History SerialEscalation / AnimeAndManga

** Son Goku's level reaches ''32,000'' just a few episodes after those famous words were spoken (Kaio-ken X4). Indeed, less than two months later, he had defeated Frieza, whose (canonically given in the Daizenshuu) power level in his final form was 120,000,000 (Though it had dropped due to fatigue). So, Goku had gone from 416 (him fighting Raditz) to 150,000,000 in barely over a year. And they just get stronger from there. Son Goku's power has to be considered to grow exponentially. Noncanon numbers are hard to consider afterwards, as there are multiple ideas about the power levels beyond Frieza. Not that it removes any entertainment value. [[spoiler:(As a side note, Wiki/ThisVeryWiki states [[EnsembleDarkhorse Broly]] from the {{Non Serial Movie}}s to have a power of 1.4 '''''billion''''')]]

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' Movie 10: The Private Eye's Requiem, for the unnecessary CastHerd [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters pileup]]. How many of the 30+ regulars can fit in one movie?

* On a fandom note, how much {{Shipping}} can the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' anime have? [[https://shipping.bulbagarden.net/listaz.html This]] page lists literally '''tens of thousands of official names'''.

** ''Manga/StoneOcean'' follows Jolyne Cujoh, the daughter of Jotaro Kujo, as she tries to break out of a maximum-security prison. She discovers that she can [[KnowsTheRopes turn herself to string]], but soon after her father’s Stand and memories (in the form of a disc coming out of his head) are stolen by a priest, named Enrico Pucci, who has the power to [[PowersAsPrograms turn people’s memories and Stands into discs]] which can be removed or replaced with other memories. Since he was a friend of the vampire from Parts 1 and 3, he intends to carry out the will of his deceased friend. Jolyne decides to stop Pucci and save her father. She is joined by a fellow prisoner that can duplicate objects by putting a sticker on them, a genius 12-year old who resides in the ghost of a burnt-down room, a sentient colony of plankton [[TheWormThatWalks wearing the body of a dead girl]], an amnesiac with the power to [[WeatherManipulation control the weather]], and a prisoner ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen who was originally introduced as a woman but is retconned into being a man]]) that falls madly in love with Jolyne and whose Stand can go inside objects and tamper with them. Together, they fight fellow jailbirds as they try to escape the prison itself.[[note]]A psycho who can [[IncredibleShrinkingMan shrink people]] and [[LivingDollCollector forces them to wear the skins of dead animals]]. A [[HandicappedBadass blind sniper]] whose Stand can read air currents. A [[DeathSeeker suicidal depressive]] who can [[{{Synchronization}} cause people to share the damage of his suicide attempts]]. A thief who can forcefully claim payments of one's bet, [[LostHimInACardGame whether that payment is money or not]]. A prisoner who can [[GravityMaster inflict zero-gravity on things by spitting on them]]. A gangster who can [[TheNecromancer resurrect the dead]] as [[OurZombiesAreDifferent invisible zombies]]. A prisoner who can [[ThePowerOfHate increase people's aggression levels]]. A prison guard who can [[StarPower control meteors]], empowered by the previously mentioned prisoner. An [[OldMaster aging martial artist]] who uses Fengshui to pinpoint the perfect angles of attack. An ex-cop turn prisoner whose Stand works automatically and has extremely corrosive saliva. A [[HumanoidAbomination baby-like creature]] that shrinks anyone who approaches it. The prison's head of security, who [[LaserGuidedAmnesia makes people remember only three things at a time]].[[/note]] [[spoiler:Eventually, the prisoners escape, only to fight three more sons of that vampire who have allied with Pucci.[[note]]A former druggie who can bring fictional characters to life. A man that can [[TheBeastmaster control rod-shaped cryptids]] that absorb body heat. The eldest of the three, who can literally unearth memories.[[/note]] Also, there are snails. Pucci soon gains the power to [[GravityMaster control gravity]] and [[TimeMaster speed up time]], and is eventually defeated--but not before he ''resets the universe'']]!

