Collected here are some terms used on or around the site, and some explanation as to their meaning and intended use.

AMV – Anime Music Video – This is a term used to describe a music video in which the picture comes from selected scenes of an anime. Generally these are made by fans, and can be entered into contests at cons.

Engrish – A word used to describe poorly pronounced or translated Japanese. Generally found in badly done dubbing or poorly translated subtitles.

JMV – Japanese Music Video – This is a term used to describe music videos made in Japan, for bands from Japan.

Otaku – In America this term is used to describe someone who has an interest in Japanese animation and culture . In Japan this is a derogatory term for some one obsessed with a particular subject.

Dub – Used to indicate that the voices in a show have been redone in another language. Usually this involves a rewrite of the script to line up the mouth movements better.

Sub – Short for Subtitled. Used on this web page to indicate that a show has the original voices from its production, and the dialog has been written on the screen in a similar fashion to closed captioning.

Cosplay – Cosplay refers to people dressing up as a character from a favorite anime, and parading around. Most often seen at conventions, and many cosplayers spend much time and effort on creating realistic and accurate costumes.

Fan sub/dub – Used to indicate that the subbing or dubbing was done by admirers of the show, as opposed to a professional studio.

Manga – Manga is the Japanese version of the graphic novel. The differences are that most manga is in black and white, and in the US is most often found bound in a book size slighter taller and deeper then a paperback novel.