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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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Big Boobs
What is anime without the over-sexualization of women's breasts? |
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Blu-ray Release
Anime episodes or movies released on Blu-ray should be linked to this page. |
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Breast Envy
Commonly seen in anime and manga, less-developed girls are often envious of those with larger breasts. |
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Breast Expansion
A concept typically found in hentai, but not limited to it, breasts may suddenly begin to grow larger in size with little or no explanation. |
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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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Christmas
Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated on December the 25th where people often exchange presents. |
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Cosplay
The practice of dressing like characters from anime, manga, video games, and even novels, TV shows, celebrities, etc. |
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Crazy Anime Hair
Huge spikes, multiple colors, gravity-defying ponytails... and it's probably all natural somehow too. |
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Cross-Dressing
The act of wearing clothes commonly associated with the opposite gender. |
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Crying
What someone does when upset/sad. Sometimes people can also cry from sheer joy. |
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Date
Going on a date with... |
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DVD Release
Anime episodes and movies released on DVD should be linked to this page. |
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Energy Blast
A character can harness their power and shoot energy-based projectiles from their body. |
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Espionage
This is the act of secretly watching a person or group to gather information, often for political purposes. Spies typically disguise themselves so that they might sneak around. Espionage is also frequently tied to assassination plots. |
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Eyecatch
Eyecatches are short scenes or illustrations used to begin and end a commercial break in anime. |
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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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Humans
Just your average person! |
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Incest
Sexual intimacy between family members. |
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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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Masochist
A Masochist is a type of person who attains gratification out of physical or emotional pain. Abuse/Humiliation. |
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Mech
Generally refers to a large, usually humanoid weapon-type robot, usually piloted from within. |
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Parody
Parody is a style of work that closely resembles or mocks preexisting material or genres for comedic effect. |
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Power Dyes Your Hair
A character just got a huge power-up. How can you tell? Their hair changed color! |
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School Clubs
A group gathering or activities that occurs after school is over. |
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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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Students
A Student is one who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university. A popular theme among many manga and animes. |
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Super Saiyan
A once "Legendary" transformation that grants the user a massive increase in power. |
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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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Tricky
Coined by Tom Pinchuk, tricky refers to content that sexualizes minors or characters with the appearance of minors. Generally, these characters have a physical appearance that puts them noticeably under the legal age of consent (17) in the United States. |
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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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Zettai Ryouiki
Literally meaning "Absolute Territory", zettai ryouiki is the area of uncovered thigh between the skirt and the knee sock. |