Chibi Japanese word meaning “shorty” or “little one”. Due to Sailor Moon and mistranslation, in America it is sometimes used to mean super...
Term: Chibi
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Term: Catgirl
Catgirl Character with cat ears and a cat tail, but an otherwise human body. These characters often have feline habits, claw-like nails, and...
Term: Boys’ Love
Boys’ Love Male homosexual content aimed at women, current, generally used in Japan to cover yaoi and shōnen-ai.
Term: Bishonen
Bishōnen or Bishonen or Bishie “Beautiful boy”—Japanese aesthetic concept of the ideally beautiful young man. Androgynous, effeminate or gender...
Term: Bishojo
Bishōjo or Bishojo Literally, “pretty girl”. Often used to describe any young attractive woman, but also used to imply sexual availability (as in...
Term: Bara
Bara Literally, “rose”. “Bara” refers to a masculine gay men’s culture and in manga circles a genre of manga about beefcakey gay men usually by gay...
Term: Bakunyu
Bakunyū or Bakunyu Is a genre of pornographic media focusing on the depiction of women with large breasts. The word can be literally translated to...
Term: Baka
Baka Literally means “idiot” or “fool”.