Genre Glossary

Fast-paced stories driven by combat, danger, and physical conflict.

18+ stories driven by mature or dark themes — graphic violence, gore, or heavy subject matter. Not necessarily sexual.

Journeys, quests, and exploration into the unknown.

Romance between male leads (BL / yaoi).

Stories built around humour and lighthearted situations.

Growing in power through spiritual or martial cultivation, often toward immortality.

Character-driven stories with serious emotional conflict.

Playful, suggestive fan-service without explicit content.

Sexual content woven through the story, often with romance or emotional depth.

Magic, mythical creatures, and imagined worlds.

Stories involving a change or swapping of gender.

Romance between female leads (GL / yuri).

One central character surrounded by multiple love interests.

Set in a real historical period or strongly inspired by one.

Stories meant to frighten, unsettle, or disturb.

A character is transported to, reborn in, or trapped in another world.

Stories where game mechanics — levels, stats, and skills — are core to the plot.

Featuring giant robots and piloted machines.

Puzzles, crimes, and secrets unravelled over the story.

Focused on the mental and emotional states of its characters.

Love and relationships at the heart of the story.

Set largely in a school, around students and campus life.

Science, technology, and speculative futures.

Everyday life portrayed with little dramatic exaggeration.

Explicit sexual content is the central focus.

Built around athletic competition and teams.

Ghosts, spirits, and powers beyond the natural world.

Suspenseful stories built on tension, danger, and high stakes.

Stories that end in loss, downfall, or sorrow.

Martial-arts heroes in ancient China, driven by chivalry and skill.

Chinese cultivation fantasy with immortals, qi, and ascension.

Fantasy blending Chinese myth with invented worlds and powers.