** ''Manga/{{JoJolion}}'' begins with Josuke (not to be confused with Part 4's Josuke), an amnesiac sailor with four testicles and a Stand that can [[LiquidAssets steal proprieties of objects]] using bubbles, found by a young woman who can [[{{Technopath}} manipulate electronics]]. Josuke is soon introduced to the ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} very]]'' [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} eccentric]] Higashikata family--all of whom have Stands of their own.[[note]]The patriarch, who can [[ScarilyCompetentTracker track scents via puzzle pieces]]. The patriarch's ex-wife, who can store things inside a deck of cards. The eldest son, who can [[PlayingWithFire store heat in objects]]. The eldest daughter, whose [[CombatStilettos high heels can turn into spikes]]. The youngest son, who can screw and unscrew anything. The youngest daughter, who can [[LaserGuidedAmnesia steal memories in the form of chess pieces]]. The eldest son's wife, who can manipulate vectors. The eldest son's own son, who can [[PaperMaster create living origami]] that can [[MasterOfIllusion make people hallucinate]]. The family's maid, whose Stand can attack when someone opens something using [[AnIcePerson extremely cold]] [[BlowYouAway winds]].[[/note]] Josuke is then adopted and becomes part of this family. Together, the family and the young woman fight against a group of mysterious beings made of rock and a number of other enemies.[[note]]A man who can [[PeoplePuppets control people]] via their open wounds. A group of trees that transport people along the road they're planted at. The Higashikata family's architect, who can make people the center of gravity. A salesman whose Stand is a [[BlowYouAway tornado that pursues people through their breathing]]. Twin street performers, the older of whom can transform his right hand into whatever his left is touching, while the younger can generate a DeadlyGas that he stores in a soccer ball. The eldest daughter's boyfriend, who can [[BodyHorror turn people into putty]] if they touch his fingerprints.[[/note]] Along the way, Josuke also makes an ally in the form of a [[ConMan con artist]] who can [[RapidHairGrowth control the growth of people's hair]]. As Josuke tries to piece together his identity, he eventually gets caught up in a conflict involving a mysterious fruit. He eventually learns that the reason behind his amnesia and four testicles is because [[spoiler:he's a ''fusion'' of two humans]]. With newfound resolve, Josuke decides to save his ill mother with the fruit. Teaming up with his adopted family, the young woman, and a plant appraiser that can peel his skin like string, Josuke faces more Rock Humans to succeed in his goal.[[note]]A man with a transferable Stand that [[BlessedWithSuck curses people to gain an endless amount of money]]. A [[BodyHorror heavily disfigured]] man who can control people if they touch him. A MadDoctor who can melt the flesh of humans, along with his pet... [[BuffySpeak thingy]], who can [[SandIsWater burrow through the ground]]. A DirtyOldMan [[OlderThanTheyLook who looks like a baby]] who can [[BlowYouAway control air pressure]]. A medical doctor who can turn into gravel. An [[AnimalisticAbomination insect]] whose attacks cause people to leak asbestos when they extend their joints.[[/note]] Eventually, Josuke confronts the ringleader of the Rock Humans, an [[ImprobableAge Improbably Aged]] doctor whose Stand [[TheJinx brings misfortune]] to those with the intent of pursuing him.[[spoiler:.. only to learn that ''the doctor'' is the Stand, and that his User and the true ringleader is actually the young woman's ex-boyfriend. And those bubbles Josuke uses? They actually don't even exist.]]

* The ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'' manga version, ''Gundam 0083: The Rebellion'', featuring more Mobile Suits and loads more {{Continuity Nod}}s to other early UC stories, gives us the Apsaras IV, a gigantic, centaur-like Mobile Armor meant to be the successor to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'''s Apsaras III. It has four legs instead of [[TripodTerror three]], incidentally giving it a vague resemblance to the Adzam from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', and instead of a Zaku II head it has the entire upper body of a Zaku I, specifically the one piloted by Garret Schmieser from the video game ''Zeonic Front''.

** Every single fight scene is cooler and more CrazyAwesome than the last. And if you thought that's enough, in the second movie, they go ''[[UpToEleven one step further]]''! It gets to a point where you realize that [[spoiler:having the HumongousMecha pilot ''another'' HumongousMecha, which happens to be the ''moon'']] is just par for the course. For reference, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJzYSswcj0 here]] is a video that illustrates the size of the titular mecha. And, if you take the movies as canon, this is ''not even the biggest one in the franchise''. That one is '''one hundred times larger'''.

** ''{{Anime/Macross 7}}'' -- How much more ''[[CrazyAwesome ridiculously awesome]]'' can Nekki Basara get? First he's just the awesome front man to an awesome band, then he's flying his CoolPlane with ''an Electric Guitar for a joystick'' into the very center of a battle to wow his enemies with ThePowerOfRock.

** How [[CrazyAwesome powerful]] can Akamatsu make Evangeline? She casually counters every spell [[spoiler: Negi]] throws at her. Then, she [[CurbStomp Curb Stomps]] a [[spoiler: demon god]] that required most of Ala Rubra to seal away, in a matter of seconds. Then, it's revealed that High Daylight Walkers such as Evangeline have the same level of power as the Legendary Dragon that fought Rakan to a standstill--without taking into account that Evangeline is also the most powerful [[NobleDemon evil]] mage in the world. Then, a phantasm with only a fragment of the real Evangeline's power [[spoiler: kills Negi more than 70 times in his own mindscape]]. After [[spoiler: Negi ties in his battle with Rakan]], the fragment proceeds to spar with the [[spoiler: SuperpoweredEvilSide of Negi--which is just as clever as he normal is--and completely owns it at its highest level of power]]. All of which she topped when she [[spoiler: instantly defeats the revived force of ''every single member of Cosmo Entelecheia'' with a single spell, save for [[PhysicalGod the Mage of the Beginning]].]]

