| 1 | These are tropes that originate in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and are found in JapaneseMedia. Before adding a page here, please ensure that it doesn't fall under a sub-index. Also, please make sure that it actually originates in Japan, and that simply isn't the place you've run into it the most. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Related but not exclusive is {{Animeland}}, TheThemeParkVersion of Japan as seen in media in general. |
| 4 | ---- |
| 5 | |
| 6 | !! Sub Indexes |
| 7 | [floatboxright: |
| 8 | See also: |
| 9 | + AnimeGenres |
| 10 | ++ MagicalGirlTropes |
| 11 | ++ MechaTropes |
| 12 | + MediaNotes/AnimeFanSpeak |
| 13 | + UsefulNotes.{{Japan}} |
| 14 | + JapaneseMedia |
| 15 | + VisualNovelTropes |
| 16 | + TokusatsuTropes |
| 17 | ] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[index]] |
| 20 | + AnimeReality: Tropes that follow the AnimeX naming convention. |
| 21 | + AnimeSettings |
| 22 | + BushidoIndex |
| 23 | + UsefulNotes/JapaneseStockPhrases: Stock phrases from Japan. |
| 24 | + JapaneseVisualArtsTropes: Visual style of drawn and rendered artwork from Japan. Most visual tropes from anime/manga will be here. Using these is the key to becoming {{Animesque}}. |
| 25 | ++ JapaneseAnimationTropes: subset of Visual Art tropes that requires being animated. |
| 26 | ++ MangaEffects: Visual effects used in manga |
| 27 | + StockJapaneseCharacters: Stock characters that have originated in Japan. Several (such as {{Ninja}}) have been adopted by the outside world. |
| 28 | [[/index]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | !! Tropes |
| 31 | [[index]] |
| 32 | * AdjectiveNounFred: Common title structure. |
| 33 | * AlternateCharacterReading: Depending on which characters you use to write a Japanese word and which pronunciation system you base it on, the word can have different meanings. |
| 34 | * AlwaysInClassOne |
| 35 | * AnimeCatholicism (cultural portrayal of "exotic religion" trope) |
| 36 | * AsianFoxSpirit (the kitsune is a stock Japanese monster) |
| 37 | * BakenekoAndNekomata |
| 38 | * BicepPolishingGesture |
| 39 | * BishonenLine (powerup visualization trope) |
| 40 | * BitingTheHandkerchief (melodrama trope) |
| 41 | * BodySushi |
| 42 | * BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine |
| 43 | * {{Bokukko}} (dialogue/characterization trope) |
| 44 | * CherryBlossoms (symbolism trope) |
| 45 | * CicadianRhythm (setting trope) |
| 46 | * CompensatedDating |
| 47 | * CosplayCafe |
| 48 | * CramSchool |
| 49 | * DarumaDoll |
| 50 | * DemonKingNobunaga (Portrayals of UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga that make him a demonic bad guy) |
| 51 | * DinnerBathOrSexOffer |
| 52 | * EarCleaning |
| 53 | * EyelidPullTaunt (insulting physical gesture, from Japan) |
| 54 | * ExcitedTitleTwoPartEpisodeName |
| 55 | * FestivalEpisode |
| 56 | * FormalCharactersUseKeigo |
| 57 | * TheFourGods |
| 58 | * FourIsDeath (language/pun/superstition trope) |
| 59 | * {{Fundoshi}} |
| 60 | * FuroScene |
| 61 | * {{Gashadokuro}} |
| 62 | * GoldfishScoopingGame |
| 63 | * GoroawaseNumber (language trope) |
| 64 | * GyaruGirl |
| 65 | * {{Hatsuyume}} |
| 66 | * HeadbuttThermometer |
| 67 | * {{Henohenomoheji}} (written Japanese language trope) |
| 68 | * {{Hihiirokane}} |
| 69 | * HimeCut (personal appearance trope) |
| 70 | * HitodamaLight (portrayal of ghosts) |
| 71 | * HostClub |
| 72 | * HotSpringsEpisode (fanservice trope) |
| 73 | * HuMons ({{Mons}} that resemble Humans) |
