Anime Genre FAQ

[~acadia]

Have you ever been confused when fangirls talk about their favorite anime genre dealing with male protagonists falling in love with another *gulp* male? I sure have. Heres a comprehensive list from wikipedia.com that will help you to better understand the words used to describe these different kinds of anime/manga/videogame/entertainment!

Genres and designations that are specific to anime and manga:
(For other possible genres, see list of movie genres.)

• Bishōjo: Japanese for 'beautiful girl', blanket term that can be used to describe any anime that features pretty girl characters, for example Magic Knight Rayearth
• Bishōnen: Japanese for 'beautiful boy' blanket term that can be used to describe any anime that features "pretty" and elegant boys and men, for example Fushigi Yūgi
• Ecchi: Derived from the pronunciation of the letter 'H'. Japanese for 'indecent sexuality'. Contains mild sexual humor, for example Love Hina.
• Hentai: Japanese for 'abnormal' or 'perverted', and used by Western Audiences to refer to pornographic anime or erotica. However, in Japan the term used to refer to the same material is typically Poruno or Ero.
• Josei: Japanese for 'young woman', this is anime or manga that is aimed at young women, and is one of the rarest forms.
• Kodomo: Japanese for 'child', this is anime or manga that is aimed at young children, for example Doraemon.
• Mecha: Anime or manga featuring giant robots, example Mobile Suit Gundam.
• Moé: Anime or manga featuring characters that are extremely perky or cute, for example Little Snow Fairy Sugar.
• Progressive: "Art films" or extremely stylized anime, for example Voices of a Distant Star.
• Seinen: Anime or manga similar to Shōnen, but targeted at teenage or young male adults, for example Oh My Goddess!.
• Sentai/Super Sentai: Literally "fighting team" in Japanese, refers to any show that involves a superhero team, for example Cyborg 009.
• Shōjo: Japanese for 'young lady' or 'little girl', refers to anime or manga targeted at girls, for example Fruits Basket.
  • Mahō Shōjo: Subgenre of Shoujo known for 'Magical Girl' stories, for example Sailor Moon.
• Shōjo-ai: Japanese for 'girl-love', refers to anime or manga that focus on love and romance between female characters, for example Revolutionary Girl Utena.
• Shōnen: Japanese for 'boys', refers to anime or manga targeted at boys, for example Dragon Ball Z.
• Shōnen-ai: Japanese for 'boy-love', refers to anime or manga that focus on love and romance between male characters. This term is being phased out in Japan due to references to pedophilia, and is being replaced by the term "Boys Love" (BL). An example of this style is Gravitation.

(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime )

[gogogoh3]

Thanks, but I was wondering if there is any search sites that I can look up anime with muti. genre mix? I don't have a hard time finding anime and I am very well informed but just looking for more ways to impove in finding anime, for me and other people

[freakzilla]

Originally Posted by gogogoh3

Thanks, but I was wondering if there is any search sites that I can look up anime with muti. genre mix? I don't have a hard time finding anime and I am very well informed but just looking for more ways to impove in finding anime, for me and other people

anidb.net should do it

[gogogoh3]

I use that site and it's great but you can only search on genre of anime at one time, get it?