Hentai is a word in Japanese that means “strange sight” (or a strange aspect), but sometimes, in different situations, it can also take the meaning of the word “pervert”. However, in many other countries, the word is used to refer to an anime movie, manga, or video game that usually contains pornographic material. In Japan, it is considered that this material is “ju hachi kin” (prohibited for persons under the age of 18) and can be called ekti or anime H (sexually active anime), “seinen” (adult), etc.
The word hentai is commonly used outside Japan to describe animated pornographic films, which may not just be manga or anime, but simply a copy or re-characterization of an animated character.
