1 | '''Basic Trope''': In {{Anime}}, the eyes of a character who is in great distress become a lifeless color. |
2 | * '''Straight''': After it's revealed that Takashi is cheating with Chikako, Arisu's eyes become that of a lifeless color. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': After the reveal, Arisu become unable to see with her eyes, which are now lifeless. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': After it's revealed that Takashi is cheating with Chikako, Arisu's eyes become lifeless until she blinks a few times. |
5 | * '''Justified''': Arisu's eyes have special condition that is affected by the hormones in her body, it's reflecting her unhappy feeling. |
6 | * '''Inverted''': |
7 | ** After the reveal, Arisu's eyes become livelier, because she's a {{Yandere}}. |
8 | ** After the reveal, Arisu's eyes [[GlowingeyesOfDoom glow]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] with anger. |
9 | * '''Subverted''': After the reveal, Arisu's eyes become a lifeless color... but it's because she's wearing new contact lenses. |
10 | * '''Doubly Subverted''': ...which she does to subtly show the world around her that she's unhappy. |
11 | * '''Parodied''': |
12 | ** After the reveal, Arisu's eyes become heterochromatic and/or TechnicolorEyes. |
13 | ** There is a infomertial about the dangers of dull lifeless eyes. |
14 | * '''Zig Zagged''': ??? |
15 | * '''Averted''': Despite the convention of anime extensively using the eyes of the character to express their feelings, no character have DullEyesOfUnhappiness even when they're in HeroicBSOD. |
16 | * '''Enforced''': "We don't have enough budget to show subtle character emotions, so just give them DullEyesOfUnhappiness". |
17 | * '''Lampshaded''': |
18 | ** "Arisu-chan, your eyes are scarily lifeless"., [[OhCrap said Chikako.]] |
19 | ** "I'm pretty sure bad eyes would be the last sign of an impending breakdown". |
20 | * '''Invoked''': Arisu gets [[WoundedGazelleGambit dull contacts in order to get sympathy from others.]] |
21 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
22 | * '''Defied''': ??? |
23 | * '''Discussed''': "You know Arisu from the next class? After she caught Takashi cheating with Chikako, her eyes become lifeless. Scary!" |
24 | * '''Conversed''': [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3000]] comments that "Arisu should REALLY get some visine about now". |
25 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
26 | ** After the reveal, Arisu's eyes become lifeless, but it's actually a manifested physical condition of serious mental breakdown. And as she spiral downward into insanity, her eyes become more and more lifeless. |
27 | ** Without the natural protective coating, her eyes become very dry, which causes some serious problems. |
28 | * '''Reconstructed''': After therapy and proper medication assisting in a beneficial spiral where she regains her mental health, Arisu's eyes are shown to become more lively over time (or in specific circumstances after therapy, like the healing power of [[CutenessProximity kittens]]) |
29 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Jamememba sees Arisu's eyes and attempts to use an eydropper to cheer her up. |
30 | * '''Played For Drama''': The characters know that Arisu's lifeless eyes are indicator of her nearing snap, so they do their best to prevent it from happening. Arisu is a known {{Yandere}}. |
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34 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
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36 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
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