what does ecchi really mean?

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what does ecchi really mean?

Postby Kenny12 » Sun Aug 25, 2002 4:36 pm

some people say it means perverted, some say it's porn what does it mean can anyone clear it up for me?
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Postby NicholasDWolfwood » Sun Aug 25, 2002 4:38 pm

Ecchi is the equivelent of a bit of nudity/sex in a series, IIRC. Take Ranma 1/2 for an example. Just because that show has nudity in it doesn't mean it's hentai, it'd be Ecchi, IIRC.
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Postby TekkaRepliroid Zero » Sun Aug 25, 2002 4:58 pm

It's literally the phonetic pronounciation of the letter "H". It's something with sexual undertones, more or less what was said above.
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Postby artfreak13 » Sun Aug 25, 2002 7:23 pm

sex jokes plain and simple
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Postby OmniStrata » Mon Aug 26, 2002 10:11 am

It's literal meaning is "H"...

the first letter in "Hentai" meaning, not hentai, but close to it...

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Postby UncleMilo » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:01 am

It was explained this way to me...

Hentai is X-Rated - Anything involving graphic sex... While some shows are more graphic than others, they would all be Hentai

Ecchi is more R-Rated material... (and I was told the movie American Pie was a good example to use as what counted as Ecchi)

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Postby NicholasDWolfwood » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:11 am

But then, AP isn't anime, is it? Hentai would be anything that would have a rating of NC-17, or X. LA Blue Girl, F3, Lady Blue Girl, etc. would be Hentai.

Series like Ranma 1/2, which has occasional nudity would be considered Ecchi, as it's not hardcore sex/nudity.
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Postby UncleMilo » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:19 am

I'm just saying that American Pie paints a good picture for what Ecchi is.

When I use American Pie as an example, people instantly know what I mean...

I often have to explain this stuff to people who only know a little about anime or are familliar with a title or two.

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