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| Amelia De Wil Tesla Saillune | Character | | A major character in the Slayers anime. The daughter of Philionel El De Saillune, prince of the city Saillune, she is in the direct line to the throne (though, in her early teens, she is years away from leadership of the city.) An accomplished shrine maiden, she is skilled at all three types of magic, though relatively less in black magic than white and shamanist. Her strong belief in justice borders on pathological and gets her into trouble a lot, not to mention her tendency towards hero-worship. Very close friends (not quite something more) with Zelgadis Greywords, a chimera companion. |
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| Ami Mizuno | Character | | In the series Sailor Moon Ami Mizuno (Amy in the English adaptation) is the smart but shy schoolgirl who is also Sailor Mercury. The kanji in her first name means "Asian beauty" and her last name can mean "of water." Continuing this theme, her powers are mostly water based and swimming is her favorite sport. The second Sailor Soldier to be introduced, she is also the most intelligent. Aside from her water based powers, she also uses a small portable computer and special goggles in battle. Her birthday is September 10th and her blood type is A. |
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| Amiga | Technical Term | | Computer released by Commodore from 1985 until the company's demise in the early 90's that was especially suited for graphics and video, and still has a strong following. Used extensively for fansubbing, utilizing the popular "JACOsub" shareware program. |
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| Amuro Ray | Character | | The 15 Year old Hero of the classic anime 'Mobile Suit Gundam'. Amuro was a young (somewhat anti-social) boy living on Space colony Side 7 when it was attacked by the Duchy of Zeon. Taking the prototype Mobile Suit Gundam, he fought off the Zeon and became the Gundam's pilot on the Earth Federation Starship White Base. Over time his ability to make friends grew as well as his ability as a pilot, which grew almost abnormaly until he was confirmed as being a 'Newtype', the next stage of human evolution. During the Zeon War he made a lifelong nemesis of Char Aznable (Zeon's ace pilot). After the war was finished, he was placed in house arrest by the Federation who feared his abilities as a Newtype. During the Gryps War (Zeta Gundam) he sat out the conflict until his friends from White Base convinced him to fight the good fight. And so a 23 Year old Amuro joined the Anti-Earth-Union-Group and was forced to become the ally of the man he hated- Char Aznable. When the Gryps War ended, nothing is known of Amuro until the Second Neo-Zeon War (Amuro is 29 at that time) when he was Londo Bell's (a Peace keeping organisation sponsored by the Earth Federation) Ace Pilot. It was here when he had his final battle with Char Aznable and the two of them are presumed dead (Mobile Suit Gundam-Char's Counterattack). |
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| AMV | Technical Term | | Short for Anime Music Video . An anime music video is a selection of clips from one or more anime series or movies that are edited to fit with a piece of music . There are a large number of AMV makers and competitions are held at most US conventions with good prizes for the most professional ones . For more information on AMVs plus links to download them visit www.animemusicvideos.org |
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| Anamorphic Widescreen | Technical Term | 1. In film production, anamorphic widescreen is a production method that uses the full height and width of a 35mm frame by compressing a widescreen image horizontally with a special lens. When projected, another lens decompresses the same image for a normal appearance. Since anamorphic widescreen uses the full film frame, it provides higher resolution than other widescreen methods that crop the image. However, it also introduces picture distortions that cause some cinematographers to shy away from using this production method.
2. Anamorphic widescreen DVD's are those whose image has been pressed onto the disc with greater vertical resolution for viewing on 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen TV sets. When viewed on a standard 43 TV sets, the DVD player must compensate for the anamorphic image or it will appear stretched vertically. Anamorphic DVD's provide higher resolution for widescreen TV sets, although they can exhibit down conversion artifacts on standard 4:3 sets. |
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| Angel | Plot Item | | The Angels are the main antagonists of the series Neon Genesis Evangelion. They appear as gigantic, bizarrely shaped biomechanical creatures, with forms that range from vaguely humanoid to giant octahedrons to microscopic organisms. All Angels share some thing in common, however:they appear to all be attacking a specific target in the city of Tokyo-3, they all are given the names of angels from Biblical and cabalistic traditions, and they all were predicted to appear by the Dead Sea Scrolls. The are impervious to normal weapons, thanks to their AT fields, and can only be effectively combatted by the giant biomechanical weapons known as Evangelions. |
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| Anger crosses | Technical Term | | A common convention to represent a bulging vein on the forehead, usually used when a character is extremely angry or annoyed. Over time, this has become increasingly stylized, and now often appears as the broken outline of a cross, with the angles all ninety degrees. Occasionally, a character can develop more than one of these, if the artist is trying to make the character seem absolutely incensed. Much more infrequent is the appearance of an anger cross in a word balloon or presented not actually on the character's face - these are used so often, however, that it is generally understood to mean the same thing. |
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| Animagic | Convention | | The Animagic is an annual convention held in Koblenz, Germany which is the biggest convention in Europe. It is organised by the german magazine Animania, which is the worldwide strongest facts magazine about Anime and Manga outside of Japan. Every year diverse star guests from Japan appear at the Animagic e.g. famous Manga authors or Anime producers. The convention also offers film screenings, musicals, karaoke, cosplay, videogames, workshops etc. |
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| Animatic | Technical Term | | The next stage in pre-production after storyboarding, an animatic is really nothing more than a filmed storyboard with durationadded. In other words, still storyboard shots will be filmed with the actual tie duration that their represented shots will contain in the final animation. This helps give an animator an initial feel for how well the animation is paced and whether each action is given enough screen time to have a fluid feel. Later, pacing can be frther tuned during the pencil test stage. |
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| Anime 18 | Company | | Central Park Media's hentai anime division. Responsible for the release of such titles as La Blue Girl and the recently released Midnight Panther. Also responsible for the release of one of the most well-known hentai titles available in the United States,Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend. Anime 18 is one of the oldest hentai companies, and has been releasing hentai videos for over 7 years. |
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| AnimEigo | Company | | Started in 1989 by a former Macintosh programmer and partner, AnimEigo was one of the major players early on in the industry, releasing a few very high-quality titles. Known for attention to detail (specifically when it comes to subtitled product), AnimEigo has dropped out of the retail anime market lately to focus on specialty boxed sets for hardcore anime fans and samurai movies. Notable large-scale releases include Bubblegum Crisis, Oh! My Goddess and Macross TV Series. |
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| Anno Hideaki | Person | | One of the most famous anime and live-action filmmakers in Japan, Hideaki Anno is responsible for some of the most well-known and universally loved anime series to date, including Neon Genesis Evangelion, Nadia of the Mysterious Seas, Kareshi Kanoujo no Jijou, and the recent live-action film Love&Pop. Widely criticized for his cost-cutting techniques and extremely obscure referencing, Hideaki Anno has provided anime fandom with countless hours of thought-provoking anime. He managed to escape Studio Gainax's tax evasion problem last year unscathed, and continues to make films today. |
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| Anthy Himemiya | Character | | The "Rose Bride" of Revolutionary Girl Utena, Anthy Himemiya is as important to the story as Utena herself. As the sister of Akio Ohtori, chairman of the Ohtori Acadmy, Himemiya has an importance place at the Academy, but her role as the Rose Bride is much more mysterious, as is her personality. Seemingly without a will of her own, Himemiya pledges her full loyalty to whoever currently possesses her as the dueling campion. When an uncomprehending Utena duels Saionji over Himemiya's honor and wins, the two become "engaged", although all Utena wants is friendship - something Himemiya does not know the meaning of. It soon becomes apparent that the entire Student Counil is out to possess Himemiya, although she offers no reason why, explaining simply, "I am the Rose Bride." Her true nature is at the heart of the mystery of the series, and it is only when this mystery is solved that the series comes to its climactic end. |
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| Aono, Takeshi | Seiyuu | | Japanese Seiyuu invovled in shows such as Tenchi Muyo (Masaki Katsuhito, Masaki Nobuyuki); Outlaw Star (Swanso, Guen Kan); Dragonball (Piccolo, Kami-sama) and Dragonhalf (Ruth). Also stars in El Hazard 2, Ranma 1/2, Cowboy Bebop and many others. Birthdate: June 19th, Blood type O. |
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| apaato | Language | | Katakana for apartment. Many anime will feature characters who live in apartments as this is the common living areas you will find in Japan. In most anime however, you will find that high-school students will have an apartment of their own, even they are not adults. The main reason for this is that some schools are too far for the students to travel to, so their parents rent them out an apartment close to that school. |
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| Arcadia | Plot Item | 1. The Arcadia of My Youth is the name of Captain Harlock's ship in the movie Arcadia of My Youth by Leiji Matsumoto. Harlock is a recurring character of Matsumoto's, and Acadia of My Youth is an account of his life as a common soldier fighting to free Earth from oppressors.
2. Arcadia is also a paradisic land in Greek mythology. It was home to all sorts of forest-associated creatures, including nymphs (femaletree spirits) and the god Pan (a satyr who was in charge of the trade and tools of shepherding) . |
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| Artemis | Character | | In the series Sailor Moon, Artemis is Minako Aino's (Mina's) white cat who, together with Luna, helps protect and guide the Sailor Soldiers. Before the events of the Sailor Moon series, Artemis is teamed up with Minako during the time she is Sailor V. Later, during the first TV series, he and Minako, who he also lives with, join up with Luna and the other Sailor Soldiers. Like Luna, his role is usually as an advisor but sometimes he will help to fight. The name "Artemis" comes from Greek mythology: Artemis was the Greek goddess of the Moon. |
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| ARX-7 Arbalest | Plot Item |  A prototype AS (arm slave) piloted by Sosuke in Full Metal Panic! Since it has first been piloted by Sosuke it refuses to recognise anyone than him as its pilot. The potential power within the armoured shell is impossible to measure |
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| Asako Kurumi | Character | | A character from the anime series, Kodomo no Omocha. She first makes her appearance when she and Sana Kurata starred in a made for television movie as siblings. She has short, light brown hair and blue eyes. She is a well known actress who started off her career in high school. However, in order to concentrate on debuting, she left her boyfriend, Rei Sagami until she felt that she had a well established career. Although she and Rei ran into a little bit of trouble with Sana, they are now happily back together. |
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| Ashitaka | Character | | In Hayao Miayazaki's animated masterpiece Princess Mononoke, Ashitaka is the young prince of an isolate Japanese tribe known as the Emishi. When he is cursed by a tainted boar god, Ashitaka must venture out into Japan, seeking both a cure and a clue as to what gave the boar god its taint. He finds himself caught between the iron-producing village of Lady Eboshi, and the young girl San, who was raised by wolf gods. The two women are battling over the fate of the nearby forest, and whether it will be technology or nature which dominates the future. Ashitaka has to find a way to prevent both sides from destroying each other, as he searches for a cure for his curse. |
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| Aspect Ratio | Technical Term | | Simply the ratio of width to height in a film or video image. Early films were shown at an aspect ratio of 1.37:1, meaning the films were 1.37 times wider than they were high. Standard NTSC television took its inspiration from these early films and has an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 (or "4:3", as the ratio is sometimes expressed) . Modern films generally have much wider aspect ratios, ranging from 1.66:1 to 2.5:1 (with 1.85:1 "Academy ratio" and 2.35:1 "Panavision" being the standards) , and again the next generation of broadcast television (HDTV) will be taking its cue from film, with an aspect ratio of 1.77:1 (or 16:9) . When modern widescreen films are shown on standard 4:3 TV sets, they are generally either cropped on the sides ("pan and scan") or shown "letterboxed", where the entire widescreen image is visible but the top and bottom of the TV screen are blank. |
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| assembly | Technical Term | | One of the first stages of the post-production process, an assembly is traditionally the first edit of any film or television episode. An assembly is an extremely loose edit designed to show uncut scenes in the order in wich they will appear; it is not broken into individual shots and therefore cannot always show true continuity. The assembly stage is often skipped in modern animation, especially now that computer-assisted non-linear editing has become common. Often there is no clear distinction between an assembly and a rough cut to begin with, as editing is usually a continuous process. |
