Anime
Anat Petrunin
What is anime?
Genres in Anime
Shonen
Includes Action and/or Adventure, target audience of adolescent boys. Shounen anime shows are considered general and almost always even becomes the most trending mainstream shows.
Shoujo
Include Romance and/or Drama, target audience of adolescent girls
Harem/reverse harem
A guy/girl surrounded by people of the opposite sex and finds himself/herself in awkward romantic/funny situations.
Comedy
A genre with a plot where multiple characters are causing funny situations.
Seinen
A genre that specifically targets male viewers around the age range of 18-40 and has more mature light in it.
Drama
Anime that shows the life of characters through conflicts and emotions. Drama anime shows tends to connect the viewers to the experiences of the characters.
Kodomo
A genre that it's target audience is children.
Ecchi
A genre that is accepted as a category full of slight sexual scenes or scenarios that happen because of sexually suggestive.
Horror
Anime that is using darker elements and it's focus is to scare the audience.