History PoorCommunicationKills / AnimeAndManga

* In ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'', this is how the Kissing Zombies story arc begins. Kusuri gives everyone two flasks full of tea, then leaves to use the bathroom. Before she goes, she tells them that one of the flasks is for Rentarou and one is for the girls, but fails to mention that the ''big'' one is the one for Rentarou. Naturally, the girls assume that the big flask is for ''them'', and become victims of the LovePotion that Kusuri put in Rentarou's tea, causing them to become fixated on kissing him.

* In ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', Lucy stops going on gigs with the crew after the TimeSkip [[spoiler:after she found out about the cyberskeleton project and [[TheyWouldCutYouUp Arasaka wanting to use David as a test subject for it due to his natural tech affinity]]. She deletes the information and begins killing anyone at Arasaka who knows about David. However, she never tells David about Arasaka's plans for him, presumably so he wouldn't be tempted to upgrade. Unfortunately her not sharing the information results in David falling into a trap where he dons the cyberskeleton and succumbing to cyberpsychosis before ultimately getting killed by [[FinalBoss Adam Smasher]].]]

* ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'': Overall, a ''lot'' of the series' conflict (comedic or otherwise) is derived from Ichikawa and Yamada's difficulty in communicating with each other and awkward, roundabout ways of doing so.

** In ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', Hibiki and Kanade's friendship is shattered prior to the series starting because they told each other that they'd wait for each other by a tree at the school entrance on the first day of school. Their school has ''four'' entrances and they didn't say ''which'' one. It takes a year, the two become Cures, and two children doing the same thing to realize where they messed up. Episode 6 is no excempt neither, Souta would never run away from home and then being involved on a Negatone attack, had not Kanade spend all that time scolding and being a jerk towards him for the mess he has done in the kitchen while making a present for her for White Day, instead of understanding his good intentions.

** In the filler Makai Tree arc, it turns out the Makai tree never needed energy to survive but love. It brought Ann and Ail to earth to learn from humans but the tree itself became weakened and was not able to tell them this. To make matters worse, the energy collected by the Cardinals was actually killing it slowly. Ail is horrified to learn about this.

** One filler villain's motivation was killing Yamamoto after he witnessed Yamamoto kill his father. Okay, so far so normal.[[spoiler: Said father's last words were "...the Bakkoto", so Amagai assumed that Yamamoto had killed said dad for using the Bakkoto to get too strong, and later aquired one for himself]]. When the villain actually ''attacks'' Yamamoto, Yamamoto doesn't even have to justify himself, instead explaining the full story that the villain missed... starting with the villain's father being BrainwashedAndCrazy and Yamamoto killing him in self-defense.[[spoiler: Amagai's father's final words were also "''Beware'' the Bakkoto", as the Bakkoto was an EvilWeapon that had been forced on him to make him go berserk. Amagai wasted hundreds of years and his Captaincy because he wasn't able to hear one extra word. Amagai is utterly horrified by this and commits suicide to atone.]] [[EpicFail Oops]].

** Really, almost ALL the problems could be solved with proper communication. Ichigo never really tries to explain to his friends that Tsukishima isn't what he appears to be; instead he has emotional breakdowns and attacks him in front of everyone (every bit appearing as insane as they accuse him of acting). Ichigo's father and Urahara never tell him that they're [[spoiler:working on a way to restore his powers]], instead just having secret back alley meetings behind his back, giving him every reason to feel paranoid and isolated. And one of the only major problems that DOESN'T come to pass, [[spoiler:that Soul Society has been secretly keeping tabs on him]], comes out well BECAUSE [[SecretTestOfCharacter Ukitake left enough hints for Ichigo to figure out on his own]], so Ichigo already knew about it and accepted [[spoiler:that, given his first encounter with Soul Society can easily be summarized as "staging a minor invasion", spying on him]] was a fairly reasonable thing to do.

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'':

** Subverted with Homura. She uses CrypticConversation since [[spoiler:the last time she goes open, nobody believes her, and when the truth comes out, [[GoneHorriblyWrong it goes horribly wrong.]]]]

** Given the WhiteAndGreyMorality of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', a lot of problems could have been averted if the various groups and factions put aside their prejudices, stopped pointing fingers and calling each other "evil" and just sat down, come clean and talk rationally about their problems and perspectives, it's the driving force in the series, while perhaps things wouldn't be perfect, between the combined might of Hypnos, the Tamers, the Monster Makers and the Sovereings, they surely could have come with a better resolution than the CosmicHorrorStory they go through.

** One filler villain's motivation was killing Yamamoto after he witnessed Yamamoto kill his father. Okay, so far so normal.[[spoiler: Said father's last words were "...the Bakkoto", so Amagai assumed that Yamamoto had killed said dad for using the Bakkoto to get too strong, and later aquired one for himself]]. When the villain actually ''attacks'' Yamamoto, Yamamoto doesn't even have to justify himself, instead explaining the full story that the villain missed... starting with the villain's father being BrainwashedAndCrazy and Yamamoto killing him in self-defense.[[spoiler: Amagai's father's final words were also "''Beware'' the Bakkoto", as the Bakkoto was an EvilWeapon that had been forced on him to make him go berserk. Amagai wasted hundreds of years and his Captaincy because he wasn't able to hear one extra word. Amagai is utterly horrified by this and commits suicide to atone.]][[EpicFail Oops]].

*** Really almost ALL the problems could be solved with proper communication. Ichigo never really tries to explain to his friends that Tsukishima isn't what he appears to be, instead he has emotional breakdowns and attacks him in front of everyone (every bit appearing as insane as they accuse him of acting). Ichigo's father and Urahara never tell him that they're [[spoiler:working on a way to restore his powers]], instead just having secret back alley meetings behind his back giving him every reason to feel paranoid and isolated. And one of the only major problems that DOESN'T come to pass, [[spoiler:that Soul Society has been secretly keeping tabs on him]], comes out well BECAUSE [[SecretTestOfCharacter Ukitake left enough hints for Ichigo to figure out on his own]], so Ichigo already knew about it and accepted that given his first encounter with Soul Society was staging a minor invasion, spying on him was a fairly reasonable thing to do]].

** A filler villain [[spoiler:spent the majority of his lifetime becoming a captain so that he could kill Yamamoto for killing his father, spending countless years researching and acquiring a [[EvilWeapon bakkoto]], which his father had told him about in his last words, and he assumed Yamamoto had killed him for using one to become more powerful.]] Then it turns out [[spoiler:his father's last words were "Beware the Bakkoto," telling his son to STAY AWAY FROM the things which had killed him. Because Amagai didn't hear ONE WORD, he completely misinterpreted the meaning of his father's last words, and died.]] [[EpicFail Yep.]] Furthermore, when he confronts Yamamoto about this, Yamamoto doesn't bother to justify his actions and explain what really happened.
** Another filler villain [[spoiler:got his master sealed away for a hundred or so years because their relationship deteriorated, causing him not to be able to hear his call, and come to his side.]] So [[spoiler:Muramasa spent a century and a half trying to recruit a force to free his master Kouga.. Only to be stabbed to death by said master because the fact that Kouga was a {{Jerkass}} to him before he got sealed away meant that Muramasa couldn't hear him calling him.]] Again, [[EpicFail yep.]]

*** Really almost ALL the problems could be solved with proper communication. Ichigo never really tries to explain to his friends that Tsukishima isn't what he appears to be, instead he has emotional breakdowns and attacks him in front of everyone (every bit appearing as insane as they accuse him of acting). Ichigo's father and Urahara never tell him that they're [[spoiler:working on a way to restore his powers]], instead just having secret back alley meetings behind his back giving him every reason to feel paranoid and isolated. And one of the only major problems that DOESN'T come to pass, [[spoiler:that Soul Society has been secretly keeping tabs on him]], comes out well BECAUSE [[SecretTestOfCharacter Ukitake gave Ichigo enough hints to figure it out ahead of time so Ichigo could reciprocate with a little trust]].

* Given the WhiteAndGreyMorality of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', a lot of problems could have been averted if the various groups and factions put aside their prejudices, stopped pointing fingers and calling each other "evil" and just sat down, come clean and talk rationally about their problems and perspectives, it's the driving force in the series, while perhaps things wouldn't be perfect, between the combined might of Hypnos, the Tamers, the Monster Makers and the Sovereings, they surely could have come with a better resolution than the CosmicHorrorStory they go through.
** The Sovereings create [[SentientPhlebotinum Calumon]] as the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the Light of Digievolution, but no one bothers to say what [[AmbiguousGender he/she]] really is to anyone, including Calumon themself, until near the end.
** The Sovereings send the Deva to literally kidnap Calumon by (excessive) force without telling anyone why they need Calumon so badly, simply because they distrust humans and their Digimon ([[AbusivePrecursors not completely unjustified]]). This one in particular is what '''DRIVES''' the entire half of the series.
** Hypnos, represented by Yamaki, never tells the Tamers why they oppose Digimon because they're [[JustAKid kids]], as a result they come across to the protagonists as a NebulousEvilOrganisation.

