So, in short…
‘BISHOJO’ or ‘BISHOUJO’ means ‘Pretty Girl’. Adult or non-adult, is something who features pretty girls.
REN’AI or RENAI game means ‘Pure Love’ game. Is a romantic (Adult or non-Adult) game where the protagonist tries to find his/her true love. Also known as ‘Dating Sim’ game.
When applied to something: ‘H’, ‘ECCHI’ or ‘ETCHI’ means ‘sexual’ or ‘sexually oriented’ thing, but not perverted. It carries just a slightly negative connotation.
‘Iyarashii’ means the same than ‘H’, but it carries a somewhat more negative and ‘raw’ feel. While H is sometimes said in a ‘cute’ way, iyarashii is not. Still, it does not carry any meaning of deviance, abnormality, or perversion.
When applied to a person: ‘H’, ‘ECCHI’, ‘ETCHI’ or ‘SUKKEBE’ means someone highly interested in sex.
‘Etchi suru’ means ‘to have sex.’
‘HENTAI’ is abbreviation for ‘hentaiseiyoku’. It means ‘perverted’, ‘deviant sexual desire’ with a very negative connotation. Better avoid to use (especially when talking with some japaneses guys). (><)
The original non-abbreviated word ‘HENTAI’ actually means ‘transformation’ or ‘metamorphosis’. Just usable in biological studies. Better avoid to use unless you are turning into something… lika a butterfly, for instance. (^^’)
‘H’ is used to indicate sexually oriented entertainment. ‘Hentai’ don’t!
‘H’ DON’T MEAN ‘HENTAI’!! (see the link bellow)
http://web.archive.org/web/20021212041355re_/home.attbi.com/~kagamix2/H_does_not_ mean_hentai/
*‘Etchi’ is good, ‘Iyarashii’ is okay, but ‘Hentai’ is BAD… VERY BAD.
*A ‘Bishoujo’ game can be of ANY type…‘Renai’, ‘Visual Novel’, ‘Kishiku’, RPG, Puzzle, Table Game, even Fighting… as long it focuses on pretty girls. For instance: Tokimeki Memorial, Princess Maker, Kana, Crescendo, Variable Geo, etc.
*A truly “Hentai” game can only be a very Dark, ‘Kishiku’ (brutish) game with non-consensual, deviant or abnormal sexual desire plot… like Humiliation, Rape/Gang-rape, monster-tentacle sex/rape, bestiality, Child-porn, Scattolo or S&M. And NEVER can have a Good, Love-based Ending. For instance: Virgin Roster.
*A truly “Hentai” person can only be a person with real deviant or abnormal sex tendences, like for instance a molester, a rapist or someone who likes to eat shit.
Now i get it. I think… probably… (?.?)
[This message has been edited by Peter Gilis (edited 04-20-2004).]