Anime genres and tags

The characters in these food-themed anime love to bake tasty treats! They might be professional bakers or pastry chefs, students in a Culinary School studying to become a patissier, or enthusiastic people who love to bake as a hobby. These anime may offer step-by-step Recipes so viewers can bake the same delicious bread or pastries at home.

These anime feature ballet dancers, and the art of ballet.

These anime are all about the dialogue. They typically feature a few characters in a stationary scene and discuss various topics, from current events to whatever is on their mind.

These anime predominantly take place in a bar.

Baseball is the focus of these anime. Training and competing in tournaments or championships are common themes in sports titles, as well as team spirit, or being an underdog who goes against the odds to succeed.

These anime are based on a 4-koma manga: a media style that shows single jokes or self-contained Gags in a 4-panel structure. The format of these anime tends to be similar, featuring standalone gags and Comedy segments.

These anime are based on a Card Game.

These anime are based on a Western cartoon.

These anime are based on a Western comic book.

These anime are based on a Doujinshi: a self-published work such as a manga or novel.

These anime are based on Fairy Tales: short, fantastical stories and folktales such as Momotaro (Japan) or The Little Mermaid (Denmark). Fairy Tales originate from many countries and from many points throughout history.  

These anime are based on a Light Novel.

These anime are based on a manga.

These anime are based on Mobile Games: games that you can play on your phone or other small portable devices.

These anime are based on a live-action movie.

These anime are based on an Eroge: a Japanese visual novel that contains erotic content. Eroges are also known as hentai games or H-games.

These anime are based on an Otome Game: a story-based game targeted at a female audience. Otome Games are usually visual novels or dating sims, but also can be video games.

These anime are based on a novel or a children's book.

These anime are based on a picture book: a book for children that contains many illustrations.

These anime are based on a play.

These anime are based on stories or parables in a religious text such as the Bible, the Quran, or a Buddhist scripture.

These anime have a story based on song lyrics or a music video - whether they are inspired by classic songs, or by more modern works, such as Vocaloid songs.

These anime are based on a live-action TV series.

These anime are based on video games that can be played on consoles, on the computer, or in specialized machines such as arcade games or Pachinko machines. For phone and other games, see Based on a Mobile Game.

These titles are based on a Visual Novel: an interactive game with anime-style artwork and an abundance of static graphics. These computer-based games have minimal gameplay, and usually have multiple storylines and endings. Visual Novels are sometimes Eroges.

These titles are based on a Web Novel. Web Novels are novels published online by websites such as Shousetsuka ni Narou.

These anime are based on a Webtoon.

Basketball is the focus of these anime. Training and competing in tournaments or championships are common themes in sports titles, as well as team spirit, or being an underdog who goes against the odds to succeed.

These anime focus on or primarily take place in a bathhouse. Public bathhouses are known as sento (銭湯) in Japan. Bathing facilities are usually divided by gender and have separate showers to wash before soaking in the communal bath.

These anime are like Hunger Games: a group of players are pitted against each other (PVP) until only one remains. Battle Royale-style anime typically feature a High Stakes Game that's Play or Die: a battle to the death.

Characters in these anime participate in BDSM: erotic activities and fetishes such as bondage, domination and submission, sadomasochism, and roleplaying.

Bears are the focus of these anime, whether they're grizzlies, polar bears, or panda bears.

These anime predominantly or fully take place in Belgium.

Characters in these anime suffer through a serious betrayal from someone they trust or care about. It may involve Infidelity, being Framed for a Crime, or even the murder of themselves or someone they love.

Billiards, or Pool, is the focus of these anime. Training and competing in Tournaments or championships are common themes in Sports titles, as well as being an underdog who goes against the odds to succeed.