Categories anime
Fast, thrilling, action-packed shows featuring fighting, blood, death and chase scenes. The fighting aspect of this genre can range from swordfights, fistfights, shootouts to tank battles, outer-space robot wars and more.
Following someone’s journey or travels. This genre is usually associated with action, as part of the journey is fighting to save another, fighting to save him/herself, fighting to find a certain object, fighting to complete a mission etc.
A genre that uses imaginary, mythological or supernatural forms. There doesn’t necessarily have to be monsters or ghosts in a show for it to be classified as fantasy. Humans with supernatural powers, or people that live in an imaginary world can be elements of fantasy. Even if the main characters are not humans, they will usually still look like humans.
Habituellement, de grands robots qui sont plus souvent des extensions d'un pilote que des armes massives comme des tanks. Souvent associé à la science-fiction, le thême peut quelquefois être rapproché du Fantasy, par exemple lorsque les robots prennent l'apparence de grands êtres invoqués par des magiciens par exemple.
Tout ce qui touche aux technologies avancées créées dans le futur. La science-fiction évoque souvent une arme contre l'humanité, ou contre quelque sorte d'alien qui veut détruire le monde.
In-depth character development and relationships. It is usually very emotional and some aspects are similar to love/romance, though drama is more sad and the relationships don’t always work out.
Tout ce qui tourne autour des relations amoureuses, des hauts et des bas qu'un couple (ou presque couple) peut avoir. Généralement, ce genre de thême aboutit à une happy-end.
The show must be funny. The comedic scenes are usually visual exaggeration: heavy use of exaggeration in facial features, body proportions and emotions. Can be associated with almost any other genre, though not drama.
Revolves around one’s educational life, the relationships that develop, the school-oriented events that occur etc, and can be associated with almost any other genre.
Focus sur le sport; le personnage principal pratique un sport en particulier.
Set in the past and is usually associated with action or martial arts. Historical setting would seem to be the opposite of fantasy (history being fact and fantasy being imagination), but not all historical animes are entirely accurate, and can also have mythical beats roaming around as well.
Similaire au sport, le focus est mis sur la musique ou ceux qui la jouent.
Similaire au sport ou à la musique, mais du coté de la cuisine.
Trois filles, voire plus, ne vivant que pour l'attention d'un homme célibataire et indécis. Les anime et mangas de ce genre n'aboutissent souvent à aucun choix final. La situation peut être inversée (Plusieurs hommes à genou devant une femme).
Genre en relation avec tout ce qui touche... aux art martiaux ! Le genre évoque souvent le combat à mains nues, beaucoup de jeux de jambes, de mouvements spéciaux et de combats à l'épée.
Des histoires de détective, avec souvent des secrets à démeler ou la quête de la vérité.
Des rencontres de créatures et de monstres horribles et déformés (souvent d'origine surnaturelle), mélées souvent à des litres de sang, des meurtres et des scènes très gore. Les anime d'horreur sont dessinés aussi réalistes que possible, par exemple sans filles très mignonnes avec de grands yeux.
More of a visual style than plot, as it includes a lot of sexual humour and fan service (for males), such as bare breasts, panty shots and girls in erotic positions. Note: there is no actual porn.
Directly translated as ‘boy love’, deals with relationships between males. Shounen-ai is of a romance type, not gay porn (which means it’s different from Yaoi).
Pornographic anime featuring men with men, otherwise known as gay porn, which focuses on the sex and has no real plot.
Literally means ‘girl love’, deals with relationships between females, the opposite of Shounen-Ai but more common.
Although many sources will say that Shoujo-ai and Yuri are the same thing, they are not. Yuri is pornographic anime featuring women with women, and like Yaoi, has little necessity for story and focuses more on the visual details.
Aimed at the adult audience, includes a lot of nudity and sex scenes.
Anime aimed at young girls, which have more focus on plot and character development with idealised love stories. The age range for the targeted audience is quite broad, from very young to young teens.
Japanese for ‘magical girl,’ it’s subgenre of Shoujo, but popular enough for special mention. Literally means ‘magical girl’, where the heroines get magical powers to fight against evil. Flashy costumes, wands and spells are a common element in Mahou Shoujo (and a bit more action).
Japanese for ‘boy’, it’s aimed at young boys, usually ‘fighting’ anime like action and mecha/transformer type shows. The age range for the targeted audience is quite broad, from very young children to young teens.
Japanese for ‘magical boy,’ it’s the opposite to Mahou Shoujo and less common, where the main male characters get magical powers.
Japanese for ‘man’, it is aimed at teenage boys and young men. It is generally more complicated and sophisticated than Shounen anime, with more psychological and sexual elements, and puts more focus on plot rather than action (if the show is also under the Action genre, which it usually is). In its character development and relationship side, it is similar to Shoujo, but is usually darker (more like the Drama genre).
Japanese for ‘woman’, it is probably the rarest form of anime, aimed at young women. A lot of Josei shows also fall under the category if Yaoi (gay porn), but Josei anime can also be about families and mothers.
Japanese for ‘child’, it is Anime aimed at young children (younger than the audience you’d expect to get from Shounen and Shoujo anime).
Japanese for ‘fighting team,’ it deals with superheroes and superhero teams, closely associated with the Shounen and Kodomo genres.
Japanese for ‘beautiful girl’, it is a very broad genre and can be used to describe any anime featuring pretty female characters and heroines.
Japanese for ‘beautiful boy’, it is the opposite of Bishoujo, where the main male characters are drawn to be ‘pretty’ and ‘elegant’, which is a style that some Shoujo animes use.
Anime érotique ou pornographique. Le hentai lui-même est une traduction de "perverti". Tout ce qui fait partie du Hentai doit être classé comme Mature.