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Topical Tropes

• Betrayal
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• Fate And Prophecy
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• Truth And Lies
• Truth In Television
• Weirdness Isolation

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All the things you wanted to know about Japan, but were afraid to ask. Naturally, these tropes pop up frequently in Anime and Manga.

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• The 47 Ronin
• Baka
• Bicep Polishing Gesture
• Big Fancy House
  • The Thing That Goes Doink
• Boke And Tsukkomi Routine
  • Flipping The Table
• Christmas In Japan
• Class Trip
• Cram School
• Creepy Cool Crosses
• Doujinshi
• Ear Cleaning
• Enjo Kosai (Paid Dating)
• Every Japanese Sword Is A Katana
• First Kiss
• The Four Gods
• Gender And Japanese Language
• Giving Someone The Pointer Finger
• Goldfish Scooping Game
• Ghost Lights
• Hachiko
• Hachimaki
• Hikikomori
• I Am Your Opponent
• Idiots Cannot Catch Colds
• Idol Singer
• Inside Shoes
• Instant Fan Club
• Japanese Holidays
• Japanese Language
  • Alternate Character Reading
  • Four Is Death
  • Gender And Japanese Language
  • Gratuitous English
  • Honorifics
  • Japanese Pronouns
    • Pronoun Trouble
  • Japanese Sibling Terminology
  • Kansai Regional Accent
  • Keigo
  • Kotobagari
  • Seven Is Nana
• Japanese Stock Phrases
• Japanese Vampire
• Joshikousei
• Kabuki Sounds
• Karaoke Box
• Kawaisa
• Kimodameshi
• Kotobagari
• Lolicon
• Love Hotels
• Miko
• Mimikaki
• Miyamoto Musashi
• Mukokuseki
• Nakama
• Nuns Are Mikos
• Obake
• Oba-san
• Odango
• Oda Nobunaga
• Orochi
• Out Of The Country
• Personality Blood Types
• Personal Seals
• Phenotype Stereotype
• Pillars Of Moral Character
• Pinky Swear
• Pose Of Supplication
• Red Armband Of Leadership
• Red Eye
• Red Oni Blue Oni
• Red String Of Fate
• Romantic Two Girl Friendship
• Sarashi
• School Festival
• Sempai Kohai
• Seppuku
• Seven Is Nana
• Shinigami
• Shiritori
• Shotacon
• Shrines And Temples
• Sneezing
• Spot Of Tea
• Stringy Haired Ghost Girl
• Subcultures In Japan
• Takarazuka
• The Shinsengumi
• This Is Unforgivable
• Thousand Origami Cranes
• Transfer Student Uniforms
• Weddings In Japan
• Yagyu Jubei
• Yonkoma
• Zettai Ryouiki

See also Other Useful Notes On Japan

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