[INFO] Anime Acronym List
Rob Kelk
Posting-frequency: monthly, on the 1st
Last-modified: Sun 05 Jun 2005
ANIME ACRONYM LIST
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Subject: 0. Table of Contents
0. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Notes
3. Suggested Tag-Lines
4. Terms Specific to the Anime Newsgroups
5. General Internet Terms
6. Contributors
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Subject: 1. Introduction
Many people who are new to the anime newsgroups have trouble figuring
out what all the abbreviations stand for. (Some of the old-timers have
this problem occasionally, also.) This is a list of the more common
short-form terms in use on the rec.arts.anime.* newsgroups
(technically speaking, these aren't all "acronyms", but most people
call them that anyway).
Anthony D. Baranyi would like to remind everyone of one point of good
netiquette:
> I'd like to make a suggestion to folks who use the "acronyms" for
> anime titles - write the entire title out ( and maybe put it in
> quotations ) then use the acronyms afterwards in the posting. This
> is particularly useful for the newer readers of raam and newer anime
> fans in general.
Please e-mail corrections and additions to Rob Kelk, at the address in
the signature at the end of this posting.
This list is posted monthly to <news:rec.arts.anime.misc> and
<news:rec.arts.anime.fandom>, and is available on the World-Wide Web
at <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/faqs/acronyms.html>
This list includes the "SUGGESTED TAG-LINES" list previously
maintained by Gordon Waters. My thanks to Mr. Waters for suggesting
the two lists be consolidated.
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Subject: 2. Notes
Abbreviations that do not stand for anime titles are noted as such.
Any part of an acronym or definition in square brackets is optional.
(For example, the general internet term "IM[[NS]H]O" can be written
"IMO", "IMHO", or "IMNSHO".) However, the square brackets are not part
of the suggested tag-lines.
When more than one title exisis for a particular anime, the Japanese
title is given first, followed by the other titles in alphabetical
order. This often puts the best-known title at the end of the list!
The letters "TV" are someimes added to "AMG"/"AMS"/"OMG",
"APCCG"/"APCCGNN"/"BBNM"/"Nuku"/"Nuku^2", "EH", "RoLW", "TM", and "YUA"
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this indicates the broadcast TV versions of these shows. (The default
usage is the direct-to-video versions.) However, it is not usual to add
"TV" to "BGC" for this purpose; the tendency on news:alt.fan.bgcrisis is
to use "BGC2040" instead.
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Subject: 3. Suggested Tag-Lines
Suggested Tag-Lines for use in rec.arts.anime.* subject headers
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[ADMIN] Stuff related to creation or modification of mailing lists,
groups, etc.
[BU] Discussion of the "Being Upfront" website,
<http://www.ottawa-anime.org/~eyevocal/beingupfront/>
[CEL] Animation cel related items
[CON] Convention related items
[FANFIC] Discussion of fan-created stories, prose, poetry, etc.
[FANSUB] Use on posts related to fan subtitled titles
[GRAPHICS] Discussion of Picture files (gif, etc.) and related items
[H] Hentai (R or X rated) anime, sex, etc.
[HUMOR] Jokes, anecdotes, etc.
[INFO] New information about titles, availabilities, etc. (what,
where, when, etc.)
[LYRIC] Song Lyrics
[MAILLIST] Mailing List related items
[MUSICVID] Anime Music video related items
[NIHONGO] Japanese language related items (grammar, translations,
etc.)
[OM] Discussion of the "Onsen Mark" project,
<http://www.koyagi.com/OM.html>
[PARODY] Parodies of anime, postings, translation companies, etc.
[QUERY] Request for info
[REQUEST] Looking for titles, tapes, manga, files, etc.
[REVIEW] Review of episode
[SCRIPT] Script - use [TIMED] modifier ([SCRIPT][TIMED]) if timed
for sub
[SEIYUU] Related to Japanese voice actors
[SFT] Stupid Fight Thread ("who would win against whom?")
[SPOILER] Post contains information that may "spoil" the impact of a
show that you haven't yet seen
[SMRG] Sailor Moon Reference Guide website,
<http://www.geocities.com/willrobsm/smguide.htm>
[SUB/DUB] Discussions of subtitled vs. dubbed anime
[SUMMARY] Summary of anime episode, etc.
[SYN] Synopsis
[VS] Fight Thread ("who would win against whom?")
