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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Identifying Genres For The Anime Reviewer

By Estelle Larsen


The universe of animeshoon has many types that are not usually found in other works. The western side of the globe might have offered you dystopian and post apocalyptic films, but anime has more than just those. Manga has stuck to its very own culture.

Just like in music, you should be able to pick the difference between post hardcore and death metal. With manga, you should also learn how to categorize if you want to be a serious anime reviewer. While everyone can pretty much assume what is classified as romance or action, obscure knowledge of anime can make you confused in terms of labeling the movie or series you are watching.

Mecha movies are derived from the word mechanical and refers to anime that focuses on robots that can be piloted. Mostly they are very huge, or may take a humanoid form. Sometimes they become one giant super robot consisting of much smaller ones, but as long as these machines are pilotable, then they belong to the mecha genre.

Love can be humorous and gratuitous at the same time. That is ecchi, a perverted genre that is actually comedic and does not really go as far as porn. When love is not just a triangle but becomes a hexagon or octagon because the leading man lives with so many ladies dying to win his heart, then you call that a harem manga.

If you have seen cute innocent girls suddenly morphing into a superhero, chances are, you are watching a magical girl animation. They are often seen fighting evil and crime even if they appear to be very underage. Their lives are included in the plot, including their love life, friends, growth and development.

If you find films that feature a superstar that has everything, that is an idol manga. Generally constituting of people from humble beginnings who rise to overkill stardom, there is an entire culture dedicated and built around them. Many of this kind of work can fall under the slice of life classification.

Living things that almost look like very cuddly animals are actually trainable monsters, and they are the central characters of monster battle movies. Card games can become a real life deal between life and death with card battle animations. These are perhaps the most popular and familiar kind, and they are often paired with game merchandise.

Shonen ai refers to manga containing a male homosexual relationship at its core, while shoujo ai is for lesbian relationships. They are not pornographic, but rather romantic. The sexually explicit ones are the yaoi for the male and the yuri for the female.

Like the stereotypes of their characters, manga genres are full of stuff endemic to their very own culture. This makes them more enjoyable and crazier than your daily dose of television. Yet in spite of their seeming insanity, they always manage to have some deep underlying philosophical lessons hiding in the all the action, that is, if you can find them.




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