Get a S and M mug for your father Jerry. The use of mild violence eg whipping, spanking, scratching; to achieve (sexual) pleasure in giver or receiver. Can be practiced during sex, or alternatively without sexual relations occuring. S and M: whips, crops, chains and leather. come on. baby let's go!
Whips and chains are often considered S&M paraphenalia, as well as bondage collars, spiked jewelry, etc. May also stand for slave and master. See also BDSM, bondage, S&M. Ginny and James are into the S and M scene.
Using somebody’s given name implies intimacy and as such is usually reserved for close friends and family members. This is why you may find a character being called Yamada-san by one character and Taro-kun by another.
In anime it often shows that the character is highly respected or in a position of power. It is sometimes used sarcastically too! Any of you who have dabbled in Japanese martial arts may be used to the term ~ sensei. As well as a suffix, this may be used as a pronoun in its own right.
"S" is short for "sadistic" and "M" for "masochistic". By definition, a sadistic person derives pleasure from the pain of others while a masochistic person derives pleasure from his/her own pain.
Moe (萌え, Japanese pronunciation: [mo. e] ( listen)), sometimes romanized as moé, is a Japanese word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market.
DOMO means "very". It's especially helpful when stressing appreciation or making an apology. When you buy something at a store, store clerk would say "DOMO ARIGATOU", meaning thank you "very much". You can also use DOMO as a greeting like "hello".
shoujo“Shounen” means “boys” and “shoujo” means “girls.” These terms are often used to differentiate between intended audiences.
In particular, this article investigates the use of translation notes (henceforth T/N) to deal with translation problems.
Sadistic means extremely cruel or enjoying the pain of others. More specifically, sadistic can be used in the context of psychology in relation to the condition of sadism, in which a person gets sexual pleasure from other people's pain. Sadistic can be used to describe a person or an action.
It could even be a “iya, domo-domo.” This essentially means thanks, but no thanks — without the sting. The difference between the “yes” and “no” replies, though seemingly so slight, is in fact monumental.
S, M: used for sadism and masochism respectively, often referring to mild personality traits rather than sexual fetishes. "SM" is also used for sadomasochism, instead of "S&M" used in English, in a more sexual context.
S’s are the ones who take charge, and M’s are the ones who do not.
M type could mean I'll be Ok with your choice of where to go or where to eat. Or I would like you to make decesions when I couldn't. S type could be more active, aggressive or positive. Young people, especially young girls will declare themselves as ドS or ドS that means I am super S or M but they do not really want to be a master or slave.
For western fans, translation is a big part of the hobby. When anime comes unsubtitled, or when manga is untranslated, this is often called raw.
Anime pilgrimages are when you visit the real-life locations featured in anime. Unlike western animation, much of anime is set in real world cities and towns in Japan and show specific landmarks, streets, train stations, and other locations.
When the mangaka is left out of the equation, or the final manga version ends up different, this ends up devaluing the anime as non-canon or filler heavy. One of the most famous examples of this was with Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 vs. its remake in 2009 that followed the finished manga.
Meaning young boy, the shonen anime and manga genre targets a teen male audience. The weekly manga magazine, Shonen Jump is of course the leader in shounen series, having produced countless classics since its first issue in 1968.
When referring to the Japanese voices in English speaking circles, seiyuu is used over the more general words voice actor or VA.
For anime, a 12 episode series is one cour, a 24 episode series is two cour, and so on.
Manga adaptations into anime notoriously run into the issue where the studio runs out of manga source material to adapt, and has to create anime original content with varying levels of involvement from the original mangaka.
A term of extreme respect. For most regular Japanese, this is most commonly used when dealing with customers and clients. In fact, mail is usually addressed to [name] -sama. In anime it often shows that the character is highly respected or in a position of power. It is sometimes used sarcastically too!
A term of respect that is most commonly used to address young males. If you watch school anime then you may have noticed boys being referred to as ~kun. It isn’t necessarily only used for boys though and is often used by superiors to address their subordinates, both male and female.
Sempai – Kouhai (upperclassman-lowerclassman) relations are extremely important in Japan, and it is standard to treat your sempai with the utmost respect. A cute example is Ryunosuke Tanaka from Haikyu!!, as he gets super emotional when the first-years finally address him as Tanaka- sempai rather than Tanaka- san.
Often seen as a term of endearment , this suffix was originally a baby-talk version of ~san that is now often used to address young girls. Some people use it as a cute way to address their close friends.
Introduced to many Westerners through ‘The Karate Kid’, ~san is the most common honorific suffix in Japanese. It’s gender-neutral and can be used with people you don’t know or even amongst friends if you aren’t particularly close. It is often added to inanimate objects or animals too! Basically, if in doubt, use ~san!
Well, ~san is an example of a Japanese honorific suffix. You could say that the English equivalents are the titles ‘Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms’. So…why don’t the translators just use ‘Mr’? Or just leave the honorifics out altogether?
Any of you who have dabbled in Japanese martial arts may be used to the term ~ sensei. As well as a suffix, this may be used as a pronoun in its own right.