Negima! Concepts

When a character changes their age, either growing older or younger, and typically not simply by having time pass but as the result of some power or outside source.

A group made by Negi's students to help him find his missing Father

A powerful group of Mages, that save the Magical World

Beings from another planet.

An alternate reality is a universe that is different from the main world of a series. This world can be different in just small ways and it will still resemble the main reality, or it can be completely different and not be similar at all to the universe the protagonist had known.

Mental condition of when someone forgets almost all of his or her past, including his/her identity. Some anime characters have such an allingment.

Originally compiled by Darrin Bright and Ryan Shellito at the California Polytechnical Institute, they explain much of the abnormal physics phenomena we see in most anime.

The main opposing force of a story. Normally the antagonist is a villain but other forms of fiction may have them as heroes or indifferent characters.

A marriage that is arraigned through a meeting and interview process or between families. Many times, the participants may have never even met one another.

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.

Also known as redemption. This is when someone who was previously wicked decided to become good.

Bathing Scenes, while occasionally meaningful to plot or character development, are generally excuses for fan service.

Usually the main villain of the season/show. Alongside the "Bigger Bads", they are the most difficult to defeat or even kill.

What is anime without the over-sexualization of women's breasts?

Typical "beautiful girl" in anime and manga

Black Hole is a collapse star in space, that nothing can escape from it (usually in anime/manga, it is use for attacks)

A Bounty is a price put on the life of someone who is wanted by either the authorities, government, or private organization.

Doing deals for large amounts of cash. Usually hunts people wanted by the law.

The act of Breaking the 4th Wall is when a character seem to show knowledge that they are in a fictional series. Normally by talking directly to the audience.

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.

A male and a female member of a family that share the same parents.

A ability where a characters is able to deflect incoming bullets back at the shooter.

The Bunny Girl is a fetish outfit made popular by the Playboy company though the meaning is different in Japan. A popular outfit in cosplay.

Girls with cat-like features, primarily ears and tail. Feline mannerisms are also common.

Feline animal with four legs and says "meow." Many are found hanging around animes and mangas.

A person who stands on the sidelines of a sporting event and cheers on the team.

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.

The character has known the protagonist for a long time, typically all his/her life. If he/she's from the opposite gender there's a high chance he/she has a crush on the main character.

Child Teachers are theme in some manga/animes. They are normally rather intelligent characters who still display childish behavior at times.

The Class Representative is the person who is appointed as the spokesperson for a classroom in certain school committees. They also enforce the rules amongst the students in class.

A Clone is a biological copy of any organic creature. A Clone is mostly created through science and is sometimes abused to an extent.

When a character's clothes become torn from an attack, such as an explosion or energy blast.

Collateral Damage is a military term describing a situation where soldiers destroy property or kill civilians by accident or on purpose. Example:Dragon Ball Z, there is a lot of property damages and lives lost when Majin Buu blows up the whole city.

Nearly every anime has a comedic moment here or there. Everyone likes to laugh.

Convenient Censorship such as steam, hair and beams of light are often used in anime and manga to show naked characters while obscuring their "naughty bits".

Gatherings of fans featuring cosplay, exhibitor's halls, viewing rooms, and discussion panels. On this site you'll generally see mention of anime conventions.

Someone or something to do with cooking.

Someone who remains calm in most of the situations. Even in the middle of battle.

Cosmo Entelecheia is a secret society

The practice of dressing like characters from anime, manga, video games, and even novels, TV shows, celebrities, etc.

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.

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.

The act of wearing clothes commonly associated with the opposite gender.

A popular subset of cosplay which involves people cosplaying characters of the opposite gender, or "gender-bending" those characters.

A style of comedy that takes a crass and politically incorrect approach to topics considered to be taboo, indecent, or impolite such as sex, violence, bodily functions, pedophilia, race, death, gender, sexual orientation and things that would generally be considered offensive if made light of.

What someone does when upset/sad. Sometimes people can also cry from sheer joy.

A maiden is in peril and only her one true hero can save her.

Dark Magical Girls are female characters that practice the dark form of magical arts.

One or more past events that negatively affected one or more people. It's very common in an anime for at least one person to have such a past.

Not to be confused with "Evil Twin" which is a completely different person who is an evil version of a character, the Dark Side is an internal evil persona of a character. It is often seen as a figure that must be defeated to gain control over one's own body and gain extra powers.