* ''Manga/GetterRobo'': How [[CrazyAwesome batshit freakin' insane]] can the characters get? How big can the mecha get? How many completely improbable things can the mecha combine with? How intense can the [[SlasherSmile crazy expressions]] get? How manly can the [[HeroicSacrifice heroic sacrifices]] get? Will there ever be a page that doesn't feature dinosaurs and if so, will it show up before our brains explode from the awesome?

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}!'': How [[{{Gorn}} bloody]] can the violence get? How badass can the characters be? How [[CloudCuckoolander weird]]/[[TheDitz dumb]]/''[[CrazyAwesome awesome]]'' can [[OutlawCouple Isaac and Miria]] get? How badly can karma fuck up [[ButtMonkey Dallas]] this time? How much can we screw over [[BreakTheCutie Czeslaw]] now? Just how [[CrazyAwesome batshit yet supremely awesome]] are [[PsychoForHire Ladd]] and [[SociopathicHero Claire]] going to be in this episode? Will there ''ever'' be [[MoreDakka enough machine guns?]]

** The first execution of an installment is the most brutal, with such highlights as getting stoned to death (''Trigger-Happy Havoc'') or getting dipped in lava (''Goodbye Despair''). In ''Side:Despair'', the first chronological execution in the saga tops them all: [[spoiler:A death trap-filled maze designed to gradually chip away at its player, topped off by a javelin to the chest at the goal.]] And to make matters worse, this is no minute-long BlackComedy sequence: it takes ''half the episode''.

** The (non-canon) light novel ''LightNovel/JorgeJoestar'' is even more '''insane''' than the canonical storyline, how you ask: [[note]]Kars coming back to Earth, and is a really nice guy. The Holy Corpse from SBR is Dio, the one from Part 3 is a fake and the real Dio is still alive. OVER HEAVEN was written by fake Dio. Dio's 14 words on how to get to Heaven are revealed. Morioh gets separated from Japan and grows legs and starts walking around. The island the Passione family is on starts moving and collides with the Morioh Island. Like in SBR, the characters in this world are slightly different, though many have the same names. All stands are different except for Heaven's Door, Gold Experience (Requiem), and Killer Queen. The rest are similar but different. Narancia's stand is "U Boat" and is a deep-sea diving Stand, but still has rapid-fire weapons and is remote controlled. Giorno has already taken over the Passione family. Doppio exists independently of Diavolo. His Stand turns objects into telephones. The one who shares a personality with Diavolo is Giorno. The reason the same people and Stands exist are because they survived a loop into the next repetition of the universe, like Emporio. Giorno used GER to "nullify his death" and move through space-time, when time sped up at the end of Part 6. Rohan just kept working on his manga and turned out okay. Kira seems to be connected to the Deadman's Questions story. He's more nonchalant now. Diavolo used King Crimson to not truly die, but only the version connected with Doppio died. Jorge is not killed by a zombie. Kars "remembers" about Stands. Ultimate Kars and Ultimate Dio team up. Jonathan comes back to life, because Erina was storing his head. He fuses with the holy corpse and becomes Ultimate Jonathan in the SBR world. So the corpse is Dio+Jonathan. Kira uses Bites the Dust to go back and time and do stuff. Because... Kars takes over Killer Queen and he induces explosions to run time backwards until it's back to only "one time the universe has repeated", which is the SBR world. That's how Jorge and Jonathan end up in the SBR world. The reason Kars does things is because he hold something close to "respect" for human bravery and ambition. Killer Queen stops obeying Kira and follows Kars. And it ends with George marrying Lisa Lisa while a ZombieApocalypse occurs.[[/note]]....[[MindScrew What?!]]

** Compared to her somewhat underwhelming introduction as a [[InformedAbility supposed]] AcePilot, Rebuild 2.22 has Asuka managing to take down a colossal Angel while falling from the sky, only to realize she destroyed the wrong part and then still manage to place 6 crossbow bolts right on each others end, in the right core... And top it all off with what looks like an Inazuma Kick. In less than 70 seconds.

