A trope which is not only limited to or originated in animated shows, but to {{Anime}}. Note, however, that by the early 21st century, anime has had such an influence upon American animation that some of these tropes have begun to appear in American productions. Some of those are universal, but they are very characteristic to anime in general. Some are examples of parallel evolution.

A list of NoteworthyAnime can be found on their own page.
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See also:
+ AnimeCharacterTypes
+ AnimeGenres
+ AnimeSettings
+ MechaTropes
+ UsefulNotes/JapaneseCulture

Categories:
+ {{Fanservice}}
+ MangaEffects
]
'''Anime Tropes:'''

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil
* AccidentalMarriage
* AcePilot
* AdaptationDyeJob
* AdjectiveNounFred
* AgainstTheSettingSun
* AgeIsRelative
* AirplaneArms
* AirplaneOfLove
* AllEncompassingMantle
* AllThereInTheManual
* AllYourColorsCombined
* AlternateContinuity
* AmazonBrigade
* AncientTradition
* AngryEyebrows
* AnimationAnatomyAging
* AnimeAccentAbsence
* AnimeAnatomy
* AnimeFirst
* AnimeHair
* TheAnimeOfTheGame
* AnimeThemeSong
** EndingTheme
* ArcBreak
* ArmorIsUseless
* ArmorPiercingSlap
** MegatonPunch
* ArrangedMarriage
* ArtEvolution
* ArtistsAreNotArchitects
* ArtShift
* AspectMontage
* AttractiveBentGender
* AudibleSharpness
* AudienceSuckerPunch
* BaitAndSwitchCredits
* [[{{Ptitle24e6lgs6}} Baker's Dozen]]
* BaseballEpisode
* BattleAura
* BeachEpisode
* BeamSpam
* BeamOWar
* BecauseDestinySaysSo
* BeehiveBarrier
* BestBeerEver
* BestYearsOfYourLife
* BeyondTheImpossible
* {{BFS}} - Big Effing Sword
* BicepPolishingGesture
* BigBrotherInstinct
* BigBudgetBeefUp
* BigFancyHouse
* BigOlEyebrows
* BishieSparkle
* BishonenLine
* BitingTheHandkerchief
* {{Bizarre Baby Boom}}
* BlackBlood
* BlackBox
* BladeReflection
* BlandNameProduct
* BlankWhiteEyes
* BleachedUnderpants
* BloodyMurder
* BlueBishonenGhetto
* BlushSticker
* BoatLights
* BodyguardCrush
* BondCreatures
* BringMyRedJacket
* BrokeEpisode
* BrotherSisterIncest
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth
* BuryYourGays
* {{By the Power of Grayskull}}
* CallingYourAttacks
* CanNotSpitItOut
* [[{{ptitlecxy2puv74cfr}} Can't Stand Them, Can't Live Without Them]]
* [[{{ptitleb55q7pd7k3nf}} Can't Catch Up]]
* CaughtTheHeartOnHisSleeve
* CensorSteam
** NoSmoking
* ChainedByFashion
* ChainsOfLove
* CharacterExaggeration
* CharacterMagneticTeam
* CharmPoint
* ChasteTeens
* CheekyMouth
* CherryBlossoms
* ChestBlaster
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise
* ChunkyUpdraft
* CicadianRhythm
* CircleOfFriendship
* ClosetSublet
* CombatCommentator
* ComicBookFantasyCasting
* CompressedAdaptation
* ConspicuousCG
* ConspiracyRedemption
* ContemplateOurNavels
* CookingDuel
* CooldownHug
* CornerOfWoe
* CostumeInertia
* CovertPervert
* CrashIntoHello
* CrossCounter
* CryCute
* CrystalDragonJesus
* CulturalTranslation
* CurbStompBattle
* CustomUniform
* CutAndPasteTranslation
* CuteLittleFangs
* CuteMonsterGirl
* DancingTheme
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday
* ADayInTheLimelight
* DeadLittleSister
* DeathIsCheap
* DefeatMeansFriendship
* DemonHead
* DemonicInvaders
* DetachedSleeves
* DiagonalCut
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu
** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu
* DieForOurShip
* DoAnythingRobot
* DoesNotLikeMen
* {{Dojikko}}
* [[{{ptitlejkufczj45xhc}} Don't Look At The Camera]]
* DoppelgangerSpin
** DoppelgangerAttack
* DramaticWind
* DubInducedPlotHole
* DucksInARow
* [[{{ptitle2zyyqezbehpc}} Dude, She's, Like, In A Coma!]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness
* [[{{ptitle32q7snkq}} Dunno What's Going On But...]]
