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Bathing Scene
Bathing Scenes, while occasionally meaningful to plot or character development, are generally excuses for fan service. |
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Big Boobs
What is anime without the over-sexualization of women's breasts? |
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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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Clothing Damage
When a character's clothes become torn from an attack, such as an explosion or energy blast. |
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Doppelgänger
A double or look-alike of another person. |
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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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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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Panty Shot
Gratuitous exposure of a character's panties, possibly the biggest fan service concept in anime and manga. |
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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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Pop Idol
Pop Idols in Japan are classically females in their teens to early twenties. Not only are they singers, but they can also be models and general media personalities. |
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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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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. |