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AEUG
Known as the Anti Earth Union Group. The AEUG is a resistance movement formed to fight the dictator-like Titans in space. |
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A-Laws
An independent secret police of Earth Sphere Federation, having splintered off the main army, answering only to the government. Their mission is to further unify nations. But their ideals and tactics are a facade of oppression, causing destruction to any nation that doesn't submit to the ESF. |
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Amputee
A character that has had one or more of his/her limbs completely severed. |
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Back to life
Also known as resurrection. This is when a previously dead character is restored back to life. |
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Bad Ass Fight Scene
A fight scene or epic battle that stands above the norm of what the series offers and goes down in history as one of the best combat encounters in the series. The perfect combination of epicness and animation. |
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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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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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Bitch Slap
A slap with a flat open hand against someone's cheek (most common). This is sometimes performed during an argument. |
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Boxing
Boxing is a sport and form of martial arts, where people use nothing but there fist to fight. |
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Brother and Sister
A male and a female member of a family that share the same parents. |
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Brothers
Male characters that share the same parents. |
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Celestial Being
Celestial Being is a private, paramilitary organization whose goal is the complete eradication of war. It pursues this by sending Gundams to intervene with all armed conflicts by destroying forces on both sides. |
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Clown
A performer who wears colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose. |
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Code of Honor
Many characters in anime/manga live by a personal or structured code of honor. |
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Cool character
Someone who remains calm in most of the situations. Even in the middle of battle. |
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Corrupt Leaders
Power corrupts. Bureaucratic power (especially tied to other powers) is no exception. |
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Crazy
Characters with serious long mental unstabilities. They're sometimes simply weird but recently they're portrayed as downright homicidiacs. Not to be confused with the Mentally Unstable where the character fights against it and usually wins. |
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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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DELETE
DELETE |
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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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Drowning
Drowning is death from suffocation (asphyxia) caused by a liquid entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia and cardiac arrest. |
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Drunk
Someone who loves to consume alcohol, and typically overdoes it. |
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Enemy Love Interest
The protagonist's love interest is either a member of the enemy faction or the main antagonist of the series. |
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Episode Recap
Basically a short summary of past events told in one episode. |
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Explosion
Explosions are featured in a wide array of anime/manga, created from various weapons/attacks. |
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Fighter
The character knows well how to defend him or herself. |
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Fighting Dirty
Sometimes its the only way to win a fight, and sometimes characters just have no honor. Either way these characters don't like to play fair. |
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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
Fog is a collection of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. It is used in animes or manga to build a atmospheric element. |
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Genetic Engineering
The scientific process of messing with the genetics of an organism. |
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Heroic Sacrifice
An act when someone gives up something of great importance for a greater good. |
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Kidnapping
Capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment . |
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Kissing
Kissing is the act of pressing your lips to the body of another person. This can be on the cheeks, head, hand, but more commonly to another person's lips. |
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Le Creuset Team
The Le Creuset Team is a special forces team of the ZAFT military commanded by Rau Le Creuset. |
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Major death
Death of a major character. |
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Marriage
A couple who have made an official vow to stay together. |
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Martial Arts
Seen in just about every form of anime at least at one point. The key component that makes Shounen popular among boys. As well as Ancient art in itself |
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Mech
Generally refers to a large, usually humanoid weapon-type robot, usually piloted from within. |
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Mech Pilot
A mech pilot is an occupation (mostly for humans) who are well trained in operating advance machinery/robotics armed with various weapons and functions. |
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Military
The force of defense and offense of a nation. Are mostly equiped with the best weapons that the nation can provide. |
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Mother
A woman who has given birth to or raised a child. |
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Mummy
A undead corpse wrapped in bandages |
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Newtype
In Gundam's Universal Century, a Newtype is a human with an evolved sense of awareness and ability. Amuro Ray is the most well known of Newtypes. |
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Operation Meteor
Operation Meteor is the plan to send five Gundams to Earth from the various colonies disguised as meteors. |
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Orphan
A child without parents. |
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Phobia
An irrational fear of something that can be concrete or abstract. |
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Possession
The act of controling an individual, making him preform actions at your will. |
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Pregnancy
A state of a female carrying a fertilized egg in her womb until gestation and a child is born. This entire process takes roughly nine months, and is broken into three-month periods known as trimesters. |
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Princess
A female heir to a royal throne. |