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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:28 am
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Angst: Anxiety in varying degrees from one character. May or may not include Character Death, Cutting, Suicide, or Depression. A very popular genre of fanfiction.
AU: Alternate Universe. A type of fan fiction that makes major changes to (or even disregards) the canon storyline. This can be done in many ways, liking killing a character or reviving one. Though this type of fan fiction is mostly commonly considered AU when the characters of that series are placed in a setting outside that of the anime. Example: Taking characters from a fantasy anime and placing them in modern day Japan.
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Bara: [Bah-Rah] Involves more masculine-looking adult men, as opposed to willowy pretty boys.
Bashing: A fic in which a certain character is singled out, given bad qualities and then hated on. Anzu/Tea is a good example of a commonly bashed character (Yugioh).
Bishounen: [Bee-show-nen] A common term for a boy featured in an anime/manga who is usually androgynous and/or effeminate.
Bishie: Short for "bishounen."
BL: Stands for Boys Love. It is an encompassing term for works about gay romance stories geared towards women. BL can be include yaoi but is usually used to describe the romantic stories that concentrate on budding relationships as oppose to the pornographic stories seen in yaoi.
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Canon: referring to something that is established, genuine and coming from the official source of whatever medium is being discussed. So something canon for the Final Fantasy 7 universe would be that Tifa and Cloud grew up in the same town. This comes from the official source being the game. Official sources can also include the creator of the work, the company that produces it and so on.
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Dan-dere: A very silent character who acts sweet when no-one else is around. Usually uke. Not very common in BL.
Doujinshi: [doh-gin-she] Self-published Japanese works, including but not limited to comic books (manga), novels, fan guides, art collections, and games. In the realm of fandom, doujinshi is commonly known for being comic books that contain stories about characters from licensed anime/games. Similar to fan fiction, in this way, they concentrate on character interactions and/or events that may or may not have been fully explored in the anime/game.
Doujinshika: [doh-gin-she-kah] An author who produces doujinshi. When a group of doujinshika work together, they are known as a circle. An example would be Clamp, who started out as a doujinshi circle.
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Ekiben: [Eh-key-ben] Dirty Japanese slang. A sexual position named after train station bento boxes meant to be eaten while standing. The seme holds the uke up while standing, sometimes against a wall, so he's "eating while standing" (haha.)
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Fangirl: A girl who is an extreme fan of something; usually a character, a show, or a celebrity. Fangirls are negatively known for “crossing the line between healthy fandom and indecent obsession.”
Fanboy: Similar to a fangirl, but male.
Fanon: Fanon is something that is seen in so many fan works that it becomes an established event/character trait within that fandom. One example of this comes from the Yu-Gi-Oh fandom. The fanon states that Jounouchi (Joey) comes from an abusive household. There are many stories that state that he is constantly being beaten/raped/abused/etc. by his father; so many stories, in fact, that I think most people take it as a given. However, the anime does not give any indication of this being the case. Furthermore, the manga does say that his father’s a deadbeat drunk but it never mentions him being abusive — physically, anyway.
Most people considered fanon to be anything created by fans. So you’ll hear someone say, “ByakuyaxRenji is so fanon,” or something like that. This is also true, I suppose, since one could say anything created by fans that is seen over and over again in fanworks is fanon.
Fujoshi: [Foo-josh-ee] Female BL fan.
Fudanshi: [Foo-dun-shee] Male BL fan.
Fluff: A type of fan fiction that concentrates on light-hearted, sweet romance. There usually is no serious conflict or angst involved.
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:29 am
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Gakuen-Mono:[gah-koo-en-mon-oh] School story. A story involving schoolboys, or sometimes teachers, or even both! Can also mean a story that takes place AT a school. Gakuen Heaven, for example.
Gary-Stue: A male version of Mary-Sue.
Glomp: To jump on and hug. To hug with enthusiasm. Beware of cracking spinal columns.
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Haraguro: [Hah-rah-goo-roh] An evil or dark person who acts nice and friendly but has eeeevil motives. Like Kaworu from Evangelion, for example.
Heibon-uke [Hay-bonn-uke] "Normal" uke with no special features/personality traits.
Hime-uke A sort of "harem" situation where there’s one uke but multiple semes. Like Pet on Duty, for example.
Homo-Yuri: This is a bit of a weird one. I first heard this in Tonari no 801-chan; when faced with the issue of two ukes, 801-chan’s friend suggests Homo-Yuri. Mostly it’s flirting and snuggling etc. and possibly non-penetrative sex (haha can I write that?)
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Iromono: [ee-roh-mon-oh] Usually used by doujin writers – A story involving minor characters.
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Kawaii: [kah-why-ee] The Japanese word for cute.
