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* [[SeinenShōnen manga|Shounen]] ->→ aimed at 18-40 year old menboys.

* [[Shoujo Demographic|ShoujoSeinen]] ->→ aimed at girls18-40 year old men.

* [[JoseiShoujo Demographic|Shoujo]] ->→ aimed at 18-40 year old womengirls.

* [[KodomomukeJosei]] ->→ aimed at younger18-40 children,year mostlyold unaffected by the [[Animation Age Ghetto]]women.

* [[Multiple Demographic Appeal|Mina]] ->→ [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]

* [[Hentai]] ->→ Means "pervert" or "perversion", used by English fans to label porn. (The usual terms in Japanese are "ero-manga" for comics, and "ero-anime" for animation.)

* [[Jidai Geki]] ->→ Historical drama, usualyusually [[Feudal Japan]].

* [[Magical Girl]] ([[Mahou Shoujo]]) ->→ Young female superheroes, often an [[Ordinary High School Student]], gain powers and fight evil.

* [[Humongous Mecha|Mecha]] ->→ Referring to the genre and many subgenres of giant robot shows as well as the giant robots that star in them. Usually divided into two categories.

** [[Real Robot]]: → Mecha Anime the usually runs on [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness|'hard' science]], or at the very least [[Reality Ensues|a general adherence to what would happen in real life]]. Hard specs for mechs are common, as are darker themes. (Examples include most iterations of ''[[Gundam]]'', ''[[The Big O]]'', etc.)

** [[Super Robot]]: → Hard specs are usually thrown out the window in favor of [[Rule of Cool]], [[Rule of Drama]], and other such 'soft' science like powering your robot with [[The Power of Love|love]], [[Hot-Blooded|courage]], [[The Power of Friendship|friendship]], or, in a pinch [[The Power of Rock|high velocity music]]. Generally [[Lighter and Softer]], though not always. (Examples include ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'', ''[[G Gundam]]'', ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'', and the like.)

* [[Bishoujo]] ->→ An attractive girl or woman.

* [[Bishonen]] ->→ An attractive boy or man.

* [[Bokukko]] ->→ A [[Tomboy]] that refers to herself with the masculine [[Japanese Pronouns]].

* [[Dandere]] ->→ [[Shrinking Violet]]

* [[Dojikko]] ->→ [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]

* [[Genki Girl]] ->→ Genki means "energetic". ''Very'' energetic.

* [[Kawaiiko]] ->→ Little-girl cuteness personified, to [[Tastes Like Diabetes]] and beyond

* [[Bastard Boyfriend|Kichiku]] ->→ Sexy, sadistic boyfriend

* [[Bespectacled Bastard Boyfriend|Kichiku Megane]] ->→ Sexy, sadistic boyfriend with hot little glasses

* [[Kuudere]] ->→ A [[Sugar and Ice Personality]], icy with a sugary interior.

* [[Megane]] ->→ Boys with glasses, for glasses-fetish fangirls. Available in several flavours.

* [[Meganekko]] ->→ Literally "Glasses Girl", mixed with a good dose of [[Moe]]; unlike the [[The Glasses Gotta Go|western stereotype]], the glasses are essential to her attractiveness.

* [[Moe]] ->→ Tooth-achingly cute and [[Woobie]]ish, which some apparently find very adorable, and others apparently find very sexy. (A two-syllable word.)

* [[Seme]] ->→ The dominant male partner in a [[Yaoi]] story.

* [[Tsundere]] ->→ She says she's [[He Is Not My Boyfriend|not your girlfriend]], but she alternates between swooning over you, sulking at you and [[Megaton Punch|dishing out]] [[Armor-Piercing Slap|physical]] [[Hyperspace Mallet|abuse]].

* [[Tsunshun]] ->→ Acts rude and haughty, but in reality is very depressed and probably lonely.

* [[Uke]] ->→ The submissive male partner in a [[Yaoi]] story.

* [[Yandere]] ->→ She loves you. She really does. She just has a peculiar way [[Axe Crazy|of]] [[Girl with Psycho Weapon|showing]] [[Psycho Supporter|it.]]

* [[Cute and Psycho|Yangire]] ->→ Cute but [[Ax Crazy|insanely]] [[Girl with Psycho Weapon|homicidal]] girl. Non-romantic.

* [[Baka]]: Just→ One of the Japanese wordwords for "dummy." In some but not all contexts, "aho" is interchangeable with "baka".

* [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]] -→ A girl who ''really'' likes to play dress-up.

* [[Rail Enthusiast|Densha Otaku]] -→ A major fan of trains.

* [[Doujinshi]] ->→ Fan comics and fanzines; [[Fanfic]] elevated to its own cottage industry in Japan.

* [[Yaoi Fangirl|Fujoshi]] ->→ The stereotypical female [[Yaoi]] fan. Literally means 'rotten girl'. See also [[Yuri Fan]].

* [[Kawaisa]] ->→ Japanese cuteness

* [[True Companions|Nakama]]: → A group of mostly unrelated people that have bonded into something like a family.{{verify}} Not used that way in Japan.

* [[Occidental Otaku]] -→ [[Affectionate Parody]] of non-Japanese fans of Japanese stuff.

* [[Otaku]] ->→ Hardcore nerd. English anime fans adopted the term to refer to themselves, but it is ''not'' a compliment in Japan.

* [[Otaku O'Clock]] ->→ the [[Watershed]]{{verify}}

* [[Pettanko]] -→ Flat-chested character, normally always that of a girl's chest. Is also known as DFC (Delicious Flat Chest) on [[Image Boards]].

* [[Takahashi Couple]] ->→ [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]{{verify}} or [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], depending on whether you're discussing earlier or later Takahashi works.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]] ->→ thigh-high socks fetish{{verify}}