Monday, September 14, 2009

Anime - definition and genres

Definition:

Anime is an abbreviation pronunciation of “animation”, pronounced “anime” in Japanese. It refers to animation originating in Japan. As well as manga, anime is well knows in Japan, triggering modification in fashion.

Manga genres are also used in anime:

Action-A work typically depicting fighting, violence, chaos, and fast paced motion.

Mystery-Usually an unexplained event occurs, and the main protagonist attempts to find out what caused it.

Adult-Contains content that is suitable only for adults. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.

Psychological-Usually deals with the philosophy of a state of mind, in most cases detailing abnormal psychology.

Adventure-If a character in the story goes on a trip or along that line, your best bet is that it is an adventure manga. Otherwise, it’s up to your personal prejudice on this case.

Romance-Any love related story. We will define love as between man and woman in this case. Other than that, it is up to your own imagination of what love is.

Comedy-A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and that usually contains a happy resolution of the thematic conflict.

Scool Life-Having a major setting of the story deal with some type of school.

Sci-fi-Short for science fiction, these works involve twists on technology and other science related phenomena which are contrary or stretches of the modern day scientific world.

Doujinshi-Fan based art inspired by official anime or manga.

Drama-A work meant to bring on an emotional response, such as instilling sadness or tension.

Seinen-Seinen means “young Man.” Manga and anime that specifically targets young adult males around the ages of 18 to 25 are seinen titles. The stories in seinen works appeal to university students and those in the working world. Typically the story lines deal with the issues of adulthood.

Ecchi-Possibly the line between hentai and non-hentai, ecchi usually refers to fanservice put in to attract a certain group of fans.

Shotacon-Representing a sexual attraction to young or under-age boys.

Fantasy-Anything that involves, but not limited to, magic, dream world, and fairy tales.

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