anime
Japan's cartoon style
Anime is Japanese animation, or animation in that style.
The term covers a vast range of genres and audiences, from children's shows to adult dramas.
In Japan, anime means any animation; in English, it specifically denotes the Japanese variety, characterized by distinctive visual styles and storytelling conventions: I've been watching anime since I was a kid.
The plural is anime or animes.
Japanese comic medium
- otakuObsessive anime enthusiast
- shonenManga for young males
- shojoManga aimed at girls
- seinenManga demographic for adults
isekai · mecha · chibi · kawaii · senpai · sensei · baka · yandere
Dressing as media characters
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
merchandise · collectibles · meetups · panels · waifu · OTP · canon · headcanon
Exaggerated small-bodied drawing style
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- frame-by-frameOne image at a time
- BonesDoctor's skeletal nickname
rotoscope · backgrounds · animatic · lip-sync · CGI · compositing · coloring · cleanup
Process of doing
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- romanceLove and its excitement
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
mecha · shonen · shojo · isekai · harem · sports · adventure · psychological
Distinct parts of a series
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- arcCurved line segment
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- canonAccepted authoritative works
finale · cliffhanger · protagonist · antagonist · opening · ending · credits · subplot
manga
Japanese comic medium
seinen · isekai · mecha · chibi · kawaii · senpai · sensei · baka · yandere · neko
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
shipping · merchandise · collectibles · meetups · panels · waifu · OTP · canon · headcanon · sub
chibi
Exaggerated small-bodied drawing style
cel
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- keyframeFixed animation reference point
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- frame-by-frameOne image at a time
Bones · rotoscope · backgrounds · animatic · lip-sync · CGI · compositing · coloring · cleanup · timing
action
Process of doing
sci-fi · mecha · shonen · shojo · isekai · harem · sports · adventure · psychological · thriller
episodes
Distinct parts of a series
canon · finale · cliffhanger · protagonist · antagonist · opening · ending · credits · subplot · backstory
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- AsiaChina, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea
- cultural artsart, music, dance, theater, opera
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- genresaction, comedy, detective fiction, fantasy, horror
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
animelive-action
Filmed with real performers
documentary · reality television · J-drama · theatrical performance
- animated movieFilm using drawn imagery
- animated filmsMovies using drawn imagery
- animated cartoonFilm of sequential drawings
- computer animationMotion pictures generated digitally
- 3D animationComputer-rendered moving imagery
- animated seriesDrawn episodic television program