* The entire plot of the ''Manga/GiantRobo'' OVA is one particularly disastrous example. [[spoiler:The BigBad '''badly''' misunderstood the (admittedly vague) final words and actions of his dying father, believing said father wanted to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the world]] in revenge for how his reputation and career were ruined. In reality, he was just trying to launch a global system update to patch a dangerous flaw in the setting's AppliedPhlebotinum that would've caused havoc if it went untreated. His misunderstanding in-turn leads to the heroes trying to stop the Big Bad without knowing that his EvilPlan is self-defeating, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero dragging out the conflict much further than it would have gone if they did nothing and getting more people killed on both sides]]. What's worse is that the father ''did'' record a proper message explaining what he wanted, but he set it up so it would only play after the son gathered the equipment needed to install the patch.]]

* In the 2018 anime adaptation of ''VideoGame/MonsterStrike'' This troupe combined with her bad habit of doing everything by herself makes up Lucifer's FatalFlaw. A good portion of the conflict in the Angels arc only happens because of this. Almost every problem could have been avoided had Lucifer just explained her actions and reasonings and not take such impulsive and reckless methods. [[spoiler: She discovered that their leader is a traitor who is plotting against Heaven. However she refuses to tell any of her friends her goal or his true identity and takes matters into her own hands. She gets branded a traitor as a result.]] Even after her friends believe that she has to have a good reason for her actions and gives her several chances to explain herself. Instead of doing so, she gives each of them a NoHoldsBarredBeatDown with the exception of Raphael. Made even worse is that upon learning the truth, her fellow archangels shown that they would have given her their full support if she had just bothered to explain herself.

** Another filler villain [[spoiler:got his master sealed away for a hundred or so years because their relationship deteriorated, causing him not to be able to hear his call, and come to his side.]] So[[spoiler:Muramasa spent a century and a half trying to recruit a force to free his master Kouga.. Only to be stabbed to death by said master because the fact that Kouga was a {{Jerkass}} to him before he got sealed away meant that Muramasa couldn't hear him calling him.]] Again, [[EpicFail yep.]]

*** Really almost ALL the problems could be solved with proper communication. Ichigo never really tries to explain to his friends that Tsukishima isn't what he appears to be, instead he has emotional breakdowns and attacks him in front of everyone (every bit appearing as insane as they accuse him of acting). Ichigo's father and Urahara never tell him that they're [[spoiler:working on a way to restore his powers]], instead just having secret back alley meetings behind his back giving him every reason to feel paranoid and isolated. And one of the only major problems that DOESN'T come to pass, [[spoiler:that Soul Society has been secretly keeping tabs on him]], comes out well BECAUSE Ukitake let Ichigo know about it ahead of time so Ichigo could reciprocate with a little trust.

* ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'': During the work-study group trip to Akita Shoten, Ichikawa goes to a bathroom to vent his anger when he (wrongly) thinks Yamada and Kobayashi were making fun of him, with Yamada staying by to wait for him. The rest of the group didn't notice the two were separated until it was too late, leaving them behind at the train station. Both Yamada and Ichikawa pin the blame on themselves for not telling anyone. When they re-group, Kobayashi apologizes for not noticing.

* In ''Manga/MariaNoDanzai'', Mari grows concerned that her son is hiding something from her, and shares her concerns with her husband Taiichirou on the phone. Since he's busy with work, he dismisses her concerns as overprotectiveness and assumes that Kiritaka is simply at an age where he wants more privacy. Turns out Kiritaka ''is'' hiding something: [[BullyBrutality he's being horrifically bullied at school]]. Because Mari's concerns aren't taken seriously, Kiritaka ends up jumping off a cliff after his bullies blackmail him into doing so, which [[CruelAndUnusualDeath culminates in his death after he's run over by a truck]] right in fromt of Mari, who worriedly followed him to the scene after he left the house in the middle of the night. Taiichirou later seriously regrets not paying more attention to his family, and blames himself for Kiritaka's death.

* In ''Manga/MariaNoDanzai'', Mari grows concerned that her son is hiding something from her, and shares her concerns with her husband Taiichirou on the phone. Since he's busy with work, he dismisses her concerns as overprotectiveness and assumes that Kiritaka is simply at an age where he wants more privacy. Turns out Kiritaka ''is'' hiding something: [[BullyBrutality he's being horrifically bullied at school]]. Because Mari's concerns aren't taken seriously, Kiritaka ends up jumping off a cliff after his bullies blackmail him into doing so, which [[CruelAndUnusualDeath culminates in his death after he's run over by a truck]] right in fromt of Mari, who worriedly followed him to the scene after he left the house in the middle of the night.

