History Flanderization / AnimeAndManga

* Another Type-Moon example is what happens to ''Fate/stay night'''s protagonist, Shirou, in ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya''. As he's now in a supporting role, his warped ideals that the original examined aren't carried over and he's portrayed as just a genuine NiceGuy. He's even more of a ChickMagnet, too.

** Rampant in the Edolas (mirror world) versions of the anime characters. They have literaly one trait showing how they're different from their Earthland counterparts, and ''every single thing they say'' shows us this one trait.

** This shows up in filler a lot as well. Gray is all Juvia talks about, and Fried is unable to make a simple decision without wondering how Laxus would handle it.
** Juvia. She fell in love with Gray after they first met. Originally, although it was present, her character was still the same as before joining Fairy Tail, albeit a lot friendlier. Afterwards? Her love for Gray is literally her only characteristic, motive, ideal, belief, everything.
** Elfman was never very subtle when it came to his love of manliness to begin with, but it's gotten to the point where when asked by the aforementioned Juvia what a good gift for Gray would be, he suggests to ''give him a man.'' Not something manly, just ''a man.''

** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' also messes around with Goku's personality, at times making him more like his ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' counterpart in regards to his BloodKnight tendencies. He displays a childlike fixation on fighting, challenge anyone and everyone up to the literal King of Everything, and never seems to consider whether it's appropriate or what the consequences of his actions might be. In fact, a good portion of the fandom blames him for the events of the Future Trunks and Universe Survival Saga, since [[spoiler:his challenging Zamasu to a fight is what drove the latter to decide that all mortals were too dangerous and needed to be wiped out]] while the latter has him reminding [[TopGod Zen'o]] for the tournament so he can fight strong opponents only for the Omni-King to declare the losing universes to immediately be erased from existence.[[note]]Although it turns out that this inadvertently saved them as Zen'o was planning on wiping them out anyway and the winning universe would get to survive.[[/note]] He only twice displays anything resembling the cold, focused anger he demonstrated with Freeza, and that comes when [[spoiler:Goku Black says that he killed his universe's versions of Chi-Chi and Goten after stealing Goku's body and then when Jiren tries murder everyone on Universe 7's stands]].
*** This stems from what people feel is an emphasis from the Toei writers to bring Goku more in-line with his manga portrayal, but going overboard with it as well as the writers of the anime not quite knowing how to balance his character traits, leading to a strange reversal of what Toriyama is recorded as saying about the anime. That being that Goku was made too stereotypically heroic in Toei's older Z films and filler materials, even ''before'' the English dubs added to it ([[DownplayedTrope despite this most fans still consider Goku unambiguously heroic]]). Some people say he also feels too much like Luffy from ''One Piece'', who is ''not'' the same as him, leading to a weird recursive thing where a character heavily influenced by Goku is influencing the writing of ''him'' now.

** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' also messes around with Goku's personality, at times making him more like his ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' counterpart in regards to his BloodKnight tendencies. He displays a childlike fixation on fighting, challenge anyone and everyone up to the literal King of Everything, and never seems to consider whether it's appropriate or what the consequences of his actions might be. In fact, a good portion of the fandom blames him for the events of the Future Trunks and Universe Survival Saga, since [[spoiler:his challenging Zamasu to a fight is what drove the latter to decide that all mortals were too dangerous and needed to be wiped out]] while the latter has him reminding [[TopGod Zeno]] for the tournament so he can fight strong opponents only for the Omni-King to declare the losing universes to immediately be erased from existence.[[note]]Although it turns out that this inadvertently saved them as Zen'O was planning on wiping them out anyway and the winning universe would get to survive.[[/note]] He only twice displays anything resembling the cold, focused anger he demonstrated with Freeza, and that comes when [[spoiler:Goku Black says that he killed his universe's versions of Chi-Chi and Goten after stealing Goku's body and then when Jiren tries murder everyone on Universe 7's stands]].

