Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations
- Anime
- An abbreviation of the phrase "Japanese Animation".
- Dub
- An abbreviation of the word "dubbed". Refers to anime that has been re-recorded or "re-dubbed" with dialog in another language.
- Cosplay
- Short for "Costume Play", this involves people dressing up in costume as a character. If you're interested in cosplay, check these out for cool anime costumes for girls and check here for some unique anime costumes for guys.
- Ecchi
- Anime containing frequent nudity, bouncing breasts (covered or uncovered), skin-tight outfits, and/or panty shots. Typically these have little-to-no sexual content (see example image).
- Eps.
- An abbreviation of the word "episodes".
- Fanfic
- An unofficial story written by a fan that features characters from official anime and/or manga productions.
- Fansub
- An anime that has been unofficially subtitled by fans.
- Hentai
- A Japanese word meaning "pervert" (or perverted). In anime, it refers to anime containing a lot of sexually explicit content.
- Kawaii
- A Japanese word meaning "cute".
- Manga
- Japanese comic books.
- Mecha
- Any mechanical device in an anime. Often refers to giant robots.
- OVA
- Original Animated Video. Anime that is produced to be released directly to video. Also called OVA.
- OVA
- Original Video Animation. Also called OVA.
- Romanization
- The writing of the Japanese language phonetically using Roman characters.
- Seiyuu
- The Japanese word for voice actor or actress.
- Shoujo
- Anime specifically targeting a young female audience.
- Shounen
- Anime specifically targeting a young male audience.
- Sub
- An abbreviation of the word "subtitled". Refers to anime that has been subtitled.
