History UnusuallyUninterestingSight / AnimeAndManga

* In ''Manga/{{BECK}}'': Strange Frankenstein dog? Oh, who cares.

** UpToEleven in the Queen Sayoko arc, when Mara turns the Nekomi Institute of Technology into a ''castle''... And the locals take a look, figure out the insane students at that college are up to their antics again, and go on with their day as usual. Mara's magic is ''not'' involved.

** Why hasn't any character ever commented on Nnoitra's spoon getup? Every other character wears moderately normal clothes for the setting, but Nnoitra's outfit is downright bizarre. (Nnoitra's not exactly the friendliest guy on the planet, so possible they just don't want their ass handed to them.)

* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Academy City may be a city where many people have superpowers and crazy stuff happens, but it is rather strange that nobody comments on Last Order wearing nothing but a ragged blanket when she goes into a fast food place.

* In the first episode of ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'', Sento Isuzu suddenly pulls a gun on Kanie in public and threatens him into going on a date with her. The passerby stare for a few seconds and then continue about their business.

* ''LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'' parodies this relentlessly. People sometimes laconically comment about the results of her actions as if it were normal and she had nothing to do with it, but mostly they [[ObfuscatingStupidity don't even notice]]. On the other hand, they ''do'' pay attention to the minutiae of Sakura-kun's behavior the exact moment it becomes embarrassing. They'll notice Sakura fantasizing about Dokuro-chan, but they won't notice her ''[[{{Gorn}} tearing him in half]] and then resurrecting him'' right in front of them.

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Academy City may be a city where many people have superpowers and crazy stuff happens, but it is rather strange that nobody comments on Last Order wearing nothing but a ragged blanket when she goes into a fast food place.

* Damn near everything Sousuke Sagara does in public barely elicits any reaction from civilians or authorities in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic''. From frequently talking about past military experiences, to [[GunsInChurch carrying around loaded guns that he once pulled on a guy bothering Kaname in a crowded subway station]], to interrogating that same guy with a toilet after someone posts a bunch of notes around school bad-mouthing Kaname. Oh and did I mention he ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment pulled a gun on guy in a crowded subway station]]''!? In a country where it would [[AlternateHistory probably]] be very difficult to even '''OWN''' a gun legally even if he weren't a minor!?

* In ''LightNovel/KumaKumaKumaBear'', the protagonist Yuna is capable of performing all manner of reality-defying feats like storing any number of items and even her ''whole house'' in her [[{{Hammerspace}} "Bear Box"]] then pulling it out of thin air like you would your wallet out of your pocket. Her closest companion, Fina, eventually grows so used to all this ridiculousness that nothing fazes her anymore, she just expresses delight at Yuna making things extremely convenient or easy as usual.

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': Gerald was supposed to take an interest in Maria when he spotted her climbing down from a tree, finding such unladylike behavior refreshing compared to what he's used to. Problem is, by the time it happens he's known Katarina (for whom random tree-climbing is far from her most unusual behavior) for years, so seeing Maria do it doesn't really stand out.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' brings us Zelgadis, who is a cursed chimera consisting of 1/3 human, 1/3 golem and 1/3 blow demon. This [[CursedWithAwesome gives him rock hard, greenish-bluish skin]], scale-like protrusions all over his body, and literal wire-y hair. In early episodes he makes a few comments about preferring to avoid towns and keeps the hood of his cape up, but in most of the later seasons he walks around just like everyone else and never gets a second glance from the innocent townspeople.

** Then it's taken UpToEleven in the [[Anime/PokemonKyuremVSTheSwordOfJustice 15th movie]]. In order, Kyurem has attacked the group out in the open on a [[TraintopBattle moving train]] and flown through the city with a pack of Cryogonal while freezing and going on a rampage, the main cast ransacks a museum to borrow a blimp and a mini-cart (both get destroyed), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Keldeo is shown to be in a Pokemon Center and later eating in public view]]. Aside from Nurse Joy doing her job, there was '''nobody''' around to see or take notice. Keep in mind a rather sizable city was under attack and a member of the widely known Swords of Justice was spotted.

* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', there is Mion Sonozaki, who never leaves the house without her gun, which is highly visibly placed in her highly visible shoulder holster. No one ever seems to notice or to care. Her gun was so unnoticable that the remakes of the visual novel scrapped it because it didn't do anything. Possibly justified by the fact that she's a MafiaPrincess (and well-known as such in the tightly-knit village.) Also everyone knows it's not actually a real gun but an Airsoft.

* Played for laughs in ''[[Manga/KenganAsura Kengan Omega]]'', where Okubo ruins the fighters' BigEntrance by wearing a Kuidaore Taro costume. Nobody comments on this, and aside from one scene where Okubo complains about his teammates' lack of reaction towards his clown outfit, it is never brought up again.

* The most anyone tends to find strange about the Medicine Peddler in ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' is his exorcism tools and (in a more modern setting) clothing. Not his pale skin, blond hair, [[UnusualEars pointy ears]], or FacialMarkings. On the other hand, it's implied that people are just too self-interested to pay him much mind.

