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I've been watching B Gata H Kei, and, let's say, it occupies little enough of
my attention that I have time to worry about what the title means.

I know it doesn't mean "Yamada's first time", the title that Funimation gave
the show for the US release. According to
[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Gata_H_Kei), the literal
translation is "Type: B, Style: H". Some episodes of the show imply that "B"
is a reference to the main character, Yamada's, bust size, and "H" is a
reference to her "ecchi" nature. Where does the rest of it (the "Type",
"Style" part) fit in, or is it just meaningless?


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What's the meaning of the title "B Gata H Kei"?


Okay, so a bit of a Japanese lesson:  
_'B-gata'_ would normally refer to the blood type. The Japanese are pretty
fond of associating blood types with certain personality traits; and a B-type
person is considered to be a bit impulsive, passionate, but their actions
'don't come across clearly' to others. (That seems to describe Yamada's
character rather well, doesn't it?)  
On the other hand, _'H-kei'_ normally has to do with 'ecchi' (the Japanese
word for 'sex' that came from the pronunciation of the letter 'H' that is an
abbreviation for the word 'Hentai'. Phew.) and _'kei'_ refers to a type (or
even a lineage) of something.  
Generally put, 'kei' (系) is a classifier for objects (living or non-living)
that comes from a tree kind of structure, while 'gata' (型) literally means
'mold' or 'model' and looks at a classification of objects into categories.

All this being said, the **official** meaning of B-gata H-kei is that the 'B'
stands for _'Bousou'_ (暴走), which can be translated to a 'rampage'; and the
'H' stands for _'Hentai'_ (変態), which we know is the word for perverted
behavior. So the title refers to how Yamada is a rampaging sex-crazy pervert.

I tell you all these pieces of information because they form a sort of pun.
The second explanation is the 'correct' one of sorts (in that it's official),
but that does not negate the pun that exists in the title - whether it was
intentional or not. There is reason to believe the 'B' could also refer to
bra-size, as many people have pointed out. That adds to the pun as well,
perhaps.

Anyway, I hope this sheds some light on the meaning of 'B型H系'. I can't post
too many links here, but check out beta.jisho.org to look up the meanings for
the Japanese words I used. Also, this is where I got the 'official'
explanation of the title:  
<http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1040891740>  
It's all in Japanese. The person who had answered that question wrote that
this explanation wasn't mentioned in the manga, but in a weekly magazine
called Young Jump.

Also, this link:
<http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1139264431>  
The answer there talks about how the blood types of all characters in the
story are actually never mentioned (as of the time of that answer), though the
fact that Yamada is a B-cup is known. It also mentions that Yamada as a
character is modeled after Sanri Youko (the mangaka) themselves and so
speculates that Yamada's blood type could be the same as Sanri-sensei's.
(Unfortunately, their blood type is also unknown.)

I'm not a native Japanese speaker (just an enthusiastic learner!) so I might
not be entirely correct. But I hope this answer helps, somewhat. Anime titles
often have many hidden meanings in them, and it's fun to look for all their
possible interpretations.


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I always assumed the translation was B-Cupped Slut, as that is what she calls
herself, B Gata referring to her boobs, and H Kei, being like hentai style,
which is simular to Slut. I still think this is what is intended by this name,
though honestly they probably didn't consider translation when creating the
name, but I imagine Japaense people would read this the same as if we read
"The B Cupped Slut" as the title.


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After reading all the comments so far, one obvious interpretation not
mentioned by anybody is contained in the title of the 11th episode, "Year 2
Class H`s Christmas Eve!" and on the signs above the door to Yamada's homeroom
at school, which appear at various points in the show. The characters of the
show are all in "B Class" (second year HS students) and "H Group" (homeroom
H).

That said, it is also obvious that the title is intended by the mangaka as a
very profound pun, with multiple layers of meaning. So, all the other
interpretations offered in this thread are right too.


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