*** This stems from what people feel is an emphasis from the Toei writers to bring Goku more in-line with his manga portrayal, but going overboard with it as well as the writers of the anime not quite knowing how to balance his character traits, leading to a strange reversal of what Toriyama is recorded as saying about the anime. That being that Goku was made too stereotypically heroic in Toei's older Z films and filler materials, even ''before'' the English dubs added to it. Some people say he also feels too much like Luffy from ''One Piece'', who is ''not'' the same as him, leading to a weird recursive thing where a character heavily influenced by Goku is influencing the writing of ''him'' now.

* Minami in ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''. In the first season, she's quite jealous and hits the main guy often for looking at other girls, but it's not TOO bad and she has her nice moments. Come the second season, and she's became a mistress of the UnprovokedPervertPayback with a massive case of DisproportionateRetribution. She gets better though, but until then... wow.
** Much more obvious with Mizuki, who had a {{yandere}} gag that was used rarely in the first season coupled with wanting to see the protagonist in drag. The second season has this as her primarily character trait. She also gets better over time.

* ''Manga/BlackButler'' Ciel Phantomhive in season 2, they made him a lot more dependent on Sebastian than in the first season, making him more of a damsel in distress when he could have been capable of handling himself a little easier, which is somewhat out-of-character for his manga counterpart.
** Grell was given a much bigger role in the anime & had little character development or backstory for the animators to work from, so the character was fladerized right out of the box & made into a love-sick comic relief character, while the manga counterpart is significantly more serious & less romantic.

* Brutally applied to Kuroko in the anime adaptation of ''Railgun.'' They played up her lesbian crush on Misaka to the point of [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale attempted rape]], often violently hurting anyone who gets between them, and highly downplaying her personality besides such, other than in a few choice instances. Ironically, she's adapted better in ''Index'', which isn't even her show.

* The ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' anime (though not the original visual novel) is also guilty of this. The {{Protagonist}} Makoto 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. However, it's shown in the second to last episode that Makoto is beginning to realize he's become Flanderized and tries to fix things. [[spoiler: Only to mishandle the situation and be brutally murdered.]]

** It may be hard to believe, but Sanji wasn't always quite such a loser when it came 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 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.

** [[spoiler: And now after being on Okama Island for so long, Sanji's become utterly weak against women. Once again, [[TropesAreNotBad tropes are]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments not bad.]] ]]

** ''Super'' also messes around with Goku's personality, at times making him more like his ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' counterpart in regards to his BloodKnight tendencies. He displays a childlike fixation on fighting, challenge anyone and everyone up to the literal King of Everything, and never seems to consider whether it's appropriate or what the consequences of his actions might be. In fact, a good portion of the fandom blames him for the events of the Future Trunks and Universe Survival Saga, since [[spoiler:his challenging Zamasu to a fight is what drove the latter to decide that all mortals were too dangerous and needed to be wiped out]] while the latter has him reminding [[TopGod Zen'O]] for the tournament so he can fight strong opponents only for the Omni-King to declare the losing universes to immediately be erased from existence.[[note]]Although it turns out that this inadvertently saved them as Zen'O was planning on wiping them out anyway and the winning universe would get to survive.[[/note]] He only once displays anything resembling the cold, focused anger he demonstrated with Freeza, and that comes when [[spoiler:Goku Black says that he killed his universe's versions of Chi-Chi and Goten after stealing Goku's body]].

* Takao/Tyson of the ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}'' anime seemed to have his pride and HotBlooded attitude upped with each season, starting each arc as a narcissistic Jerkass that required his ego getting brought down to earth [[AesopAmnesia over and over]].
** This was only punctuated by most of the other characters acting as an inversion and having their defects and attitude problems nuanced as time passed. Kai became less aloof and callous, Max had his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} tendencies downplayed, while Hilary had her uptight attitude nuanced.
** ''G Revolution'' actually turns this into a plot point for the first half of the season, with Tyson's aforementioned character flaws and repeated tournament victories (which, as [[FaceOfTheBand the most recognizable member of the Bladebreakers]], means he gets the lion's share of the credit) causing the other members of the team to break away and try their luck with other teams (and usually their former ones ''before'' they joined the Bladebreakers), as they want to step out of Tyson's shadow. Of course, [[spoiler:Tyson ''still'' ends up winning the tournament.]]

