“Bishoujo” means “beautiful girl” in Japanese. These figures focus on aesthetically appealing female characters and often feature dynamic poses, cute outfits, or sexy designs. Think waifus in beachwear, lingerie, bunny suits, or slightly spicy battle gear.
These are highly detailed, pre-painted figures that are made to a specific scale (like 1/7 or 1/8) relative to the character’s actual size in the source material. They’re prized for accuracy, quality, and display value. Often expensive and designed for serious collectors.
Fanart refers to artwork created by fans that features characters or scenes from existing anime, manga, video games, or other media. It can range from wholesome tributes to highly stylized or spicy reinterpretations and is widely shared across social media, forums, and fandom platforms.
Villainess (악녀 / Aknyeo) stories follow female leads who are reincarnated as or transformed into the “villain” of a romance plot. These often feature revenge, seduction, and spicy twists. Common in Korean webtoons, webnovels and manhwa.
Yeoju (여주) stands for yeoja ju-ingong (여자 주인공), meaning female lead character. Readers often discuss whether the yeoju is likable, relatable, or spicy enough. You might be familiar with this term if you enjoy manhwa or Korean webnovels.
Namjoon (남주) is short for namja ju-ingong (남자 주인공), meaning male lead character in a Korean story, like a manhwa or webnovel. Often used in fan discussions of romance plots.
Makjang (막장) is a genre known for extreme drama, including cheating, revenge, or dark secrets. Often used in over-the-top erotic or scandal-filled storylines in manhwa.
Webnovel or Web Novel refers to online serial fiction published online. Many smut or romance manhwa are adapted from popular webnovels.
Smut is the term for adult-themed stories that contain explicit sexual content. It’s one of the most searched genres among fans of spicy stories, wheter they’re into manga, manhwa, manhua or webnovels.
Webtoon (웹툰) is a digital-first comic format popular in Korea, designed for mobile reading. Webtoons range from light romance to mature-rated stories with erotic or ecchi themes.
