More Japanese Terminology (found on FB)

Hello everyone,

How are you?

I'm sure you are somehow happy because it’s already December. 

That means that Christmas is coming! yeah!!!!(obviously if you're going to attend to parties, or you are going to travel, or receive gifts)

          Anyway, leaving that aside. Yesterday I found in a Facebook group called OCGM,NL(Otakus, Cosplayers y Gamers de Monterrey, Nuevo León/Otakus, Cosplayers, and Gamers of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon) an interesting picture explaining more terms people who doesn't know about Japanese culture critic or misjudge sometimes(at least here in Mexico). the picture is in Spanish, but I'm going to explain in English what it says below.

Ok, here I go...

"This is not just comic, is 'Manga' Ò_Ó

This is not a cartoon, is 'Anime' Ò_Ó

This is not a costume, is 'Cosplay' Ò_Ó

This is not fetishism, is 'Moe' Ò_Ó

This is not lesbianism, is 'Yuri' Ò_Ó

This is not perverted, is 'Hentai' Ò_Ó

This is not erotic, is 'Ecchi' Ò_Ó

This is not pedophile, is 'Lolicon' Ò_Ó

This is not incest, is 'Kinshinsoukan' Ò_Ó

This is not gay, is 'Yaoi' Ò_Ó

This is not bloody, is 'Gore' Ò_Ó

This is not a bipolar girl, is 'Tsundere' Ò_Ó

This is not robot, is 'Mecha' Ò_Ó

This is not drawing, is 'Doujinshi' Ò_Ó

This is not schizophrenic girl, is 'Yandere' Ò_Ó

This is not sexual aberration, is 'Eroguro' Ò_Ó

This is not a sexual videogame, is 'Eroge' Ò_Ó

This is not Chinese, is 'Japanese' Ò_Ó

And the most important: I'm not a freak; I'm an 'Otaku'.

If you're proud of being an otaku click 'Like'. "

         Well, as you had seen, the term bloody and gore in English is really related, if not, the same. The only diffenrence would be the pronunciation. But in Spanish those are really different things, so it was written like that, XD

         Another thing,  the terms tsundere and yandere, which are very common in mangas, i didn't explained them in my first post. as it is mentioned at the picture, Tsundere is a term for mention a bipolar girl, and Yandere is used for call 'schizophrenic girl'. Tsundere is just used in that way, but Yandere is more refered to milti-facetious girls instead of schizophrenic girls.
        The term Moe is used to refer to girl, to 'the ideal type of girl', kawaii girls. It is usually used on cute and a little bit weak, clumsy girls; with a hot body, and a nice voice.(At least this is my perception.) That's why it is somehow a fetichism.(check this to know more about this word).
         Kinshisoukan is another common terms, specielly for those who like ecchi and hentai, but as I don't like incest I usually don't use it. :P
         Lolicon is used as we use the term Lolita Complex in the western world, to refer to ecchi/hentai of young girls and pedophile of those who like those genres.

         The rest os the terms that can be read upward, had been explicated in my first post of all, so if you have any question you can read it clicking here or you may ask leaving a comment.

Thanks for reading, Arigatougozaimashita!

GBU, have a nice week.

Sayounara Minna!

PS: right now in this computer I'm not able to write in Japanese. -_-

How to Read Asian Comics

Hi everybody~! :D

Today I’m going to tell you how to read Asian comics correctly.

         You may say "Do you think I’m stupid and don't know how to read comics?" ¬¬ , but no, I don't think you might be stupid, because I guess most of the people that are reading this have at least read 1 comic in their lives. :3

         I'm writing this because Asian Comics have different ways of reading them, it doesn't mean you should know Chinese, Vietnamese, Tai, Korean, and Japanese languages. But you must know the correct way of reading them, because if not, you will not understand what are you reading, it has happened to me, and when you notice you've been reading in the wrong way, it may be bothersome. We'll be using the terminology from the first post.  
  So let's begin:

         Most of the Asian Comics are read from right to left, from up to down; just as how you read an Occidental comic, but flipped horizontally, as the picture up ⬆ show us. First what is in the boxes, then the dialogs, and sometimes it might include what some characters are thinking, or explaining their behavior, positions, and faces.

Most Japanese, Tai, and Chinese comics are read in this way, and some Korean and Vietnamese comics.

 

    But there are Asian comics that should be read as Occidental comics, most of the Manhwas are read in this way; also there are Mangas and Manhuas that can be confusing because they must be read complete vertically and then go up again from right to left, those kind of comics are not common to see, those are called "4 panel"(example: "Lucky Star", "Working!!” and some extras chapters of other comics as the "The Breaker" or "Shugo Chara!"), as the example of the picture at the left ⬅ . 