[WWW] Announcements and discussion about World-Wide Web sites
For information about specific people in Anime (for example,
Matsumoto, Miyazaki, Orikasa Ai, Megumi Hayashibara, etc.) put the
name in brackets (e.g. [MIYAZAKI]). For information about specific
anime or anime organizations, put the term in brackets (e.g. [8MST],
[AIC]).
Example:
~~~~~~~~
"[SPOILER][HAYASHIBARA][BGC] Megumi in BGC episode 5" could be used on
a post that discusses the fate of Megumi Hayashibara's character in
the fifth "Bubblegum Crisis" OAV.
Suggested Tag-Lines for use in rec.arts.anime.marketplace subject
headers
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These tags should be used only in news:rec.arts.anime.marketplace,
since marketplace activities are off-topic in the other
rec.arts.anime.* groups:
[AUCTION] Items for Auction sale
[DIST] Distribution of tapes, manga, LD's, etc.
[FA] Items for Auction sale
[FS] Items for Sale
[FT] Items for Trade
[ISO] In Search Of (similar to WTB and WTT)
[WTB] Want To Buy
[WTD] Want To Deal (buy or trade)
[WTS] Want To Sell
[WTT] Want To Trade
Suggested Tag-Lines for use in e-mail subject headers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If any of the following tags apply, you should seriously consider NOT
posting your article to the rec.arts.anime.* groups - you may want to
use e-mail instead:
[NOISE] Non-anime anecdotes, etc.
[FLAME] Flaming replies to messages (arguments, etc.)
[OT] Off-Topic for the newsgroups
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Subject: 4. Terms Specific to the Anime Newsgroups
0080 Gundam 0080
0083 Gundam 0083
08MS Gundam: 08th MS Team
08MST Gundam: 08th MS Team
1P One Piece
3x3 Sanzan Eyes ("3x3 Eyes")
8MST Gundam: 08th MS Team
A 88 Area 88
a.a.e news:alt.anime.escaflowne (newsgroup)
a.a.s news:alt.anime.shoujo (newsgroup)
a.b.p.a news:alt.binaries.pictures.anime (newsgroup)
a.b.s.a news:alt.binaries.sounds.anime (newsgroup)
a.f.bgc news:alt.fan.bgcrisis (newsgroup)
a.f.d news:alt.fan.dragonball (newsgroup)
a.f.s-m news:alt.fan.sailor-moon (newsgroup)
a.f.u news:alt.fan.utena (newsgroup)
a.h.s-m news:alt.hentai.sailor-moon (newsgroup, usually contains
eroticism and pornography)
AA Arctic Animation (fansubbers,
<http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Teahouse/8513/index.html>)
ABPA Aura Banshou Psychic Academy
ABPA news:alt.binaries.pictures.anime (newsgroup)
ABSA news:alt.binaries.sounds.anime (newsgroup)
ACen Anime Central (convention, <http://www.acen.org/>)
ADP AD Police Files
ADPF AD Police Files
ADV ADV Films (company, <http://www.advfilms.com/>)
AE AnimEigo (company, <http://www.animeigo.com/>)
AIC Anime International Company (company,
<http://www.anime-int.com/>)
AKO Project A-ko
Akon Project Akon (convention)
AFBGC news:alt.fan.bgcrisis (newsgroup)
AFSM news:alt.fan.sailor-moon (newsgroup)
AHSM news:alt.hentai.sailor-moon (newsgroup, usually contains
eroticism and pornography)
AMG Aa! Megami-sama ("Ah My Goddess!", "Oh My Goddess!")
AMNESIA A Wind Named Amnesia
AMS Aa! Megami-sama ("Ah My Goddess!", "Oh My Goddess!")
