History GenreSavvy / AnimeAndManga

* Happy in ''{{Fairy Tail}}'' fancies himself very genre savvy about the comedy genre, often predicting the outcome of various gags only to be proven only ''partially'' correct.

* Keima of ''TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' is an internet-famous genius when it comes to {{Dating Sim}}s, so when Hell has a problem with evil spirits hiding inside schoolgirls--where making them fall in love is the only way to exorcise them -- they call ''him''. And despite Keima's dislike of real girls, ''it works''.

* During the 2011 Christmas Event, [[MoeAnthropomorphism Cuba]] of AxisPowersHetalia seems to be the first one to realize that countries are being kidnapped one by one and that the best thing to do is to [[NeverSplitTheParty stick together]]. He then takes a turn into WrongGenreSavvy by trying to convince England that he can do OffScreenTeleportation.

* Zoro and Nami during the ''[[Recap/OnePieceWhiskeyPeakArc Whiskey Peak arc]]'' in OnePiece were this. They were suspicious of the townspeople of Whiskey Peak and why they were so friendly and accommodating to any arriving pirate crew, so they faked being drunk to see what the townspeople were up to. And they were right; the townspeople were [[BountyHunter Bounty Hunters]] waiting to trap unsuspecting pirates. In contrast, Luffy, Usopp and Sanji [[GenreBlind didn't suspect a thing.]]

* Zoro and Nami during the ''[[Recap/OnePieceWhiskeyPeakArc Whiskey Peak arc]]'' in OnePiece were this. They were suspicious that the townspeople of Whiskey Peak and why they were so friendly and accommodating to any arriving pirate crew, so they faked being drunk to see what the townspeople were up to. And they were right; the townspeople were [[BountyHunter Bounty Hunters]] waiting to trap unsuspecting pirates. In contrast, Luffy, Usopp and Sanji [[GenreBlind didn't suspect a thing.]]

* Zoro and Nami during the ''[[Recap/OnePieceLaboonArc Laboon arc]]'' in OnePiece were this. They were suspicious that the townspeople of Whiskey Peak and why they were so friendly and accommodating to any arriving pirate crew, so they faked being drunk to see what the townspeople were up to. And they were right; the townspeople were [[BountyHunter Bounty Hunters]] waiting to trap unsuspecting pirates. In contrast, Luffy, Usopp and Sanji [[GenreBlind didn't suspect a thing.]]

** Kid likes to quote, [[TemptingFate "Something bad will happen after something so good"]] and vice versa. It ''always'' happens.

* Various characters in ''{{To Aru Majutsu no Index}}'' point out certain things, including making references to dating sims when talking about Touma's harem, among other ways.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' mangaka TiteKubo has got a reputation for having characters enter fights by attacking their enemies from behind, so when Ichigo tries this on villain [[spoiler:Sousuke Aizen]], what happens? Absolutely nothing, as Ichigo then gets told that [[spoiler:Aizen]] never enters battle without applying protection to the back of the neck, "the weak spot of every living creature."

* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': TheProfessor Gennosuke Yumi was pretty GenreSavvy. For example, he made sure they got spare parts for Mazinger-Z ready to be used in case of an emergency (during one battle Mazinger had lost his fists and they launched spare {{Rocket Punch}}es at its location to help Kouji). In one episode he hesitated several persons were dead why their corpses were not found. And he memorized the plans for the [[MidSeasonUpgrade Jet Scrander]] in case of they were stolen (and indeed, they were). And in another episode three workers of the Institute disappeared but he does not really believe they are dead because [[NeverFoundTheBody their bodies were not found]].

* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': TheProfessor Gennosuke Yumi was pretty GenreSavvy. For example, he made sure they got spare parts for Mazinger-Z ready to be used in case of an emergency (during one battle Mazinger had lost his fists and they launched spare {{Rocket Punch}}es at its location to help Kouji). In one episode he hesitated several persons were dead why their corpses were not found. And he memorized the plans for the [[MidSeasonUpgrade Jet Scrander]] in case of they were stolen (and indeed, they were).

* In {{Violinist Of Hameln}}, the demon generals immediate orders after conquering a country are:
--->Hell King Bass: ''"Kill all the women and children in case one of the women gives birth to a child and he grows up to be a hero or something."''
--->Dragon King Drum: ''"Ain't that always a bitch?"''

* Shows up a ''lot'' in ''HayateTheCombatButler'', which has NoFourthWall. Almost everyone is GenreSavvy about the fact that they're in a shounen anime/manga and what that usually entails. Key word: ''usually''.

** During the final fight of the manga, [[spoiler:Mikazuki]] realizes that final dramatic fights must be ended with a one-on-one CrossCounter or a OneStrokeBattle or similarly dramatic mutual 'final technique', and charges up for [[CallingYourAttacks a final super punch with a ludicrously long and awesome name]]. [[spoiler:When Yuuhi moves in to oblige him, Mikazuki kicks him in the face instead and wins the match.]]

* Amamiya Yuuhi from ''TheLuciferandbiscuithammer'' displayed a large amount of dating sim genre savviness on multiple occasions. One occasion during which he specifically chose to walk in on Asahina changing, knowing this type of situation usually engenders "special events".