** In the anime, Team Rocket's Meowth is one of the very few Pokemon to be able to talk. A few people find it strange, but most don't. Averted heavily in the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'' episode "A Fork In The Road! A Parting Of The Ways!" where a Pokemon hunter captures him to try and make a fortune off of him due to his odd ability to speak.

* ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' is about a kid who is friends with a [[RobotBuddy robotic cat from the future]]. Nobody seems to notice the oddity of a robot cat in an otherwise normal neighborhood.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''

* Although they may just be the artist's way of conveying his personality, Hiruma's pointy ears and fangs go without mention in ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}''.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' is chock full of people not noticing things that are blatantly extraordinary or at least very rare.
** Asuna's complete heterochromia is never commented on. Ever. The only time it's even indirectly referred to is when it turns out [[spoiler:queen Arika, her 'sister,']] also has mismatched eyes. Which, again, are not commented on, nor is the connection actually noted. They both just share the trait.
** While most of the weirdness is under the surface, few of the girls in Negi's class ever seem to notice or comment upon Chachamaru's very obvious robotic construction, at least at first. One of the students, Chisame Hasegawa, is one of the few to notice all the oddities around here and gets angry because she doesn't understand how anybody can not notice all the weirdness, especially things like Chachamaru obviously being a robot. The two eventually become best friends but it still frustrates her to no end.
** Another example is that, early on, no one sees anything strange about the empty seat for Sayo, who is mentioned on the class roll with "1940-: Don't move her seat" noted. It took months for anyone to catch on that she was a ghost student and had been there the whole time, though to be fair it's extremely difficult to even notice her.
** Magic itself is part of TheMasquerade, but magic students and teachers only have to make a token effort to hide what they are. During the Mahora Festival arc, it's explicitly said that normal humans have an innate skepticism towards magic; it takes a rather massive spell to break through it and even then only extends to giving the idea serious consideration rather than making them believe in it.
** It also helps that the Mahora Academy definition of normal includes such things as TheWorldTree, {{Ninja}}, KiManipulation, the Military Fan Club that owns their own V-22 Osprey (not to mention ''tanks''), and an engineering club that can build a fully functional Mecha-''T.Rex'' just for giggles. After stuff like that, having a classmate with robot antennae doesn't seem all that strange.
** When Mana is seen shooting around 10 people with special knock out rounds to prevent people from abusing the world tree's magic, people start to notice, and she waves them off saying that they were shooting a movie. And later in the Magic World people HandWave an epic fight going on around them as "are they shooting a movie?" and just continue walking. It should be noted that on the fringes of Magic World civilization, the typical response is usually "Oh, just another fight."

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** In the anime, Team Rocket's Meowth is one of the very few Pokemon to be able to talk. A few people find it strange, but most don't. Averted heavily in the [=XY=] episode "A Fork In The Road! A Parting Of The Ways!" where a Pokemon hunter captures him to try and make a fortune off of him due to his odd ability to speak.

* In ''{{Manga/Saki}}'', no one outside of the Ryuumonbuchi team seems to talk about the chains Hajime wears on her wrists, as a way of preventing herself from cheating by using sleight of hand, and later, [[LesYay as a sign of her bond with Touka]]. In ''Saki Biyori'', Saki is hesitant to return the tableware, lest she be seen wearing plain clothes at school, which prompts Jun to note that "[[LampshadeHanging compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing]]."

* In ''Manga/AnatoliaStory'', while Yuri's appearance ''is'' commented on (namely that she's short, pale, and has dark hair), one would think a Japanese woman from modern times showing up in a Bronze Age society in the Middle East would garner a ''little'' more notice. Doubly so since the manga has Yuri drawn as looking distinctively different from the other people of Anatolia, most of whom are considerably taller than her and have lighter hair.

** ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime'' involves Digimon frequently and noticeably affecting the human world, and although people panic during the events, they don't seem to actively try to find out what exactly happened after the heroes resolve the core issues. In one particular instance, two students (both of whom were in on TheMasquerade) were pulled into another dimension in the middle of a kendo match for several minutes, then reappeared at the same spot after finishing up the plot there. The referee was confused for a bit, but allowed them to continue the match as if nothing happened.

--> '''Anri:''' [[CityOfWeirdos There are lots of weirdos in this town.]]

** It also helps that the Mahora Academy definition of normal includes such things as TheWorldTree, {{Ninja}}, KiAttacks, the Military Fan Club that owns their own V-22 Osprey (not to mention ''tanks''), and an engineering club that can build a fully functional Mecha-''T.Rex'' just for giggles. After stuff like that, having a classmate with robot antennae doesn't seem all that strange.

* ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'': Isshiki is a completely shameless nudist, who never wears anything more concealing than a {{Fundoshi}} or a NakedApron if he can get away with it (in fact [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness one of the big signs that things are about to get hairy is that Isshiki puts on clothes]]). Guests to the dorm respond with outrage, shock or [[EatingTheEyeCandy staring]]. His dorm-mates' reaction is basically "Meh. It's Isshiki. Just roll with it."