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open"I've already won! Now die!" Proceeds to Lose trope Anime
The villain thinks that they're about to win the battle, and therefore boasts about how they've already achieved victory, only for their asses to be kicked shortly after.
openA certain type of reincarnation Anime
The person is the reincarnation of a divine sword that was wielded by their religion's head god
openEveryone has to say something Anime
Noticed it a lot in Persona 4 Golden as I'm playing through it again, but I feel like this is a common thing in a lot of anime and Japanese media.
Whenever there's an important cutscene, it feels like *every* party member needs to be given a line even when it's basically the same sentiment over and over again.
The closest thing I can find that reflects what I'm thinking is in Mandatory Line for Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, which is also captured in this Awkward Zombie comic.
Edited by somerndmguyopenI've taken to calling it the Gogeta Paradox Anime
It's basically when an official, non-canon work like Anime movies and the like introduce something that COULD be canon yet isn't for no explained reason. Named after Gogeta of Dragon Ball Z's Fusion Reborn, a fusion of Goku and Vegeta that uses the Fusion Dance, a canonical technique that birthed Gotenks in the show. Also known as Schroedinger's Canon. Since the technique exists canonically and the Fusees are capable of using it, we must assume that Gogeta is both canon and non-canon.
openThe REAL advantage goes to the "weaker" fighter Anime
Simple example: Goku is fighting Cell and appears to have Cell on the ropes. Cut to Piccolo, who has a concerned look as other fighters ask him what he notices. He says that Cell is winning this fight for x reason.
Most generally, a third-party observer to a fight (or other competition) says that contrary to what it seems, the one with the real advantage is not who one would think at first glance.
Edited by bobothekingopenHigher isn't always better? Anime
Do we have such a trope for this?
- A group of people in a Crapsaccharine World and its cities:
- Alice and Jane are in a city in Group 1 with the most freedoms of anyone in the group.
- Bob and Sarah are in a city in Group 2 with some freedoms, but it's not as good as Group 1
- Jenny and Laura are in a city in Group 3 with limited freedom and cannot leave the area, and the dictator tries a Restraining Bolt to curb freedoms.
John lives in a Group 1 city but thinks moving to a Group 3 sounds good because "higher number = better" and doesn't understand the differences between the three.
Is there such a trope for where "higher is not always better?", and I'm not talking The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side
openCute mimicking critter Anime
Is there a trope for when a character’s small pet imitates the human’s movements to give it extra cuteness points? Xiaomei does that a lot with May in Fullmetal Alchemist for example.
resolved Alien Jerk Anime
What's the trope for when the alien (or time traveler, whatever) goes to our world, and won't shut up about how humans are backwards and filthy, stupid savages who should be exterminated at a whim?
openApron with clothes but no underwear? Anime
You know in anime, if they got apron and no clothes, it's called naked apron (Hadaka apron). What's it called of they got apron and clothes but no underwear? 🤔
openThanks for buying me some time buddy Anime
In the first part of the fight, the protagonist is either killed or stunned out of combat. Then, his sidekick has to fight the villain, but he is not strong enough. But at the moment the villain is about to throw the final blow, the protagonist rises up and thanks his sidekick for buying some time. He then proceeds to beat up the villain. Like in Diamond is unbreakable, when Kira is going to kill Koichi but a nearly dead Jotaro rises up behing him.
Edited by KveldssangopenBeing a super hero is not all fun and games Anime
Where a person learns the hard cold truth that being a superhero is not as fun as everyone makes it out to be. It's a dangerous job and the public doesn't always love you for it.
openQuick decision adoption Anime
Is there a trope where a character wants to adopt a kid literally after meeting them for 10 minutes. Then does?
Edited by Gintama200openHumiliation trope? Anime
Is there such a trope for this:
- The Arc Villain who is a Sissy Villain gets humiliated after one of his Mooks does a Heel–Face Turn, and someone who knows the villain exposes his supposed sissiness as a joke because he's really Rated M for Manly.
Is there a trope for where the supposed Sissy Villain isn't one in reality, and he's Rated M for Manly, but the heroes remain incredulous at the revelation?
Edited by Merseyuser1openAdults Not Believing Kids Outlandish Truths Anime
Is there any tropes about when children telling adults about what they saw or heard and they all dismiss them for being outlandish despite what they're saying being 100 percent true?
openDeath epiphany Anime
Hi
Do we have a trope for a character that has an epiphany or the like when they are close to death? I can remember seeing a trope like that in the past but I can't seem to find it.
openPost-Upgrade Inheritance Anime
I've noticed that in some Mecha shows, when the protagonist gets a Mid-Season Upgrade, the Super Prototype that they upgraded from gets left to someone else.
Maybe it applies to other contexts too?
Examples:
- All over the place in Gundam, usually with the 'inheritor' being a more experienced pilot than the rookie protagonist:
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Emma Sheen getting the Gundam Mk. II after Kamille upgrades to Zeta Gundam.
- Taken a step further, in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ; after Judau Ashta spends a short time piloting Zeta, he upgrades to the Double-Zeta, leaving the Zeta to Roux Louka while Elle Vianno pilots the Gundam Mk. II.
- After War Gundam X: Jamil Neate pilots the Gundam X after Garrod gets the Gundam Double-X
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Once Kira Yamato starts piloting Freedom Gundam, Strike Gundam is left to Mwu La Flaga.
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Lunamaria Hawke starts piloting Impulse Gundam after Shinn Asuka upgrades to Destiny Gundam. Unusual example in that Shinn and Luna have roughly the same level of experience.
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Emma Sheen getting the Gundam Mk. II after Kamille upgrades to Zeta Gundam.
- Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: An unusual example in that niether of the mechs involved belonged to The Hero. Ryuji Kiyosu originally drove the Shinkalion N 700 A Nozomi, but later, after the N 700 A is damaged, he upgrades to the Shinkalion Doctor Yellow. Later after that, Ryuji's little brother Tatsumi becomes a Shinkalion driver and drives his brother's N 700 A.
- Gravion: After the team upgrades from God Gravion to Sol Gravion (using the Gran Kaiser as a core), Klein Sandman takes the Gran Sigma, but but combines it with God Gravion's old Gran Divas to form God Sigma Gravion.
openEmotional Indicator Anime
A sort of visual indicator as seen in this image that shows a character's emotions (happiness/contentment in the case of this image), typically seen an anime or anime style work? (Actually the video game The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III in this case, but I feel like I've seen this type of thing also in other works that are either anime or have an anime sort of look.)
Edited by JMQwilleran
We have Overtook the Manga for when the adaptation goes faster than the manga does, but is there an inverse trope for when the anime is slower to catch up with the manga? No Undertook the Manga equivalent?