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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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Brother and Sister
A male and a female member of a family that share the same parents. |
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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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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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Origin Story
The tale of how a hero or villain came to be who they are. |
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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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School Clubs
A group gathering or activities that occurs after school is over. |
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School Festival
A tradition seen in Japan every year in their school system. The students set up booths for activities or food stands. |
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Simulcast
The term generally used when anime is broadcast--usually online--in countries outside of Japan around the same time as it airs in Japan, usually within one week or even within 24 hours. |
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Singer
A person who sings as a profession. |
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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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Teachers
A Teacher is a type of person who is in charge of educating others in some form of higher learning or skill. The Japanese title is "Sensei". |
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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. |