Monday, April 1, 2013

Otaku Dictionary: Seinen

Noun
1) A genre of manga that is targeted to boys in their late teens and men. The female equivalent is josei. The manga can range from average life to very violent to pornographic (ecchi).
Some popular examples are: Chobits, Freezing*, Sekirei*, Hellsing, Elfen Lied, Ghost in the Shell, Gantz, The Sacred Blacksmith,
(I've only watched Chobits and read Freezing and Sekirei)
*these manga have a large amount of fan-service and do have (female) nudity

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