Contains content that is suitable only for adults. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.

Possibly the line between hentai and non-hentai, ecchi usually refers to fan-service put in to attract a certain group of fans.

Any love related story. We will define love as between man and woman in this case. Other than that, it is up to your own imagination of what love is.

This work usually involves intimate relationships between women.

Contains subject matter which may be too extreme for people under the age of 17. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.

Adult sexual content in an illustrated form where the FOCUS of the manga is placed on sexually graphic acts.

The same concept is expressed by the term yomikiri (読み切り), which implies that the comic is presented in its entirety without any continuation. One-shot manga tells its entire story in 15-60 pages, usually written for contests, and sometimes later developed into a full-length manga series (much like a television pilot). Many popular manga series that began as one-shot stories includes Fist of the North Star, Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Berserk, Kinnikuman and Death Note among others.