AMV Anime Music Video (music video)
ANC Ayashi no Ceres ("Ceres, Celestial Legend")
ANC Annoying new character (fanfic character created by the
author, usually one that can out-perform all the series
characters)
AniPike Anime Web Turnpike (link list, <http://www.anipike.com>)
AnK Ai no Kusabi
ANoC Ayashi no Ceres ("Ceres, Celestial Legend")
ANorth Anime North (convention, <http://www.animenorth.com/>)
APCCG Bannou Bunka Nekomusume ("All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl
Nuku Nuku")
APCCGNN Bannou Bunka Nekomusume ("All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl
Nuku Nuku")
APSEED Appleseed
ATU Anime Tangent Universe (fan-fiction writers' circle,
<http://westwood.fortunecity.com/smith/467/tangents_index.htm>)
AV Anime Village (company, http://animevillage.com/ )
AVG Advanced Variable Geo
AVGeo Advanced Variable Geo
AWA Anime Weekend Atlanta (convention, <http://www.awa-con.com>)
AX Anime Expo (convention, <http://www.anime-expo.org/>)
AYA Ai Yori Aoshi
AZ Animazement (convention)
BBNM Bannou Bunka Nekomusume ("All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl
Nuku Nuku")
BEAN Riding Bean
BFOR Big, F***-Off Robots (generic term used on
news:uk.media.animation.anime )
BGC Bubblegum Crisis
BGC! Bubblegum Crash
BGC2040 Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 ("BGC TV")
BGClassic Bubblegum Crisis
BGM background music (music)
BH Bakuretsu Hunters ("Sorcerer Hunters")
BP Brain Powerd ("Brain Powered")
BotP Battle of the Planets
BS6 Blue Submarine No. 6
BSSM Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon ("Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon",
"Sailor Moon")
BSSMR Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R ("Sailor Moon R"; not used
in news:alt.fan.sailor-moon)
BSSMS Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S ("Sailor Moon S")
BSSMSS Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS ("Sailor Moon SuperS")
BSSMS* Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon Sailorstars ("Sailor Moon
Sailor Stars")
C-Bop Cowboy Bebop
C&C comments and criticism (feedback given on fanfiction)
C.BLEEP Colonel Bleep
C.LEMON Cream Lemon
CB Cowboy BeBop
CBBB Cowboy BeBop
CCA Char's CounterAttack
CCS Card Captor Sakura ("Cardcaptors")
CH City Hunter
CH Cutey Honey
CITYHUNT City Hunter
Classic Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon ("Sailor Moon"; used
primarily in news:alt.fan.sailor-moon)
CM TV commercial
Comiket Comic Market (Japanese manga convention)
CONAN Future Boy Conan
CotS Seikai no Monshou ("Crest of the Stars")
CP JUSTY Cosmo Police Justy
CPM Central Park Media (company, parent of Software Sculptors,
US Manga Corps, and Anime18,
<http://www.centralparkmedia.com>)
CREAMYM Creamy Mami
CRUSHJOE Crusher Joe
CSC Crayon Shin Chan
CW coupled with (music - second or later song on a CD
"single")
CYBERC Cyber City
D&R Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
DB Dragonball
DBGT Dragonball GT
DBZ Dragonball Z
DET ORG Detonator Orgun
DH Dragon Half
DHY Mamono Hunter Yohko ("Demon Hunter Yohko", "Devil Hunter
Yohko")
Diaries Sakura Tsuushin ("Sakura Diaries")
DKAMUI Dagger of Kamui
DOMIN Dominion [Tank Police]
DP Dirty Pair
DPF Dirty Pair Flash
DNA^2 Dokokade Nakushita Aitsuno Aitsu
DRS Dr. Slump
DRSLUMP Doctor Slump
DTP Dominion [Tank Police]
DYO! "D*mn You, Overstreet!" (said on news:alt.fan.bgcrisis
whenever someone makes gratuitously-hentai comments, in
reference to the co-author of the most famous BGC hentai
fanfic ever)
DYRL Macross: Do You Remember Love?
