Anime Terms |
AMV [Anime Music Video] |
| usualy made at home by fanboys (or fangirls) these are simply songs with anime themed footage |
Anime [Ani May] |
| anime is the style of work you see in japanese type animation. anime is not only for kidds nor is it only for older crowds. its is far superior to western(american) work (cartoons- i hate cartoons). |
BGM [Background Music] |
| music played in animes and usualy sold on a soundtrack |
Cel |
| a layer of illustration. insted of having to draw ever frame of animation individually. animators superimpose transparent sheets allowing them them to keep the same backgrounds while moving characters around(these cels are often made for perchase) |
CG or CGI [Computer Generated Imagery] |
| the use of computers to make effects/ backgrounds/ or entire scences of anime |
Chibi [che bee] |
| a type of body praportion mainly used to illustrate childerin in anime -like super deformed characters in paportions |
Con or AniCon [ Convention-Anime Convention] |
| a convention for anime fans |
Cosplay [Costume Play] |
| popular in anicons people dress up like anime characters(i have a chush on all cosplayers) |
Doujinshi [Doh Jeen Shi] |
| a series specific manga/ story/ or fan art |
Dub [Dubbed Anime] |
| an anime in witch the characters voices are in another language (other than the original- usualy japanese) |
Fan art |
| art done by fans witch depict anime characters |
Fan Boy |
| a guy who devotes hes life to anime- these people usualy lead a very sad life |
Fan Girl |
| a girl who devotes her life to anime- these people usualy lead a very sad life |
Hentai [hen tie] |
| a japanese work for pervert hentai is pronography |
Lemon |
| a story written with anime characters with adult themes |
Manga [mahng ga or maen ga] |
| the japanese word for comic book .manga is onlyu done in anime |
Mecha or Mech [Mechanical] |
| a genre of anime/manga in witch the story/plot fetures giant robots |
Omake [o mah keh] |
| bonuse footage usualy in anime dvds |
OP [Opening] |
| the opening scence in anime series and some movies |
Otaku [oh tah koo] |
| depening on veiws otakus can ether be no life geeks or superem anime shoguns these people have no life outside of anime |
if there is anything i forgot please contact me |
