Anime Glossary/ Anime Definition of Terms
• Anime – Japanese made animated programs.
• Bishoujo – literally “beautiful girl”, the counter part of Bishounen and are present mainly in Shoujo anime.
• Bishounen – literally “beautiful boy”, term used to pertain to male anime characters with beautiful features usually found in Shounen anime.
• Censorship – the act of banning materials with questionable contents - primarily, the criteria used to judge such materials are based on deviance, violence, pornography and others.
• Chibis – a style in anime wherein an exaggerated likeness of a character is shown; usually with large heads and small bodies; also used to show “cuteness”.
• Constructs – according to Gerbner, ideas, concepts or assumptions or reality cultivated through long term exposure to media.
• Conventions – a gathering of anime or comic book fans; usually such events have programs or contests all linked to the passion of the fans; similar to a fair.
• Cosplay – short for “costume-play” – an activity of anime fans where they dress up as their favorite anime character.
• Cultivation – the process of taking in ideas from media through long term exposure of it.
• Diversion – emotional release according to Blumler and others.
• Face Faults – in Anime, characters exhibit distorted facial expressions used to exaggerate emotions and to add humor.
• Anime Fansubs – recording and sharing of anime titles to fans of such series; considered questionable because of issues in copyrights.
• Genre – a type of story
• Heavy Viewers – in Gerbner’s Cultivation theory, heavy viewers are people who watch television everyday, at 4 hours or more in a day.
• Inner Motivation – in Katz and Blumler’s U&G Theory, the gratifications sought by a person in his or her choice of media and messages.
• Light Viewers – according to Gerbner, these are individuals who watch television less than four hours a day.
• Manga – Japanese comic books.
• Mainstream – refers to something that has become part of society
• Mecha – a genre of Anime featuring giant machines or robots.
• Media – any electronic means through which messages are relayed to a broad audience.
• Needs - in Katz and Blumler’s U&G Theory, the uses a person derives from his or her choice of media and messages.
• Primetime –refers to the hours where audiences are most available for viewing television – “hot” times and better shows that cater to the most dominant audience at these times are shown.
• Shounen – an Anime genre geared towards a male audience featuring action, adventure and fantasy themes.
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