Anime Genres

Action- This genre is characterized by a lot of movement from the characters and the dialogue if often very brief.

This is a picture of Naruto fighting Sasuke with his rasengan while Sasuke uses his shidori.

Adventure- This genre is about traveling and main characters undertaking high intensity adventures! The characters usually never stay in one place and are always going to different places with a certain goal in mind. This genre overlaps with the action genre a lot.

Gon and Killua are looking and pointing at each other with very excited looks on their faces.

Comedy- This genre is characterized by jokes usually displayed in a real life setting. The jokes consist of clean, dirty, rom-com, and parody jokes. The dialogue is for the most part relatively fast.

A girl with red hair, a boy with white hair, and a boy with black hair are all looking forward with awkward smiles on their faces.

Drama/tragedy- This genre consists of passionately spoken lines that emphasis emotion. You can use these types of shows to learn more about how Japanese people use body language when they are speaking.

Two girls are posing in the front of the picture with a timid girl to the right and a boy to the left who is shrugging. There is also a boy face down in the bushes in the very back of the picture.

Fantasy- This genre usually starts off in a magical setting and the main characters on an adventure. Mystical elements are often used in this genre that helps captivate the audience in this dreamlike genre.

There are four knights; two that are very big with lots of armor and two that are normal sized with minimal armor. All four knights have swords surrounding a poor boy in the middle of the picture.

Magic- This genre is when the plot focuses on a phenomenon that can’t be explained scientifically. This genre would not be a good one to watch if you are trying to learn Japanese because it tends to focus on describing the fictional setting as a main part of the show.

There are seven witches lined up in the front row and five witches lined up in the second row. All of the witches are wearing purple robes.

Supernatural- This genre is oftentimes described as bizarre, mythical, mystical or out of this world. Usually this genre also includes a bit of mystery in it as well.

Rin and Yukio are staring side by side with a flaming beast behind them. The words "Blue Exorcist Kyoto Saga" are displayed to the left of the twin brothers.

Horror- In this genre you will most likely find yourself watching something to do with supernatural creatures. Some common traits for the horror genre is blood, gore, and violence. The main idea behind this genre is that it is supposed to creep you out and scare you.

Shinichi is looking forward blankly at the parasite coming from his hand.

Mystery- In all mystery shows you will find that there is always the existence of a central enigma. In the most popular mystery shows there are usually detectives and gumshoes.

A girl with red hair and a boy with black hair stand side by side while the boy holds a crown in his hand.

Psychological- This genre focuses a lot on the mind of each individual character and tends to use advance vocabulary.

"L" is sitting down on the left while Light is holding an apple to the left while a girl with blonde hair is smiling in the middle. Instructions from the Death Note cover the whole picture as well.

Romance- This genre is all about love. In anime especially the plot usually involves two characters that don’t confess their love for each other until the very end or a love triangle where two characters fight for the same love interest. The setting is usually realistic but fictional.

A girl with brown hair, a girl with purple hair, and a girl with black hair all smile happily.

Science Fiction- This genre typically showcases scientific and technological elements in a story. Most of the time the focus of these stories are a development or advancement of a machine of some sort. Oftentimes space is a sub genre of science fiction.

Four characters stand side by side in what looks to be a measuring tape to show how tall each of them are. There is also a dog looking at the characters.

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