* Due to changes in the primary plot and background made in the [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 anime adaptation]] of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', several characters were modified, but two in particular to stand out.
** In the manga and ''Brotherhood'', Solf J. Kimblee weaves a happy line between monster and MagnificentBastard, managing to pull his fair share of both awesome and horrible moments that leaves the reader/watcher unsure what to really think of him. In the 2003 anime version, much of this background [[OvertookTheManga had yet to be revealed]] so he was reduced to a stereotypical MadBomber obviously meant to be hated.
** Similarly, Basque Grand was originally an unknown due to dying before his introduction. The 2003 anime cast him as a ColonelKilgore character who everyone was happy to see die. The manga later depicted Basque as being one of the more reasonable officers during the Ishvalan Massacre, willing to kill a superior officer in order to avert unnecessary bloodshed.
** Much of Roy Mustang's character was expanded just after the point where the anime OvertookTheManga. The anime team decided to use what they had but in doing so overplayed his ChivalrousPervert personality into being him being more of a HandsomeLech. In the original manga, Roy's ChivalrousPervert is actually a cover for his spying skills and he is more straightlaced about the subject then the 2003 anime would let you believe.

* Mikoto Misaka started out in the ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' anime 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.
** [[RetCon Retroactively]] [[AuthorsSavingThrow justified]] in many cases in ''Anime/ACertainScientificRailgun'', which is told from her perspective and gives the context that she's often in sensitive emotional states when she runs into Touma and they tend to get worse over time, from dealing with StageFright to [[spoiler: having recently seen someone brutally murdered but can't tell anyone about it]].
** Brutally applied to Kuroko in the anime adaptation of ''Railgun.'' They played up her lesbian crush on Misaka to the point of [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale attempted rape]], often violently hurting anyone who gets between them, and highly downplaying her personality besides such, other than in a few choice instances. Ironically, she's adapted better in ''Index'', which isn't even her show.

* Yuuna's jealousy in ''Manga/{{Maburaho}}'' got Flanderized to the point that, though she was originally very bland, she actually became an entertaining character.

** Yazan Gable from ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' is a terrifyingly competent HeroKiller and SociopathicSoldier. He also has two compromising scenes, one in which he clearly squeezes the junk of his new recruit Adol to gauge his excited he is for the upcoming battle, and another where he cries "I'm gonna violate you!" at TheHero mid-battle. Thanks to MemeticMutation these two scenes have come to define Yazan's character [[MemeticMolester completely]], with the [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars SRW]] games gleefully lampshading it and the ''New Translation'' movies lovingly updating the "I'm gonna violate you!" scene (significant all on its own, as only new scenes and certain "important" old scenes were given the new animation treatment).

* Kirito from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. Although he was never a very deep character to begin with, the second arc of the anime took his redeemable qualities and insecurities and tossed them overboard.

** Broly [[Film/BrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan in his first movie]] wasn't what you'd call a particularly talkative or emotive character; he was introduced as a quiet and meek Saiyan who seemed content to let more dominating personalities like Vegeta boss him around. Midway through the movie came TheReveal that he was an actually an AxCrazy [[TheBerserker berserker warrior]] whose insanity was being suppressed by his father and that he hated Goku because [[NoInfantileAmnesia Goku's nonstop crying frightened him the day he was born]]. But even in his maniacal Legendary Super Saiyan state he has dialogue, a handful of [[BadassBoast Badass Boasts]] and enough brainpower to anticipate his father's DirtyCoward escape and beat him to the punch. In his sequel appearance, and most of his appearances in games and specials thereafter, his insanity and his obsession with Goku have become his sole character traits, to the point that his dialogue now primarily consists of [[SayMyName screaming Goku's name]]. It's become fairly common fanon that his signature SuperMode is degrading his mind, a compelling argument in light of the fact that he rarely ever appears ''outside'' of that form.