| 74 | * IdiotCrows (symbolism trope as well) |
| 75 | * IdiotsCannotCatchColds |
| 76 | * ImageSong |
| 77 | * JapaneseSchoolClub |
| 78 | * JapaneseSpirit |
| 79 | * JesusTaboo (symbolism trope) |
| 80 | * KabukiSounds |
| 81 | * KabukiTheatre |
| 82 | * {{Kaiju}} |
| 83 | * {{Kamaitachi}} |
| 84 | * {{Kappa}} (stock Japanese monster) |
| 85 | * {{Karakasa}} |
| 86 | * KaraokeBox |
| 87 | * {{Kigo}} |
| 88 | * KillingIntent (metaphysics/superstition trope) |
| 89 | * {{Kimodameshi}} |
| 90 | * KimonoFanservice |
| 91 | * KimonoIsTraditional |
| 92 | * {{Kishotenketsu}} (traditional East Asian four-act plot structure without a driving conflict) |
| 93 | * KyuAndDanRanks |
| 94 | * LetteredSequel |
| 95 | * LoveHotels |
| 96 | * ManekiNeko |
| 97 | * MascotsLoveSugar: Critters have a massive SweetTooth. |
| 98 | * MeasuringDay |
| 99 | * {{Meido}} |
| 100 | * MonoNoAware |
| 101 | * MoonRabbit |
| 102 | * {{Mukokuseki}} |
| 103 | * Mystical108 |
| 104 | * NightParadeOfOneHundredDemons |
| 105 | * NoblewomansLaugh |
| 106 | * {{Nue}} |
| 107 | * NunsAreMikos |
| 108 | * {{Ondo}} |
| 109 | * {{Oni}} |
| 110 | * UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} |
| 111 | * OneeSama |
| 112 | * OneTwoThreeFourGo |
| 113 | * {{Orochi}} |
| 114 | * PaperfanOfDoom (stock physical comedy) |
| 115 | * PaperTalisman (stock prop) |
| 116 | * PatientChildhoodLoveInterest (stock romance character type) |
| 117 | * PersonalityBloodTypes |
| 118 | * PersonalSeals |
| 119 | * PhenotypeStereotype |
| 120 | * {{Phonymon}} |
| 121 | * PillarsOfMoralCharacter |
| 122 | * PoseOfSupplication |
| 123 | * {{Raiju}} |
| 124 | * RashomonStyle |
| 125 | * RebornAsVillainessStory |
| 126 | * RedArmbandOfLeadership |
| 127 | * RedSpiderLiliesOfMourning |
| 128 | * RedStringOfFate |
| 129 | * {{Robeast}} (standard giant monster) |
| 130 | * RyokanInn |
| 131 | * SacredFirstKiss |
| 132 | * SailorFuku |
| 133 | * SamuraiPonytail (appearance trope) |
| 134 | * {{Sarashi}} |
| 135 | * SchoolFestival |
| 136 | * SchoolgirlSeries |
| 137 | * SchoolSportUniform (stock costume) |
| 138 | * SchoolSwimsuit (stock costume) |
| 139 | * SeahorsesAreDragons (related to Japanese nomenclature) |
| 140 | * SeizaSquirm (BodyLanguage trope) |
| 141 | * {{Seppuku}} |
| 142 | * TheSevenMysteries (plotting trope) |
| 143 | * SevenIsNana (language trope) |
| 144 | * {{Shinigami}} |
| 145 | * ShrinesAndTemples |
| 146 | * SillyMeGesture |
| 147 | * SmashingWatermelons (cultural pastime) |
| 148 | * SneezeCut |
| 149 | * SprintScrubbing |
| 150 | * StandingInTheHall |
| 151 | * StandardJapaneseFantasySetting |
| 152 | * StealthClothes (stock Japanese Costume) |
| 153 | * StockLightNovelEveryman |
| 154 | * StockLightNovelHero |
| 155 | * StockShonenHero |
| 156 | * StringyHairedGhostGirl |
| 157 | * SurpriseSantaEncounter |
| 158 | * {{Tanuki}} |
| 159 | * TanukiKitsuneContrast |
| 160 | * {{Tengu}} |
| 161 | * TeruTeruBozu (stock Japanese prop) |
| 162 | * TheTokyoFireball |
| 163 | * ThousandOrigamiCranes |
| 164 | * ToastOfTardiness |
| 165 | * UsefulNotes/TokyoUniversity |
| 166 | * TsuchigumoAndJorogumo |
| 167 | * {{Tsuchinoko}} |
| 168 | * VampireLolitaArchetype |
| 169 | * VisualKei |
| 170 | * YamatoNadeshiko |
| 171 | * {{Yonkoma}} |
| 172 | * YearsTooEarly (stock Japanese insult) |
| 173 | * {{Youkai}} (stock Japanese monster) |
| 174 | * {{Yukionna}} |
| 175 | * ZettaiRyouiki |
| 176 | * ZigzagPaperTassel |
| 177 | [[/index]] |
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