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For questions about anime/manga-related jargon like "moe", "visual novel", and "AMV". Avoid using this tag for questions about words that only have meaning in the context of a particular work.

The tag should be used for questions about anime/manga-related jargon like "moe", "visual novel", and "AMV".

Avoid using this tag for questions about words that only have meaning in the context of a particular work or franchise. For example, you should not use this tag for a question about the word "Hokage", because that word only means something in the Naruto universe.

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What is a 通信{つうしん} from a manga publisher?

I found this page with a short list of 通信{つうしん} from the publisher Tosuisha for its magazine Ichiraci, and I was wondering what exactly 通信 are. Here's an example cover of one: There are several people listed as working on different sections in each…
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What does 'production minutes' mean?

In the following document, the expression 'production minutes' comes up multiple times: The full source of the document can be found here What does this expression mean, in terms of anime production?
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Can this character be considered a slider? (Haruhi Suzumiya books 9&10 spoiler)

In "The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya" and the following book, can the character Yasumi Watahashi be considered a slider? (I'm not naming her in the title because she's not in the anime). Since she essentially travelled between the two timelines…
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How to differentiate Nekomimi from Inumimi?

So, how to differentiate Nekomimi from Inumimi? They looks quite similar.
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What does "I Ship Nalu" mean?

Just wondering on this, but is this some type of new vocab in Fairy Tail or something, Long story short: I have seen a lot of comments on Facebook and YouTube like "Do you ship Nalu" and "I ship Nalu". What does this mean though?
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Why do characters repeatedly say other characters names?

I'm watching Blood C, and I'm reminded that in anime, dialog can often consist of characters just saying other character's names. In this example, most of Tadayoshi Kisaragi's lines towards Saya are just her name. If I recall, there was a similar…
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What's the term for the bullied kid who delivers bread and sandwiches to the bullies?

I think it's a designated term for this kind of character. Usually they use their own money to purchase foods during lunch in a school setting for the bullies.
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Is Honey Senpai a Shota?

If so, then what would be the opposite of Honey Senpai's character? Like between the ages of 40 years an up? I read it one time when I was looking at Japanese Shoujo Manga, but I do remember encountering it on the site Manga Here.
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Name or tag for kana phrase videos

I'd like to know the Japanese name or tag of a type of video that used to be popular on Nico Nico Douga on 2007-2010 (maybe there are still some people making these videos but I can't find them anymore). In these videos the creator would take a…
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Where does the term "3D girl" come from?

When people (usually otaku) talk about real girls, they always refer them as "3D girls". I guess it's kind of opposite from "2D girls" in anime, manga, games, etc. So, where did the term "3D girl" come from? What is its origin?
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What is this panel/console seen in Eighty Six?

In Eighty Six, these console windows are shown. Do we have any names for the above console windows? Or was it just made up?
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What is the Japanese term for an old man/grandpa who is into anime/is otaku?

Is there a casual/slang term in Japanese for an old geezer who's a hardcore otaku? I know terms like erojiji and such but there are more referred to old men who are just perverted in general, but what about perverted old otaku?
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What is this simplified/less-detailed art style called?

So, recently, while watching a few of my favorite animes, I noticed this really weird art style that pops up whenever a character will show confusion, annoyance, etc. Don't really know what the art style is called. Usually, they look kinda…
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Filler episodes

What are filler episodes? I've heard people mention them a lot but I'm not quite sure what they are. Apparently Naruto is packed with tons of them, so what are they?
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Is there a name for "4-koma style" anime?

Is there a term for animes (that are like Nichijou, Pop Team Epic) that have several parts in only one episode?
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