Terms starting with M
魔法少女
Magical girl
Magical girl is a genre of anime and manga about a girl, or a group of girls, who gain magical powers, usually transforming into a costumed form to fight evil or help others.
漫画
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for comics and graphic novels, usually printed in black and white and read from right to left, covering stories for every age group and many genres.
漫画家
Mangaka
A mangaka is a professional manga creator, the person who writes and draws a manga series, sometimes with assistants helping with backgrounds, inking and finishing details.
祭り
Matsuri
Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival, an event often linked to a shrine or season, with processions, food stalls, games and performances that are a popular setting in anime.
メカ
Mecha
Mecha is a genre of anime and manga featuring large robots or mechanical suits, often piloted by humans, and used in stories of war, adventure and science fiction.
萌え
Moe
Moe is a Japanese fan term for the warm, affectionate feeling that cute or endearing characters inspire, and it is also used to describe the character traits that provoke it.