Coming of Age: (
Story/Location) A story in which the main character is confronted with issues related to their transition from adolescence (innocence) to adulthood (responsibility). Most typically found in a modern romance story in which the main character has to confront his/her feelings over their (first) love and/or deciding about the path in life (setting goals, attending college, getting a job etc.).
Soul Mates: (
Story/Location) Mentioned only in terms of extreme romantic entanglements, there are situations in which two people (or souls) are destined (or pre-destined) to have a strong emotional attraction or involvement.
Shounen Ai: (
Objectionable Content) (
↗shounen ↗ai (
愛) = "Boy Love") These are titles in which two male characters are involved in a homosexual relationship or in which one is hinted at. Mainly you find these in
Shoujo manga but some anime titles have them as well. The term differs from "
Yaoi" in that it usually implies that there will
not be on-screen sex. See also:
↗Wikipedia:Shounen Ai.
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