E.W.RAY Explorer Woman Ray
EA Ever Anime (Taiwanese CD company)
ED ending song (music)
EH El Hazard
EH2 El Hazard 2
EHTV El Hazard: The Wanderers
EHTV2 El Hazard: The Alternative World
EoE End Of Evangelion
EoS Doukyuusei: Natsu no Owari ni ("End of Summer")
EPR Elf Princess Reine ("Elf Princess Rane", "Faerie Princess
Ren")
ESCA Tenkuu no Escaflowne ("The Vision of Escaflowne")
EVA Shin Seiki Evangelion ("Neon Genesis Evangelion")
F91 Gundam F91
FBC Future Boy Conan
FC Fanime con (convention)
FF Fatal Fury
FF Final Fantasy (video game series)
FF_ Final Fantasy _ (fill in number - video game series)
FF:TMP Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
FFML FanFic Mailing List (fan-fiction writers' circle,
<http://illusion.snu.ac.kr/~wacko/ffml/>)
FLCL FLCL (not an abbreviation)
FMA Full Metal Alchemist
FMP Full Metal Panic
FPR Elf Princess Reine ("Elf Princess Rane", "Faerie Princess
Ren")
FPRen Elf Princess Reine ("Elf Princess Rane", "Faerie Princess
Ren")
FSS Five Star Stories
FOTNS Fist of the North Star
FY Fushigi Yuugi ("Mysterious Play")
G0080 Gundam 0080
G0083 Gundam 0083
G80 Gundam 0080
G83 Gundam 0083
G:TOS Gundam: The Original Series
GATCH Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ("Battle of the Planets")
GALLFOR Gall Force
GAIRAITH Genesis Survivor Gairaith
GB Gunbuster
GE999 Galaxy Express 999
GENCYB Genocyber
GFY Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
GG G-Gundam
GitS Ghost in the Shell
GitS:SAC Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
GOO Guardians Of Order (roleplaying game company, publishes
the Sailor Moon RPG amongst others)
GotF Grave of the Fireflies
GR Giant Robo
GRIT Global Ranma Insanity Thread (ongoing multi-author fanfic
and the only fanfic "allowed" on <news:rec.arts.anime.misc>
<http://www.crosswinds.net/~sscougall/grit/>)
GROBO Giant Robo
GSC Gunsmith Cats
GSM Ghost Sweeper Mikami
GTO Great Teacher Onizuka
Gun Gundam
GUNBUST Gunbuster
Gunpla Gundam Plastic Model Kit (modelling term)
Guru^2 Mahojin Guru Guru
GW Gundam Wing
GW:EW Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
GX Gundam X
GZZ Gundam Double Zeta
H Hentai (eroticism or pornography)
HanaDan Hana Yori Dango
HARLOCK Space Pirate Captain Harlock
HG High Grade (modelling term used by Bandai to classify
model kits)
Hime Hime-chan no Ribbon
HK Hong Kong (place - usually referring to an HK knock-off)
HSJECY High Speed Jecy
HYD Hana Yori Dango
IC In Character (fanfic review term - characters are written
faithfully to their original protrayals)
ICT Irresponsible Captain Tylor
ICTylor Irresponsible Captain Tylor
J->X Saber Marionette J to X
K1 Morisato Keiichi (from "OMG" - character, "K-ichi")
KareKano Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou ("His and Her Circumstances",
"His Circumstances, Her Circumstances", "His and Her
Situation[s]", "His Situation[s], Her Situation[s]")
KC Katsucon (convention)
Key Key the Metal Idol
KnO Kodomo no Omocha ("Child's Toy")
KNT Kyatto Ninden Teyande ("Samurai Pizza Cats")
Kodocha Kodomo no Omocha ("Child's Toy")
KOF King of Fighters
KOR Kimagure Orange Road
KSS KSS Media Entertainment Co. (company,
<http://www.kss-inc.co.jp/>)
KtMI Key the Metal Idol
KwG Koko wa Greenwood ("Here is Greenwood")
Lain Serial Experiments Lain
LBG Injuu Gakuen La Blue Girl ("La Blue Girl")
LODOSS Roudosu-tou Senki ("Record of Lodoss War")
LoGH Legend of Galactic Heroes
LU Lost Universe
M 66 Black Magic M 66
M:DYRL Macross: Do You Remember Love?
M+ Macross Plus
M66 Black Magic M-66
Mac Choujikuu Yousai Macross ("Super Dimensional Fortress
Macross")
Mac+ Macross Plus
Mac7 Macross 7
Macross:DYRL Macross: Do You Remember Love?
