Hopefully, by now you've mastered at least one or two Japanese words to insult someone with. I've offered you a variety of insults, ranging from some pretty serious ones that would require you to know martial arts—or the equally fine art of running away—and some that are staples in f...
Many common loan words are shortened or combined with Japanese words to create new meanings. The Japanese language has borrowed many words from foreign countries, firstly from China as early as the Nara Period (710-794). Gairaigo (外来語) is the Japanese word for "loan word" or "borrowed ...
exist in Japanese—hiragana and katakana. Both were derived from the Chinese characters in which the language was originally written, and they represent the same set of 46 sounds; though katakana is reserved for writing foreign loanwords, and to give emphasis as italics do in Western alphabets....
A list of commonly used Chinese Slangs, Gaming Terms, ACGN (Anime, Comics/Manga, Games, Novels) Terms, and other Miscellaneous Terms used in Chinese novels.
SubStation Alpha (SSA) is a subtitle format that is commonly used for anime and other animated content. It is a plain text format that provides a way to store and display subtitles in a video. SSA is a feature-rich format that supports a wide range of features, including custom stylin...
Japan’s traditional walls allows for a flexible use of space because they are movable. If we move aside all the fusumas and shojis, most Japanese houses are basically one big, open, and flat space. There is almost nothing in the way other than the outer walls, until Western culture ent...
these are just Japanese words. Not specifically anime or cosplay-related words.[/quote] Good point. You're quite right. While fragmented, elementary Japanese is often heard at cons, it'd be pointless to define them since they aren't really "con-exclusive" terms. Does that make sense?
Likewise, Anno is now considered Hayao Miyazaki's (of Studio Ghibli) successor and one of the anime industry's leading figures, and has been so for years, another fact largely unknown to Western fans. It is also because of this that Japanese fans largely expect more Evangelion content in ...
If you’ve ever listened to Japanese video game voice acting or listened to Japanese anime, you’ve probably heard characters shout words in sort of garbled English when doing special moves. Here’s an example: Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume...