Anime games are computer or video games that are based on anime or manga, or use an art style commonly stereotyped as "anime" in their presentation (technically, anime is not an art style, though many follow a certain trend), or upon which anime or manga have been made. Generally, anime games fall into the categories of normal games based around an anime, visual novels, dojin games, or miscellaneous H games. The phrase bishōjo game is often used to refer to any game with anime-style graphics, although it technically refers only to the large majority with attractive female anime characters.
Anime games may be grouped in several different ways.
The sexual content level of anime games can be erotic or "clean".
The romance level of anime games can be romantic (ren'ai), little romance ("light"), rape (kichiku), or no romance.