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American Alterations
When certain Anime/Manga is brought to America & edited in some way. This might be to conform with different guidelines regarding children's programming or to combine episodes, or several other reasons. |
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Armor Evolution
A different type of Evolution Introduced in Digimon Adventure 02. It granted the chosen children the ability to evolve through the use of the Digimentals to fight the Digimon Kaiser. |
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Bad Turned Good
Also known as redemption. This is when someone who was previously wicked decided to become good. |
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Bitch Slap
A slap with a flat open hand against someone's cheek (most common). This is sometimes performed during an argument. |
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Brothers
Male characters that share the same parents. |
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Censorship And Localization
The history of anime censorship largely involves the early anime releases and the question of their place in the larger media model. |
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Christmas
Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated on December the 25th where people often exchange presents. |
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Concert
A live performance or show were musicians perform before a live audience. |
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Cooking
Someone or something to do with cooking. |
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Crying
What someone does when upset/sad. Sometimes people can also cry from sheer joy. |
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Dark Tower Digimon
Fake Digimon created by Arukenimon from using the Digimon Kaiser's Dark Towers (Control Spires). Despite they are fakes they are as strong as the original. |
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Dreams & Nightmares
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. |
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Evolve
Seen in Digimon series is a ability a Chosen Child or Tamer use to make their Digimon Partner go to the next level. |
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Flashback
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. |
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Fog
Fog is a collection of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. It is used in animes or manga to build a atmospheric element. |
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Ghosts
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. |
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Golden Week
A week period that contains a number of public holidays, such as the Emperor's Birthday, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, and Children's Day. This week is usually a school and work holiday for many, and is a huge release time in the entertainment world. |
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Heroic Sacrifice
An act when someone gives up something of great importance for a greater good. |
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Jogress Evolution
Jogress Evolution (DNA Digivolution) is the process where two digimon merge into one new digimon. |
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Kendo
Kendo translates to "Way of the Sword". It is a sword competition using bamboo swords called a shinai. It is a popular martial arts practice in Japan. |
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Major death
Death of a major character. |
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Manga Iconography
Common visual conventions seen in manga and anime to convey emotions, often for comical effect. |
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Ninjas
A ninja is a (typically Japanese) warrior, trained in martial arts fighting styles, and whom typically specializes in stealthy tactics and unorthodox arts of war. |
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Parents
Someone or something that both has and raises children/offspring. |
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Possession
The act of controling an individual, making him preform actions at your will. |
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Revenge
When someone returns an cruel favor to another after what has been done to them or an loved one. |
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Rock Paper Scissors (janken)
Rock Paper Scissors is known in Japan as "janken". The hand gestures and rules are similar. A game that is often used to decide friendly disputes. |
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Soccer
Commonly known as football. Soccer is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is one the world's most popular sport. Inazuma Eleven is a great example. |
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Time Skip
When a series jumps several months or even several years. Usually used in series staring younger kids and it resumes when they're teenagers or even adults. |