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ahou | Japanese term for 'moron' |
| anime | The Japanese contraction and pronunciation of the English word animation. Anime refers to traditional hand painted cel animation, but also applies to animation created in part or in whole by computers. |
| arigatou/arigato | Thanks. The full polite expression would be, Doumo arigatou gozaimasu = Thank you very much. |
| baka | An insult that casts a shadow on the function and contents of the subject's mind.. the word quite literally means fool. One could also say, o-baka or great fool. |
| BGM | Short for "Background Music." |
| bishoujo/bishojou | The literal translation is Beautiful Girl. |
| BC | "before caffeine" (orig: explanation of typos, etc: "Sorry, BC post...ugh. I really need some coffee." ) |
| bishounen | The literal translation is Beautiful Boy. Bishounen are found in all types of manga and anime and can be quite masculine, they are not necessarily "effeminate" males but sometimes are. Bishounen are the focus in shounenai or Boy's love manga... see the definition of yaoi. |
| Buddhism | Aside from Shinto, the other major religion in Japan is Buddhism. Buddhist teachings found their way to Japan in 552 AD, having traversed most of Asia from their birthplace in India. Gautama Buddha's message was that all suffering in this world is caused by desire and an attachment to the material plane of existence. Only through right living, ending desire, and doing away with the "self" can enlightenment be attained and the bliss of Nirvana entered. Although several very different types of Buddhism flourish in Japan, Westerners are usually most familiar with Zen Buddhism, which focuses on discipline and meditation, and has the most parallels with Taoism. When looking at manga and anime it's important to understand that these Arts sprang from a culture with a completely different religious orientation than Western countries. Japanese values and sensibilities have been shaped over thousands of years by Shinto and Buddhist teachings. Christianity is a latecomer to Japan, and today less than one percent of Japan's population embraces Christianity. |
| CGI | Refers to Computer Generated Illustration as used in manga or anime. Macintosh computers started an explosion in the use of computer assisted illustration in manga production, and today's manga make heavy use of computers... though the results still look hand crafted. Today's anime makes wide use of computer technology, even when it is not evident. Miyazaki's Mononoke-hime (Princess Mononoke) used computer technology extensively for tracking motion, charting perspective, filling in color, and generating some limited special effects. Other contemporary anime like BLOOD: The Last Vampire rely heavily upon CGI but make no attempt to hide the results. "BLOOD" is a brilliant example of the fusing of traditional cel animation with the digital arts. |
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