Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. An overview of common terms used when describing manga/anime related medium. Part of a series on Anime and manga Anime History Voice acting Companies Studios Original video animation Original net animation Fansub Fandub Lists Longest series Longest franchises Manga History Publishers ...
This category should be reserved specifically for characters originating in anime and manga, as opposed to licensed appearances in such media. This category is for fictional characters in anime and manga who are female.
In anime and manga Example illustration of two futanari variants: one with a scrotum (right) and one without (left), both with breasts, a penis, and a vulva Originally, the Japanese language referred to any character or real person that possessed masculine and feminine traits as futanari.
Strictly speaking, shōjo manga does not refer to a specific style or a genre, but rather indicates a target demographic. [6] The Japanese manga market is segmented by target readership, with the major categories divided by gender (shōjo for girls, shōnen for boys) and by age (josei for women, seinen for men).
The term is also used to designate a genre of girl's fiction (少女小説, shōjo shōsetsu) which tells stories about the same, typically focused on senpai and kōhai relationships wherein one girl is senior in age or position to the other. [3] The "S" is an abbreviation that can stand for "sister", "shōjo" (少女, lit.
A white lily, the de facto symbol of the yuri genre. The word yuri (百合) translates literally to "lily", and is a relatively common Japanese feminine name. [1] White lilies have been used since the Romantic era of Japanese literature to symbolize beauty and purity in women, and are a de facto symbol of the yuri genre.
List of anime based on video games; List of anime by release date (1939–1945) List of anime by release date (1946–1959) List of anime by release date (pre-1939) List of anime conventions; List of anime distributed in the United States; List of anime franchises by episode count; List of anime releases made concurrently in the United States ...
In a strict sense, josei refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting shōjo manga, which is marketed to an audience of girls and young adult women. [ a ] In practice, the distinction between shōjo and josei is often tenuous; while the two were initially divergent categories, many manga works exhibit narrative and ...