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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 16th 2023 at 5:37:57 PM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7526: Jul 27th 2020 at 10:19:56 AM

[up][up] @fishysaur

By departing on a quest to kill Teach for revenge <- no comma after he killed Satch <- no comma and despite Whitebeard's and Shank's warnings, Ace gets defeated by Teach himself, meaning he's the main cause of both Blackbeard's rise to power and the Summit War, at the end of which Newgate dies and Teach steals the Tremor-Tremor fruit. Also, by falling to Akainu's provocations, Ace is the reason all of the sacrifices of his companions...

This makes the reveal of her actual gender more unexpected,<- comma since she...

Unlike Oden, however, Yamato spends most of her life trapped in Onigashima with handcuffs rigged to explode if she were to leave the island. When Luffy offers to break them and make her dream come true, however...

In contrast to the other inhabitants of Wano, who follow the country's strict rules and traditions, Oden is the epitome of freedom and doesn't care about formal norms or what the others think of him. This causes him to be feared by Wano inhabitants, although his free spirit makes him admirable in their eyes as well.

While Hiyori was a tomboy in her childhood, Kawamatsu notes that she has grown into a strong woman in line with Wano's tradition, appropriately for the daughter of a Shogun.

After learning that Kanjuro has beaten Momonosuke, Kiku begins to cry and challenges him to a duel to the death, during which Kiku's tears keep dropping.

Kiku is the only female member (discounting biology) of the Akazaya Nine and is the most refined in combat,<- comma but she only...

One of the abilities granted by the Soul-Soul fruit is to give a piece of lifespan from a living person to an object or an animal. In the former case it gains a life, like most of her homies, in the latter it becomes an intelligent animal <- no comma like Randolph. Many of the lower ranked members of Linlin's crew are homies created by her, especially the chess soldiers, while homies made with strong souls, such as Napoleon, Zeus and Prometheus,<- comma which are...

Edited by Arivne on Jul 27th 2020 at 10:22:32 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7527: Jul 27th 2020 at 10:40:39 AM

[up][up] @Stardust 120

In Farah's side story, when she was a child <- no comma she reported a boy for bullying her on a vision orb.<- period As a result, her bully was branded with the Stain of Guilt and was executed by the Enforcers. She feels guilty about what she did and the bully's mother blames her for killing her son.

^ The first sentence was a run-on sentence connected together by a comma splice.

He became this as the result of his sister's death.<- period where He wants to see Misella to burn alive just like how his sister died.

^ Zero-Context Example - He became what?

They never speak a single word when they appear to capture a transgressors and kill them.

In Farah's side story, it is revealed that the Enforcers have no problem killing children with the Stain of Guilt before they reach adulthood.

Edited by Arivne on Jul 27th 2020 at 10:42:37 AM

Josh1999 Since: Jun, 2020
#7528: Jul 27th 2020 at 11:18:14 AM

Michael Katsuro can you go over this one and add it to Western Animation?;

  • Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi:
    • Each episode has something bad happening to Kaz such as getting attacked by Jang Keng and Tekirai, getting turned into a chicken, and getting hit on the head by an umbrella repeatedly by Ami's aunt.
    • Yumi has also suffered several Amusing Injuries such as getting struck by lightning, falling down whenever trying to ski, getting stung by bees, getting attacked by numerous animals, getting burned to ashes, and getting flattened after getting trampled by her fans along with Ami.

Edited by Josh1999 on Jul 27th 2020 at 11:18:14 AM

Stardust120 Since: May, 2019
#7529: Jul 28th 2020 at 11:50:32 AM

Tales of Crestoria Characters 'Laphicet'

  • I Will Find You: At the end of Velvet's side story, Laphicet promise Velvet once he get stronger to protect himself, he will find her and join her on her journey.

'Presea'

  • Five Stages of Grief:
    • Denial. She refuses to believe her sister is gone after her sin devoured her completely and she thinks Alicia is still in there.
    • Anger. After Velvet kills Alicia, she wants revenge on Velvet and kills her. She knew if she commit a crime, she will turn into a transgressor like her sister, and gets execute by the Enforcers.
    • Acceptance. After she read Alicia's letter, she finally got over her sister's death and starts her journey on her recovery from her depression.

'Alicia'

  • An Arm and a Leg: Presea cut off one of her arms with the Brand of Guilt before the Enforcers can find her and executed her.
  • Dead Man Writing: She wrote a letter to her older sister, Presea before her incarnation of Sin devours her completely. She asks her to put her out of misery and wants Presea to move on without her.

Edited by Stardust120 on Jul 28th 2020 at 5:24:09 AM

Josh1999 Since: Jun, 2020
#7530: Jul 28th 2020 at 11:55:07 AM

Michael Katsuro, I’m waiting for you to respond to me and go over my edits. I’m not trying to be rude, but I just wanted to know what you’re doing right now.

fishysaur Good for nothing Since: May, 2018
Good for nothing
#7531: Jul 29th 2020 at 1:05:36 AM

for the Akazaya Nine

  • Inelegant Blubbering: Played for laughs. After being nominated Daimyo, Oden says that he'll need some servants and decides to nominate them, since they're very loyal to him. In response they cry of joy and hug Oden, who screams them to get away because they're covering him with mucus.

for the Blackbeard Pirates

  • Chekhov's Gunman: When the Straw Hats reach the Drum Kingdom, they're quickly explained that the kingdom has been recently attacked by a group lead by a certain Blackbeard. The Straw Hats will meet this group in Jaya, much later, and over the course of the story, Blackbeard and his pirates become more important until they become one of the four most dangerous crew in the world and a candidate for the main group of villains of the story.

