Allaiyah's definitions

shounen ai

Bunneah was half right, but the prepubesent boys genre is refurred to as Syouta (Shota to American fans)

Shounenai, like Tanbi, is no longer written. It was replaced by BL (Boys' Love) which are much more likely to have happy endings & have less drama.

Japanese girls will litteraly roll their eyes at you if they hear you say shounenai ai instead of BL.

by Allaiyah February 29, 2004

Illust shuu

A book of illustrations all done by a single artist. A personal art portfolio that has been published.

"I'm a big fan of her work. I spent $40 on her illust shuu, it was worth it."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

chibi

A Japanese slang word know around the world. It's a combination of Bi & Chisai; meaning Small/Beautiful. If a Chibi is not pretty, it's refurred toas SD or Super Deformed. There are 2 kinds of chibis; stubby chibis with no limbs (think Powerpuff girls) & regular chibis, which resemble noseless children.

Chibis are small & beautiful, babies are super deformed.

by Allaiyah January 15, 2004

Manshon

An apartment with 2 to 4 rooms, one bathroom, & a kitchen.

There are, for the most part, 3 kinds of apartments; Studio, Manshon, & Penthouse or 'Pent'.

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

Free size

One size fit's all.

"Free size clothes shrink & expand, but sometimes they lie & don't always look so hot."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

BL

In Japan, BL is the "modern" term for Shounenai, deffinition meaning "Boys love."

No matter how you spell it, english or kanji, you will get NOTHING on shounenai on a Japanese search engine, save dead sites refurring to retro mangas from the 70s & 80s.

by Allaiyah January 14, 2004

Blind touch

Typing without looking at the keys.

"His new secretary has the blind touch & she's fast about it too."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004