今期

• 読み: こんき
• ローマ字: konki
• 漢字の分解: 今 (now/current) + 期 (period/season) → this season/current period
• 発音: /koɴ.ki/

意味

This season — referring to the current anime broadcast season or quarter.

今期 is used constantly in anime fandom to discuss the current season's offerings. Every three months, fans evaluate the new crop of anime and debate what the best shows are. '今期アニメ' (this season's anime) is one of the most common phrases in anime discussion, especially at the start and end of each broadcast quarter when fans are deciding what to watch or reflecting on the season.

例文

1. 今期アニメ、当たり多すぎて時間足りない。
2. 今期は不作って言われてたけど意外と面白いの多い。
3. 今期のおすすめリスト作ったから見て。

使い方ガイド

場面: anime discussion, social media, seasonal previews, fan forums

トーン: informational, evaluative

正しい言い方

• 今期のダークホースはどれだと思う？ (What do you think is the dark horse of this season?)
• 今期は3本くらいに絞って見てる (I'm narrowing it down to about 3 shows this season)

避ける言い方

• ビジネスの場で「今期」と言うと決算期と混同される (Saying 'konki' at work will be confused with the fiscal quarter)

よくある間違い

• Confusing 今期 (this anime season) with 今期 (this fiscal quarter) in business contexts
• Not knowing the four anime seasons: 冬 (winter/January), 春 (spring/April), 夏 (summer/July), 秋 (fall/October)

起源と歴史

From 今 (now/current) + 期 (period/season). A standard Japanese word that gained specific meaning in anime fandom as seasonal broadcasting became the norm. Used alongside 来期 (next season) and 前期 (last season).

文化的背景

時代: Standard broadcasting term, anime usage since seasonal model became standard

世代: All ages anime fans

社会的背景: Anime community

地域メモ: Used across Japan. 今期アニメ discussions peak at the start and end of each broadcast quarter.