** ''Manga/{{JoJolion}}'' begins with Josuke (not to be confused with Part 4's Josuke), an amnesiac sailor with four testicles and a Stand that can [[LiquidAssets steal proprieties of objects]] using bubbles, found by a young woman who can [[{{Technopath}} manipulate electronics]]. Josuke is soon introduced to the ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} very]]'' [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} eccentric]] Higashikata family--all of whom have Stands of their own.[[note]]The patriarch, who can [[ScarilyCompetentTracker track scents via puzzle pieces]]. The patriarch's ex-wife, who can store things inside a deck of cards. The eldest son, who can [[PlayingWithFire store heat in objects]]. The eldest daughter, whose [[CombatStilettos high heels can turn into spikes]]. The youngest son, who can screw and unscrew anything. The youngest daughter, who can [[LaserGuidedAmnesia steal memories in the form of chess pieces]]. The eldest son's wife, who can manipulate vectors. The eldest son's own son, who can [[PaperMaster create living origami]] that can [[MasterOfIllusion make people hallucinate]]. The family's maid, whose Stand can attack when someone opens something using [[AnIcePerson extremely cold]] [[BlowYouAway winds]].[[/note]] Josuke is then adopted and becomes part of this family. Together, the family and the young woman fight against a group of mysterious beings made of rock and a number of other enemies.[[note]]A man who can [[PeoplePuppets control people]] via their open wounds. A group of trees that transport people along the road they're planted at. The Higashikata family's architect, who can make people the center of gravity. A salesman whose Stand is a [[BlowYouAway tornado that pursues people through their breathing]]. Twin street performers, the older of whom can transform his right hand into whatever his left is touching, while the younger can generate a DeadlyGas that he stores in a soccer ball. The eldest daughter's boyfriend, who can [[BodyHorror turn people into putty]] if they touch his fingerprints.[[/note]] Along the way, Josuke also makes an ally in the form of a [[ConMan con artist]] who can [[RapidHairGrowth control the growth of people's hair]]. As Josuke tries to piece together his identity, he eventually gets caught up in a conflict involving a mysterious fruit. He eventually learns that the reason behind his amnesia and four testicles is because [[spoiler:he's a ''fusion'' of two humans]]. With newfound resolve, Josuke decides to save his ill mother with the fruit. Teaming up with his adopted family, the young woman, and a plant appraiser that can peel his skin like string, Josuke faces more Rock Humans to succeed in his goal.[[note]]A man with a transferable Stand that [[BlessedWithSuck curses people to gain an endless amount of money]]. A [[BodyHorror heavily disfigured]] man who can control people if they touch him. A MadDoctor who can melt the flesh of humans, along with his pet... [[BuffySpeak thingy]], who can [[SandIsWater burrow through the ground]]. A DirtyOldMan [[OlderThanTheyLook who looks like a baby]] who can [[BlowYouAway control air pressure]]. A medical doctor who can turn into gravel. An [[AnimalisticAbomination insect]] whose attacks cause people to leak asbestos when they extend their joints.[[/note]] Eventually, Josuke confronts the ringleader of the Rock Humans, an [[ImprobableAge Improbably Aged]] doctor whose Stand [[TheJinx brings misfortune]] to those with the intent of pursuing him... [[spoiler:only to learn that ''the doctor'' is the Stand, and that his User and the true ringleader is actually the young woman's ex-boyfriend]].

* ''[[Anime/{{Heybot}} Heybot!]]'': What will our "[[HeroicComedicSociopath heroes]]" do next to obtain Neji Screws? What kind of insanity will happen in the next Bokya Battle? How obscure will the references get? Can the show become any [[NoFourthWall more]] [[MediumAwareness meta]]? How far can the staff [[BitingTheHandHumor flip the middle finger towards the executives, moral guardians AND intended audience]]? Can they possibly [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar sneak in]] any more innuendos without the censors noticing?

** As of the Universe Survival Arc, we've gotten something even greater. Say hello to ''Ultra Instinct''. This new form transcends the power of ''Super Saiyan Blue'' and allows Goku to fight on par with [[PhysicalGod Jiren]], who completely outclassed him beforehand. Unfortunately, [[ATasteOfPower the new power wears off]] and reverts Goku back to base form. Knowing the series, it's only a matter of time before Goku masters it and others follow suit. Which, as of Episode 129, he does.
** While the Universal Survival Arc only allows Goku a limited amount of time with Ultra Instinct before breaking down, the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc allows him to access it ''anytime''. Meanwhile, the new BigBad, Moro, becomes more and more powerful as the arc progresses, culminating in him [[spoiler:gaining Ultra Instinct himself and ''becoming a living planet''.]]

* The ''MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'' manga version, ''Gundam 0083: The Rebellion'', featuring more Mobile Suits and loads more {{Continuty Nod}}s to other early UC stories, gives us the Apsaras IV, a gigantic, centaur-like Mobile Armor meant to be the successor to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'''s Apsaras III. It has four legs instead of [[TripodTerror three]], incidentally giving it a vague resemblance to the Adzam from the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', and instead of a Zaku II head it has the entire upper body of a Zaku I, specifically the one piloted by Garret Schmieser from the video game ''Zeonic Front''.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':

* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'': How many more {{Bishonen}} are going to be introduced? How much larger is Tsuna's [[UnwantedHarem harem]] of possessive, dedicated {{Bishonen}} bodyguards going to get? How many more magical powers does the mafia have? Subtopic for the last question: [[spoiler:How many worlds does Byakuran exist in and can draw knowledge from?]] Answer: All of them. He's just CrazyPrepared.

