Ecchi anime
---Ecchi is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the letter "H", the first letter in the word hentai (as spelled in romaji)... Ecchi is another way to say "perverted" in Japanese, but its connotation is not as strong as hentai... Anime that contain a lot of sexual humor but no outright pornography are often referred to as ecchi, examples include Kiss X Sis and Freezing...
Chotto Ecchi (chotto meaning "slightly") refers to anime that has some light sexual themes.
---Ecchi is an often used slang term in the Japanese languange for erotic fantasy and sexual innouendoes. As an adjective it is used with the meaning of "dirty", "naughty", "frivolous"; as a verb(ecchi suru)with the meaning to do something dirty, naughty, frivolous or to sleep together or as a noun, to describe someone that is seen as ecchi... It is a synonym for ero (from eros) and does not have a harsh meaning as Hentai...
The word is not only common in Japan, it is also used worldwide inside the fandom of Japanese media to describe sexual themes or undertones... While the word ecchi could mean anything from mild to insulting in Japanese language, it is used in Western culture to divide between pornography (hentai) and playful usage of sexualized imagery (ecchi)... Works considered as ecchi do not show any sexual intercourse or primary sexual characteristics... Instead, it is up to the imagination of the viewer... Inside such media, it often goes along with fan service in a humorous way... These kinds of sexual themes or undertones can usually be found in comedic Shonen/Seinen Manga and Harem Anime...
Chotto Ecchi (chotto meaning "slightly") refers to anime that has some light sexual themes.
---Ecchi is an often used slang term in the Japanese languange for erotic fantasy and sexual innouendoes. As an adjective it is used with the meaning of "dirty", "naughty", "frivolous"; as a verb(ecchi suru)with the meaning to do something dirty, naughty, frivolous or to sleep together or as a noun, to describe someone that is seen as ecchi... It is a synonym for ero (from eros) and does not have a harsh meaning as Hentai...
The word is not only common in Japan, it is also used worldwide inside the fandom of Japanese media to describe sexual themes or undertones... While the word ecchi could mean anything from mild to insulting in Japanese language, it is used in Western culture to divide between pornography (hentai) and playful usage of sexualized imagery (ecchi)... Works considered as ecchi do not show any sexual intercourse or primary sexual characteristics... Instead, it is up to the imagination of the viewer... Inside such media, it often goes along with fan service in a humorous way... These kinds of sexual themes or undertones can usually be found in comedic Shonen/Seinen Manga and Harem Anime...