Anime an ih may In Japan cartoonsanimation Everywhere else Japanese cartoonsanimation Baka baa kaa Stupid Chibi chee bee Cute small childish Small andor cartoony versions of characters ID: 537506
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Basic Anime VocabSlide2
Anime
(an-
ih
-may)In Japan: cartoons/animationEverywhere else: Japanese cartoons/animationSlide3
Baka
(baa-
kaa
)StupidSlide4
Chibi
(
chee
-bee)Cute, small, childishSmall and/or cartoony versions of characters
(Usually used to describe a person; can be used as a nickname)Slide5
Comic-Con/Convention
(com-ick-con)
Comic-Con:
the actual event that happens in San Diego once a year where all the awesome people from all around the world gather to celebrate awesome thingsConvention: the same thing
but generic (not name brand), less expensive, not as large, and in other places throughout the yearSlide6
Cosplay
(cos-play)
A combination of the
words “costume play”When people dress up as other people or characters (and adopt their persona)Slide7
Fandom
(fan-
dum
)A combination of the words “fan kingdom”The group of fans surrounding or centered around a specific topicSlide8
Fangirl/boy
(fan-
gurl
, fan-boi)Noun: a person who loves a particular thing
Verb: to love said thing, usually in an active or obvious waySlide9
Fanservice
(fan-
suhr
-vice)Material (in a given work) added to please the audience, majorly the male oneDon’t worry, there is female-specific fanservice too!Slide10
Kawaii
(
kah-wai-ee
)Cute, girly, pretty(Usually used to describe an object, but sometimes used to describe pretty/cute people)Slide11
Manga
(
mahn-gah
)Japanese graphic novels or any drawn content of such a style Slide12
Otaku
(oh-
tahk
-oo)A nerd/geek, usually one who loves anime/manga
In Japan, otaku has a negative connotation, sort of like how nerd
or
geek
does here.Slide13
Weeaboo
(wee-ah-boo)
Aka “
Japanophile” Someone who has become overly obsessed with Japanese culture to the point of being pushy and/or offensiveSlide14
Subs vs. Dubs
Subtitles (subs):
captions displayed at the bottom of a screen that tell you what the people/characters are saying
Dubs: when something’s audio is translated into another language (and usually the characters’ mouth movements match the words)Slide15
The End!
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s do something fun!