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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 ...
Japanese culture and words have entered English usage through the popularity of the medium, including otaku, an unflattering Japanese term commonly used in English to denote an obsessive fan of anime or manga. [206] Another word that has arisen describing obsessive fans in the United States is wapanese meaning 'white individuals who want to be ...
Chinese animation refers to animation made in China. In Chinese, donghua (simplified Chinese: 动画; traditional Chinese: 動畫; pinyin: dònghuà) describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. However, outside of China and in English, donghua is colloquial for Chinese animation and refers specifically to animation produced in ...
Danmei (Chinese: 耽美; pinyin: dānměi; lit. 'indulging beauty') is a Chinese genre of literature and other fictional media that features romantic relationships between male characters. Danmei is typically created by and targeted towards female audiences, [ 1 ] but not necessarily straight women. [ 2 ]
Although outside Japan, anime is specifically used to mean animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastical themes, [1] [2] there is a debate over whether the culturally abstract approach to the word's meaning may open up the possibility of anime ...
The main character meaning is generally the lexical meaning of the word, and the secondary character meaning is generally the grammatical meaning of the word. The meaning of the first character may be supplementary, with the meaning of the second character being primary. For example: 老師 (teacher), 容易 (easy), 阿姨 (aunt).
For articles on words and phrases related to a specific area of China, or to a specific spoken variant, please refer to one of the subcategories. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
Doujinshi (同人誌), also romanized as dōjinshi, is the Japanese term for self-published print works, such as magazines, manga, and novels.Part of a wider category of doujin (self-published) works, doujinshi are often derivative of existing works and created by amateurs, though some professional artists participate in order to publish material outside the regular industry.