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Amnesia
Mental condition of when someone forgets almost all of his or her past, including his/her identity. Some anime characters have such an allingment. |
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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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Betrayal
Betrayal is the act of treachery or a violation of a trust or allegiance. This can be to one's friends, country, or God. |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
The act of Breaking the 4th Wall is when a character seem to show knowledge that they are in a fictional series. Normally by talking directly to the audience. |
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Coward
Often used as a form of comic relief in anime, cowards run away to fight another day. This doesn't mean they won't stand up for what's right, they'll just do it with trembling knees. |
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Crying
What someone does when upset/sad. Sometimes people can also cry from sheer joy. |
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Daddy's Girl
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Father
Fatherhood as a concept. A man who has conceived or raised a child. |
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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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Fop
The Fop, also called The Dandy, is vain, self-obsessed, narcissistic, clothes-obsessed, often campy, and almost always a fool. His role may vary from the upper class twit/wit, to the bad-ass with a perm, but is usually cast in the comic relief spot. |
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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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Hug
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Just Want To Be Normal
Special people wishing for normal lives. |
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Kidnapping
Capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment . |
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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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Moronic character
The kind of character always gets into trouble by his or her bad luck, silliness, and/or cluelessness. A common source of comedy. |
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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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Rage
Often when a character needs to grow stronger in battle, they find this strength through anger. A character being overwhelmed with rage can give them great power or even let them grow to a new level. |
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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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Samurai
Samurais were warriors of feudal japan |
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Sword Fight
An intense battle between two or more characters using swords. |
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Talking Animals
Usually special animals that have the ability to speak to humans. Talking animals are a big part in several animes and mangas |
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Transfer Student
A new student who comes from another school, they typically come from a mysterious background or they arrive to spark some changes in the story. |
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Transformation
The Idea of a character transforming into a animal, monster, creature, demon, or other types of creatures. |