Bleach Concepts

Age Demographics is what Companies use to helps sell their Manga

A Hollow that has removed its mask and has gained Shinigami-like powers

The character is head over heels of him -or herself. He/she might be the best(or not) , but usually the laziest to act and always underestimates the enemies. Rather popular concept for villains and rivals.

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.

Ban-Kai is a zanpakutou's final form. It means "Full Release'"

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 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.

The character has known the protagonist for a long time, typically all his/her life. If he/she's from the opposite gender there's a high chance he/she has a crush on the main character.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

The Espada are the highest ranked Arrancar in Sosuke Aizens army.

The act or an instance of putting to death or being put to death as a lawful penalty.

When someone is asleep, his/her face sometimes get's doodled on with a marker!

Translation problems between two languages or cultures.

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

A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.

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.

Fullbring is an ability that humans can use to communicate with the souls of inanimate object and manipulate them.

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.

A God can be a guardian or a ruler with nearly unlimited powers or sense of consciousness. Most of them are creators or controlers of a sertain element or concept, but there are also gods who are destroyers wile some can be both.

The Gotei 13 are the elite Captain and Lieutenants of the Soul Society's Soul Reaper army. Split into 13 different divisions, they keep the peace and battle the Hollows.

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

Hollowfication is a forbidden processes where a Soul Reaper obtains powers similar to a Hollow.

Hollows are disembodied spirits of humans that have lost their connection to the world and are lost to despair.

Just your average person!

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.

A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival).

One of the four basic forms of Shinigami combat.

A character, often cold and harsh on the outside; but swirling with feelings inside. Much like an igloo, they keep an ice-cold wall, in an ice-cold world; just to protect the warmth inside.

Many times in anime and manga, the protagonist of the series will not know who their parent is, or just think they're a regular person, only to later discover that they were a legendary figure or had incredible powers.

A list of lesbians that appear in anime and manga.

The Maid is a highly popular theme in anime/manga. They can simply be a job, or they can be a lifestyle for loyal servants to a master or mistress. Identified by a particular uniform. Also popular in cosplay.

Death of a major character.

Seen in just about every form of anime at least at one point. The key component that makes Shounen popular among boys. As well as Ancient art in itself

A woman who has given birth to or raised a child.

Someone being completely oblivious about people liking him/her.

The character has a chance of ending up with the protagonist. It means either the protagonist or the heroine(or maybe both) have feelings for the other.

The main character of a story or plot. Most forms of fiction have the protagonist as a hero but there are rare occasions with an evil or not-so-noble protagonist.