** ''Manga/SteelBallRun'' is tame at first, being a story about a paraplegic horse jockey named Johnny Joestar who gains the ability to walk again thanks to the steel balls of an Italian. He teams up with the Italian and the story then becomes a cross-country horseback race, where they face off against fellow racers, assassins hired by a mysterious third-party, and a number of other enemies.[[note]]A CreepyCrossdresser who [[TheBeastmaster houses bugs]] [[BodyHorror in his body]]. [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether A family of assassins]] that can [[MagnetismManipulation turn anything into a magnet, including blood]]. A man who can attach {{Sticky Bomb}}s to anything he touches. A [[WesternTerrorists Western Terrorist]] with [[FingerGun a gun inside his hand]]. A kid that can [[HooksAndCrooks shoot hooks from his mouth]]. A geologist who can turn things into [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]]. A [[TheGunslinger gunslinger]] who can [[TimeMaster rewind time by six seconds]]. An ApologeticAttacker who can manipulate rainwater. An American Indian who can create {{Written Sound Effect}}s that replicate the sound's effect on anyone who touches it. A ''tree'' that puts the two through some trials under the threat of [[AndIMustScream being absorbed into it]]. A group of men who can phase through one another via the tattoos on the back of their heads. A man who can make living balloon animals out of metal. A man who's [[NighInvulnerability impervious]] to ''anything'' when he kneels. A soldier who can manifest a person's guilt to attack them ([[spoiler:Jesus Christ himself appears during this fight, by the way]]). A man whose armband can form a grid that can reposition things.[[/note]] During the race, Johnny gains the ability to shoot his fingernails like bullets, and he slowly gains mastery over this new ability during the race. They also make allies in the form of a cowboy that can [[KnowsTheRopes segment his body via a rope]], a SweetPollyOliver that can spray flesh from a spray can, the race's creator, his 14-year old wife, another Italian who uses the same abilities as the other Italian, who starts as an enemy before pulling a HeelFaceTurn, and a British jockey who's also the AlternateUniverse counterpart to the vampire from Parts 1 and 3, who ''also'' starts out as an enemy before pulling a HeelFaceTurn, and also stole the geologist's ability turn things into dinosaurs (though unlike the geologist, who could only turn ''other things'' into dinosaurs, he can only turn ''himself'' into one). As for their opponent? The 23rd President of the United States, [[spoiler:who desires the corpse of what's implied to be Jesus, and can open portals to {{Alternate Universe}}s]]. And at the end of it all, [[spoiler:Johnny faces an alternate version of the British jockey... who has ''the same [[TimeStandsStill time-stopping ability]] as the vampire'']].

* ''VisualNovel/OretachiNiTsubasaWaNai'' pushes how far can it can go with DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything. RefugeInAudacity, indeed.

** The first execution of an installment is the most brutal, with such highlights as getting stoned to death (''Trigger-Happy Havoc'') or getting dipped in lava (''Goodbye Despair''). In ''Side:Despair'', the first chronological execution in the saga tops them all: [[spoiler:A death trap-filled maze designed to gradually chip away at its player, topped off by a javelin to the chest at the goal.]] And to make matters worse, this takes ''half the episode''.

** In Mayu's case, his educational pictures for the judo club start from being simple drawings showcasing judo techniques to being flagged for indecency by the school board due to the {{Ecchi}}-style pictures.

** How big can a [[FantasticNuke Bijuudama explosion]] get? [[spoiler:[[http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o700/lol9902/juubidama_zps8f3b1831.png This big.]]]]

* ''Anime/Kite'' manages to mix this with an OverlyLongGag. After a particularly lengthy and brutal fight scene, the mood is lightened somewhat ''after'' a bodyguard latches onto [[ActionGirl Sawa]], throwing her and himself out the hole in the wall from said scene in a high-rise building. They then proceed to latch onto a neon sign, which breaks off at the hinges, sending them falling once more until they land on the roof of a car waiting on an overpass. The weight of their impact somehow sends the car through the bottom of the overpass, landing on a truck waiting below the overpass. This impact then sends the whole pile ''through the ground'' into a subway station. Then the neon sign falls onto everything, causing the truck to [[MadeOfExplodium explode]]... sending Sawa hurtling through another window ''into'' an adjacent building. ''AND she survived completely unscathed''! It's like ''Film/TheyLive'' crossed with ''Film/{{Wanted}}''.

* ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'': How much more romantic [[{{Subtext}} subtext]] can they put in the relationships between the girls [[BaitAndSwitchLesbians without them actually going anywhere]]? How much more will Yumi berate herself for being insignificant, despite several of the school's most popular girls fawning over her? How long can they postpone Sachiko's inevitable graduation? There has to be a massive black hole in the vicinity of the Lillian high school to explain the immense slowing down of time between New Year's and April, since that period gets covered by least a ''dozen'' [[LightNovels light novels]].

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** ''Anime/DragaonBallZ'' -- How big can we make this [[KiManipulation energy blast]]? What will the villain [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up]] next? Just how blond and [[BattleAura glowy]] will Goku become next? How many of the cast will die and [[ResetButton be brought back to life]] by the Dragon Balls? How many episodes will [[InactionSequence the battle last]]?
** A sign of how the series works, Son Goku's level reaches ''32,000'' just a few episodes after those famous words were spoken (Kaio-ken X4). Indeed, less than two months later, he had defeated Frieza, whose (canonically given in the Daizenshuu) power level in his final form was 120,000,000 (Though it had dropped due to fatigue). So, Goku had gone from 416 (him fighting Raditz) to 150,000,000 in barely over a year. And they just get stronger from there. Son Goku's power has to be considered to grow exponentially. Noncanon numbers are hard to consider afterwards, as there are multiple ideas about the power levels beyond Frieza. Not that it removes any entertainment value. [[spoiler:(As a side note, Wiki/ThisVeryWiki states [[EnsembleDarkhorse Broly]] from the {{Non Serial Movie}}s to have a power of 1.4 '''''billion''''')]]

* On a fandom note, how much {{Shipping}} can the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' anime have? [[https://shipping.bulbagarden.net/listaz.html This]] page lists literally '''tens of thousands of official names'''.

** ''Manga/SteelBallRun'' is tame at first, being a story about a paraplegic horse jockey named Johnny Joestar who gains the ability to walk again thanks to the steel balls of an Italian. He teams up with the Italian and the story then becomes a cross-country horseback race, where they face off against fellow racers, assassins hired by a mysterious third-party, and a number of other enemies.[[note]]A CreepyCrossdresser who [[TheBeastmaster houses bugs]] [[BodyHorror in his body]]. [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether A family of assassins]] that can [[MagnetismManipulation turn anything into a magnet, including blood]]. A man who can attach {{Sticky Bomb}}s to anything he touches. A [[WesternTerrorists Western Terrorist]] with [[FingerGun a gun inside his hand]]. A kid that can [[HooksAndCrooks shoot hooks from his mouth]]. A geologist who can turn things into [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]]. A [[TheGunslinger gunslinger]] who can [[TimeMaster rewind time by six seconds]]. An ApologeticAttacker who can manipulate rainwater. An American Indian who can create {{Written Sound Effect}}s that replicate the sound's effect on anyone who touches it. A ''tree'' that puts the two through some trials under the threat of [[AndIMustScream being absorbed into it]]. A group of men who can phase through one another via the tattoos on the back of their heads. A man who can make living balloon animals out of metal. A man who's [[NighInvulnerability impervious]] to ''anything'' when he kneels. A soldier who can manifest a person's guilt to attack them ([[spoiler:Jesus Christ himself appears during this fight, by the way]]). A man whose armband can form a grid that can reposition things.[[/note]] During the race, Johnny gains the ability to shoot his fingernails like bullets, and he slowly gains mastery over this new ability during the race. They also make allies in the form of a cowboy that can [[KnowsTheRopes segment his body via a rope]], a SweetPollyOliver that can spray flesh from a spray can, the race's creator, his 14-year old wife, another Italian who uses the same abilities as the other Italian, who starts as an enemy before pulling a HeelFaceTurn, and a British jockey who's also the AlternateUniverse counterpart to the vampire from Parts 1 and 3, who ''also'' starts out as an enemy before pulling a HeelFaceTurn, and also stole the geologist's ability turn things into dinosaurs (though unlike the geologist, who could only turn ''other things'' into dinosaurs, he can only turn ''himself'' into one). As for their opponent? The 23rd President of the United States, [[spoiler:desires the corpse of what's implied to be Jesus, and can open portals to {{Alternate Universe}}s]]. And at the end of it all, [[spoiler:Johnny faces an alternate version of the British jockey... who has ''the same [[TimeStandsStill time-stopping ability]] as the vampire'']].

** ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'' focuses on Josuke Higashikata, a freshman whose Stand grants him HealingHands, and is also [[BerserkButton very sensitive]] about his hair, as he seeks out a bow and arrow that gives people it shoots Stands. Joining him is Jotaro and Joseph--the latter who turns out to be his ''illegitimate father''--as well as a TinySchoolboy who can [[MakeSomeNoise weaponize]] {{Written Sound Effect}}s, a {{Ditz}} who can [[PowerOfTheVoid erase anything]] touched by his Stand's [[PowerPalms right hand]], and an eccentric manga artist who can turn anyone into living books. Together, they meet, befriend, and occasionally face off against more Stand Users as they seek the bow and arrow.[[note]]A SerialKiller whose Stand can [[MakingASplash morph into any liquid]]. The ditz's older brother and the owner of the arrow, who [[TheMinionMaster leads a toy-sized army]]. A ConMan whose Stand is a lock that weights people down with their guilt. A bully whose Stand is a wooden mannequin that can copy the appearance of a person. A {{Yandere}} who can [[PrehensileHair manipulate her own hair]]. An Italian chef whose food [[{{Panacea}} cures ailments of those who eat it]]. A guitarist who stole the arrow from the brother and can [[ShockAndAwe manipulate electricity]]. A baby that can turn [[{{Invisibility}} invisible]]. A pair of rats whose Stands take the form of turrets whose bullets can melt flesh. A greedy kid that commands a colony of [[MicrobotSwarm 500 diminutive Stands]]. A beautician who can change the body parts of her patients.[[/note]] Eventually, the party meets the ghost of a young girl, and soon find themselves on the trail of her killer, Yoshikage Kira--who has a weird {{fetish}} for women's hands. Said killer also has the power to [[HavingABlast turn anything he touches into a bomb]]. The story from then on focuses on the heroes and a child whose father Kira is [[DeadPersonImpersonation impersonating]] trying to catch Kira and the ghost of his father Yoshihiro, who can appear in photographs and [[RealityChangingMiniature manipulate anything appearing in the photo]], and the people who were shot with another bow and arrow Yoshihiro has.[[note]]A RockPaperScissors prodigy who [[PowerParasite can steal the Stands]] of those who lose to him. A ChickMagnet biker whose Stand hunts down victims while moving at 60 mph and [[LifeDrain drain them of their nutrients once caught]]. A cat {{planimal}} who can [[BlowYouAway control the air around it]]. A man with a Stand that takes the form of a transmission tower that [[AttackReflector reflects attacks]] and [[BlessedWithSuck traps its User inside it]]. A fear-lover who can [[PaperMaster transform people into paper]] once he [[IKnowWhatYouFear identifies their fear-based tic]]. A Stand that leeches on one's back and kills them if someone else looks at their back.[[/note]] Oh, and there's an [[VoluntaryShapeshifter shapeshifting]] alien, too... [[AmbiguouslyHuman maybe]]. [[spoiler:And when the time for the final battle comes, Kira gains the ability to create a GroundhogDayLoop]].

** ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'' focuses on Josuke Higashikata, a freshman whose Stand grants him HealingHands, and is also [[BerserkButton very sensitive]] about his hair, as he seeks out a bow and arrow that gives people it shoots Stands. Joining him is Jotaro and Joseph--the latter who turns out to be his ''illegitimate father''--as well as a TinySchoolboy who can [[MakeSomeNoise weaponize]] {{Written Sound Effect}}s, a {{Ditz}} who can [[PowerOfTheVoid erase anything]] touched by his Stand's [[PowerPalms right hand]], and an eccentric manga artist who can turn anyone into living books. Together, they meet, befriend, and occasionally face off against more Stand Users as they seek the bow and arrow.[[note]]A SerialKiller whose Stand can [[MakingASplash morph into any liquid]]. The ditz's older brother and the owner of the arrow, who [[TheMinionMaster leads a toy-sized army]]. A ConMan whose Stand is a lock that weights people down with their guilt. A bully whose Stand is a wooden mannequin that can copy the appearance of a person. A {{Yandere}} who can [[PrehensileHair manipulate her own hair]]. An Italian chef whose food [[{{Panacea}} cures ailments of those who eat it]]. A guitarist who stole the arrow from the brother and can [[ShockAndAwe manipulate electricity]]. A baby that can turn [[{{Invisibility}} invisible]]. A pair of rats whose Stands take the form of turrets whose bullets can melt flesh. A greedy kid that commands a colony of [[MicrobotSwarm 500 diminutive Stands]]. A beautician who can change the body parts of her patients.[[/note]] Eventually, the party meets the ghost of a young girl, and soon find themselves on the trail of her killer, Yoshikage Kira--who has a weird {{fetish}} for women's hands. Said killer also has the power to [[HavingABlast turn anything he touches into a bomb]]. The story then focuses the heroes and a child whose father Kira is [[DeadPersonImpersonation impersonating]] trying to catch Kira and the ghost of his father Yoshihiro, who can appear in photographs and [[RealityChangingMiniature manipulate anything appearing in the photo]], and the people who were shot with another bow and arrow Yoshihiro has.[[note]]A RockPaperScissors prodigy who [[PowerParasite can steal the Stands]] of those who lose to him. A ChickMagnet biker whose Stand hunts down victims while moving at 60 mph and [[LifeDrain drain them of their nutrients once caught]]. A cat {{planimal}} who can [[BlowYouAway control the air around it]]. A man with a Stand that takes the form of a transmission tower that [[AttackReflector reflects attacks]] and [[BlessedWithSuck traps its User inside it]]. A fear-lover who can [[PaperMaster transform people into paper]] once he [[IKnowWhatYouFear identifies their fear-based tic]]. A Stand that leeches on one's back and kills them if someone else looks at their back.[[/note]] Oh, and there's an [[VoluntaryShapeshifter shapeshifting]] alien, too... [[AmbiguouslyHuman maybe]]. [[spoiler:And when the time for the final battle comes, Kira gains the ability to create a GroundhogDayLoop]].

** ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'' has a delinquent named Jotaro Kujo and a few others travel to Egypt to break a curse placed on Jotaro's mother. They also have Stands, [[FightingSpirit manifestations of their fighting spirit]], instead of the energy technique from the previous two Parts. While Jotaro's Stand, which has RapidFireFisticuffs, isn't anything extraordinary, he's joined by his grandfather--returning protagonist Joseph Joestar--who now can [[CombatClairvoyance gain information by creating photos]], an Egyptian fortune teller who is [[PlayingWithFire a master of fire]], a high school student whose Stand can [[CombatTentacles transform into tentacles]] and [[EmeraldPower shoot emerald projectiles]], a French CasanovaWannabe who's [[RoyalRapier great at swordsmanship]], and a dog (yes, even animals can wield Stands) [[SandBlaster that can control sand]].[[note]]All of the additional Stands will be noted in order to show you how bizarre things can be here.[[/note]] Together they fight against other Users of this new power.[[note]]An old man with an [[SuperSpeed insanely fast]] [[BigCreepyCrawlies stag beetle]]. An assassin posing as a sea captain who can control water currents. A perverted [[KillerGorilla orangutan]] whose Stand takes the form of a freighter. A shaman whose Stand [[DemonicPossession possesses objects]] and [[ThePowerOfHate can grow stronger with each grudge he makes]]. A {{narcissist}} who controls a BlobMonster. A cowboy whose Stand is a gun that can [[ImprobableAimingSkills curve its bullets]]. A [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] SerialKiller whose Stand is a beam of light that [[MirrorMonster only appears in reflections]], [[ReflectiveEyes including one's eye]]. A ManipulativeBitch whose Stand is [[BodyHorror a sentient, growing wart attached to one's body]]. A BoisterousWeakling whose Stand is [[CoolCar a literal car]]. [[EvilOldFolks A hag]] whose Stand [[PeoplePuppets can possess bodies]] by entering their wounds. A SmugSnake whose Stand enters people's bodies and [[{{Synchronization}} transfers any pain done to him onto someone else]]. A LivingProp whose Stand is a [[PowerOfTheSun replica of the sun]] that can [[EnergyWeapons shoot lasers]]. [[EnfantTerrible A baby]] who [[DreamWeaver can invade peoples' dreams and kill them there]]. A Stand that poses as a JackassGenie and can [[DishingOutDirt create things using the earth]]. A woman who can [[ExtraOreDinary transform metals into any inorganic object]]. A [[HandicappedBadass blind man]] who can [[MakingASplash control water]]. Two [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain ineffectual]] brothers, the older of whom is a MasterOfDisguise, while the younger's Stand is a comic book predicts the future. A sentient Stand inhabiting [[CoolSword a katana]]. A DudeMagnet whose Stand is a power socket that [[MagnetismManipulation turns anyone who touches it into a living magnet]]. A man who [[FountainOfYouth de-ages anyone]] who touches his shadow. A [[TheGambler gambler]] who [[YourSoulIsMine steals the souls]] of those who [[LostHimInACardGame concede defeat against him]]. A [[FeatheredFiend hawk]] who can [[AnIcePerson generate ice]]. The gambler's brother, who can not only [[YourSoulIsMine steal peoples' souls]], but also [[{{Telepathy}} read their minds]]. A man who can [[{{Bizarchitecture}} create elaborate mazes]]. A vampire whose Stand can transform into a [[PowerOfTheVoid ball of nothingness]]. A TooDumbToLive ButtMonkey vampire who has a woman's face on the back of his head.[[/note]] Oh, and the BigBad is the vampire from Part 1--who managed to attach his head onto Jonathan's body [[spoiler:and now has the ability to [[TimeStandsStill stop time]]]]!