ecchi /ˈɛ.tʃi/noun 2adjective 1forms 2 noun2 •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.The manga fan was disturbingly proud of his extensive ecchi collection. •(rare) A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the ecchi genre.There was a moment of ecchi for comic relief in the otherwise serious story. adjective1 •Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive. formsmore ecchi · most ecchi
