History Flanderization / AnimeAndManga

*** [[BadassAngster Zelgadis]]'s complex itself is flanderized along with his character. In the anime he desires to [[IJustWantToBeNormal change back into his original human form]] because he feels that he appears freakish, even though very few civilians actually point out his chimeric appearance. In the novels, it is more because he wants to wash away his past as his great-grandfather Rezo's berserker (as Rezo also turned him into a chimera in the first place). His complaints about his appearance in the anime make him whinier and gives him an automatic ButtMonkey status during some gag episodes.

*** And promptly REGAINED them 15 episodes into the season!

*** [[spoiler: Though, said uber-weakness has been the topic of [[LampshadeHanging Lampshading]] by Chopper, saying that his rocket powered nosebleeds, which require blood transfusions afterwards, are getting annoying and that he needs to be rehabilitated. With pictures first.]]

* It can be hard to believe, but Sanji from ''OnePiece'' wasn't always quite such a loser when it comes to romance and women. He was never all that successful in romance (unless you want to count those 20 bounty hunter chicks that were probably just leading him on) and was kind of awkward around Nami from the start, but it wasn't nearly as pronounced as it is now. His attention to the main females more often seemed kind of sweet, and he didn't quite come off as a dorky pervert like he does now. However, Oda gradually turning him into a full blown ChivalrousPervert (coupled with epic ButtMonkey tendencies) was actually a [[TropesAreNotBad really positive change.]] In retrospect, there was a period of time where he seemed [[MarySue a little too perfect compared to other main characters]], and was in need of a serious personality flaw in the same vein as Luffy's flakiness and stupidity, Zoro's lack of sense of direction, Usopp's cowardliness, and Nami's greed.

* ''AzumangaDaioh'' has a veritable boatload of flanderization in the manga. The {{Anime}} versions of the characters are the end result.

** [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Amelia]] was flanderized as well; she had a [[JusticeWillPrevail penchant for justice]] that was something of a quirk in the novel, but the anime flanderized it to the point that she became TheScrappy for [[YourMileageMayVary some.]] However, by the time season 4 was halfway over, this trait was subdued, and is only displayed ''once'' in season 5. Gourry in the original novels was also [[DeadpanSnarker far snarkier]] and [[ObfuscatingStupidity only acted stupid]] as opposed to being TheDitz. [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Xellos]] the Mazoku preist was also highly sinister and an unsettling figure in the novel; while he does have his share of frightening moments in the anime, his perpetual grinning and trickster ways made him far more humorus. YourMileageMayVary on whether this fits the trope or not.

** Shinnosuke's mom Misae used to be mildly reasonable even if strick, but she became much louder and angrier. His dad Hiroshi used to get some respect, but now he's a giant ButtMonkey. Those facts likely have no relation, [[UnfortunateImplication but who knows]].

** [[NoSocialSkills Sai]]. [[hottip:*:He was brought up in a secret black ops organization known as 'root'('foundation' in the english anime), and was taught to not show or have any emotion whatsoever--only care about your mission. When he is put in Team 7 as Sasuke's replacement, he is socially akward and often unintentionally insults people due to a general lack of social skills.]] In the manga and anime he starts out pretty bad, angering Naruto in particular by insulting his manliness a couple of times, and [[BrutallyHonest calling Sakura ugly when trying to think of a nickname]]. However after a few missions with the team he begins improving and is seen reading a book on social skills. The anime however takes this to the extreme by having his relationship with Team 7 improve overall, while simultaneously [[UpToEleven increasing his social akwardness]]. He's now so socially inept that [[MistakenForGay Naruto actually thinks Sai is hitting on him]], when he actually misreads Naruto's actions as a sign of fear and tries to "[[ThatCameOutWrong show him tenderness]]." There's even a scene where he tries to spoon feed Naruto who has a broken arm. Sai's reading habbit has also been given a hudge upgrade[[hottip:*:in the manga it's like a one time thing meant to show that he's trying to form good relationships with others]], and he's seen in a library multiple times surrounded by stacks of books. Unlike in the manga, his reading habbits tend to make his social interactions worse (99% of his bad interactions happen because he "read it in a book"[[hottip:*:which at one point in the anime is implied to be Make-Out Paradise, Jiraiya's infamous porn novel]]).