* DynamicEntry
* EarlyBirdCameo
* ElementalRockPaperScissors
** PoorPredictableRock
* EmpathyPet
* EnergyBall
* [[{{ptitleky37qk0x}} Everything's Better With Plushies]]
* [[{{ptitleguyrf8v8yb34}} Everything's Better With Spinning]]
* EveryoneChasingYou
* EvolvingCredits
* ExcitedEpisodeTitle
* ExpressiveHair
* ExtremityExtremist
* EyeCatch
* {{Eyedscreen}}
* EyesAlwaysShut
* EyesOfGold
* FaceDoodling
* {{Facefault}}
* FacelessMasses
* FacialMarkings
* FallingIntoTheCockpit
* FalseCameraEffects
** {{Lens Flare}}
* FanOfUnderdog
* FanSub
* FearOfThunder
* FestivalEpisode
* FieldOfBlades
* FillerVillain
* FingerLickinEvil
* FingerSuckHealing
* FingerTwiddling
* FinishingMove
* FirstBlood
* FirstEpisodeResurrection
* FirstGirlWins
** UnluckyChildhoodFriend
* FirstNameBasis
* FlashStep
* FlexibleTourneyRules
* FlungClothing
* ForeheadOfDoom
* ForeignSoundingGibberish
* TheForeignSubtitle
* FreezeFrameBonus
* FrillsOfJustice
* FunnyAfro
* FunSize
* FuroScene
* FurryFandom
* GagDub
* GainaxEnding
* GeckoEnding
* GenericCuteness
* GirlInABox
* GirlWithPsychoWeapon
* GirlishPigtails
* GlamOfShazam
* TheGlomp
* GlowingEyesOfDoom
* GogglesDoNothing
* GoNagaiSideburns
* GoodBadTranslation
* GrandFinale
* GrotesqueCute
* {{Hachimaki}}
* HadakaApron
* HairColors
* HammerspaceHair
* HandBehindHead
* HardCutFlashback
* HeadbuttThermometer
* TheHeartless
* HellishPupils
* {{Henohenomoheji}}
* HermeticMagic
** InstantRunes
* HeroicResolve
* HeroicSelfDeprecation
* HeterosexualLifePartners
* HexagonalSpeechBalloon
* HiddenEyes
* HighPressureBlood
* HighSpeedMissileDodge
* HimeCut
* HonestAxe
* {{Hostage For MacGuffin}}
* HotForStudent
* HotSpringsEpisode
* HumanHummingbird
* HumongousMecha
** CombiningMecha
** MechaExpansionPack
** RealRobot
** RocketPunch
** SuperRobot
** TransformingMecha
* HyperspaceEars
* HyperspaceMallet
* IAmNotLeftHanded
* IAmYourOpponent
* IdiotCrows
* IdiotHair
* IdolSinger
* [[{{ptitles8ehi15xdv34}} If It's You It's Okay]]
* IHaveTheHighGround
* IJustWantToBeNormal
* ImageSong
* ImplausibleFencingPowers
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes
** FashionableAsymmetry
* ImprobableHairStyle
* InASingleBound
* InactionSequence
* IncurableCoughOfDeath
* IndirectKiss
* IneffectualDeathThreats
* InnocentCohabitation
* InstantBandages
* InstantCosplaySurprise
* InstantDogend
* InstantSeiza
* InTheNameOfTheMoon
* IntimateHealing
* InvisibleToNormals
* [[{{ptitlewki9mzwk}} Is That Cute Kid Yours?]]