* Normally, Kyoko in ''MaisonIkkoku'' tends to think the worst of Godai when it comes to other women. The exception being schoolgirl Ibuki Yagami, who has an (unreturned) crush on Godai-sensei. Nothing that she tries fazes Kyoko the least (Godai isn't so lucky). Kyoko's late husband was one of her teachers and she knows that story inside and out.

** Kid likes to quote, [[TemptingFate "Something bad will happen after something so good"'' and vice versa. It ''always'' happens.

** Yanagin's sempai, at the very least, knowing most girls in [[TurnOfTheMillennium last decade]]'s fiction are {{ditz}}y to an extreme.

** A minor example occurs during [[CampGay Charlotte]] [[MachoCamp Cuulhorne]] and [[{{Bishonen}} Yumichika]] [[BloodKnight Ayasegawa]]'s fight. Charlotte believes strength equals beauty, immediately targets Yumichika's [[CompletelyMissingThePoint body]], and shatters his arm in three places. Yumichika [[spoiler: believes victory equals beauty]] so targets Charlotte's ''[[BerserkButton hair]]'' and stands back [[SmugSnake smiling]], waiting for Charlotte to release his full power. Why? Because both characters fit TheDandy trope. In other words, Yumichika sped up the fight [[spoiler: in accordance with his aesthetic of equating victory and beauty]] by ''[[GenreSavvy playing on the fact that a dandy cannot bear to be mussed up in a fight]]''.

* In ''SpiritedAway'', it could be chalked up as childish fear but Chihiro immediately knows that something is wrong with the abandoned amusement park she and her parents had stumbled upon, as well as eating food that doesn't belong to them.

* Light Yagami from ''DeathNote''.

** Got a villain who can himself into an invulnerable material? [[spoiler: No problem! Transmute that armor-skin into something else, and THEN stab him!]]
** In the same manga (and Brotherhood anime), Roy Mustang, who knows HowToSurviveAWarMovie , loses his cool in a flashback to the Ishvalan War when his buddy Maes gets all excited about a letter from his girlfriend Gracia. Maes survives the war, though does not [[FatalFamilyPhoto learn from his mistakes]].

* Edward Elric from [[FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist]] shows great perception through the manga like realizing that he can imitate the [[MisappliedPhlebotinum attack of the enemy]] or realizing that pressing the enemy's ''BerserkButton'' actually helps in a battle, or that a shadow monster doesn't exist without light, etc.

* Dio Brando of ''[[JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' gets into DangerouslyGenreSavvy territory, as he usually does not take chances when it comes to his known weaknesses (he's a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]], after all). For example, instead of throwing one knife (which he knows the hero can block), Dio [[TimeStandsStill stops time]] and throws about 10 to 20 knives in succession so that he can't possibly block them all. And, just to be really, ''really'' sure, he drops a steamroller on him. Is it any wonder that this guy is one of the most beloved anime villains of all time?
** Steamroller came later. But the scene plays out like this. Jotaro is lying on the ground, apparently dead. Dio first listens for breathing. Then he moves closer and listens for a heartbeat. Jotaro first holds his breath, and then uses his stand to keep HIS OWN HEART FROM BEATING. So then Dio decides to grab a stop sign from the street corner and DECAPITATE Jotaro, just to be sure.
** Another BigBad, Yoshikage Kira, is also DangerouslyGenreSavvy to the point where he's downright ''paranoid''!

* Hayate Yagami in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' not only JumpedAtTheCall after witnessing the Wolkenritter and hearing their story, but she designed their costume-like [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes Barrier Jackets]].
** To be fair, she's not really jumped at the call so much as delighted having people who can be recognized as family (she's an orphan). Although she made a fine commander after the TimeSkip.
* Simon of ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' becomes rather Genre Savvy in the last two arcs, recognizing that they've always snatched victory at the last second from the jaws of defeat merely by being sheer bloody-minded {{Determinator}}s, in stark contrast to Rossiu who thinks things like "plans" and "logic" have any effect in a universe governed by the RuleOfCool. Kamina has the same mindset before Simon, but this is less to do with being Genre Savvy than it does Kamina being the kind to charge in without a plan. Fanboys try to ignore [[TheWorfEffect all the times this didn't really work]].
** To be fair, Rossiu was '''very''' savvy as the rest of the cast fell for the [[SchmuckBait hot]] [[SchmuckBanquet springs]] [[WhatAnIdiot trap]].

* ''{{Bleach}}'' mangaka TiteKubo has got a reputation for having characters enter fights by attacking their enemies from behind, so when Ichigo tries this on villain [[spoiler:Sousuke Aizen]], what happens? Absolutely nothing, as Ichigo then gets told that [[spoiler:Aizen]] never enters battle without applying protection to the back of the neck, "the weak spot of every living creature."

* In the arc of ''AhMyGoddess'' where Urd is split into her Goddess and [[EvilTwin Demon]] selves, Skuld shows a bit of Savvy when Demon Urd mixes the two of them up and tries to play SpotTheImposter. It doesn't work, because Skuld wrote an identifier on Goddess Urd's backside before they even found the other: this was totally ''not'' just for {{Fanservice}}.