I read tons of fanfiction, and I see all kinds of warnings in Japanese. For example: Shonen-ai, Yaoi, Yuri, ect. I know what all those mean, but are there any other words that could steer me away from fanfiction works I don't really want to read?
2007-01-16 18:30:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
abunai=dangerous
ki o tsukete=take care
ayashi="sketchy" or suspicious
2007-01-16 18:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yaoi is a publishing genre, which originated in Japan and often encompasses manga, dÅjinshi, anime, and fan art. It focuses on homosexual relationships between male characters and is generally sexually explicit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoi
ShÅnen-ai (young man love) is a term that has been applied to anime or manga that deals with love between young men, especially of the bishÅnen variety
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonen_ai
Yuri and shoujo-ai are jargon terms amongst fans for lesbian content, possibly sexually explicit, in anime, manga, and related fan fiction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28animation%29
More genre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Genres
2007-01-16 18:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by must_zen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