Kemonomimi-moe: [Keh-moh-no-mimmie-mo-eh] Animal ear-moe. Who doesn’t love a catboy? Though it doesn't have to be cat ears, it could be virtually anything like dog, bunny, sheep etc. A lot of male otaku have thought this area of moe is dominated by males… but not really, right? Examples of this type of moe are Loveless and Lamento.
Kenage-zeme: [ken-ageh-zemm-eh] A tough-minded, stubborn seme who is very focused on his target (usually a tsundere uke…)
Similar to the wanko-zeme.
Kichiku-zeme: [Kit-chi-koo-zemm-eh] A cold-blooded or brutal seme. A bit evil, obviously.
----->Kichiku Megane: [Kit-chi-koo-mega-neh] An increasinly popular type of seme. A term coined by the BL game “Kichiku Megane” – it’s just what it sounds like, a bespectacled kichiku-zeme. Cruel seme with glasses.
Ko-akuma-kei: [koh-akoo-mah-kei] Devilish type. A bit mischievous, and plays pranks and teases other characters for fun. The Hitachiin twins (Ouran) are a good example of this. Not outright evil and not overly childish, just mischievous, a “trickster” if you will.
-----> Ko-akuma-uke: [koh-akoo-mah-uke] This one’s a bit more evil. Usually flirts with the seme but backs out last minute, just to be a tease.
Kuro-dere: [Kuh-roh-deh-reh] Dark but acts sweet. Is deliberately a tease while acting like they're innocent. Sort of “coy”, if you understand.
Kyoudai-moe: [Kyaw-dai-moeh] Brother-moe; a brotherly relationship that is in some way touching. Sometimes they can both be very “tsundere” to one another, for example, or in some cases very close. Examples of kyoudai-moe is the Elric brothers (FMA) the Hitachiin twins (Ouran) and Rolo and Lelouch (Code Geass)
Before, the older brother was usually the more protective one, and therefore the seme. However, recently, it’s been popular to have the younger brother be seme based on how much he looks up to and admires his older brother.
-----> Kyoudai-mono: [Kyaw-dai-mon-oh] A story involving two brothers, like say, Night Head, or an Ed/Al (FMA) Doujinshi.
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Lemon: Usually a term found in fanfiction and the like. It basically means that the story contains sexual content, and is inappropriate for little ones. Ditto for Lime, Citrus, etc., though lime is usually taken to be.. ahem... "Tamer" than Lemon.
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Masochism: Enjoying pain being inflicted upon oneself. The "opposite" of Sadism.
Mary-Sue: One of the least liked objects of fanfiction in general. It's an original character that is perfect in every way, is beautiful, and has unoriginal looks like "pink eyes and flowing chartreuse hair" or something like that. Usually, a male character will end up falling in love with a Mary Sue in bad fanfics. Mary-Sues come in many shapes and forms. There's the Tragic Past Mary-Sue, there's the "I WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER, YOU POOR DEAR!" Mary-Sue, and there's the I Am Your Childhood Friend Who You Were Engaged To At Age 1 Mary-Sue. That last one, in particular, is the most hated.
Moe: [Mo-eh] This one's a bit tricky. There is no proper English counterpart, though it can be compared to "endearment" but also "passion" or even "fetish". It's a very useful word, and is often used as an adjective for example "NearxMello is moe!" Which here could mean "NearxMello is hot!", for example.
Mpreg: Male pregnancy.
Mujaki-zeme: [Muh-jyah-kee-zemm-eh] An innocent and pure, often inexperienced seme.
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Neko-boys: Boys with cat ears, tails, or other features that are catlike. A familiar work that has this is Loveless, a particular favorite series of mine.
Nioi-kei: [Nee-oy-kei] Lit. "Smells like yaoi", but isn’t. Think Ouran, Legal Drug, and Wild Adapter. Not quite there, but close enough!
Non-con: It means non-consensual, as in one partner — almost always the uke — does not want it. It usually refers to sexual intercourse.
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OC: Original Character (Mary Sues are OC characters). They're made up. A lot of people make original characters that fit into the series universe that they like, for example, Naruto or Kingdom Hearts. For some reason, some people like to write fanfiction with their OCs but they're usually just Mary Sues.
OOC: Stands for Out Of Character. It means the canon personalities of characters are altered to certain degrees.
Ojousama-uke: [ou-yo-sammah-uke] Lit. Ladylike uke. An elegant, beautiful and strong uke. Bossy, but not rude.
One-shot: A fanfiction or manga with only one chapter; it is complete and will not update with any more chapters.
Oranyan: [Oh-rah-nee-yan] A bit similar to tsundere – this is relatively new terminology from what I understand. A guy who is “Oranyan” is rude and loud-mouthed in public, but very sweet to the one he loves. Kyo from Fruits basket is like that, isn’t he?
Ore-sama uke: [Orreh-sammah-uke] Ore-sama is sortof like saying “the great me!” or “the honorable me!” so this type of uke is arrogant and often quite a narcissist.
