Real Life ~ Manga Genres

INFORMATION ON GENRES OF MANGA ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
www.mangafox.com
www.onemanga.com

ACTION
Featuring Fast Paced Action (Fighting, Violence, Or Some Other Form Of Aggressive Activity).

ADULT
Like Adult Movie, An Adult Manga Often Features Depictions Of Intense Violence And/Or Erotica Activity.

ADVENTURE
Titles Included In This Genre Usually Revolve Around A Character Going On A Trip Or Exploring Around The World To Find His/Her Luck.

ANIME
Manga In This Category Have Been Made Into Anime.

COMEDY
A Piece Of Work Generally Intended To Amuse. Light, Humorous, Sometimes Ridiculously Funny. Have A Good Laugh. =P

DOUJINSHI
Literally, 'Doujin' Means "Same Person" And 'Shi' Means "Magazine". It's Fan-Art Inspired By Published Anime or Manga By Professional Artists.

DRAMA
If A Manga's Labeled As "Drama", It's Usually Meant To Bring On Strong Emotional Response From Its Reader (Tension And/Or Sadness)

ECCHI
Ecchi Manga's Rather A Grey Area Or Borderline Between Hentai And Non-Hentai. S*xy And Juicy? Yeah. Nudity? Not That Over The Edge. The S*xy Part Just Adds Some Spice To The Work To Attract Fans Of This Specific Genre.

FANTASY
Fancy Stuff, Magical Creatures, Dream Land... Anything But Routine.

GENDER BENDER
It's All About Changing Genders - By Dressing In The Opposite S*x, Wearing Make-Ups Or Even Switching Bodies In Some Cases.

HAREM
Usually In A Harem Manga, You Can See One Male Character And Many Female Characters Who're Apparently Or Less Obviously Attracted To Him. At Times, The Genders Can Be Other Way Around And Is Referred To As A "Reverse Harem".

HISTORICAL
Historical Works Show You Glimpses Of Your Own History By Leading You Along The Ancient Lane.

HORROR
Horror Mangas Are Not For The Faint of Heart. It's For Those Who Enjoy Fear And Terror Inspired By Frightful Scenes From The Work.

JOSEI
"Ladies' Comics". Target Women From 18 To 30. The Male Equivalent To Josei Is 'Seinen'. Most Of The Times, The Stories Tend To Be About Everyday Experiences of Women Living In Japan - Style Tends To Be More Restrained, Realistic Version Of Shoujo Manga.

LOLICON
A.K.A "Lolita Complex" Where In Young Or Under-Age Girl Characters Are Depicted In An Erotic Manner.

MARTIAL ARTS
Aikido, Judo, Tae Kwan Do, Karate, Kendo... ... One Word In General To Sum Up Its Theme: Arts Of Combat.

MATURE
Contains Subject Matter Which May Be Too Extreme For People Under The Age Of 17. Titles In This Category May Contain Intense Violence, Blood And Gore, Sexual Content And/Or Strong Language.

MECHA
The Term Itself Refers To Walking Vehicles Controlled By A Pilot. Titles Under This Genre Are Usually With Some Fantastic Or Futuristic Element And Always Have Something To Do With Large Robotic Machines.

MYSTERY
An Unsolved Case, A Mysterious Event... Keep You Guessing Right To The End While Catching All The Clues And Riddles Along The Way.

ONE SHOT
Manga That Denotes Series That Are Short, Usually Consisting Of Just One Chapter.

PSYCHOLOGICAL
Usually Deals With The Philosophy Or A State Of Mind - Nine Cases Out Of Ten, The Crazy Kind. May Contain Some Disturbing Contents.

ROMANCE
L-O-V-E, Love! Closely Related To The Shoujo Genre.

SCHOOL LIFE
Set In A Campus Or Some Sort of School.

SCI-FI
Short For "Science Fiction", Series Labeled As Sci-Fi Often Involves Speculation Based On Current or Future Science Or Technology. There's No Boundaries Where Imagination May Carry You.

SEINEN
For Young Men 18 To 30 Years Old. Often Involving Male Heroes, Themes Of Honor, Slapstick Humor, And Sometimes Explicit S*xuality, Etc.

SHOTACON
Male Equivalent To Lolicon. Revolving Around S*xual Attraction To Young Or UnderAge Boys.

SHOUJO
Targeted For Girls Roughly Between The Ages Of 10 To 18. Covers Many Subjects In A Variety Of Styles, Often Closely Tied To Romance And Love.

SHOUJO-AI
Often Synonymous With Yuri. You Can Consider It A Mild Case Of Yuri, A.K.A "Girls Love"

SHOUNEN
A.K.A Known As Shonen, It's Primarily Written For Boys. Fighting And/Or Violence Can Often Be Seen In These Works. Closely Tied To Genres Like Action, Adventure And/Or Martial Arts.

SHOUNEN-AI
Often Synonymous With Yaoi, You Can Consider It A Mild case of Yaoi, A.K.A "Boys Love".

SLICE OF LIFE
Usually Portrays A "Cut-Out" Sequence Of Events In A Character's Life. It Usually Tends To Depict The Everyday Life Of Ordinary People, Sometimes With Fantasy or Sci-Fi Elements Involved.

SMUT
Series In This Genre Contain Offensive Contents, Especially Sexually Profane Materials.

SPORTS
Centers Around Any Kinds Of Sports. As The Name Suggests, Anything Sports Related. Sports Manga Depicts The Stories Of Loss And Gain In The World Of A Specific Sport.

SUPERNATURAL
Superman, UFOs... ... Deals With Unexplained Powers Or Things That Do Not Happen In Nature.

TRAGEDY
Get Yourself A Handy Or Some Tissue Paper Beforehand. That's All I've Got To Say.

YAOI
"Boys Love". Focuses On Homoerotic Or Homo-Romantic Relationships Between Men.

YURI
"Girls Love". Usually Involves Intimate Relationships Between Women. The Male Equivalence Of Yuri Is Yaoi.