Monday, September 19, 2011

Decoded: Anime Genres

So, in spirit of procrastination (haha, screw you AP bio!) I've decided to uncode those weird names like, shoujo or shounen, for you. It's difficult to specifically identify the genres of anime, none-the-less list them all, so I'll give you the most commonly seen genres. You'll see these names practically on anything regarding anime.

Main Genres

  • Action: Self explaintory. Swords, guns, vampires...there are no limits to imagination in anime.
  • Adult: It's like a rated R movie. It contains explicit violence or sexual activity.
  • Adventure: Traveling, finding new places. Ex. Pokemon
  • Comedy: Japanese comedy. Ranges from dry humor to simply having characters fall all over the place.
  • Parody: This is almost always comedic. Humor dervied from gags. 
  • Drama: Lots of gasps, emotions, and suspense.
  • Horror: Tons of gore, psychological scarring, and blood baths.
  • Josei: Targeted towards women ages 18-30. It depicts a more realistic sense of life and romance, rather than the idealized shoujo.
  • Romance: Love is in the air!
  • Shonen: Literally meaning few years in kanji. Specifically targeted towards boys in elementary school through grade school. It usually contains action and adventure, with the sense of bonding between characters.
  • Shojo/Shoujo: Literally meaning little female. Pretty much the same age group as shonen, just for girls. It's mostly centered around drama and romance. The action usually contains magic (magical girl anime) like Sailor Moon or Shugo Chara.
  • Mecha: When robots take over the anime.
  • Fantasy: These can range from parallel universes, small fairy-like creature following the characters around (Shugo Chara/Yumeiro Patissiere), vampires, magical girls (Sailor Moon), etc.
  • Slice of Life: Usually shows clips of the character's real life. It depicts the real life romance and comedy,while sometimes including fantasy and sci-fi elements. 
  • Seinen: For young men ages 18-30. Usually contains slapstick humor, violence, and ocassionally sexual content.
  • One Shot: This one is used more for manga. It's a short story, usually of just one chapter.
Subgenres
  • Ecchi: The border between hentai and non-hentai. It's usually described as "naughty" "dirty" or "erotic fantasy." Be prepared for some pretty weird sh** while watching one of these. 
  • Harem: Where the main character is surrounded by three or more people of the opposite sex. Think middle school, where all the guys like one girl and vice versa.
  • Hentai: Um...pretty much anime porn. This'll show you all the details not shown in other racy subgenres. It literally means pervert, so don't go around Japan calling people hentai.
  • Shounen Ai: Boys Love. Love or deep friendship between a male and male kept PG-13
  • Shoujo Ai: Girl's love. Love or deep friendship between two girls, also kept PG-13
  • Smut: Sexually offense material. 
  • Yaoi: Boy's love in a more sexual way. 
  • Yuri: Girl's love in a more sexual way.
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