These are tropes that originate in Japan and are found in Japanese Media. Before adding a page here, please ensure that it doesn't fall under a sub index. Also, please make sure that it actually originates in Japan, and that simply isn't the place you've run into it the most.
Related but not exclusive is Animeland, the theme park version of Japan as seen in media in general.
See also:
Sub Indexes
- Anime Reality: Tropes that follow the Anime X naming convention.
- Anime Settings
- Bushido Index
- Japanese Stock Phrases: Stock phrases from Japan.
- Japanese Visual Arts Tropes: Visual style of drawn and rendered artwork from Japan. Most visual tropes from anime/manga will be here. Using these is the key to becoming Animesque.
- Japanese Animation Tropes: subset of Visual Art tropes that requires being animated.
- Manga Effects: Visual effects used in manga
- Stock Japanese Characters: Stock characters that have originated in Japan. Several (such as Ninja) have been adopted by the outside world.
Tropes
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- Adjective Noun Fred (language/title trope)
- Alternate Character Reading (written language trope)
- Always in Class One
- Anime Catholicism (cultural portrayal of "exotic religion" trope)
- Bakeneko and Nekomata
- Bicep-Polishing Gesture
- Bishōnen Line (powerup visualization trope)
- Biting the Handkerchief (melodrama trope)
- Body Sushi
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine
- Bokukko (dialogue/characterization trope)
- Cherry Blossoms (symbolism trope)
- Cicadian Rhythm (setting trope)
- Compensated Dating
- Cosplay Café
- Christmas Cake
- Cram School
- Date Crêpe (stock date food)
- Ear Cleaning
- Eyelid Pull Taunt (insulting physical gesture, from Japan)
- Excited Title! Two-Part Episode Name!
- Festival Episode
- The Four Gods
- Four Is Death (language/pun/superstition trope)
- Fundoshi
- Furo Scene
- Goldfish Scooping Game
- Goroawase Number (language trope)
- Gyaru Girl
- Hatsuyume
- Headbutt Thermometer
- Henohenomoheji (written Japanese language trope)
- Hihi'irokane
- Hime Cut (personal appearance trope)
- Hitodama Light (portrayal of ghosts)
- Host Club
- Hot Springs Episode (fanservice trope)
- Idiot Crows (symbolism trope as well)
- Idiots Cannot Catch Colds
- Image Song
- Japanese School Club
- Japanese Spirit
- Jesus Taboo (symbolism trope)
- Kabuki Sounds
- Kaiju
- Kamaitachi
- Kappa (stock Japanese monster)
- Karakasa
- Karaoke Box
- Keigo
- Kigo
- Killing Intent (metaphysics/superstition trope)
- Kimodameshi
- Kimono Fanservice
- Kimono Is Traditional
- Kishotenketsu (traditional East Asian four-act plot structure without a driving conflict)
- Kitsune (stock Japanese monster)
- Kotatsu
- Kyu and Dan Ranks
- Lettered Sequel
- Love Hotels
- Mad Lib Anime Title
- Maneki Neko
- Martial Arts Headband
- Measuring Day
- Meido
- Mono no Aware
- Moon Rabbit
- Noblewoman's Laugh
- Nuns Are Mikos
- Odango Hair
- Ondo
- Oni
- Onmyōdō
- Onee-sama
- One, Two, Three, Four, Go!
- Orochi
- Paperfan Of Doom (stock physical comedy)
- Paper Talisman (stock prop)
- Patient Childhood Love Interest (stock romance character type)
- Personality Blood Types
- Personal Seals
- Phenotype Stereotype
- Phonýmon
- Pillars of Moral Character
- Pose of Supplication
- "Rashomon"-Style
- Red Armband of Leadership
- Red String of Fate
- Robeast (standard giant monster)
- Ryokan Inn
- Sacred First Kiss
- Sailor Fuku
- Samurai Ponytail (appearance trope)
- Sarashi
- School Festival
- Schoolgirl Series
- School Sport Uniform (stock costume)
- School Swimsuit (stock costume)
- Seahorses Are Dragons (related to Japanese nomenclature)
- Seiza Squirm (Body Language trope)
- Sempai/Kohai
- Seppuku
- The Seven Mysteries (plotting trope)
- Seven Is Nana (language trope)
- Shinigami
- Shrines and Temples
- "Silly Me" Gesture
- Smashing Watermelons (cultural pastime)
- Sneeze Cut
- Sprint Scrubbing
- Standing in the Hall
- Stealth Clothes (stock Japanese Costume)
- Stock Light-Novel Hero
- Stock Shōnen Hero
- Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl
- Surprise Santa Encounter
- Tanuki
- Tengu
- Teru-Teru Bōzu (stock Japanese prop)
- The Thing That Goes "Doink!" (stock Japanese prop)
- The Tokyo Fireball
- Thousand Origami Cranes
- Toast of Tardiness
- Tokyo University
- Tsuchinoko
- Visual Kei
- Yamato Nadeshiko
- Yonkoma
- Years Too Early (stock Japanese insult)
- Youkai (stock Japanese monster)
- Yuki-onna
- Widget Series (a type of show built around Japanese popculture jokes)
- Zettai Ryouiki
- Zigzag Paper Tassel