MADM Martial Arts Death Machine (originally from GRIT,
frequently used in "versus" threads on
rec.arts.anime.fandom to delineate Ranma 1/2 characters
(and sometimes other cinematically powerful anime
characters))
MANIE Manie Manie Meikyu Monogatari ("Labyrinth Tales",
"Neo-Tokyo")
MaSG Mamotte Syugogetten
MB Marmalade Boy
MB Media Blasters (company, parent of Anime Works, Kaiju
Productions, Kitty, and Tokyo Shock,
<http://www.media-blasters.com/>)
MBN Kidou Senkan Nadesico ("Martian Successor Nadesico",
"Mobile Battleship Nadesico")
MCG Mysterious Cities of Gold
MCoG Mysterious Cities of Gold
MEGAZONE Megazone 2 3
MG Master Grade (modelling term used by Bandai to classify
model kits)
MGG Mach Go! Go! Go! ("Speed Racer")
MGPS Mahou Shoujo Puritii Sami ("Magical Girl Pretty Sammy",
"Magical Project S")
MH Mononoke-hime ("Princess Mononoke")
MHY Mamono Hunter Yohko ("Demon Hunter Yohko", "Devil Hunter
Yohko")
MI Mezon Ikkoku ("Maison Ikkoku")
MII Macross II
MKR Magic Knight Rayearth
ML mailing list (internet message distribution method)
MNE Tenchi Muyo: Manatsu no Eve ("Tenchi The Movie 2: The
Daughter of Darkness")
MOBEUS Silent Mobius
MOBIUS Silent Mobius
MOO Melody of Oblivion
MP Macross Plus
MPM Mass Production Model Eva Series (from "EVA")
MPS Mahou Shoujo Puritii Sami ("Magical Girl Pretty Sammy",
"Magical Project S")
MSG Mobile Suit Gundam
MSN Kidou Senkan Nadesico ("Martian Successor Nadesico",
"Mobile Battleship Nadesico")
MSPS Mahou Shoujo Puritii Sami ("Magical Girl Pretty Sammy",
"Magical Project S")
MTT Mahou Tsukai Tai! ("Magic User's Club")
MV Manga Video (company, <http://www.manga.com/> or
<http://www.manga2000.com>)
NAD Kidou Senkan Nadesico ("Mobile Battleship Nadesico",
"Martian Successor Nadesico")
NAR Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
NC NekoCon (convention)
NDK NanDesuKon (convention)
NEXT Slayers Next
NGE Shin Seiki Evangelion ("Neon Genesis Evangelion")
NNTV Bannou Bunka Nekomusume TV series
NNDash Bannou Bunka Nekomusume Dash! (OVA series)
NS Jubei Ninpucho ("Ninja Scroll")
NT Newtype (from "Mobile Suit Gundam" - a human with psi
powers)
NT Newtype (Japanese anime magazine)
NTUSA Newtype USA (US anime magazine; English-language version of
Japanese anime magazine "Newtype")
NtPoD Nadesico, the Prince of Darkness: movie
Nuku Bannou Bunka Nekomusume ("All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl
Nuku Nuku")
Nuku^2 Bannou Bunka Nekomusume ("All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl
Nuku Nuku")
OAV original animation video ("direct to video" - marketing
strategy)
OC OhayoCon (convention)
OMG Aa! Megami-sama ("Ah My Goddess!", "Oh My Goddess!")
OnV Otaku no Video
OOC Out Of Character (fanfic review term - characters are not
written faithfully to their original protrayals)
OP opening song (music)
OPP Omohide Poro Poro
OS Outlaw Star
OST original soundtrack (music)
OTA Otakon (convention)
OUTLAND Outlanders
OVA original video animation ("direct to video" - marketing
strategy)
OW! Otaku Wars! (ongoing multi-author fanfic appearing on
<news:alt.fan.sailor-moon>,
<http://www.angelfire.com/anime/otakuwars/ow-index.html>)
OYM On Your Mark (music video - Chage & Aska, animation:
Miyazaki Hayao)
PB Perfect Blue
PG Perfect Grade (modelling term used by Bandai to classify
model kits)
PKMN Pocket Monsters ("Pokemon")
Plamo Plastic Model Kit (modelling term)
PM Mononoke-hime ("Princess Mononoke")
PM Pocket Monsters ("Pokemon")
PORCO Porco Rosso
PPC Ping Pong Club
PQC Yuugen Kaisha ("Phantom Quest Corp.")
