burikko – An adult pretending to be a boy or girl. Functions in artwork depicting age-play.

-chan – A suffix that means “relating to” also a Japanese honorific.

chibi – A brief, compact individual or a pretty young little one. Also a specific anime/manga drawing fashion, making a character look dwarfish or distorted. Western cartoon elves may well be regarded chibi.

cosplay – The activity of dressing up as a beloved character from anime/mange. Routinely accomplished at comic e-book conventions and other fan occasions.

desu – A small Japanese phrase that inbound links a noun and verb, literally translated as “it is.” Image boards have used this as a meme, generally repeating “desu desu desu,” for numerous motives, which include to tease the newbies or stubbornly persist in an argument.

doujinshi – Self-printed do the job. The equivalent of desktop self-publishing for manga.

ecchi – The generic phrase for sexual content.

futanari – Hermaphrodites, or art depicting hermaphrodites. The equal of Western soap-operas.

kaitou – A mysterious. elusive thief. Also anyone with phantom-like factors. A stealthy human being who lives in the shadows. The equivalent of Western rogue or hobbit.

katana – A Japanese sword. About 99% of the time when you see ninjas and samurai with swords, they’re revealed wielding katanas.

kawaii – Meeting the Japanese normal for “adorable.”

kawaiiko – A cute boy or girl.

kei – Initially a sculpture model utilised to depict Buddha. As opposed to the additional acquainted (to the West) vision of Buddha as a jolly, laughing fellow, Japanese Buddhas are slim and considerable.

lolicon – A slang term shared among Japanese and Western way of life, for the choice for baby-like depictions of women.

manga – Japanese comic textbooks. All graphic, printed media of a cartoon nature originating in Japan.

mangaka – A manga creator. Japanese for “cartoonist.”

manzai – A fashion of humor involving a comedic duo of an individual “straight man” and an individual “humorous gentleman.” In Western culture, Abbot and Costello would be regarded as manzai.

mecha – Anime or manga involving large, armored, warrior robots, normally piloted by a human within.

meganekko – The attraction to women who use eyeglasses. Anime or manga depicting “geeky” women.

miko – A female temple attendant. The equivalent to a Western nun.

moe – A slang phrase for a enthusiast of anime or manga, or the attraction to anime and manga characters.

neko – A kitten or a cat, specifically when proven as staying adorable. Also applies to explain a lady in a cat costume, or 50 %-human-fifty percent-cats.

oekaki – Scribbling and doodling. Amateur art by enthusiasts.

ojou – A higher-class or affluent girl.

omorashi – A fetish for urination. The equal of Western “drinking water sports activities.”

oni – A demon or evil spirit.

oranyan – A male who is by turns aggressive and aloof, and sweet and charming.

otaku – A quite sturdy fan of manga, anime, or video clip video game titles. More significant than moe, not as considerable as hikikomori.

pokemon – The most well-known anime/ manga/ movie game franchise in Japan.

sakura – A cherry blossom. A quite popular creative concept in Japan.

seinen – A manga genre attractive to grownup adult men. The male equivalent of josei.

sensei – A instructor or master.

sentai – Japanese superheros. Also refers to military heros in the West, Hercules and G.I. facials, gangbang, facials