Are the terms 'manga' and 'anime' coined by Japanese?

Here, you'll find anime terms and common words that you'll hear at every single convention, so be sure to pay attention to the otaku terminology that you need to know in order to survive out in the nerd world. Seriously, get ready to beef up your anime vocabulary. read more

It can come from French, for example, were we talk about “dessins animés” for animated movies (dessin = drawing). It is a borrowed term but it is almost exclusively used about Japanese animated features (like manga is used for Japanese comic books). [EDIT] I was right to be cautious about the origin of “anime”. read more

A term coined by female fans of yaoi dōjinshi and BL (Boys Love) manga to describe themselves rather than use the sometimes pejorative word otaku. While the pronunciation is the same as another word that means wife or woman the first kanji has been changed to another, also pronounced fu, that is used in words that refer to rot, decay and depravity. read more