by Josef Steiff
Super Robot. Anime or manga that includes a robot with fantastic weapons or powers. Often with some mystical or legendary origins (or origins of the pilots), they tend to fall into “monster of the week” formats. One example is Beast King GoLion known in the USA as Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
Tsuyoku naritai. “I want to become stronger;” a common refrain in tournament anime to indicate a character’s pursuit of perfection.
Yaoi. “Boys love”; an acronym for “yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi” (no climax, no point, no meaning), this term refers to a form of shōnen ai that is more sexually explicit; usually created by women for women and featuring bishÿnen.
Yōkai. A demon, spirit, or monster; a class of preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil oni (ogre) to the mischievous kitsune (fox) or snow woman Yuki-onna. Their motives and agendas are often completely incomprehensible to human beings. Some possess part animal and part human features (for instance Kappa and Tengu), and they generally have a sort of spiritual or supernatural power, so encounters with human beings tend to be dangerous. Yōkai that have the ability to shape-shift are called obake.
Yūrei. Figures in Japanese folklore thought to be spirits kept from a peaceful life, analogous to Western legends of ghosts.
Yuri. “Girls love;” the genre and content that involves love between women in manga, anime, and related Japanese media; the artwork and stories tend to be more sexually explicit than shōjo ai.
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