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Al Sarmen
Al Sarmen is an organization that is against the flow of Rukh and fate. |
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Big Boobs
What is anime without the over-sexualization of women's breasts? |
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Chibi
Chibi means to be small in stature. In anime/manga the term is used for a character that is small in appearance and exaggerated features. |
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Crybaby
A common character type in anime and manga, these are characters who will burst into tears at the drop of a hat and tend to be insecure and whiny. In anime they can be children but are often teens and adults for comedic purposes. |
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Djinn Equip
Djinn Equip is a technique for Dungeon Capturers who can fuse their Djinn with their weapon or fully equipping their body. |
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Dying With a Smile
It's a somewhat common concept where heroes and villains would die smiling instead of cursing or showing fear in their last moments. |
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Energy Blast
A character can harness their power and shoot energy-based projectiles from their body. |
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Exhibitionism
The most basic definition is nudity in public, but an exhibitionist in a broader sense is someone who just simply looks for an excuse to take their clothes off or feels more comfortable without them. |
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Face Between Breasts
When a character has had their face put in the middle of a girls breasts. Though most of the time it may be on accident. Other times it shows sexual relationship between a man and a woman. |
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Fanalis
Fanalis is race from the Dark Continent in the Magi franchise. |
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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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Fog Troupe
Fog Troupe is a group of thieves whose purpose is rob the rich to support the poor. This concept is exclusive to the Magi franchise. |
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Gainax Bounce
The "Gainax Bounce" refers to breasts bouncing around gratuitously in anime, often in ways that seem to defy physics. |
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Genie
Genie are typically entities that can grant wishes. Some dwell in lamps. |
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Household Vessel
Household Vessel houses the Djinn's familiar. This occurs when the Djinn user and the person's connection is strong. |
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Humans
Just your average person! |
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Japanese Honorifics
Japanese Honorifics are best described as a sign of respect and endearment. Politeness is an important part of Japanese culture and language. |
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Ki
Ki is considered to be life force or life energy. Often in Japanese anime and manga, exceptional martial artists are able to harness the Ki for various superhuman feats. It is also referred to as Chi or Qi in Chinese. |
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Kou Empire
Kou Empire is a country with strong Asian influence in the Magi series. |
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Kouga Clan
The Kouga Clan is a nomadic group of people who are independent from the Kou Empire in the Magi series. |
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Lecher
Characters who exercise their strong libidinous desires in unwholesome ways, such as peeping on the objects of their desire, making inappropriate comments, stealing underwear etc. Though typically middle-aged or elderly men with a penchant for young girls, there are probably a few dirty old women out there. |
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Limited Wardrobe
Limited Wardrobe applies when a character always wears the same outfit constantly, regardless of the setting or season, despite it being non-mandatory as opposed to wearing a uniform. |
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Magic
Magic is an often used term in fiction. It is the concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods and breaking the physical laws. |
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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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Pettanko
A "Pettanko" character is a female who is flat-chested or has small breasts and is either concerned by it or proud of it. |
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Poverty
Poverty is the condition of being unable to provide oneself or one's family with basic human needs such as adequate food, shelter, clothing, basic education and healthcare. |
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Royalty
Someone part of a royal family. |
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Rukh
Rukh is the flow of life that is home to all souls in the Magi franchise. |
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Simulcast
The term generally used when anime is broadcast--usually online--in countries outside of Japan around the same time as it airs in Japan, usually within one week or even within 24 hours. |
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Sindria's Eight Generals
Sindria's Eight Generals are a group of powerful individuals who are part of Sinbad's Seven Seas Alliance. |
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Skinship Grope
In anime and manga, girls sometimes admire each other's assets, to the point of groping either with or without permission. This concept applies to any part of the body and either gender, but it's usually all about boobs. |
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Slavery
A concept where one person is treated like the property of another, sometimes legally recognized as such in the eyes of the government as well. This concept applies to both those who have been enslaved and those who have "owned" a slave. In most cases the slave is a protagonist who rebels. |
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Spellcasters
The character is adept at casting magic. In addition using spells is an integral part of his/her fighting style |
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Thieves and Con Artists
Thieves and con artists are people who take objects of value from others by theft or trickery. |
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Transformation
The Idea of a character transforming into a animal, monster, creature, demon, or other types of creatures. |
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Unreal Hair/Eye Color
A popular design choice for characters in anime is to give them natural hair and/or eye colors that do not occur in real nature. |
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Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom of Solomon is a gift of knowledge that Aladdin gains. |