           And there might be sometimes that some Mangakas add their creativity to the comics, so it may change a little the way of reading some pages (principally in Mangas). 

          When you buy your Asian comics at the American continent and Europe, the publishing company that did translate the comic may have print it so it'll be read from left to right.

  

Well everybody, that's all for today, i wish you have understand, and that you'll read lot's of Asian comics. Probably in future I'll make articles about the most famous Manga and Manhwa publishing companies.  :P

       Good bye~, have a nice day! GBU!

The pictures were taken from Working!! manga and modified by me with PaintBrush Mac program, and from Manga for Kids: How to Read Manga

Terminology and Introduction

Hi everybody,
this is the first post of all, xD
here I’m just going to introduce myself and give you some important terminologies for read Asian comics, specially Japanese(that are the most popular) and Korean(also popular); Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese comics are not often seen so there's no exactly terminology for those.

I'm Berenice Milán, Mexican,
I am not otaku, but I like it, and I understand the otaku obsession for 2D.
I have been called otaku by some friends, but I think I am not, that I still have long way to go :)
I don't usually watch anime because I don't really like TV, but I love to read, so I am a manga, manhwa, and manhua fan.
I don't like hentai, yaoi and yuri, I think my mind could become scum. I usually read Shounen, Shoujo, Gore(I’m a sadist), and Koma, I think those are cool(specially gore :B ).
I’m a Lolita fan, but I’m not Lolita, I think it doesn't fit me, also I’m not that feminine.

However, I wish you could like my blog, and the things I’m going to post on it. :3

Have a nice day everybody, and good-bye. :D GBU !!!

if there was something you didn’t understand here is the terminology:

Japanese Terminology:

Otaku: a person obsessed with something, but we use it to refer just to Anime and Manga fans

Anime: from animation, we use it to refer to Japanese animations(cartoons)

Manga: Literally Comic, but we use it to refer to Japanese comics

Mangaka: a person who works in drawing manga

Shoujo: young girl(also referring to the genre)

Shounen: young boy(also referring to the genre)
Josei: a sub-genre of Shoujo, targeted to the young female adult readers/audience.
Seinen: a sub-genre of Shounen, targeted to the young male adult readers/audience.

Mecha: the mechanical genre

Koma: is the humorist genre(there's also the 4-Koma)

Kodomo: Kids(also referring to the genre)

Mahou-Shoujo: Magical girl(also referring to the genre)

Gore/Guro: bloody(also referring to the genre)

Nakama: Mates, Friends, Comrade.

Tomodachi: Friend

Bishounen: pretty boy

Bishoujo: pretty girl

Ecchi: Erotic(also referring to the genre), in mangas or anime it can be used also Ero.

Hentai: Pervert(also referring to the genre)

Yaoi: love between man-man, Gay(also referring to the genre)

Yuri: Lilium, love between woman-woman, Lesbian(also referring to the genre)

Nihon/Nippon: Japan

Sayounara: Good Bye

Konnichiwa: Good Evening/Hello

Ohayou: Good Morning

Konbanwa: Good Night/Late Evening

Baka: stupid/idiot

Akuma: Devil
Doijinshi: is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels; they are often works of amateurs. 

(name)-san: it could be Mrs., Mr., or miss

(name)-chan: it is used to refer to a person you're familiar with, it is more used referring to children and girls(it could also be (name)-chi)

(name)-kun: it is used to refer a person whom you know, but not very close to you, it is more used on boys.

(name)-sensei: sensei is teacher

(name)-senpai/sempai: someone older than you or with more experienced in something than you, whom you respect.

(name)-dono: an authority with whom you're subjected or that you just simply respect and is not married.

(name)-sama: is an authority like a chief, a president, gods. also fans call their idol -sama.

onee-san: older sister

onii-san: older brother

imouto: younger sister

itouto: younger brother

Kawaii: pretty, cute, adorable, or dear.

Ganbaru: A word of encouragement: Hang in There!, Go! (it may also be in other verb tense: ganbatte, ganbatta, ganbare)

Gomen/gomenasai: sorry/I’m sorry

Etto: is like saying "mmmm…." in a conversation when you think or are in blank.

Sake: rice wine

Hime: Princess

Ojou: young master

Onegai: Please

Youkai: Monster or demon(reffering to supernatural like vampires, werewolves, sirens, etc.)

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Korean Terminology:

Oppa: Older Brother, Used only by girls

Hyung: Older brother, Used only by boys

Unnie: Older Sister, used only by girls

Noona: Older Sister, used only by boys
(name)-ssi: is like using -san in japanese

Hyungnim: Gang members use it to refer to their Gang leader

Sunbae: used in both genders as a term of respect for upperclassmen

Sunsengnim: teacher
Ahjussi: Old Man 
Ahjuma: Old Woman

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