows well how to defend him or herself.

Used frequently in Anime to either recap past events or provide a back story for a character, either their origin story or their off-screen training of new attack. Sometime and entire episode/chapter would be a entire flashback.

The Funeral is the act of a burial after a death. Friends and family gather to morn as the body is placed into the ground, or pass along condolences to surviving family.

As the name suggests, it's a situation where a character's gender is switched.

A ghost is a dead persons spirit that roams the earth usually attached to where they died or refusing to go to the after life until there are finished on earth.

Guts, blood. All that stuff. Mostly seen in violent anime.

Henchmen, or Lackeys, are the nameless masses under the command of a villain or other leader.

An act when someone gives up something of great importance for a greater good.

Just your average person!

Sexual intimacy between family members.

Japanese Festivals are referred to in Japan as 'Matsuri'. Festivals can be local affairs or even nationwide holidays. In many ways similar to Fairs in the US.

The food of Japan in its many flavors, from its own traditional cuisine (such as sushi) to its adaptations of other nations' foods (be cautious eating American-style Japanese pizza).

Japanese Honorifics are best described as a sign or respect and endearment. Politeness is an important part of Japanese culture and language.

Japanese Writing is the writing system of the Japanese language in the form of syllabaries. It consists of Kanji, hiragana, katakana, and romaji.

Capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment .