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openTake That, Shout Out, Other? Anime
On the Urusei Yatsura wiki page for Ryuunosuke Fujinami, it's noted that there's a fan theory that the relationship between Ryuunosuke and her dad may have been a critical lampooning by Rumiko Takahashi of the familiar relationships in either Kyojin No Hoshi, The Rose of Versailles, or both. I'll summarize their logic below, but assuming that this is valid to add a trope to the UY YMMV page, what's the applicable trope?
- In Kyojin No Hoshi, patriarch Ittetsu Hoshi is portrayed as an extremely harsh, demanding father who puts his son Hyūma through Training from Hell, centering around repeatedly pushing him to his physical limits and endless verbal abuse, in order to ensure he will be "strong enough" to carry on his father's legacy as a star baseball player. Despite this, Hyūma deeply loves his father and respects him, accepting his behavior as being well-intentioned. In contrast, the Fujinamis relationship is depicted much more cynically; Mr. Fujinami is portrayed as stupid, cruel, nonsensical and outright demented, whilst his daughter's feelings towards him are instead resentment, rage and hatred.
- In The Rose of Versailles, Oscar François de Jarjayes loves and respects her father, whose desire for a male heir is treated as romantic and noble. In contrast, Mr. Fujinami's obsession with a male heir is shown as selfish, brutal and cruel, with Ryuunosuke a victim who is deeply aware of how messed up she is because of her father's actions.
openAncient/Semi-Immortal Problem with Romance Anime
I'm looking for a trope specifically for when an immortal/semi-immortal being loses all interest in any sort of romance since they know they'll outlive the one pining after them.
The specific example I need it for is from Maken-ki!. Himegami is a half-dragon demigoddess. When asked if there's anyone she's in love with, she replies, "I had someone like that once... long ago." Then elaborates that she has no romantic interest in Takeru. The unspoken implication being that she feels he (or anyone else for that matter) would be far too young for her, because of the age difference and the difference in their lifespans.
openRestrained Cannibalism Anime
I've looked quite extensively in media that would typically fall under this trope, but haven't been able to find it yet.
This trope follows a relationship (platonic or romantic both work) where one character needs to either restrain themselves or repress their instincts to eat their friend or partner. The other partner is typically aware of their partner's feelings and stays in the relationship despite that, or is completely unaware.
This trope could easily apply to most vampire stories, but an example I could think of is the dynamic that the carnivore and herbivore couples in Beastars have.
If this isn't a trope, then is it too specific to be made in one? It's my favorite trope in media ever.
openAnimation painstakingly re-creates real location Anime
An animated work (Japanese or not) carefully re-creates a real location. Unlike No Communities Were Harmed , real place names are used on purpose. If the work becomes popular, the locations can become destinations for fan "pilgrimage".
Love Live! Sunshine!! is a famous example among many others. I found an early example (whether it's the trope maker, I can't really say) in the 1981 "Chie the Brat" which does not even have a page (I'm considering launching).
open Which trauma trope? Anime
So, Girl In A Box is going to be disambiguated per TRS action. With that in mind, I wanted to ask about this example from Ayako which is currently under that trope:
- After Ayako is finally rescued, whenever she's too stressed she will retreat to the first box or trunk large enough for her to fit in. She even slips into a shipping crate and has herself delivered to Jiro's home so she can be with him.
For context, she was locked in a basement for almost 20 years.
Do we have a trauma-related trope that would fit this?
openUniversally-disliked Adaptation Anime
So let's say you have a series, particularly a novel or manga, and it's gonna be adapted into a movie or anime series. By the end of the adaptation's run, it turns out that almost everyone - including critics, fans of the source material, and even newcomers who only just discovered it, dislike the adaptation.
It's only natural that some people will claim the book is better than the adaptation, as it goes with a lot of things. But is there a YMMV trope where that "some people" turns out to be basically everyone?
Edited by Henshin4LifeopenDotted outline Anime
What is the trope especially in anime where when someone is talking to someone they find out is no longer there, there is a blinking dotted line where that person was previously standing.
openChessmaster Villain planned Hero's entire life. Anime
Chessmaster Villain planned the hero's entire life to be a strong warrior and do certain deeds which contribute to the Plan.
Examples like Ichigo and Aizen in Bleach, Shulk and Zanza in Xenoblade Chronicles, and Cloud and Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII.
openHaving a hard time troping a scene. Anime
Warning! MAJOR Jujutsu Kaisen manga spoilers!
My question is which trope describes Sukuna's reaction best. My thoughts are between Even Evil Has Standards, and Horrifying the Horror, but like I said the dude seems somewhat impressed and I have no idea what trope goes here...
TDLR: Despicable villain looks shocked and maybe impressed at another villain's vile acts.
Edited by LermisopenAll Japanese like karaoke and are decent singers Anime
Has anyone noticed that when in Anime & Manga a karaoke is suggested nobody ever votes against it? Not only that. Even the most timid and reluctant people turn out to be at least decent if not downright outstanding singers. (makes actually sense in meta as they're all voiced by professional voice actors.)
Is this actually a trope?
openTakao's been replaced by Kyouju in episode 13 of Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution Anime
In the third season of Bakuten Shoot Beyblade, during the round-robin tournament, after a... less than impressive display of teamwork with Daichi so far, Takao's been put on the bench in episode 13 by Hitoshi, leaving Kyouju to take his place during their battle against Kai and Yuri. Takao, angered by this, thinking they don't need him anymore, storms off. Kyouju and Daichi are left to fight against Neo Borg themselves, and although Daichi wins against Kai by default, Kyouju loses against Yuri. Takao does return to the stadium in episode 14, but he doesn't get to battle, Daichi insisting HE finish the job himself. Takao finds himself back on the team again despite this, but he doesn't battle again until episode 17.
