Shōjo Lit. “Young woman”. Anime and manga intended for the adolescent to teenage female demographic.
Term: Shojo
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Terminology
Term: Seiyu
Seiyū or Seiyu Japanese voice actor. As well as voicing characters in anime, seiyū do the voicing for video games, radio shows, drama CDs, etc.
Term: Seinen
Seinen Anime and manga intended for the adult male demographic.
Term: Scanlation
Scanlation (also “scanslation”) The scanning, translation and editing of comics from one language into another.
Term: Oyaji
Oyaji “Daddy” Older male such as a teacher or other role model. Often slightly perverted, but usually portrayed affectionately. Can also be used as...
Term: Owari
Owari “End” in Japanese, used by some fanfiction authors at the end of their works. Also used at the end of many anime series.
Term: OVA
OVA Original Video Animation, or OVA is a type of anime, which is intended to be distributed on VHS tapes or DVDs, and not to show in movies, or...
Term: Otome gemu
Otome gemu Lit. “maiden games”. This is a video game that is targeted towards a female market, where one of the main goals, besides the plot goal,...