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

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

Wapanese

Litterally "Wannabe Japanese" American slang for anyone who isn't Japanese but wishes they were.

Sympoms include:

1)Dissing your country & race.

2)An Excessive J-rock/J-pop/J-metal/J-Tech/J-Goth/J-Rap CD collection, music videos & wall posters.

3)An extencive Japanese slang vocabulary from music, fashion, lifestyles, books, etc. Words like "Visual Kei" "Gothic Lolita" "Ganguro" "Kogal" "Otaku" "Cosplay" "Yaoi" "Doujinshi" "Para-Para" "Parasite singles" & "Con"

4)Being a total geek about Japanese sent fandoms like games & animations & being really really proud about it.

5)If you think that Japanese sounds sexier & that the Japanese are sexier & that they have better taste in everything from music to chewing gum.

6)They tend to know trivial facts beyond slang like Japanese minimum wage & why Halajuku & Shinjuku are the coolest places to visit & they contridict you on your pronounciation.

"My sister is sooo Wapanese! She sings totmare & Vidoll & Gackt all the time, she has really convincing crossressers pinned to her wall, none of her videos or books are in English, she wont date guys of her own race, she hangs out at Starbucks alot, & she refurs to her sleeping bag as a futon."

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

Style

Japanese slang for figure/psysique.

"That cute guy has great style."

"She has no style, she's like a stick."

"I'm not into big style, I like my men trim."

by Allaiyah June 24, 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