Reference meaning
ecchi
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Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.
Other meanings
2. noun
A genre, especially of anime and manga, featuring playful, tongue-in-cheek usage of sexualized scenes and situations such as double entendre or flirtation, while remaining non-pornographic. Often used to differentiate from hentai which features overt sexual themes.
3. noun
A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the ecchi genre.
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