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Defining japanese tags

This is to help define the anime & manga tags which are based on japanese terminology.

• CLAMP --- Anime related to various manga published by CLAMP.
• Ecchi --- Has a lot of sexual situations, but no actual sex & little or no outright nudity.
• Josei --- Anime/manga targetted to women.
• Journey to the West --- Series based on the old legend.
• Magical Girl --- Series about ordinary girls who gain special powers through a magical transformation.
• Mecha --- Giant robots, with human pilots.
• Moe --- Super-cute characters, usually childlike in appearance.
• Otaku Culture --- Otaku means something like "obsessive fan". Otaku culture series are stories based on the culture surrounding anime & manga fandom.
• Seinen --- Series targetted at men.
• Shinigami --- Death gods, essentially the japanese version of the grim reaper.
• Shinto --- An ancient japanese religion.
• Shoujo --- Targetted at young girls.
• Shoujo-ai --- "Girl love", series about romantic relations between females. Doesn't include graphic sex, although may include implied sex.
• Shounen --- Targetted at young boys.
• Shounen-ai --- "Boy love", series about romantic relations between males. Doesn't include graphic sex, although may include implied sex.
• Tsundere --- Characters (usually female) who are rough & mean on the surface, but who are sweet & kind underneath.
• World Masterpiece Theater --- An anthology series which featured classic books & stories.
• Yandere --- Characters (usually female) who are sweet & kind on the surface, but sinister underneath.
• Yaoi --- Sexual relations between males. This is superficially similar to shounen-ai, but is generally more explicit.