All pages on this website stay mostly within PG-13 area, although do discuss some of the more adult aspects of titles and fandom and such, so read with caution. ALWAYS surf from posted links with caution, though staff members try to provide some sort of warning if a link leads to particularly adult material.

This website treads in some very adult concepts, though please keep in mind that opinions given don't necessarily reflect the values or beliefs of the staff members, nor do all staff members hold the same values or beliefs by any means. Discussing adult topics or linking to adult topics does not necessarily condone such adult topics.

It is advised that no one ill-suited to dealing with PG-13 material surf this website on his/her own. Many adult topics are discussed, some reaching into R territory, so please read with caution. As a general rule, most unedited anime is never suitable for below a PG-13 audience, and often is an even stricter rating appropriate. Please deal with all of this carefully.

Sleep is for the Weak is a cooperative site dedicated to anime (Japanese animation), manga (Japanese comics) games (mostly console--like Nintendo--video games, though some tabletop games--like Dungeons and Dragons--may come up), comics, Asian pop culture, and so forth. If you're new to this genre, please don't hesitate to peruse our site; while we all use subculture lingo and references that make our elders think we're involved in some new kinds of horrible drugs that reduce us to Japanese-speaking, red-eyed addicts, in actuality we don't want to exclude anyone of the proper age/maturity level from our hobbies. That said, throughout this site we will try to define "lingo" that the average person may not know so nobody will get too confused, and many portions of this site, most notably the Review and Articles sections, try to explain and summarize many aspects and specific titles of the genre so everyone, not just the hardcore fan, can understand these things better. Also, feel free to visit the Comics pages, which feature original stories and art (and the occasional piece of fanart) from our talented artists Amethist and Adamus Prime . It's very easy to start with something original.

NotHayama of our staff is the creator and head of Sleep is for the Weak's Anime/Manga/Gamer/Comic Glossary, which currently is and will only continue to be one of the strongest building blocks of our site. Please don't hesitate to visit it often for genre terms you may not understand; feel no shame, a lot of research went into it in the first place. To get you started, here are a few of the most common vocabulary words:

anime: animation from Japan. Often feature big eyes, gaping mouths that don't form words, and popularity throughout much of Asia.

manga: comics from Japan. A staple part of the culture in Japan, and more socially-accepted there than anime (which is seen as being more for children or fans).

otaku: a very dedicated fan of anime/manga. This term is more derogatory in Japan than it is here, where "otaku" can be applied to a dedicated (read: obsessed and dorky) fan of anything.

ecchi/hentai: Japanese for "perversion," and often symbolized with an "H" ("ecchi" is based on the Japanese pronunciation of the English letter H). Hentai is more adult than ecchi, though both refer to sexual themes not appropriate for young/impressionable audiences.

lime/lemon: fan terms that basically equate to ecchi/hentai, respectively.

bishounen: Japanese for "pretty boy." Bishounen are traditionally effeminate and come by the truckload in girls' comics.

bishoujo: Japanese for "pretty girl." They usually feature large eyes and ridiculously long and exposed legs.

shoujo: literally means "girl" in Japanese, though often refers (particularly in The West) to Japanese girls' comics. Shoujo manga is usually about relationship troubles and getting with that cute boy from Science class.

shounen: literally means "boy" in Japanese, though often refers (particularly in The West) to Japanese boys' comics. Shounen manga is usually about fighting and friendship, and the love interest is always very clear from the beginning.

shounen ai/shoujo ai: boy/boy and girl/girl romances, respectively. Japan is far more liberal with this concept than The West, so even children's' anime and manga may contain these themes. Most often appear in shoujo titles.

yaoi/yuri: boy/boy and girl/girl adult romance, respectively. Although these terms are often used in fandom to refer to shounen ai and shoujo ai, yaoi and yuri both literally refer to lots of sexual content very much not appropriate for a young/impressionable audience.

OVA: original video animation. This refers to an anime series (usually no more than 6 or so episodes) that was released straight to video or DVD.

doujinshi: fan comics in Japan. A very interesting aspect of Japanese anime/manga fandom, doujinshi feature characters and/or stories from popular anime or manga that are used without permission in original fan comics--and, for the most part, nobody sues (that's the cool part). These usually get very racy very fast.

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