* IThoughtItWasForbidden
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* IWasJustPassingThrough
* JesusTaboo
* JigsawPuzzlePlot
* JourneyToFindOneself
* KamehameHadoken
* KaraokeBox
* KatanasAreJustBetter
** WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter
* {{Kawaisa}}
* KewpieDollSurprise
* KiAttacks
* {{Kiai}}
* KillEmAll
* KillerYoyo
* KissingCousins
* KungFuMagic
* LamarckWasRight
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter
* LastGirlWins
* TheLastTemptation
* LateForSchool
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority
* LawyerFriendlyCameo
* LayingOnAHillside
* LickingTheBlade
* LifeEnergy
* TheLifestream
* LightningGlare
* LimitedWardrobe
* LimpAndLivid
* LipLock
* LivingWithTheVillain
* LonersAreFreaks
* LookWhatICanDoNow
* LoomingSilhouetteOfRage
* LosingFace
* LostInTranslation
* LoudspeakerTruck
* LoveChart
* LoveDodecahedron
**CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds
* LoveLetterLunacy
* LovelyAngels
* LoveYouAndEverybody
* LuckyBastard
* LuckyCharmsTitle
* LuminescentBlush
* LyingOnAHillside
* {{Macekre}}
** {{Streamlined}}
* MacrossMissileMassacre
* MagicSkirt
* MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest
* MakeABetterWorld
* MalevolentMaskedMen
* {{Mana}}
* [[{{ptitle5bsrye9z}} Mandy's Law Of Anime Gender Bending]]
* ManicPixieDreamGirlStare
* MarkedChange
* MarshmallowHell
* MarthDebutedInSmashBros
* MartialArtsAndCrafts
* MaskPower
* MayflyDecemberRomance
* MeasuringDay
* AMechByAnyOtherName
* MegaManning
* {{Meganekko}}
* MegaNeko
* {{Meido}}
* [[{{ptitlevag6plkz}} Men Don't Cry]]
* MentorMascot
* MeteorMove
* MiniMecha
* MindControlEyes
* MindRape
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
* {{Minionshipping}}
* MobileSuitHuman
* MoCapMecha
* MoeCouplet
* MoodWhiplash
* MoreThanMindControl
* MotorcycleOnTheCoastRoad
* MotorMouth
* {{Mukokuseki}}
* MultinationalTeam
* MundaneUtility
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours
* {{Nakama}}
* NakedFirstImpression
* NaughtyTentacles
* NerdGlasses
* NerfArm
* NewTransferStudent
* NoblewomansLaugh
* NoCartoonFish
* NoExportForYou
* NoKnees
* NoMouth
* NonChalantDodge
* NonIndicativeFirstEpisode
* NonSerialMovie
* {{Nosebleed}}
* NotBloodSiblings
* NuclearWeaponsTaboo
* OcularGushers
** SparklingStreamOfTears
* {{Odango}}
* OddlyNamedSequel
* OddlyVisibleEyebrows
* OfficialCouple
* OffModel
* OlderThanTheyLook
** ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* {{Omake}}
* OminousLatinChanting
* OmniscientMoralityLicense
* OneeSama
* OneHeadTaller
* OneTwoThreeFourGo
* OnlyChildSyndrome
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou
* OnlySixFaces
* OnTheNext
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchphrase
* OriginalVideoAnimation (aka {{OVA}} or {{OAV}})
* [=~Otaku O'Clock~=]
* OvertookTheManga
* PantyFighter
* PantyShot
* PaperCutting
* PaperFanOfDoom
* PaperMaster
* ParentalAbandonment
** MissingMom
** DisappearedDad
** PromotionToParent
* PartlyCloudyWithAChanceOfDeath
* PerpetualMolt
* PetalPower
* PettingZooPeople
* PhenotypeStereotype
* PhlebotinumRebel
* PigeonholedVoiceActor
** RelationshipVoiceActor
* PillarOfLight
* PinkBishoujoGhetto
* PlayboyBunny
* {{Plot-Based Photograph Obfuscation}}
* {{Plot-Based Voice Cancellation}}
* PlotSensitiveSnoopingSkills
* PornStash
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname
* PowerCrystal
* PowerLevels
* ThePowerOfFriendship
* PreExplosionGlow
* PressurePoint
* PrettyFreeloaders
** AnimeInLaws
* ThePromise
* PsychoSupporter
* PuniPlush
* PuppyDogEyes
* QuiveringEyes
* RainAura
* RandomPowerRanking
* RapeIsLove
* RapidFireFisticuffs
* RapunzelHair
* RangedEnergyAttackTropes
* RazorWind
* RecapEpisode
* RepeatCut
* RescueArc
* RedArmbandOfLeadership
* RedOniBlueOni
* {{Reincarnation}}
* ReverseShrapnel
* {{Robeast}}
* {{Roboteching}}
* RockPaperScissors
* {{Roofhopping}}
* RPGAnime
* RPGEpisode
* RulesOfAnime
* RummageSaleReject
* RolePlayingGameTerms
* SandBridgeAtLowTide
* SaveBothWorlds
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud
* SayMyName
* ScaryShinyGlasses
* SchematizedProp
* SchizoTech
** LostTechnology
* SchoolgirlLesbians
** BaitAndSwitchLesbians
* SchoolPlay
* [[{{ptitlepaqbnqdq}} Schrödinger's Cat]]
* ScoobyStack
* SchoolSwimsuit
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack
* SchoolgirlLesbians
* SealedEvilInACan
* SealedGoodInACan
* SecondEpisodeMorning
* SeizaSquirm
* SelectiveObliviousness
* TheSevenMysteries
* SexBot
* ShonenUpgrade
* ShortAnimeMovie
* ShowerOfAwkward
* ShyBlueHairedGirl
* SidewaysSmile
* SingleStrokeBattle
* SinisterSilhouettes
* SittingOnTheRoof
* SleepModeSize
* SlowMotionPassBy
* SmashingWatermelons
* SmokeShield
* SnotBubble
* SnowMeansLove
* SoLastSeason
* SoWhatDoWeDoNow
* SolomonDivorce
* SomethingAboutARose
* SpecialAttack
* SpellMyNameWithAnS
* SphereOfDestruction
* SpiceUpTheSubtitles
* SpiritBomb
* SplitScreenReaction
* SpoilerOpening
* SqueakyEyes
* StandardBleedingSpots
* StandingInTheHall
* StarSystem
* StealthClothes
* SteppingStonesInTheSky
* SticksToTheBack
* StrangeGirl
* StrawberryShorthand
* SubordinateExcuse
* SuckingInLines
* SuddenlySexuality
* SuperDeformed
* SuperpoweredEvilSide
* SuperPowerMeltdown
* SuperPrototype
* SurpriseSantaEncounter
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish
* SwirlingDust
* SwipeYourBladeOff
* SwordBeam
* SwordLines
* {{Synchronization}}
* {{Takarazuka}}
* {{Tareme}}
* TeamShot
* TeamSpirit
* TelescopingRobot
* TenchiSolution
* TerribleTrio
* ThemeDeck
* ThemeNaming
** PropheticNames
* TheElectricSlide
* ThereAreNoTherapists
* ThisIsADrill
* ThisAndThat
* ThreePointLanding
* ThunderingHerd
* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential
* TogetherUmbrella
* TheTokyoFireball
* [[{{ptitlev18jnu3p1qba}} Too Long; Didn't Dub]]
* TournamentArc
* TrainingFromHell
* TransferStudentUniforms
* TransformationSequence
* TransformationTrinket
* TranslationStyleChoices
* {{Tsurime}}
* TugLoverWar
* {{Twincest}}
* ATwinkleInTheSky
* TwinkleSmile
* TwistedKneeCollapse
* TwoTeacherSchool
* UnwantedHarem
* UnusualEars
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight
* VillainOverride
* VisibleSigh
* VisibleSilence
* VSign
* WackyHomeroom
* TheWalrusWasPaul
* WardingGestures
* WarriorTherapist
* WaterfallPuke
* WaveMotionGun
* WeakButSkilled
* WellExcuseMePrincess
* WhenAJerkLovesATsundere
* WhoIsThisGuyAgain
* WindTurbinePower
* WingdingEyes
* WistfulAmnesia
* TheWorfBarrage
* WordSaladTitle
* WorldTree
* YeahShot
* YearsTooEarly
* {{Youkai}}
** {{Kappa}}
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
* {{Yonkoma}} / 4koma
* YoungerThanTheyLook
* TheZenigata
* ZeroSumGame
* ZettaiRyouiki
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