Supernatural: (
Story/Location) Titles of this category are relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe (especially God, or a god, demigod, spirit or devil), departing from what is usual or normal (especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature or attributed to an invisible agent, like a ghost or spirit). Contains subcategories of more specific types: "
Angels", "
Deities", "
Shinigami", and "
Vampires".
Action: (
Genre) Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as "
Gun-Action", "
Martial Arts", and "
Swordplay"; see also: "
Fighting".
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.
Yuri: (
Objectionable Content) (
↗yuri (
百合) = "lily", indicating "female homosexual love") These are titles that show intense emotional connection, romantic love or physical desire between women. Yuri is not a genre confined by the gender or age of the audience, but by the
perception of the audience. In short, yuri is any story with women (or girls) in love (or lust) with other women (or girls). (This definition is an edited version of
the one that
Yuricon provides; see also:
↗Wikipedia:Yuri)
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