PSME Please Save My Earth
R.5 Ranma 1/2
R3000 Robotech 3000 (U.S. show based on anime)
R3K Robotech 3000 (U.S. show based on anime)
r.a.a.* rec.arts.anime.(anything) (collection of newsgroups)
r.a.a.c news:rec.arts.anime.creative (newsgroup)
r.a.a.f news:rec.arts.anime.fandom (newsgroup)
r.a.a.m news:rec.arts.anime.marketplace (newsgroup, rare usage)
r.a.a.m news:rec.arts.anime.misc (newsgroup)
r.a.a.marketplace news:rec.arts.anime.marketplace (newsgroup)
r.a.a.misc news:rec.arts.anime.misc (newsgroup)
r.a.a.mk news:rec.arts.anime.marketplace (newsgroup)
R1/2 Ranma 1/2
RAAC news:rec.arts.anime.creative (newsgroup)
RAAF news:rec.arts.anime.fandom (newsgroup)
RAAM news:rec.arts.anime.misc (newsgroup)
RANMA Ranma 1/2
RGU Shoujo Kakumei Utena ("Revolutionary Girl Utena")
RK Rurouni Kenshin ("Samurai X")
R.o.D. Read or Die
RoLW Roudosu-tou Senki ("Record of Lodoss War")
RT Robotech
RT3000 Robotech 3000 (U.S. show based on anime)
RT3K Robotech 3000 (U.S. show based on anime)
RTal R. Talsorian Games (roleplaying game company, publishes
the Bubblegum Crisis RPG amongst others,
<http://www.talsorian.com>)
RW Rumic World
RW Yoroiden Samurai Troopers ("Ronin Warriors")
S.CROSS Calvary Southern Cross
SAK Steel Angel Kurumi
SAK2 Steel Angel Kurumi 2
SakuTai Sakura Taisen ("Sakura Wars")
SC SakuraCon (convention)
SD Super-Deformed (animation style)
SDF Super Dimension Fortress (from "Choujikuu Yousai Macross")
SDFM Choujikuu Yousai Macross ("Super Dimensional Fortress
Macross")
SeiMon Seikai no Monshou ("Crest of the Stars")
SEL Serial Experiments Lain
SFIIV Street Fighter II V
SH Bakuretsu Hunters ("Sorcerer Hunters")
ShamP Shamanic Princess
SI self-insertion (fanfic character that is based closely on
the story's author)
SKU Shoujo Kakumei Utena ("Revolutionary Girl Utena")
SM Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon ("Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon",
"Sailor Moon")
SM Silent Mobius
SM Son May (Taiwanese CD company)
SMClassic Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon season 1 ("Pretty Soldier
Sailor Moon", "Sailor Moon")
SMJ Saber Marionette J
SMJ-X Saber Marionette J to X
SMJ->X Saber Marionette J to X
SMNCSTD Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoida
("Cosmos")
SMob Silent Mobius
SMoon Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon ("Sailor Moon")
SMR Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R ("Sailor Moon R"; not used
in news:alt.fan.sailor-moon)
SMR Saber Marionette R
SMS Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S ("Sailor Moon S")
SMSS Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS ("Sailor Moon SuperS";
not used in news:alt.fan.sailor-moon)
SMS* Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon Sailorstars ("Sailor Moon
Sailor Stars"; not used in news:alt.fan.sailor-moon)
SNTG Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ("Battle of the Planets")
SOL Sol Bianca
SolB Sol Bianca
SPC Kyatto Ninden Teyande ("Samurai Pizza Cats")
SR Mach Go! Go! Go! ("Speed Racer")
SRACER Mach Go! Go! Go! ("Speed Racer")
SS Saint Seiya
SS Software Sculptors (company,
<http://www.software-sculptors.com>)
SSO Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
ST Kaitou Saint Tail
STA Super Techno Arts (company)
Stars Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon Sailorstars ("Sailor Moon
Sailor Stars")
SuperS Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS ("Sailor Moon SuperS")
SuC SugoiCon (convention)
SW Sakura Taisen ("Sakura Wars")
SXL Serial Experiments Lain
TAG Turn A Gundam
TB Tekkaman Blade ("Teknoman")
Tek Tekkaman Blade ("Teknoman")
Tekno Tekkaman Blade ("Teknoman")
TENCHI Tenchi Muyo!
TinT Shin Tenchi Muyo ("Tenchi in Tokyo")
TnT Shin Tenchi Muyo ("Tenchi in Tokyo")
TM Tenchi Muyo!