Osoi-uke: [Oh-soy-uke] This type of uke is stronger than his seme, and could easily be on top if he wanted to.
OTP: Stands for One True Pairing.
Otomegokoro: [oh-tommeh-gocko-roh] Maiden's heart. When a Fujoshi (BL fangirl) is criticised for her delusions etc. She might say, "Don't hurt my maiden's heart!". Otomegokoro is the idealistic, dreamy and surreal idealism some of us carry.
Oyaji-uke: [Oh-jah-jee-uke] Middle-aged uke. Naono Bohra uses a lot of these.
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PWP: Stands for "Plot? What plot?" or "Porn without plot."
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:31 am
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RPS: Real-Person Slash. Not to be confused with slash with fiction characters played by real people. It is when celebrities, athletes, singers and any other nonfictional people are slashed. An example would be a slash story about Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in a romantic relationship as opposed to a romantic story staring characters they played in Star Wars, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.
Riiman-mono: [Reeman-monno] Salaryman story, that takes place in an office building or involving office-slave characters. An example of this is Close the Last Door by Yamada Yugi.
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Sasoi-uke: [Sah-soy-uke] An uke who tends to take charge more than his seme.
Seme: Comes from the Japanese term "attack," I believe. It means the dominant partner — or "man" — in the relationship. They're usually more masculine than ukes. To put it bluntly, Seme is the one on top.
Seifuku-Moe: School uniform moe. Cute boys in school uniform!
Service Cut: Fanservice that is unnecessary to the story but put into an anime/manga relatively subtly. Sort of. Like when Itsuki holds Kyon’s hand in Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, or when Kaworu and Shinji have a bath together in Evangelion. Or perhaps when a character is eating ice-cream suggestively. The "Service cut" clip might just be a few, or even a split second.
Shota: An underaged boy and an older man in a relationship.
Shonen-ai/shounen ai: This is a mixed-up word in the fandom. It literally means "Boy Love," but I have heard that it is an outdated term in Japan and is taken to mean the same thing as Shota. However, do not quote me on this as it is just what I heard. It's taken to mean, however, particularly in the west, a homosexual relationship between men that does not depict graphic sex. See BL.
Shuuju-moe: [Shoo-juh-moe] Master-servant relationship-moe. A devoted servant, and a master who truly cares… that is Shuuju-moe. Usually a butler is used, or a bodyguard. Example: Sebastian and Ciel in Kuroshitsuji, or Honey and Mori in Ouran. The master is often the uke.
Slash: A term used by fans to describe same sex couples for the western hemisphere fandoms (not anime/manga). Can also refer to female/female relationships as well as male/male. Examples: Harry Potter slash, NOT yaoi.
Shipping: A general term for emotional and/or intellectual involvement with the ongoing development of romance in a work of fiction. Real words, a person who advocates so-and-so and so-and-so being together.
Songfic: A fanfic which is based on/inspired by a song and has the lyrics in the body of the fic.
Sou-seme A seme who is, and always will be seme. It doesn’t matter who you pair him with. Think Asami, from Viewfinder.
Sou-uke Just like the above, but an uke. Is and will always be uke, no matter who you pair him with.
Suit-moe: Suit moe is exaaaactly what it sounds like.
Squick: Content that an average person would consider gross or unpleasant.
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Taisougi-moe: PE uniform moe. You definitely like this if you watch Prince of Tennis, or other sports manga/anime xD
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Uke: Comes from the Japanese term "to recieve." The submissive partner in the relationship. Is usually categorized by a more submissive nature and feminine features. The extent of feminimity in Ukes is wide and varied. They're the "woman" or "bottom" in the relationship.
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Vanilla: Ordinary sex.
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Wanko-zeme: Dog-like seme. Is very devoted and loyal, and also pretty clingy, just like a dog. Very stubborn and tries and tries again no matter how many times he’s rejected.
WAFF: A term used in fanfiction. It means "Warm And Fluffy Feelings." Basically, fluffy feelings between the characters. Cuteness, in other words.
WIP: Work In Progress.
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Yancha-zeme: A cheery, childish and slightly mischievous seme.
Yaoi:
The word yaoi is derived from the first syllables of each word in the expression, "yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi," which means "no peak, no point, no meaning,” and originally referred to doujinshi. In Japan today, it is mainly used to depict sex scenes of a manga or to doujinshi with male/male content. In the West, Yaoi has become a catchall term to indicate any story that includes a male/male relationship and is linked to Japan, be it commercial manga, anime, games, game-based slash fiction, English-language fan fiction, fan art, etc.
Yuri:
Girl-on-girl manga. This world is used for both the explicit and the fluffy, though sometimes Shoujo-ai is used instead, for fluffy non-graphic stories.
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:08 am
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:59 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:34 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:36 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:27 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:24 am
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:33 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:05 pm
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