Would this be classified as Hero on Hiatus, since Hitoshi benched him, or would this be classified as Achilles in His Tent, since Takao did run away from the team, only to come back later?
Edited by ExultantCaponopenAlmost real metaphoric imagery Anime
An action's metaphor is portrayed almost literally when the character does an action.
For example: Alice and Bob are top players fighting in a badminton tournament. Alice does her special move "Meteor Smash" where IRL she's just smashing the shuttlecock really well but it shows a literal meteor coming down and creating an explosion, with the audience blocking the light, impact, smoke, etc. with their arms. Of course, everyone is actually fine right afterwards and nothing actually happened, but the audience's shock was still real in that sense.
Most common in sports anime.
Edited by NestlingOwletopenRobots having quirky personalities Anime
I was about to make an entry to AIISA Crapshoot for GaoGaiGar due to how distinctly unusual the personalities of the robot characters are, but then I saw that said trope is specifically about robots turning evil (or evil robots turning good). Is there a trope that these entries would fit under?
- Hyoryu and Enryu were created with the intent of being able to combine into a super-robot, Choryujin. However, they ended up with conflicting personalities, with Hyoryu's introspective, intellectual attitude clashing with Enryu's emotional, impulsive one. They have to learn to think more like each other before they become able to activate their combining ability.
- Goldymarg's Artificial Intelligence was created by copying the brainwave patterns of GGG member Major Hyuuma, due to GGG not having the time needed to develop an AI from scratch. On the positive, this makes Goldymarg extremely passionate, courageous and determined. On the negative, this also makes him quarrelsome, stubborn, brash, impulsive, and terrible at obeying orders. Hyuuma is deeply embarrassed by having these personality faults of his laid bare, and insists that Goldymarg did not get them from him. The two constantly bicker and quarrel.
- Mic Sounders initially has the mind of a child, and a body that looks like a cheap 80s toy robot scaled up to Giant Mecha proportions. Subverted when it turns out that this is a combination of youth and his true combat potential being concealed; when his combat inhibitor is disengaged, he transforms into a far-more humanoid robot who uses The Power of Rock to disable Zonders.
openWhat's This Trope Called? Anime
When a dark, usually purple or black, aura can be seen around a character, when they're angry or depressed and it's Played for Laughs in anime.
openInverse of "All there in the stinger"? Anime
Do we have a trope that's a sort of inverse of All There in the Stinger? That is "All there in the cold open" or similar?
It's a form of Foreshadowing but a fairly specific one.
The example I'm thinking about occurs in the anime adaptation of The World's Finest Assassin (anime spoilers ahead) where The very first scene in the show after the opening song shows all the main characters working together on an assassination job, before jumping back to the true beginning of the story. Eleven episodes later we get the Wham Line that Lugh's (the titular assassin) next target is Dia Viekone, who was one of the members in the party from the opening scene.
It is a form of Flash Forward and feels like it might be futureshadowing or How We Got Here but that doesn't feel quite the same because the opening is not the endgame of the anime (nor does it appear in the light novels or manga or even reappear in the anime later), but it also spoils that Dia isn't going to die (if you can remember what happened that is).
openIs this a trope? Anime
In In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki, the titular Tsubaki is a member of the Akane Class, an all-female clan of Kunoichi prohibited from making contact with men. However, a member from the Aoi Class - the male version of the Akane Class - makes first contact with Tsubaki in the form of letters, which the two begin exchanging.
Does a trope like this exist? I was gonna think First Contact cuz in the context of what I'm writing, that's basically what happens, but that's strictly for extraterrestrial encounters.
openMerchandise for cancelled media? Anime
I found out that Irwin Toys made dolls of Chibi Chibi and Princess Kakyuu (or Princess Fireball), since Sailor Moon Stars was going to be dubbed in English. However, DiC never ended up dubbing Sailor Stars and lost the Sailor Moon license. Is there a trivia trope for when cancelled media get toys made out of it? Like Delayed Release Tie-In, but the media is cancelled rather than delayed.
openPilot feels damage to their vehicle/mecha as pain sensation Anime
I notice this mostly in anime but I'm sure it exists in lots of live action and western animation too.
Is there a trope about where the pilot of a mecha or other vehicle feels pain synchronized to the damage or sensor readings their vehicle takes? Either in the form of the suits applying painful sensations to the pilot's body, a direct connection between the vehicle's systems and the pilot's nervous system (itself also a trope), or supernatural psychic connections between the pilot and the vehicle.
Examples include the Alaya-Vijnana System from Gundam: IBO, and the Synchronization in Evangelion between the pilot and Evangelion unit.
Edited by PearlGreySkies
A setting exists in which characters are subjected to a certain rule (e.g., 'don't go outside after 10.') Someone breaks the rule. We then find out that whoever set the rule never wanted it to be followed (at least not by everyone) in the first place. No, this rule was made for a very different reason: so that people, or at least some people, would break it. That way the rulers can see who was enough of an independent thinker to break the rules (which can either be good or bad for those people, depending on the setting), or the rules can use the rule as a distraction (so that people feel clever and let off steam breaking an unimportant rule and never think to challenge the more important ones), or they exploit how some people will feel guilty after breaking a rule and that they can be coerced via guilt, etc. Regardless of the motive, the key point is: a rule is made specifically so that people will break it.
Edited by ZMilesGuy