In some cases English and Japanese have contributed in complex ways to the formation of new words in either or both languages. (e.g. Hentai - ‘H’ - Ecchi )
Other subcultures have also adopted Japanese loan-words through contact with anime and manga media and fans.
In addition there are a great many Japanese words and phrases that fans and the curious will come across in relation to anime and manga.
- AMV — see: Anime Music Video .
- Anime (アニメ) — Animation originating from Japan. Not a genre and contrary to popular misconceptions widely varying in style.
- Anime Music Video — Video clips from at least one anime series arranged to fit a musical piece playing in the background. AMV's usually cut out the audio and subtitles from the actual anime episodes, but in some well done videos sound clips or subtitles may be left in at certain parts to help enhance the video.
- Aap - An Acronym meaning "anti-anime person" and is pronounced like " Ape ". Used as a derogatory term.
- Beddo shiin — Bed scene.
- Bishie (Bishi or Bish) — Fan term for Androgynous and/or effeminate males of all ages derived from Bishōnen , also applied to similar (beautiful but somewhat Butch ) females.
- Bishōnen (美少年) — Beautiful boy — Japanese aesthetic concept of the ideally beautiful young man. Androgynous , Effeminate or gender ambiguous. In Japan it refers to youth with such characteristics, but in the west has become a generic term for attractively androgynous males of all ages.
- Bishoujo - The feminine term for Bishonen. Mainly used to describe a 'beautiful woman'.
- Catgirl — Character with cat ears and a cat tail, but an otherwise human body. These characters often have feline habits, claw-like nails, and occasionally show fangs. Emotional expressions are also feline in nature, such as an exaggerated fur-standing-on-end when startled.
- Chibi — Japanese word meaning "runty" or "shrimpy", usually intended as an insult. Due to Sailor Moon and mistranslation, in America it is sometimes used to mean Super Deformed .
- CM — Commercial Message - An Advert (usually on television).
- Comiket — ''Comics Market'' — World's largest comic convention held biannually in Tokyo, Japan for producers and fans of Dōjinshi . (see Comic Party )
- Ecchi — Perverted. — From ‘H’ for Hentai .
- Enjo Kōsai — "Compensated dating" which may at times border on quasi-legal Prostitution . High school girls are paid by older men to take them out for a night on the town, possibly with sex included.
- Eyecatch (アイキャッチ) — A scene or illustration used to begin and end a commercial break in a Japanese TV program, similar to how "bumpers" into/out of commercial breaks are used in the United States.
- Fan Fiction - A general story written by fans of media, including anime.
- Gakuran (学ラン) — Uniform for middle school and high school boys in Japan. The Gakuran is derived from Prussian army uniforms.
- Ganguro (顔黒) Literally "black face". — Fashion trend among Japanese girls. The look consists of bleached hair, a deep tan, both black and white eyeliners, false eyelashes, platform shoes, and brightly colored outfits.
- Gei — Transliteration of gay. Etymology
- Glomp — A hug in the manner of a small child, similar to a bearhug but often including one or both legs as well as arms. Also A hug in which the hugger jumps and catches the ---victim--- by surprise or off guard. Basically, it's a violent hug with a running start.
- Gothloli — Gothic Lolita — A fashion trend where girls and young women dress in the style of elaborate porcelain dolls.
- Hentai — "Abnormal" or "perverted". — 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.
- Huggle - A very affectionate hug used to show joy and/or thanks. It is also somewhat like a 'glomp' but not as violent or surprising.
- Iinchō — Short for Gakkyū Iinchō, the class representative in a Japanese school.
- Karawayo — Phrase a Japanese girl utters before entering sexual intimacy (''shall I take my clothes off''?).
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- Kemono (獣 or けもの) — "Beast" — A genre of Japanese art and character design that prominently features animal-like fictional characters in human-like settings ( Anthropomorphism ) and situations. (see The Cat Returns , c.f. Furry )
- Kemonomimi — Characters with animal features such as ears and a tails, but have a human body. Catgirl also falls under this concept.
- Kogal (コギャル ''kogyaru'') — A Subculture of girls and young women, the kogal "look" roughly approximates a sun-tanned California Valley Girl .
- Komiketto — Genericised form of Comiket (''Comics Market'').
- Lemon — Material with explicit sexual content (not to be confused with the slang term for Lesbian in some English speaking cultures).
- Loli-Goth — Gothloli — Gothic Lolita.
- Nanshoku — ''Male love''. — A deprecated term for homosexuality. Etymology
- Okama — (Pejorative) homosexual. — (Literally ''cooking pot''.) Etymology
- Omake — Some kind of add-on bonus on an anime DVD, like a regular 'extra' on western DVDs.
- Orijinaru — Original
- Otaku — Anime newcomers like to consider themselves "otaku" when they start liking anime; their definition of ''otaku'' is anime fan. Long-time anime fans, however, tend to not call themselves ''otaku'' because of its negative Japanese connotation. The literal translation of the word is ''your house'', but in Japanese slang the word is used to describe somebody who is so obsessed with something they never leave their house. Basically it means "geek", but is occasionally associated with lolicons and pedophiles, like in the anime series Hand Maid May .
- OVA — Original Video Animation, or OVA is a type of anime, which is intended to be distributed on VHS tapes or DVDs, and not to show in movies, or television.
- Owari — "End" in Japanese, used by some Fanfiction authors at the end of their works.
- Oyaji (親父, おやじ, オヤジ) — ''Daddy'' — Older male such as a teacher or other role model. Often slightly perverted, but usually portrayed affectionately.
- Rezu/Rezubian — Transliteration of lesbian. — Etymology
- Sake (酒) — Commonly called "rice wine" in North America, sake is an alcoholic beverage made from brewing rice.
- Seiyū (声優) — Japanese voice actor. Not anime voice actor as ''seiyū'' also perform for radio shows and video games as well as do dubs for foreign TV shows and movies.
- Shōjo (少女) — "Young woman" is, in western usage, a style of anime and Manga intended for girls.
- Shōjo-ai — Otaku Neologism coined following the form of '' Shōnen-ai '', denoting Lesbian content, typically for material without explicit sex, in Anime , Manga , and related Fan Fiction . (q.v. Yuri )
- Shōnen (少年) — "Young boy" is, in western usage, a style of anime and manga intended for boys. These works are characterized by high-action, often humorous plots featuring male protagonists, and unrealistically endowed female characters providing Fanservice .
- Shōnen-ai — A term denoting homosexual content, typically for material without explicit sex, in Anime , Manga , and related Fan Fiction .
- Shudo — Abbreviation for wakashudo. — ''The Way of Young Men'' age structured homosexuality in Samurai society.
- Super Deformed - IMiniaturized versions of the characters integrated into the storyline to add comedy, or to display exaggerated emotion in a way that might be out of character. They are usually used when the character is supposed to be angry, sad, confused, or startled.
- Visual Kei — An art movement characterized by eccentric looks, involving elaborate costumes and make-up.
- Yaoi — Japanese acronym from '‘No climax, no point, no meaning’' (Yama nashi, Ochi nashi, Imi nashi) — Male-on-male sexual content. Sometimes used for all male/male romantic and sexual content.
- Yuri — Otaku jargon term for Lesbian content, typically used to denote only the most sexually explicit end of the spectrum, in Anime , Manga , and related Fan Fiction . (q.v. Shōjo-ai )
- http://www.animeph.com/voc.html (large list of English and Japanese terms used in anime and manga lingo)
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