AU - Alternate Universe - a genre in which fan work deviates from the canon of the fandom in some way. A common example is 'Denial' - conveniently ignoring the death of a popular character, eg Ritchie Ryan in Highlander the Seires. RPS - Real Person Slash - the slashing of real people, as opposed to fictional characters, eg actors, sports stars, singers, etc. Beta - A Beta reader is a person who checks a story before it is submitted/published. They can do anything from a simple spelling and grammer check, to a full analysis of plot, character, loopholes, flow, etc. I advise everyone to get their stuff beta-read, it can only make your fics better! Common Anime/Manga Terms Manga - Japanese comics. Anime - Japanese cartoons. Doujinshi, DJ - Japanese fan-manga. Tankoubon - A manga book, which collects together a group of issues of a particular manga, which are usually serialised. Hentai - Literally 'pervert'. Basically anime/manga porn, encompassing all varieties, although it is sometimes used to classifiy 'straight' pics/fics, as opposed to yaoi/yuri. Ecchi - A milder version of 'pervert'. Lemon - Containing explicit sex, of any variety (straight/slash). Lime - Containing non-graphic sexual implications, eg holding hands and snuggling. Yaoi - The equivalent of the western term 'slash' - things of a sexual nature containing male/male pairings. Yuri - Complement to yaoi, things containing female/female pairings. Shonen-ai - Similar to yaoi, but not explicit, literally 'boy love' (usually lime). Shojo-ai - The female/female version of shonen-ai (lime). June - The equivalent of yaoi, but with original characters. Also tends to be more plot-driven than yaoi. Chanslash - A term usually used for western fics/pics where one or both members of a pairing are underage, commonly between 13 and 16 or so. Shotakon - A term used predominantly for the anime/manga fandoms implying that one or both members of a male/male partnership are extremely underage, generally pre-teen. Lolikon - The counterpart to Shotakon, but for female/female pairings (or sometimes female/male pairings where the female is the younger) Bishounen - Literally 'beautiful boys' - adolescent boys aged between about 13 and 16 who are generally slender, feminine, and often have long, flowing hair. Seme - The dominant partner in a same sex coupling, usually the 'top' in yaoi. By japanese convention, this is almost always the taller of the two. Uke - Partner to seme, the submissive partner in a same sex coupling, usually the 'bottom'. Generally the shorter of the two. Person1 / Person2 - A pairing, where the person before the slash is the dominant/seme, and the person after the passive/uke. Person1 x Person2 - The same as for a slash, but the 'x' means that they are sexually involved. Person1 + Person2 - The same as for a slash, but the '+' means that they have an affectionate, rather than a sexual relationship. OAV - Original Animated Video - an anime movie which goes straight to video without being released at a cinema. They are often shorter in length than actual 'movies'. Otaku - A slang term used to self-describe a devoted fan of anime/manga. Roughly the equivalent of, fanboy, freak, geek. SD - Super Deformed - A cute style of caricature which anime/manga characters are sometimes drawn in, that makes them short, stubby, often with huge heads and simplified features. Chibi - A character which is drawn to be small, cute and child-like, a form of super-deformed.
Suffixes: -chan - Used for small children, or girls of school age. -kun - Used for boys of school age, or older, by an equal or a superior -san - Default honourific, indicates respect, used for women, elders, superiors. -sama - Extreme respect, eg, that used for the Royal Family, etc. -sensei - Used for teachers, doctors, professionals. -sempai - Senior, eg, a kid in the grade above you. -kouhai - Junior, the younger counterpart to sempai. -dono - An archaic, very formal suffix. Kenshin is about the only character you will hear using this. (No suffix) - No suffix indicates a very close relationship generally between young males, ie best friends, lovers.
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