Yaoi - Male/male
Shounen ai- male love... I think
Yurri(or spelt yuri, not sure which) - female/female
Shojo- girly love stories is the way I'd describe them.
There are obviously others, I just don't know the names.
2006-11-27 16:57:44
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answered by spirenteh 3
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Here you are :
- first those that doesn't need explainations : action, mystery, adult ( not specially porn but treats or adult maters ), Psychological, Romance, Adventure, comedy, School Life ( with teenagers ), Sci-fi, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Slice of Life, martial arts, sports, supernatural, mature,
- Doujinshi : Fan based art inspired by official anime or manga
- Seinen : targets young adult males around the ages of 18 to 25
- Ecchi : between hentai and non-hentai, ecchi usually refers to fanservice put in to attract a certain group of fans
- Shotacon : Fairly new subgenre of pornography
- Shoujo : A work intended and primarily written for females. Usually involves a lot of romance and strong character development
- Hentai : Adult sexual content in an illustrated form
- Gender Bender : Girls dressing up as guys, guys dressing up as girls
- Shoujo Ai : Often synonymous with yuri, this can be thought of as somewhat less extreme. "Girl's Love"
- Shounen : A work intended and primarily written for males
- Shounen Ai : Often synonymous with yaoi, this can be thought of as somewhat less extreme. "Boy's Love"
- Josei : Literally "Woman". Targets women 18-30
- Lolicon (lolita complex) : Fairly new subgenre of pornography
- smut
- Mecha : A work involving and usually concentrating on all types of large robotic machines
- Yaoi : This work usually involves intimate relationships between men
- Yuri : This work usually involves intimate relationships between women
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2006-11-28 01:17:12
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answered by kl55000 6
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Anime have a lot of genres such as kodomo,shoujo,shonen. Kodomo is children story like Doraemon,and Shin Chan.Shoujo is more to magic.Shonen is an adventure story.You can know more about anime at animenewsnetworks.com
2006-11-28 01:20:01
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answered by Zyura Koizumi 3
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BishÅjo: Japanese for 'beautiful girl', blanket term that can be used to describe any anime that features pretty girl characters, for example Magic Knight Rayearth.
BishÅnen: Japanese for 'beautiful boy' blanket term that can be used to describe any anime that features "pretty" and elegant boys and men, for example Fushigi YÅ«gi and most CLAMP shows.
Ecchi: Derived from the pronunciation of the letter 'H,'the first letter of the word 'Hentai'. Japanese for 'indecent sexuality'. Contains mild sexual humor, and some fan service, for example Love Hina and He Is My Master.
Hentai: Japanese for 'abnormal' or 'perverted', and 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. Example: La Blue Girl.
Josei: Japanese for 'young woman', this is anime or manga that is aimed at young women, and is one of the rarest forms. Example: NANA.
Kodomo: Japanese for 'child', this is anime or manga that is aimed at young children, for example Doraemon. Hello Kitty, Keropi and Panda-Z are other examples.
Robot/Mecha: Anime or manga featuring giant robots, examples: Mobile Suit Gundam and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Moé: Anime or manga featuring characters that are extremely perky or cute, for example A Little Snow Fairy Sugar and Akazukin Chacha.
Progressive: "Art films" or extremely stylized anime, for example Voices of a Distant Star.
Seinen: Anime or manga targeted at teenage or young male adults, for example Oh My Goddess!, Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop.
Sentai/Super Sentai: Literally "fighting team" in Japanese, refers to any show that involves a superhero team, for example Cyborg 009.
ShÅjo: Japanese for 'young lady' or 'little girl', refers to anime or manga targeted at girls, for example Fruits Basket.
MahÅ shÅjo: Subgenre of shÅjo known for 'Magical Girl' stories, for example Sailor Moon.
ShÅnen: Japanese for 'boys', ShÅnen is like Seinen, but refers to anime or manga targeted at younger boys, for example Dragon Ball Z.
MahÅ shÅnen: Male equivalent of MahÅ ShÅjo, for example DNAngel.
ShÅjo-ai/yuri: Japanese for 'girl-love', refers to anime or manga that focus on love and romance between female characters, for example Revolutionary Girl Utena. It is often being replaced by the term "Girls Love" (GL).
ShÅnen-ai/Yaoi: Japanese for 'boy-love', refers to anime or manga that focus on love and romance between male characters. The term "ShÅnen-ai" is being phased out in Japan due to its other meaning of pederasty, and is being replaced by the term "Boys Love" (BL). An example of this style is Loveless.
2006-11-28 01:06:44
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answered by Nickerson's Lady 1
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