Blessing of the Campanella Concepts

Bathing Scenes, while occasionally meaningful to plot or character development, are generally excuses for fan service.

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

Feline animal with four legs and says "meow." Many are found hanging around animes and mangas.

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.

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

Someone or something to do with cooking.

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

A legendary creature that is typically reptilian, that can fly and can breathe fire and sometimes ice.

The imaginary events that goes on in your head when you are asleep. In some anime's they can bring important messages or to haunt a person.

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

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 "Gainax Bounce" refers to breasts bouncing around gratuitously in anime, often in ways that seem to defy physics.

The term "harem" is frequently used to describe manga and anime series that feature one man surrounded by a variety of female romantic candidates.

Just your average person!

Kissing is the act of pressing your lips to the body of another person. This can be on the cheeks, head, hand, but more commonly to another person's lips.

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.

Magic is an often used term in fiction. It is the concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods and breaking the physical laws.

A fantasy sub-genre that features girls who magically transform into super-heroines and combat evil.

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

Moe (pronounce moh-eh) is a Japanese slang term for something one likes, and within the anime realm is used to refer to characters who inspire a protective sort of love-- usually because the characters seem to need someone to take care of them.

The kind of character always gets into trouble by his or her bad luck, silliness, and/or cluelessness. A common source of comedy.

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

A character with an arrogant, bossy attitude, often rich and with some princess-like heritage.

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.

Romantic Drama is a concept used in series to create tensions of highs and lows in order to leave the audience in suspense over an outcome in a romance based series.

A Sadist is a type of person who attains gratification out of witnessing the suffering of others, either physical or emotional pain.

Literally means "boy" in Japanese, but is also used to refer to Japan's biggest manga demographic: pre-teen and teenage boys.

Female members of a family that share the same parents.

It is not uncommon for anime heroes and villains to strike over the top poses to make a point, usually about how manly or evil they are.

Twins are children who are born on the same day from the same mother. Though not always identical.

Literally meaning "Absolute Territory", zettai ryouiki is the area of uncovered thigh between the skirt and the knee sock.