Seikon no Qwaser Concepts

A common theme in anime and manga is for a character to be a man that looks feminine or a woman that looks masculine, often leading the viewers to believe them to be of the opposite gender.

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.

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

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

A anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it).

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A Very popular concept in Hardcore Ero-Anime and Manga. It is an act of sexuality by binding someone Male or Female with ropes and or chains. It also includes placing them in a humiliating, and vulnerable position It has also been used as a form of erotic torture.

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.

Commonly seen in anime and manga, less-developed girls are often envious of those with larger breasts.

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.

In anime and real life, people barge in and see a person and another person in a compromising position, intentionally or accidentally.

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.

When a character doesn't quite act their age and behaves in an upbeat and immature manner.

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

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".

Someone or something to do with cooking.

Huge spikes, multiple colors, gravity-defying ponytails... and it's probably all natural somehow too.

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

Going on a date with...

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.

Someone who loves to consume alcohol, and typically overdoes it.

Prearranged fight with two people. It is used in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor.

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Ecchi is a Japanese term meaning sexy or erotic, anything that evolves sexy characters. Derived from the word "Hentai" but their meanings are completely different. Ecchi walks that line between sexy, but never crosses it into full graphic nudity or sex.

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.

Eyecatches are short scenes or illustrations used to begin and end a commercial break in anime.

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.

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.

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.

A fortune teller is a person with divine or magical powers who can tell various bits of personal information about an unknown person. She/he can tell the future, more often she/he can see one of many potential futures. Sometimes objects like tarot cards, tea leaves, crystal balls are used to assist the fortune teller in his/her reading.

The "Gainax Bounce" refers to breasts bouncing around gratuitously in anime, often in ways that seem to defy physics.

As the name suggests, it's a situation where a character's gender is switched.

A particular style of dress that generally incorporates vaguely historical looks done up flamboyantly with lace, although there are several subsets of Gothic Lolita.

Characters with two different eye colors.

Just your average person!

Japanese Honorifics are best described as a sign of respect and endearment. Politeness is an important part of Japanese culture and language.

Capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment .

A list of lesbians that appear in anime and manga.

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.

A fantasy sub-genre that features girls who magically transform into super-heroines and combat evil.

Maids and Butlers are highly popular within anime and manga. They can simply be a job, or they can be a lifestyle for loyal servants to a master or mistress. Identified by a particular uniform. Also popular in cosplay.

Death of a major character.

Common visual conventions seen in manga and anime to convey emotions, often for comical effect.

A couple who have made an official vow to stay together.

A Masochist is a type of person who attains gratification out of physical or emotional pain. Abuse/Humiliation.

A towel usually worn after bathing or showering to cover up. Sometimes used as censorship even during bathing.

The Naked Apron is a fetish cosplay. The wearer will either be in underwear or naked with an apron covering their front.

Bleeding from the nose, in manga/anime it mostly used as a sight gag that happens when a character is thinking or witnessing something perverted.

A woman who has taken vows committing herself to a spiritual life.