** ''Super'' also messes around with Goku's personality, at times making him more like his ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' counterpart in regards to his BloodKnight tendencies. He displays a childlike fixation on fighting, challenge anyone and everyone up to the literal King of Everything, and never seems to consider whether it's appropriate or what the consequences of his actions might be. In fact, a good portion of the fandom blames him for the events of the Future Trunks and Universe Survival Saga, since [[spoiler:his challenging Zamasu to a fight is what drove the latter to decide that all mortals were too dangerous and needed to be wiped out]] while the latter has him reminding Zen'O for the tournament so he can fight strong opponents only for the Omni-King to declare the losing universes to immediately be erased from existence.[[note]]Although it turns out that this was Goku actually [[SmartBall being intelligent]] as Zen'O was planning on wiping them out anyway and the winning universe would get to survive.[[/note]] He only once displays anything resembling the cold, focused anger he demonstrated with Freeza, and that comes when [[spoiler:Goku Black says that he killed his universe's versions of Chi-Chi and Goten after stealing Goku's body]].

** It may be hard to believe, but Sanji 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 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.

** Ino Yamanka at first started out as a ninja who focused more on her appearance and love than actual fighting. However, she still isn't above giving up those 2 to win (as evident by cutting her hair short to outsmart Sakura). She is also known to have the highest grades out of the Konoha 11. However, when the anime fillers kicks in, she was turned into a character who only cared about her appearance, where she freaks out when a prince chose another girl over her, and majority of the Shippuden's Extra footage containing her is about her complaining or glorifying her bust size.

** It can be hard to believe, but Sanji 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 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.

** Ino Yamanka at first started out as a ninja who focused more on her appearance and love than actual fighting. However, she still isn't above giving up those 2 to win (as evident by cutting her hair short to outsmart Sakura). She is also known to have the highest grade out of the Konoha 11. However, when the anime fillers kicks in, she was turned into a character who only cared about her appearance, where she freaks out when a prince chose another girl over her, and majority of the Shippuden's Extra footage containing her is about her complaining or glorifying her bust size.

** Ino Yamanka at first started out as a ninja who focus more on her appearance and love than actual fighting. However, she still isn't above giving up those 2 to win (as evident by cutting her hair short to outsmart Sakura). She is also known to have the highest grade out of the Konoha 11. However, when the anime fillers kicks in, she was turned into a character who only cared about her appearance, where she freaks out when a prince chose another girl over her, and majority of the Shippuden's Extra footage containing her is about her complaining or glorifying her bust size.

** Completely rampart in the Edolas (mirror world) versions of the anime characters. They have literaly one trait showing how they're different from their Earthland counterparts, and ''every single thing they say'' shows us this one trait.

** Shinnosuke himself, or rather his butt. He's been {{mooning}} everyone for years, but ever since halfway TheNoughties he suddenly 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", he can perform amazingly well in pretty much anything that involves a tool if he holds said tool with his buttcheeks.

** ''Super'' also messes around with Goku's personality, at times making him more like his ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' counterpart in regards to his BloodKnight tendencies. He displays a childlike fixation on fighting, challenge anyone and everyone up to the literal King of Everything, and never seems to consider whether it's appropriate or what the consequences of his actions might be. In fact, a good portion of the fandom blames him for the events of the Future Trunks and Universe Survival Saga, since [[spoiler:his challenging Zamasu to a fight is what drove the latter to decide that all mortals were too dangerous and needed to be wiped out]] while the latter has him reminding Zen'O for the tournament so he can fight strong opponents only for the Omni-King to declare the losing universes to immediately be erased from existence.[[note]]Although it turns out that this was Goku actually being intelligent as Zen'O was planning on wiping them out anyway and the winning univesre would get to survive.[[/note]] He only once displays anything resembling the cold, focused anger he demonstrated with Freeza, and that comes when [[spoiler:Goku Black says that he killed his universe's versions of Chi-Chi and Goten after stealing Goku's body]].