Anime

japanese comic movies

Artbook

Special books to manga and anime. Including illustrations, interviews, infos,... sometimes bonus manga and poster inside.

BGM

"Background Music" - music of & in the anime

Bishounen

Very handsome boys aged about 13-18 years

Bishoujo

Beautiful girls

Biseinen

Really handsome men, older than bishounen

Cel

Original drawings on transparent sheets used for the anime - collectible highly in demand

Chibi

Kids or little and cute things

Drama/Dorama

Radioplay. There are a lot yaoi dorama CDs where you can hear your favourite seiyuu in hot boyslove action.

Doujinshi

Inofficial manga drawn by fans or mangaka. Usually telling storys to well known manga, anime series, videogames, movies,... Short called "DJ"/"FanDJ"

Doujinshika

Doujinshi artist. Short called "Djka".

DUB

Synchronized anime

Ecchi

Short for "Hentai"

Fanart

Pictures to well known manga, anime series, videogames, movies,... drawn by fans

Fanfic

Storys to well known manga, anime series, videogames, movies,... written by fans

Fansub

A decoded, translated and subtitled anime by Fans for Fans. Mostly obtainable via I-net or bartering. Virtually they are pirate copies but often been tolerated by the companies till it exist an official version on the market.

Hentai

Means "perverse"

June

Yaoi manga with original characters (other than doujishi which uses existing characters of series)

Lemon

Fanfiction with explicit sexual content

Lime

Fanfiction with light sexual content (kissing, holding hands,...)

Lolicon

"Lolita complex" Hentai storys with REALLY young girls...

Manga

Japanese comicbooks

Mangaka

Manga artist

Minami Ozaki

Creator of Zetsuai und Bronze. Also well know for her wonderful doujishi to Captain Tsubasa

Otaku

Absolute fan of manga & anime. Totally obsessed!!

OST

Original soundtrack

OVA

Original animation video

PWP

Short for "Plot? What plot?" or "porn without plot". SEX is the main part of the story (what story??)

Seme

Aktive and dominat part of a yaoi couple

Seiyuu

Voice-actor of anime or drama CDs.

Shoujo

"Girl". Shoujo-manga are specially drawn for girls. Usually sweet & romantic storys

Shounen

"Boys". Shounen-manga are specially drawn for boys. Usually with a violent & action content.

Shounen Ai

"Boyslove" Manga or anime including male X male lovestories. Usually romantic and soft.

Shota con

"Shotaru complex" (Shotaru or Shota is an usual nickname for little boys). Yaoi storys with REALLY young boys...

SUB

Subtitled anime

Uke

Passive part of a yaoi couple

Yaoi

Manga & anime with homoerotic content. Sex takes the main part of the story. "YAma nashi, Ochi nashi, Imi nashi" means "no meaning, no story,..."

Mostly the word "yaoi" is generally used for the boyslove genre.

Yuri

"Girlslove" Manga or anime including female X female lovestories. Usually romantic and soft.