Anime and Manga Terminology - S

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Scanlation (also "scanslation")

the scanning, translation and editing of comics from one language into another.

Seinen (青年?)

Anime and manga intended for the adult male demographic.

Seiyū (声優?)

Japanese voice actor. As well as voicing characters in anime, seiyū do the voicing for video games, radio shows, drama CDs, etc.

Seme (攻め?)

"Dominant" partner in Boys Love.

Shōjo (少女?)

Lit. "Young woman". Anime and manga intended for the adolescent to teenage female demographic.

Shōjo-ai (少女愛?)

coined following the form of shōnen-ai, denoting lesbian content, typically for material without explicit sex. In Japan, the term shōjo-ai is not used with this meaning, and instead tends to denote ephebophilia.

Shōnen (少年?)

Lit. "Young man". Anime and manga intended for the adolescent to teenage male demographic.

Shōnen-ai (少年愛?)

A term denoting male homosexual content in women's media, although this usage is obsolete in Japan. English-speakers frequently use it for material without explicit sex, in anime, manga, and related fan fiction. In Japan, it denotes ephebophilia.

Shotacon (ショタコン, shotakon?)

A genre of manga and anime wherein childlike male characters are depicted in an erotic manner.

Shudō (衆道?)

Abbreviation for "wakashudo". The Way of Young Men age structured male homosexuality in samurai society.

Sōhōkō-ai (双方向愛?)

A term denoting bisexual content, typically for material without explicit sexual content in anime, manga, and related fan fiction. In Japan, the term is not used with this meaning, it denotes ephebophilia.

Sōsaku June (創作JUNE?)

dōjinshi with male homosexual themes for women that are original stories and non-parodic of existing series.

Sub (字幕, jimaku?)

Origination from subtitle, when an anime is kept in its original language, but has subtitles.