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What is “Fujoshi (rotten girl)”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
June 7th, 2010 
manutaro Fujoshi
explanation:
Fujoshi means authors and fans who love works of BL, Yaoi or Shota. Fujoshi sometimes shortened to Fu, is active mainly in genre of Yaoi and BL. Though Otaku that is mainly used for male was named by general other people, Fujoshi is used by themself in self-deprecation. Otome road in Ikebukuro in which shops for Fujoshi are jumbled up close together is a sacred place for Fujoshi.
What is “Imouto (yonger sister)”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
June 5th, 2010 manutaro Imouto
![夜明け前より瑠璃色な Crescent Love VOL.2 [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21nmiYqfzkL._SL160_.jpg)
explanation:
Imouto means of cause yonger sister. Character of Imouto is one of the biggest categories in anime, manga, girls game or adult game and seems one of the important moe’s elements. Imouto is generally lolita character but beside it she is devoted to elder brother, sometimes is Tsun-dere, impertinent, like a childhood friend and is boo-boo. Beyond any doubt she(Imouto) is almighty and the strongest character in moe.
Posted in LINGO, Yosuga no Sora, moe-lingo 
Tags: Cream Lemon, D.C., K-on, School Rumble, Sister Princess, Yoakemae Yori Ruriirona, Yosuga no Sora 
View CommentsWhat is “Yuri(Lily)”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 31st, 2010 manutaro Yuri
explanation:
“Yuri” means love between girls, what is called lesbian(Girls Love). However, in doujin world Yuri is works which female authors makes for female, and works besides it are called simply lesbian.
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Posted in LINGO, Railgun and Index, Strike Witches, moe-lingo Tags: Maria sama ga Miteru, Railgun, Saki, Strike Witches, Utena View CommentsWhat is “Tsun-dere”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 29th, 2010 manutaro Tsun-dere
explanation:
“Tsun-dere” means characters who take a cold or bad-tempered attitude toward her partner first, but then when they are alone who change usual attitude to modest, shy, coquettish and dallying attitude suddenly. Such a cold attitude is called Tsuntsun. And such a coquettish attitude is called Deredere. In short, Tsun-dere is characters (the characters are often girls) who have both 2 attitudes. Otaku feel the gap of the 2 attitudes.
The Familiar of Zero / Louise
Posted in LINGO, moe-lingo Tags: Haruhi Suzumiya, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Lucky Star, Shakugan no Shana, The Familiar of Zero View CommentsWhat is “Itasha(car painted anime characters)”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 24th, 2010 manutaro Itasha
explanation:
Itasha means concretely cars on whose body characters of anime or game, mainly lovely girls, are painted. And “Ita” means “painful”. In Japan people and things which are shameful is called often “Itai(painful)”. “Sha” means car. So Itasha means painful cars. But it isn’t a slanderous word. Rather owners and Otaku is willing to call them Itasha, because they admit it as their culture. And they are called sometimes also Moesha. But Itasha is more generall than Moesha.
Moehaku 2010
What is “Nekomimi”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 22nd, 2010 manutaro Nekomimi
![狼と香辛料1<限定パック>(初回限定生産) [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kEFj1W57L._SL160_.jpg)
explanation:
“Nekomimi” is a cat’s ear on a cute girl’s or boy’s head. You can put on a hair band with a cat’s ear when you want a “nekomimi.” A combination with the recently popular maid-like fashion: “Nekomimi Maid” is becoming a new trend. A “Nekomimi” is not only cute, but can also depict the cat-like image in the characters.
“Tsukuyomi” OP / Neko Mimi Mode
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What is “YAOI”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 17th, 2010 manutaro YAOI
explanation:
“Yaoi” is a genre of works written about gay men. The readers are mainly women. “Yaoi” is the name of the genre, and does not represent gay men. “Yaoi” is an acronym of “YAma-nashi, Ochi-nashi, Imi-nashi” (meaning; no climax, no punch line, no point), which is a common feature of coterie comics and animations. Recently, also “Boys Love(BL)” that many publishers have begun to use is firmly established. Generally YAOI fans of girls are called “Fujoshi(rotten girls)” and fans of boys are called “Fudanshi(rotten boys)”.
Junjo Romantica MAD
Dictionary of Otaku Lingo, “Hatsune Miku”
May 15th, 2010 manutaro 
「初音ミク」はクリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社の著作物です。 © Crypton Future Media, Inc.
explanation:
Hatsune Miku is a name of Desk Top Music(DTM) products VOCALOID which are released from CRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA and the character’s name. The price is reasonably about 15,000YEN(160US$).
Hatsune Miku (official profile)
age:16 / height:158 / weight:42
good genre:idol pops / dance pops
good tempo:70～150BPM
good range:A3～E5
character design: KEI
voice: Saki Fujita (now she is active as a voice actress of Mahiru Inami from “WORKING!!“)
The movie of introduction Hatune Miku from asahi.com
Dictionary of Otaku Lingo, “VOCALOID”
May 1st, 2010 manutaro VOCALOID
explanation:
“VOCALOID” is one of the products for DTM(Desk Top Music) which was developed by YAMAHA, or means characters of the products. The user inputs musical scale and lyrics, and can let VOCALOID sing. The voice of VOCALOID is made with real human’s voice. Hatsune Miku is the most popular character in VOCALOID and popularized VOCALOID.
Black Rock Shooter / Hatsune Miku
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Posted in Black Rock Shooter, LINGO, SERIES, SERIES, general, popular series Tags: Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka View CommentsDictionary of Otaku Lingo, “Otaku (geek)”
April 21st, 2010 manutaro Otaku
explanation:
“Otaku” means people who are interested in anime, manga or video game deeply, or often who have a lot of knowledge about them. Generally speaking, “Otaku” is geek in foreign countries. But in case of Japanese “Otaku”, it includes originally a contempt meaning.
This is a video which introduces a room of Otaku.
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