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| Asuka Soryu-Langley | Character | | A major character from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Though only fourteen, Asuka has spent a lifetime training to pilot the giant Evangelion robots in battle. Extremely self-centered and arrogant, she rides roughshod over the feelings of her fellow pilot Shinji Ikari, and forms a one-sided rivalry with the emotionless Rei Ayanami. Her skill is displayed in several successful battles against the Angels, but eventually she is surpassed by her fellow pilots, dealing a massive blow to her self-esteem and warping her personality further. Her mother is also a victim of Evangelion training, driven to insanity and suicide when Asuka was young. After a traumatic attack late in the series, Asuka withdraws completely, only regaining redemption in the events of the Neon Genesis Evangelion movie. |
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| AT-Field | Plot Item | | Abbreviation for "Absolute Terror Field", the invisible force projected by living beings that define its shape, existence, and identity, as identified in the anme "Neon Genesis Evangelion". |
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| Ataru Moroboshi | Character | | The male lead in the long running series Urusei Yatsura, Ataru was the worlds greatest letch/pervert. Through an amazing stroke of misfortune/luck, he ended up proposing to the beautiful Lum and she accepted. The TV series followed his attempts to get together with Shinobu and Lums attempts to stop his roving eye. Ataru was voiced by Furukawa Toshio. |
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| Avid | Technical Term | | Generally used as shorthand for Avid Media Composer or Avid Film Composer, Avid Technology is actually the name of the major manufacturer of high-end, non-linear digital editing systems. Avid systems consist of both custom hardware and software designed for digitizing large amounts of film or video footage and editing them in a non-linear fashion on computer. The majority of all filmed media is now edited on Avid systems due to its advantages in time savings and versatility. Editing digitized images is also much more forgiving than editing physical film, since mistakes can be easily erased. Still, some traditionalists prefer the feel of editing on physical film, and given the high cost of Avid systems it is unlikely that physical, linear editing systems such as the Steenbeck will disappear completely in the near future. |
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| Aya Hisakawa | Seiyuu | | Voice actress Aya Hisakawa has had numerous parts in several popular series, including Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon and Gunsmith Cats. She was born on November 12th, 1968 in Osaka, Japan. Some of her performances include: Seiyuu (Boarder) ; Transformers:Victory (1989) Seiyuu (Yuko) ; Here is Greenwood (1991) Seiyuu (Yohko) ; Devil Hunter Yohko (1991-1995) Seiyuu (Ami) ; Sailor Moon (1992-1997) Seiyuu (Arisa) ; All-purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku-Nuku (1992) Seiyuu (Annapuma) ; New Dominion Tank Police (1993) Seiyuu (Iria) ; Iria:Zeiram the Animation (1993) Seiyuu (Skuld) ; Oh! My Goddess! (1993) Seiyuu (Miyuki) ; 801 TTS Airbats (1994) Seiyuu (Arimi) ; Marmalade Boy (1994) Seiyuu (Becky) ; Gunsmith Cats (1995) Seiyuu (Taata) ; Magic Knight Rayearth (1995) Seiyuu (Miki) ; Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) Seiyuu (Cerberus) ; Card Captor Sakura (1999) |
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| Aya Sugita | Character | | One of Sana Kurata's best friends from the anime series, Kodomo no Omocha. She has long light brown hair and is usually seen with her bangs swept up and tied in back. She is a classmate of Sana's and is a very caring girl. She had a crush on Tsuyoshi Sasaki and after hearing advice from Akito Hayama that he was weak when it came to gifts, she game him a bag full of homemade cookies and captured his heart. She and Tsuyoshi are the famous couple of their class. |
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| Ayanami, Rei | Character | | Ayanami Rei is a supporting character in Gainax's Neon Genesis Evangelion series. She has short, blue hair and red eyes and is the pilot of Evangelion Unit 00/00' (00 is the original, orange model and 00' is the upgraded, blue model) . (Spoiler alert) Rei is a clone created from the DNA of Angels (aliens which attack the Earth for unknown reasons and Ikari Yui, the dead mother of the series' main character, Ikari Shinji. She also plays a large part in the Third Impact, the end of the world (as we know it) , which takes place in the End of Evangelion movie by melding with Lilith, the mother of mankind. |
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