* The ''{{Naruto}}'' anime turns Sakura Haruno into a violent psychopath who's constantly punching Naruto (and sometimes Sai) into the ground for the slightest infraction. While she does hit him a few times in the manga, the anime takes it UpToEleven.
** Hinata Hyuuga, while being shy in the manga, is much worse in the anime, stalking Naruto from afar and going red and fainting around him.

** Aizen gets his with this frequently by FanDumb, even on this very wiki. [[VillainSue As bad as he is to begin with]], people will exaggerate his abilities and intelligence to the point where you'd think that he already is God (omnipotent and omniscient) and then use this as an excuse to paint him as the single worst fictional character ever. Reference the failed attempt to shoehorn him into the MaryTzu page.
*** Aizen might actually count as an ''InvokedTrope''. He's already close to being the single most powerful character in the series... he just wants to be ''[[TheSameButMore more so]]''.

* Minako from ''SailorMoon'', in order to distinguish her from Usagi (whom was actually an {{Expy}} of Minako in the manga), was made more ditzy and less mature as the anime went on (compare her introduction in the first season to how she's acting by the last), which is a reverse from the manga, where she became more mature and intelligent as the series progressed.

* Minako from ''SailorMoon'', in order to distinguish her from Usagi (whom was actually an {{Expy}} of Minako in the manga), was made more ditzy and less mature as the anime went on, which is a reverse from the manga, where she became more mature and intelligent as the series progressed.

*** [[BadassAngster Zelgadis]]'s complex itself is flanderized along with his character. In the anime he desires to [[IJustWantToBeNormal change back into his original human form]] because he feels that he appears freakish, even though very few civilians actually point out his chimeric appearance. In the novels, it is more because he wants to wash away his past as his great-grandfather [[VillianWithGoodPublicity Rezo's]] berserker (as Rezo also turned him into a chimera in the first place). His complaints about his appearance in the anime make him whinier and gives him an automatic ButtMonkey status during some gag episodes.

* The title character of ''CardcaptorSakura'' went from a [[NaiveEverygirl sweet natured]] [[TheEveryman Everygirl]] to a [[{{Moe}} living embodiment of cute and innocence]]. Her naivete and obliviousness also seemed to be one-upped to borderline-[[TheDitz Ditz]] scales, albeit both probably because the [[SelectiveObliviousness plot called for it]].

** That's not to say other cast members haven't got this: Just from Shinnosuke's classmates alone, Masao is a bigger coward, Tohru's ClosetOtaku tendencies overtook most of his character, Nene can't seem to talk about anything other than playing house, and Boochan only thinks of rocks.

* Belldandy in the original manga OhMyGoddess starts as a character who is divine (of course), good-hearted, and a genuinely nice person but who is not above the occasional eye-roll or violent expression of rage (mostly towards Urd). As time went on she became more and more passive and sweet to almost saccharine levels. This is also illustrated by the progression of the different anime (OVA, movie and TV shows) which was made at various points in the manga's history. Best example: in the manga Keiichi works himself almost to death to get a ring for Belldandy and she reacts (at first) with anger at him beating himself up. In the same story adapted for the TV Series, she just cries.

* Makoto in ''SchoolDays'' transforms from a merely sex-curious teenager into an uncaring, womanizing bastard. Furthermore, the two main female love interests get reduced to only being known for their obsession with Makoto. [[spoiler: Though Kotonoha may have been [[{{Yandere}} emotionally unballanced]] from before,.]]

