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

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

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

Staba

Japanese slang for Starbucks. Going there is refurred to as Starbing.

"The girls went Starbing. They said they'd bring us some latte's."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

Insuccubus

An attractive naturally bisexual hermaphrodytic creature that feeds off human sexual energy. Not concidered a demon. Commonly mistaken for a Taotieh/Totetsu in human form in Asia.

Picture Nightcrawler form X-man with milk white skin, golden Kudu horns, & make him as androgynous as a Japanese rock star, & that desribes the appearence.

by Allaiyah February 29, 2004

Attack

Humerously, in Japan 'attack' means to approch someone of the opposite gender

"She attacked him at a bar & they went out the next day."

by Allaiyah June 24, 2004

shounenai

Retro term once used in Japan to depics softcore romantic relationships between men, aimed for women's entertainment (& not for mockery either). Some people who have touble adjusting or reading Japanese or staying updated still call it Shounenai, but now it's called BL.

Go to Google.om, switch settings to Japanese language only, type in BL. You'll gets tons & tons of links. For you buffs who know katakana & cut-&-paste, try adding wods like gallery & illust for picture BL sites.

by Allaiyah January 14, 2004