Cross-Dressing Concepts

A common theme in anime and manga is for a character to be a man that looks feminine or a woman that looks masculine, often leading the viewers to believe them to be of the opposite gender.

Eyecatches are short scenes or illustrations used to begin and end a commercial break in anime.

Fan Disservice is the opposite of Fan Service where the fans are repulsed and turned off.

A list of gay anime characters.

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

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31st that was originally based upon a Celtic festival. It's more commonly celebrated in the United States by dressing up in costumes and Trick-or-Treating, but is also observed in other parts of the world.

A phrase used to describe a situation where someone mistakes a man/transsexual for an attractive woman. Not to be confused with "Crossplay" even though this can be said in that situation.

Gratuitous exposure of a character's panties, possibly the biggest fan service concept in anime and manga.

Skirts are style of clothing mostly worn by women. Sometimes long and sometimes way too short.

A fairly common character type in anime, a tomboy is a girl who takes on more stereotypical male characteristics, such as being more aggressive.

A sub-genre of shoujo and/or josei manga featuring boys and/or men in homosexual relationships.