* The characters of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/stay night]] and {{Tsukihime}} are prone to being flanderized in sequels, such as Kagetsu Tohya really playing up Kohaku's craziness or ''[[VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia Fate/hollow ataraxia]]'' doing similar things to the likes of Saber or Tohsaka. However, ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' has taken these depictions and ramped them up ''even more'' resulting in a near stalker Akiha, a {{moe}} caster who acts like a schoolgirl and even more exaggeration of Ciel's love for curry. Arcueid and Taiga, on the other hand, act completely like normal while Ilya's sociopathy is greatly downplayed. ''Carnival Phantasm'' was made like that on purpose for comedy, though.

* [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Mikoto Misaka]] started out getting a bit flustered when around [[UnluckyEverydude Touma]]. Now she gains a LuminescentBlush and flips into a massive {{tsundere}} if she so much as catches his eye. [[AdaptationDecay Only in the anime though]], and thankfully only in {{filler}.}

* In the anime adaptation of RosarioToVampire, almost every character gets hit with this:

* [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Misaka Mikoto]] started out getting a bit flustered when around [[UnluckyEverydude Touma]]. Now she gains a LuminescentBlush and flips into a massive {{tsundere}} if she so much as catches his eye. [[AdaptationDecay Only in the anime though]], and thankfully only in {{filler}.}

* ''CrayonShinChan'': Shinnosuke himself, or rather his butt. He's been {{moonshining}} everyone for years, but ever since halfway TheNoughties he suddenly [[AWorldwidePunomenon Took A Level In Ass]] and flashes it ''all'' the time, speaks about it often and is far more proud of it he ever was, and "worse", [[{{Squick}} he can perform amazingly well in pretty much anything that involves a tool if he holds said tool with his buttcheeks]].

* [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Misaka Mikoto]] started out getting a bit flustered when around [[UnluckyEverydude Touma]]. Now she gains a LuminescentBlush and flips into a massive {{tsundere}} if she so much as catches his eye. [[AdaptationDecay Mostly in the anime though]].

* The characters of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/stay night]] and {{Tsukihime}} are prone to being flanderized in sequels, such as Kagetsu Tohya really playing up Kohaku's craziness or ''[[VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia Fate/hollow ataraxia]]'' doing similar things to the likes of Saber or Tohsaka. However, ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' has taken these depictions and ramped them up ''even more'' resulting in a near stalker Akiha, a {{moe}} caster who acts like a schoolgirl and even more exaggeration of Ciel's love for curry. Arcueid and Taiga, on the other hand, act completely like normal while Ilya's sociopathy is greatly downplayed. ''Carnival Phantasm'' was made like that on pruspose for comedy, though.

** Naruto himself [[TookALevelInDumbass is made to look a lot less intelligent than he actually is in the manga]].

* The characters of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/stay night]] and {{Tsukihime}} are prone to being flanderized in sequels, such as Kagetsu Tohya really playing up Kohaku's craziness or ''[[VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia Fate/hollow ataraxia]]'' doing similar things to the likes of Saber or Tohsaka. However, ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' has taken these depictions and ramped them up ''even more'' resulting in a near stalker Akiha, a {{moe}} caster who acts like a schoolgirl and even more exaggeration of Ciel's love for curry. Arcueid and Taiga, on the other hand, act completely like normal while Ilya's sociopathy is greatly downplayed. ''Carnival Phantasm'' was made like that on pruspose for comedy, though.

*** The writers themselves go back and forth on this one; now, some episodes have the trio as serious antagonists and others have them in their old roles.

** To be fair, a lot of that is through the dub from 4Kids (and PUSA later on), which turned Team Rocket's dialog into some rhyming scheme as if they came straight out of Dr. Seuss during the Diamond & Pearl series. They're more normal in the original Japanese version.
*** Team Rocket finally subverts this in ''Best Wishes'' as they {{Took a Level in Badass}} and lost their comedic quirks, [[BrokenBase breaking the base on yet another issue in the process.]]
**** The writers themselves go back and forth on this one; now, some episodes have the trio as serious antagonists and others have them in their old roles.