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Akujo
Female characters in anime and manga who are, were, and always will be wicked and evil. |
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Anime Anatomy
A type of censorship used in non-pornographic anime and manga. Instead of pixelating or covering nipples or genitals, they're simply not drawn. |
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Bath Scene
One of the most common forms of fanservice in all anime. Bath scenes can show bonding between characters, but are more often used as just an excuse to exploit a female character. |
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Big Boobs
What is anime without the over-sexualization of women's breasts? |
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Clone
A Clone is a biological copy of any organic creature. A Clone is mostly created through science and is sometimes abused to an extent. |
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Costume Change
Normally in anime and manga a character will wear the same outfit throughout the series. But there are many characters who are known for changing into elaborate costumes, costumes they'd never wear normally, either for comedic relief, to gain power, or for their own mysterious reasons. |
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Crossover
A concept where several characters from different, separate stories and series meet up. |
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Doppelgänger
A double or look-alike of another person. |
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Dreams and 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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Exaggerated Emotional Iconography
Common visual conventions seen in manga and anime to convey emotions, often for comical effect. |
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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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Femme Fatale
A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive. |
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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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Kidnapping
Capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment . |
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Murder
The act of taking another person's life. |
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Organized Crime
A group of people who work in secret to organize criminal activity, most common examples being the mafia and yakuza in Japan. |
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Police
The Police are a form of law enforcement officers that work on the local levels. Uniforms are normally in either blue or black. |
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Princess
A female heir to a royal throne. |
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Revealing Attire
A concept where characters wear revealing or risque clothing. |
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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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Sea Monster
A creature/monster that lives in the sea or ocean. |
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Shower Scene
One of the most common forms of Fanservice, and a classic anime cliche. |
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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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Thief
A thief is a person who commits crimes by stealing anything from objects to valuables. |
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Yuri
A genre of anime/manga featuring girl-on-girl relationships. Although the genre originated in female-targeted works, today it is featured in many male-targeted works as well. |