| 1 | ''Genres, Subgenres and Metagenres - (also covers {{manga}} and other Eastern pop-culture works)'' |
| 2 | ---- |
| 3 | [[index]] |
| 4 | * [[AlternateHistory/AnimeAndManga Alternate History Anime & Manga]] |
| 5 | * TheAnimeOfTheGame (When a VideoGame gets made into an Anime.) |
| 6 | * BaraGenre (By Gay Men, for Gay Men.) |
| 7 | * BishoujoSeries (Show featuring lots of pretty, young, female characters) |
| 8 | * ChildCareAndBabysittingStories (Works focused on child care and babysitting as their main plot point) |
| 9 | * CuteGirlsDoingCuteThings |
| 10 | * DatingSim (A frequent source of TheAnimeOfTheGame) |
| 11 | * {{Ecchi}} ({{Fanservice}}-heavy show) |
| 12 | * FantasyAnimeAndManga |
| 13 | * FightingSeries (Show focused on fighting.) |
| 14 | * GagSeries (Screw plot or logic, we're cramming in more jokes!) |
| 15 | * GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga (A series focused on a particular sport or game (e.g., Tennis, Go, or [[Franchise/YuGiOh invented card games]]) |
| 16 | * {{Gekiga}} (Basically, serious alternative manga) |
| 17 | * [[HaremGenre/AnimeAndManga Harem Anime & Manga]] (A show focused on a bunch of women, and one man, or visa versa) |
| 18 | * {{Hentai}} (Anime and manga porn) |
| 19 | * HorrorAnimeAndManga |
| 20 | * IdolGenre: A CashCowFranchise centered on {{Idol Singer}}s |
| 21 | * {{Iyashikei}} (LighterAndSofter as a genre) |
| 22 | * {{Jidaigeki}} (Japanese historical dramas, especially ones involving {{Samurai}}) |
| 23 | * {{Josei}} (Works whose indended viewing demographic is adult women) |
| 24 | * {{Kodomomuke}} (Works whose intended viewing demographic is young children) |
| 25 | * MagicalGirlfriend (Shows featuring a romance between an ordinary guy and a nonhuman or superpowered girlfriend.) |
| 26 | * MagicalGirl (Shows featuring girls with magical powers. Transformations are optional.) |
| 27 | ** MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction (Shows that use the trappings of a MagicalGirl show, but with deconstructive and subversive content) |
| 28 | ** MagicalGirlGenreIndex |
| 29 | * MagicIdolSinger (Shows featuring idol singers with magical powers) |
| 30 | * MilitaryAndWarfareAnimeAndManga |
| 31 | ** MechaShow (Any show centering around large robots that fight) |
| 32 | *** SuperRobotGenre (The more Idealized version of a MechaShow) |
| 33 | *** RealRobotGenre (The more Realistic version of a MechaShow) [[note]]Note that there have been exceedingly cynical Super Robot shows, and exceedingly idealistic Real Robot shows. The distinction is in how the robots themselves are treated: Super Prototypes, or mass produced fighting machines.[[/note]] |
| 34 | ** MilitaryMoe (Cute girls doing cute things in the military) |
| 35 | * {{Mon}} (Any show centering around creatures that fight for a summoner.) |
| 36 | * MysteryAndDetectiveAnimeAndManga |
| 37 | * {{Netorare}} (Japanese genre featuring {{Cuckold}}ing as a central plot device.) |
| 38 | * OtokonokoGenre (Shows focused on male {{wholesome crossdresser}}s.) |
| 39 | * PantyFighter (FightingSeries where all the fighters are scantily clad women) |
| 40 | * [[RomanticComedy/AnimeAndManga Romantic Comedy Anime & Manga]] |
| 41 | * ScienceFictionAnimeAndManga |
| 42 | * {{Seinen}} (Works whose intended viewing demographic is adult men) |
| 43 | * SekaikeiGenre (The overlap between a Romance Story and a SaveTheWorld plot) |
| 44 | * ShonenDemographic (Works whose intended viewing demographic is pre-teen and teenage boys.) |
| 45 | * ShoujoDemographic (Works whose intended viewing demographic is pre-teen and teenage girls.) |
| 46 | * [[SliceOfLife/AnimeAndManga Slice of Life Anime & Manga]] |
| 47 | * [[SuperheroStories/AnimeAndManga Superhero Anime & Manga]] (shows about {{superhero}}es and {{supervillain}}s) |
| 48 | * YaoiGenre (Works featuring homosexual male relationships; differs from BaraGenre by being aimed at female readers.) |
| 49 | * YuriGenre (Works featuring lesbian relationships.) |
| 50 | [[/index]] |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Main / AnimeGenres
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load
