Dictionary

Ronin: A drifting samurai who acts on his own, without orders from a master.

seiyu: Actors who provide voices to the characters in anime.

sentai: Groups of fighters, like a task force: "Super Sentai" was a popular Japanese anime that became the crossover hit in the United States known as "Power Rangers."

shojo-ai: Anime or manga that contains lesbian storylines and situations.

shonen: Action-packed anime or manga, targeted at teenage boys.

shonen-ai: Anime or manga that addresses love between two young men, sometimes between bishonen.

shotacon: Manga that places pre-teen and teenage boys in erotic scenes.

shoujo: Dramatic, romantic anime or manga, targeted at a teenage female audience.