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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Nov 2nd 2010 at 11:45:02 AM

Because I fail to understand how something this ubiquitous could possibly be considered an anime-only trope with Western exceptions, but I can't think of any examples at all, anime or otherwise...

Twilightdusk Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Nov 2nd 2010 at 1:57:11 PM

...How long has this trope been here? Because unless there's some unwritten limitation on listing examples this page should be far longer than it currently is.

As for the concern [up], the description does need a bit of trimming down, the description is a bit centric on the Japanese usage of this...perhaps we should make Love Confession a supertrope and make subtropes for different cultures? there is the valid point that there are different expectations and implications in different cultures (coming out and saying "I love you" is significant but not unexpected in America, but is an extremely rash act in Japan from what I understand)

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Nov 3rd 2010 at 10:51:12 AM

The whole - "working up to confessing one's love to someone (or overcoming denial about it) and finally doing it in a dramatic way" bit is practically a staple plotline, the inevitable end result of Cannot Spit It Out. It's not anime-specific.

edited 3rd Nov '10 10:51:44 AM by KnownUnknown

EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#4: Nov 3rd 2010 at 3:11:49 PM

[up][up] It's complicated. On one side, it's true that "Ai" (the strongest term for "love") is used extremely rarely, in fact, so rarely, that "suki" (that's closer to "like") takes its place even in most love confessions, and it can be safely translated as "I love you".

But in this form, confessions seem to be even more common in anime than in western works, it's like a prerequisite for any relationship: Boy Meets Girl, Love at First Sight, letter in the shoebox, meeting in a secluded place, splitting out the big word (suki), start dating.

In western work, splitting out "I love you" it's closer to a Relationship Text Upgrade for Just Friends, or even for people who rere already dating, but they want to start a more serious relationship.

edited 3rd Nov '10 3:12:05 PM by EternalSeptember

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Nov 3rd 2010 at 7:34:26 PM

I think it's a universal trope, but should probably include a paragraph or two explaining it's importance in Japan, how it's often more formal and even more Serious Business.

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