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Angel Sama
Japans version of the Ouija board. |
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Bathing Scene
Bathing Scenes, while occasionally meaningful to plot or character development, are generally excuses for fan service. |
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Cannibalism
The act of eating a member of ones own species. |
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Curse
A long-lasting spell that causes negative results to the cursed one and sometimes those around him/her. |
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Demons
Are powerful creatures that live in the pits of Hell. That are many classes and levels for these monsters but no matter the rank they are deadly beasts. |
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Fan Service
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. |
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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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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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Horror And Monsters
A common theme in several anime and manga. |
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Kappa
A creature from Japanese folklore. |
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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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Marriage
A couple who have made an official vow to stay together. |
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Mermaids
A mythological creature that is half-human and half-fish. Are said to be related to the sirens. |
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Nosebleed
Bleeding from the nose, in manga/anime it mostly used as a sight gag that happens when a character is thinking or witnessing something perverted. |
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Oni
Oni are creatures from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls. They are popular characters in Japanese art, literature and theater. |
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Pop Idol
Pop Idols in Japan are classically females in their teens to early twenties. Not only are they singers, but they can also be models and general media personalities. |
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Rain
In addition to being just weather, the rain can symbolize many things. It can represent life, foreshadowing, sadness, and many things. |
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Rokurokubi
A popular creature in Japanese folklore that is primarily female and has the ability to stretch their necks to amazing lengths. |
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School Festival
A tradition seen in Japan every year in their school system. The students set up booths for activities or food stands. |
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Shinigami
Shinigami are death gods, a recurring concept in multiple anime, notably in Bleach and Death Note |
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Vampires
Blood sucking creatures of the night, although not always evil necessarily. They are a staple of countless anime and manga series. |
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Werewolf
A Werewolf or Werwolf or even"Lycanthrope" is a mythical human with the ability to transform into a wolf or humanoid wolf, it is created when a human is bitten or scratched by another werewolf, or even put under a curse. |
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Witches
A female sorcerer or magician. |
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Yuki-onna
A female spirit in Japanese folklore that is able to control ice and snow. |