An Idiots Guide To Anime/Manga Categories :P

So now no one will probably read this.. but i'm bored so meh

now in anime and manga's they both have a vast amount of genre's, some names in english like romance or action which kind of speak for themselves, but there are some that are in japanese, and ... they aint as straightforward as english ones, i guess if you're innocent, it pays to google the shit or risk being scarred

so the main ones i know of in jap are:

Shonen
Shoujo
Seinen
Josei
Ecchi
Yaoi
Yuri
Shonen-ai
Shoujo-ai
Shotacon
Lolicon
Harem
Doujinshi

now these categories are mostly more contraversial stuffs, but some are plain harmless, now time for definitions!!

Shonen
Aimed at boys from the ages of 13 - 16, that include action

Shoujo
Aimed at girls from the ages of 13 -16 that include normally romance

Seinen
Aimed at more mature males 18+, they're not always perverted and sometimes are just more gorey

josei
Aimed at more mature females 18+, does go over romance.. but in a more mature sense

Ecchi
These are animes and manga's that are basically... perverted, they have girls in skimpy outfits, tight clothing the whole lot, the manga's will almost definatly have a random naked girl somewhere

Shonen-ai
Basically a romance between 2 guys (yes gays), but these don't have sex, the most a shonen ai will go into is kissing, because they are aimed between 13-16

Shoujo-ai
YES you guessed it, its the reverse with girl love, and these don't have sex either, and the same age rating from 13-16

Yaoi
These are basically guy love manga's that are definatly having sex scenes between males and is for a more mature audience

Yuri
Tthese are manga's with girl love, and yes again most definatly include sex, making it for a more mature audience

Shotacon
This is one of the more contraversial manga's, with an older woman having a romance with a younger boy, and may include sex

Lolicon
This manga is the reverse with an older male having a relationship with a younger female, again it may include sex

Harem
This would be a manga when the main character is surrounded by alot of the opposite sex, and the surrounding members are usually attracted to the main protagonist

Doujinshi
lastly, this is a fanmade manga made by most likely an otaku, it may be innocent or perverted.. who knows lol


And if you're still reading you are either really interested or as bored as I, and my knowledge of these categories is either by googling the definition of a manga i'm about to watch.. or finding out lol try to guess which is which ;)