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Airbending
One of the four elemental bending arts, airbending is the the ability to control and manipulate currents of air utilized by Air Nomads. |
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Avatar
The Avatar is the human incarnation of the planet whose goal is to maintain balance in the world. |
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Avatar
An Avatar is a computer user's representation in the internet or other games. They can be cartoonish or realistic in appearance. |
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Avatar State
The Avatar State is an ability of the Avatar to call upon the powers of previous incarnations. |
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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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Bending
Bending is the art of manipulating the natural elements of the world. |
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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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Big Bad
Usually the main villain of the season/show. Alongside the "Bigger Bads", they are the most difficult to defeat or even kill. |
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Broken Friendship
A Broken Friendship is a dead relationship between two people or more. |
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Brothers
Male characters that share the same parents. |
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Champion.
A person who is the best at a sport/tournament/contest etc. |
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Childhood Friend
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. |
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Child Prodigy
A child who is on the same ability level as an older person. This can include things such as skipping grades or talent at an instrument. |
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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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Crime And Mystery
A genre/concept that appears in many anime series, notably Case Closed. |
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Crying
What someone does when upset/sad. Sometimes people can also cry from sheer joy. |
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Dark Past
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. |
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Dreams & 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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Earthbending
One of the four elemental bending arts, earthbending is the the ability to manipulate earth and rock utilized by the people from the Earth Kingdom. |
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Equalists
The Equalists are an organization of extremists lead by the mysterious Amon who promote equality between benders and non-benders. |
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Explosion
Explosions are featured in a wide array of anime/manga, created from various weapons/attacks. |
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Father
Fatherhood as a concept. A man who has conceived or raised a child. |
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Firebending
One of the four elemental bending arts, firebending is the the ability to create and control fire utilized by the people from the Fire Nation. |
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Fishing
The act of catching fish, usually with a rod and reel. Is often seen in any anime that takes place outdoors or in settings in the past where fishing was a valuable skill needed to gather food. |
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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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Frenemy
When someone is friends with a person who for one reason or another they are forced to also be enemies with. |
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Hater
A hater is a person with an intense dislike of something or someone for no reasons other than a desire to intensely dislike something and/or jealousy. |
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Investigation Team
The Investigation Team is a group of students who banded together to solve the mysterious murders of Inaba and explore the TV World. |
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Jealousy
A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival). |
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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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Love Confession
Telling someone you love them. It usually takes a lot of courage to say it. |
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Love Triangle
Someone > Someone > Someone |
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Major death
Death of a major character. |
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Ninjas
A ninja is a (typically Japanese) warrior, trained in martial arts fighting styles, and whom typically specializes in stealthy tactics and unorthodox arts of war. |
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Origin Story
The tale of how a hero or villain came to be who they are. |
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Orphan
A child without parents. |
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Pets
Something that serves as a pet or behaves in the manner of one. |
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Police
The Police are a form of law enforcement officers that work on the local levels. Uniforms are normally in either blue or black. |
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Rage
Often when a character needs to grow stronger in battle, they find this strength through anger. A character being overwhelmed with rage can give them great power or even let them grow to a new level. |
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Reincarnation
Reincarnation is a common theme in most Asian literature, and frequently a character will appear who turns out to be the reincarnation of a past figure (fictional or otherwise). |
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Revenge
When someone returns an cruel favor to another after what has been done to them or an loved one. |
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Revolutionary Army
The Revolutionary Army, in the series One Piece, are the only army in the series that is set on the goal of opposing the wicked World Government. Led by Monkey D. Dragon. |
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Secret Agent
The character is working for a secret association organization, often they seem to be living a perfectly normal life. |
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Secret Identity
A secret identity is an element of fiction wherein a character develops a separate persona, while keeping their true identity hidden. The character also may wear a disguise. A character may have several types of secret identities simultaneously. |
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Secret Keeper
Characters who discover the secret of a character and keeps it. |
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Secrets
Secrets are the creatures connected to the Scrub Coral. |
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Sports
A common theme in many mangas and animes. |
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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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Suicide
Suicide is the act of taking ones own life through various means. |