Terms & Definitions

Chibi

Anime-- An English term for Japanese animation. Example: Dragon Ball Z
Bessatsu-- Abbreviation used instead of the full title. Example: Fruits Basket is often called "Faruba"
Bishojo-- "Beautiful girl." Usually in anime or manga revolving around an attractive woman.
Bishonen/Bishi/Bishie-- "Beautiful boy." Usually in reference to a feminine-looking male character, and sometimes boys in a sexually ambiguous situation. Example: Makoto Narita from W Juliet
Chibi-- Adorable, almost baby-like character drawings. Example: See side picture
Cosplay-- "Costume play." Fans dressing up as their favorite characters from a certain show or book.
Dojinshi-- Self-published works for the enjoyment of fellow fans. The Fanfiction of Manga. Example: Fairy Tail: Mission Cupid by LadyGT on Deviantart
Ero-Manga-- Adult "erotic" manga.
Etchi-- Implies sexual content.
Fanservice-- "A service to the fans." Refers to any suggestive nudity or sexual "eye candy" not pertaining to the script.

Four-Panel/Yon-Koma Manga: Short comics four panels long. Similar to comic strips in the newspaper.

Furry

Furry-- Mainly an American term that refers to animals or characters with animal features such as tails, cat ears, wings, etc. Example: See side picture
Gaiden-- A side story usually indicating a sequel or spin-off of an original story. Can also mean an anecdote or supplementary biography.
Gekiga-- "Dramatic pictures." Mostly an old-fashioned style of manga that was promoted in the 1960s.
Gender Bender-- An anime/manga featuring person who disrupts, or "bends" normal gender roles. Example: Mashiro Ichijo from After School Nightmare
Hentai-- In English, this indicates pornographic material, but in Japan it simply means "pervert" or "weirdo."
Harem-- An emphasis on polygamous or love triangle relationships involving a protagonist surrounded amorously by three or more love-interests of either the same and/or opposing sex. Example: Ouran High School Host Club
Jidai-Geki-- Dramas that are set in Japanese history.
Josei-- Aimed at an audience of adult women.
Kaiju-- Usually used to describe Godzilla-like monsters. Exmple: Titans from Attack on Titan
Kawaii-- Cute characters. Example: Pikachu from Pokemon
Ki/Chi/Qi-- Most used in martial arts anime that means energy or spirit power. A sort of spiritual 6th-sense that some characters can manipulate to their advantage.
Light Novels-- Short books aimed at young adults. Example: Spice & Wolf by Isuna Hasekura

Boy-Lolita

Lolicon-- Short for "Lolita complex." It refers to sexually suggestive material that involves underage girls.
Lolita-- An art style where either female or male characters are drawn with childlike features and seem to be younger than they are. Example: See side picture
Manga-- The Japanese words for comics, and the English word for Japanesee comics written in the classic right-to-left style. Example: Naruto by Kishimoto
Mangaka-- The person who created or wrote the manga.
Manhua-- Chinese comics. Example: Orange by Benjamin
Manhwa-- Korean comics. Example: My Beautiful World by Maru
Mecha-- Short for "mechanical." This genre includes heavy-duty machinery and advanced technology like military tanks, planes, spaceships, and robots.
Moe-- A particular type of manga, anime, and pop-culture focused solely on cute or underage girls. It differes from Lolicon because it is platonic and focuses more on nonsexual, usually domestic settings.
Oav-- Stands for Original Animated Video.
Oel Manga-- A comic written by an American in the right-to-left manga style. Example: In Real Life by Jen Wang and Cory Doctorow
Omake-- Bonus material at the end of the book or in-between chapters.
Otaku-- "House." A Japanese term for a person with obsessive interests. Example: I am an Otaku of Anime!
Otome-- Otome FAQs
Ova-- Stands for Origional Video Animation.
Rating-- See this guide.

Sentai

Redicomi-- Comics for women. More specifically meaning sex comics aimed at women.
RPG-- Role-playing game. Example: Dungeons and Dragons
Screentone/Tone-- The dot patterns manga artists use to achieve certain textures and patterns. Example: See side picture
Seinen-- Adult. A term used to refer to adult sex comics.
Seinen-- Young man. All manga specifically aimed at male readers from their late teens and up.
Sentai-- A genre of shows featuring colorfully-costumed teams of masked heroes. Example: See side picture
Shin-- Indicates a sequel.
Shojo/Shoujo-- Girl. Manga aimed at girls. Example: Love So Life by Kouchi Kaede
Shonen/Shounen-- Boy. Manga aimed at boys. Example: Bleach by Tite Kubo  
Shonen/Shounen Ai-- Involves non-explicit relationships between men or teen boys.
Shota-- Opposite of lolicon. It refers to sexually suggestive material that involves underage boys.
Tankobon-- "Stand-alone book" or individual volume. Example: Death Note: Tankobon 1/Episodes 1-4 by Tsugumi Ohba
Tokusatsu-- Special effects and special photography, most specifically used in the science fiction, sentai, and kaiju genres.
Yankii-- Juvenile delinquents known for their wild hairstyles, piercings, bandannas, rebellious attitudes, and smoking habits. Example: See side picture

Yankii

Yaoi-- In Japanese, it is slang for parodies where male characters are in love or have sex with one another. In English, it describes all homosexual relationships between men.
Yuri-- Slang for "lesbian."

REFERENCE(S)
Thompson, Jason. "Glossary." Afterword. Manga: The Complete Guide. New York: Ballantine /Del Rey, 2007. 495-502. Print. https://www.amazon.com/Manga-Complete-Guide-Jason-Thompson/dp/0345485904