TM Tokimeki Memorial
TMIL Tenchi Muyo In Love ("Tenchi the Movie")
TMIL2 Tenchi Muyo In Love 2 ("Tenchi Forever")
TOTORO My Neighbor Totoro
TRSI The Right Stuf International (company)
TRY Slayers Try
TSFS Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar
tsf_sugar Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar
TW11 They Were 11
TWHE Elf wo Karu Mono Tachi ("Those Who Hunt Elves")
Tylor Irresponsible Captain Tylor
umaa news:uk.media.animation.anime (newsgroup)
UC Universal Century (the continuity for most of Gundam,
excepting G-Gundam, Gundam Wing, Gundam X, and possibly
Turn A Gundam)
UROTSI Urotsukidoji ("Legend of the Overfiend")
USMC US Manga Corps (company,
<http://www.centralparkmedia.com/usmanga/usmanga.htm>)
UY Urusei Yatsura
V3D Voltron: The Third Dimension (U.S. show based on anime)
VENUS Venus Wars
VG V-Gundam
VGAi Den'ei Shoujo ("Video Girl Ai")
VHD Vampire Hunter D
VOE Tenkuu no Escaflowne ("The Vision of Escaflowne")
VPM Kyuuketsu Hime Miyu ("Vampire Princess Miyu")
WAFF Warm And Fuzzy Feeling (style of fanfiction)
WBE Wanna Be's
WD Working Designs (company)
WoH Royal Space Force ("Wings of Honneamise")
WoH Mimi o Sumaseba ("Whispers of the Heart")
WotH Mimi o Sumaseba ("Whispers of the Heart")
WP Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach
WWBD "What Would Belldandy Do?" (politically-incorrect take on
"What Would Jesus Do?", referencing OMG)
YKYWTMAW You Know You Watch Too Much Anime When... (used on
news:rec.arts.anime.misc to denote lists of fan-made
associations between real life and anime)
YKYWTMSMW You Know You Watch Too Much Sailor Moon When... (used on
news:alt.fan.sailor-moon to denote lists of fan-made
associations between real life and Sailor Moon)
YOHKO Mamono Hunter Yohko ("Demon Hunter Yohko", "Devil Hunter
Yohko")
YST Yoroiden Samurai Troopers ("Ronin Warriors")
YUA Taiho Shichauzo! ("You're Under Arrest!")
Yuna Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
YY Soreyuke! UchuSenkan Yamamoto Yohko ("Starship Girl
Yamamoto Yohko")
YYH Yuu Yuu Hakusho
ZEORYMER Hades Project Zeorymer
ZG Zeta Gundam
ZOE Zone of the Enders
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Subject: 5. General Internet Terms
If an abbreviation isn't given here, it may be on one of the other
acronym lists on the Internet. The alt.fan.pratchett "Acronyms" page,
at <http://www.us.lspace.org/faqs/acronym-faq.g.html>, has pointers to
some of these other lists.
AFAIK As Far As I Know
BTW By The Way
DITW Dead In The Water (no longer in operation)
FA For Auction
FS For Sale
FT For Trade
FWIW For What It's Worth
HAND Have A Nice Day (usually sarcastic)
HTH Hope This Helps
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer
IHNJ,IJLS I Have No Joke, I Just Like Saying
IIMSS If I May Say So
IIRC If I Remember/Recall Correctly
IM[[NS]H]O In My [[Not So] Humble] Opinion
ISTR I Seem To Remember/Recall (less certain than "IIRC")
LMAO Laughing My A$$ Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud
ObAnime Obligatory Anime content (material added to an off-topic
post to make it vaugely on-topic for r.a.a.*)
ROFL[MAO] Rolling on Floor, Laughing [My A$$ Off] (said when
poster finds something very [very] funny)
ROFL Right Out to F**king Lunch (pre-Usenet meaning,
deprecated in favour of above definition)
WTB Want To Buy
WTD Want To Deal
WTS Want To Sell
WTT Want To Trade
YHBT You Have Been Trolled
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary ("your experience may be different"
or "you may have another, equally valid, opinion")
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Subject: 6. Contributors
Anthony D. Baranyi Martin D. Pay
Gerardo Campos Gilles Poitras
Andrew Chen Craig A. Reed Jr.
Avery Davies Nick ("tiphareth") Rose
Sarah Davis Scott Schimmel
Stuart Dawson Bob Schroeck
Larry "Neko-Kun" Drews Glenn Shaw
Andrew Dynon Bryan Smith
Lynda L. Feng Rodrick Su
Ian Forrest Bruce Tomlin
Benjamin Goldberg Chad Walker
Ethan Hammond Gordon Waters
Jeanne Hedge David Watson
Robert Hutchinson John C. Watson
Rob Kelk Neal Evan Wilson
Arnold Kim Valerie S. Yoza
Matt Martin "Aokakesu"
Dan Mastriani "Blue-Jackal"
C. Mattiuz "Cyborg Mermaid"
Rob Maxwell "D-Chance."
Chris ("Blade") McNeil "eirias"
Joe Monson "Heaven's Cloud"
Galen Musbach "Puma Twins"
Jon E Odegaard "Slithy Tove"
Tim Park "Trixie"
Louis Patterson "5parrowhawk"
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Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
"I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of
childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis, 1947