*** ''Destiny'' is good at this. The entire conflict between the old and new cast could have been entirely avoided if both sides would at least have made an attempt to speak to each other. Kira and his friends intervene when Orb faces the Minerva to try to get Orb to back off, but after this fails Kira proceeds to just shoot at everyone (non lethally of course) without even trying to say anything to Minerva. Not even explaintion their intentions or a "Lay off of Orb and we'll help you get out alive." nothing. And Minerva instead of contacting Kira's side to ask what the hell they are doing, just kind of silently glares at them. Later on, when Zaft's invading Orb to get Djbril after the corrupt administration insists on protecting him, Kira and co show up halfway to take over control of Orb again, ordering everyone not currently fighting Zaft to go find Djbril to kick him out. But they don't tell Zaft this. Instead they keep fighting them, while trying to get Djbril with limited manpower instead of trying to work something out. As a result Djbril gets away.
*** There is an unfortunate reason for this: Kira didn't trust Zaft. He had a good reason for this, and his suspicions were (somewhat tragically) proven correct in the end, but he couldn't find a way to explain the situation.

** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'', Suletta has been happily working on various things for Miorine since they set up GUND-ARM Inc. However, Miorine decides to give Suletta a hand and not only hired some gardeners to tend to her garden, but also hired Elon to help with testing their Mobile Suits. Instead of telling Miorine that she rather likes to be busy and helping her out, she shoves this inside and comes to be convinced that Miorine and the rest of Earth House hates her. It isn't until Miorine realizes Suletta isn't having lunch with the rest of them does she realize something's wrong.

** The [[Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada Third Robotech War]], between the Invid of the Regis occupying Earth and the Robotech Expeditionary Force trying to reclaim it, comes entirely from both sides ''refusing'' to talk things out in spite of the Invid's occupation being relatively peaceful (as long as you don't oppose them or try to get your hands on Protoculture without their permission, they leave you alove, and they even repaired the damage done to Earth by the Zentraedi bombardment). This is actually {{Justified}}: the Invid Regis thinks of Humans as barbarians who can't understand the marvels of Protoculture and the dangers of having it (and is perfectly right about the dangers), while the REF has just won a very destructive conflict with the Regent's Invid, who devastated the Robotech Masters' former empire and their homeworld of Tirol, and have no reason to think that the Regis' faction, having suffered the same things the Regent's has at the hands of the Masters, are any different, especially as the Invid have installed a number of jammers that block outgoing communications so the REF has no idea how things on Earth ''really'' are until some are destroyed in the lead-up to their final offensive. [[spoiler:That and the REF was being covertly manipulated by the Haydonites, the ancient enemies of the Invid, but nobody knew until, during the final battle, the Regis recognized a few pieces of Haydonite tech being used by the REF.]]

* Motoyasu in ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' ends up causing a major catastrophe through poor communication, attempting to solve a village's famine by giving them a magically-enhanced seed he found in a dungeon. [[spoiler: It turns out that Motoyasu's seed was a dangerous failed experiment that would sprout a [[WhenTreesAttack giant killer tree]] where it was planted, and the chest it was kept in had a sign next to it explicitly warning travelers of its true nature. Although Motoyasu wasn't able to read the sign due to it being in a language he couldn't understand, he still immediately jumped to the conclusion that it's a beneficial item due to being stuck in the mindset that he's effectively playing an MMORPG. The villagers, even though they'd heard rumors about this seed, still assumed that since one of the Four Heroes gave it to them that he obviously knew exactly what it was, so therefore it must be safe.]] Itsuki, meanwhile, travels to a neighboring kingdom and helps a local resistance group overthrow a local despot who's been hiking up taxes to absurd degrees. [[spoiler: It turns out that the high taxes weren't just a result of greed; the kingdom actually ''needed'' them to stay afloat due to frequent monster attacks, so once LaResistance takes over they end up keeping the high taxes and becoming no different from the despot they overthrew. Naofumi eventually calls out Itsuki on not confronting the ruler first to figure out the reason ''why'' he was doing what he was doing (which, being one of the Four Heroes, he would've had the authority to do,) instead of jumping straight into a revolutionary plot.]]

* Downplayed in ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling''. Marin recruits Gojo to make a costume for her, and mentions the next convention she's attending is in two weeks. Gojo proceeds to run himself ragged researching, designing, and constructing such a garment to be ready in time. When he presents it to her, Marin is horrified -- she didn't expect him to have it anywhere near finished, since two weeks was a ridiculous deadline for someone building their first human-scale costume, but thought this fact too obvious to mention. To Marin's credit she's extremely apologetic for the mix-up and beyond appreciative she has a costume ready for an event she thought she'd just spectate.