Hentai and Ecchi, what’s the difference?
What’s the difference between hentai, which mean perverted, and ecchi, which is the letter H which stands for hentai? Doesn’t it mean the same thing, just 2 different ways to say it? Not really, at least not when shopping for anime or manga. If you buy something thinking they’re the same, you are in for a nasty surprise, and probably an interesting conversation when you try to return it.
Calling someone ecchi is basically calling them a pervert. You might see it sometimes in harem anime like Love Hina. They are saying that person is hentai, perverted.
An ecchi anime is not the same as a hentai anime, not by a long shot. Hentai is basically porn. Full on goin’ at it. Ecchi on the other hand, is a show with lots of very suggestive fan service.
Rule of thumb.
If you see people having sex, it’s hentai.
If you see people talking about having sex, it’s ecchi.
Either way, probably not good for the kiddies
hentai, ecchi, anime, manga, Love Hina, fan service
July 4th, 2007 at 1:37 am
I see
July 6th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Glad I could help. If you have any questions about this kind of stuff feel free to ask.
January 16th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
[...] cut. I saw the regular version, but from what I understand the director’s cut contains some hentai scenes. Not just sex scenes, graphic sex [...]
October 16th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
[...] The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was shown while the subject being discussed was Hentai. That’s a bit misleading. Haruhi is a little ecchi at times, but it’s not hentai. There is a difference. [...]