There isn't an impossible dream, there are only people who give up
Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7532: Jul 29th 2020 at 8:58:40 AM

[up][up][up] @Stardust 120

Changed verb tenses from past to present as per How to Write an Example - Write in Historical Present Tense.

At the end of Velvet's side story, Laphicet promises Velvet that once he gets stronger...

She refuses to believe her sister is gone after her sin devours her completely,<- comma and...

After Velvet kills Alicia, she wants revenge on Velvet and kills her. She knows that if she commits a crime, she will turn into a transgressor like her sister <- no comma and be executed by the Enforcers.

After she reads Alicia's letter, she finally gets over her sister's death and starts her journey of recovering from her depression.

Presea cuts off one of her arms with the Brand of Guilt before the Enforcers can find her and execute her.

She writes a letter to her older sister <- no comma Presea before her incarnation of Sin devours her completely. She asks Presea to put her out of misery and wants her to move on without her.

Edited by Arivne on Jul 30th 2020 at 9:59:55 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7533: Jul 29th 2020 at 9:05:58 AM

[up][up] @fishysaur

Played for laughs. After being nominated to be Daimyo, Oden says that he'll need some servants and decides to nominate them, since they're very loyal to him. In response they cry out in joy and hug Oden, who screams at them to get away because they're covering him with mucus.

When the Straw Hats reach the Drum Kingdom, it's explained to them that the kingdom has been recently attacked by a group led by a certain Blackbeard. The Straw Hats will meet this group much later in Jaya.<- period Over the course of the story <- no comma Blackbeard and his pirates become more important,<- comma until they become one of the four most dangerous crews in the world and a candidate for the main group of villains of the story.

Stardust120 Since: May, 2019
#7534: Jul 29th 2020 at 5:54:42 PM

Tales of Crestoria Character

  • Mistaken for Gay: Misella and Vicious suspects Aegis is into guys due to his lack of interests hitting on beach girls, but he denies it.
  • Camera Fiend: As a journalist, Yuna take pictures of the crime scenes and making memories with her invention, enpicturator instead of using her vision orb.
  • Heroic Vow: Yuna make a vow to never use her vision orb again and only use her enpicturator to take pictures. The reason why she refuses to use her vision orb is unknown.
  • Child Hood Friend: Yuna is Penelope's childhood friend she knew since they were children and she is always protective towards her.

Minorica Rhythm Heroine from Earth Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
Rhythm Heroine
#7535: Jul 30th 2020 at 7:06:48 AM

For MGCM:

  • And Your Reward Is Clothes: Some clothes can be obtained through gacha, while others can be obtained through completing stories in limited-time events.

Speaking about the Does Not Like Men thing, the loading screen information is written like this:

Kamisaman: Riri's mother is a single mother. It seems that her father was having an affair, and it seems that is the reason why she distrusts men. She has an older brother who is a year old, but she don't listen to him.

Edited by Minorica on Jul 30th 2020 at 10:18:16 PM

"No matter how bad the heroes can get or how bad the situation is, we're sure we can overcome it and get our happy endings..."
Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7536: Jul 30th 2020 at 10:08:04 AM

[up][up] @Stardust 120

Misella and Vicious suspect Aegis is into guys due to his lack of interest in hitting on beach girls, but he denies it.

As a journalist, Yuna takes pictures of the crime scenes and makes memories with her invention, enpicturator,<- comma instead of using her vision orb.

  • Are you sure "enpicturator" is spelled properly? I couldn't find it using Google.

Yuna makes a vow to never use her vision orb again and only use her enpicturator to take pictures. The reason why she refuses to use her vision orb is unknown.

Childhood Friend: Yuna has been Penelope's childhood friend she knew since they were children and she is always protective towards her.

Edited by Arivne on Jul 30th 2020 at 10:09:41 AM

brb1006 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#7537: Jul 30th 2020 at 1:32:52 PM

Alfred J Kwak

Edited by brb1006 on Jul 30th 2020 at 4:47:28 AM

Stardust120 Since: May, 2019
#7538: Jul 30th 2020 at 5:16:06 PM

[up][up] @Arivne That's how it spells in Tales of Crestoria.

Tales of Crestoria Characters

  • Workaholic: Penelope takes her work as an actress seriously and spend her days rehearsing her roles given. She often fell ill and collapse from exhaustion due to lack of eating and sleep.
  • Cynical Mentor: Penelope agreed to help Kanata, Misella and Aegis to improvement their acting skills, but she can be very strict as she won't let them go easily.

  • Mad Scientist: Malcolm experiments on humans and monster in the most twisted and deranged way.

  • Tested on Humans: He places a human's soul inside of monster, but most of them end up failures. He decides to move on to transgressors as his test subject since no one will miss them. He's responsible for implanted the soul of a monster inside of Emil.

Edited by Stardust120 on Jul 30th 2020 at 5:21:33 AM

Minorica Rhythm Heroine from Earth Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
Rhythm Heroine
#7539: Jul 31st 2020 at 12:32:41 AM

Michael Katsuro, I want to ask. In MGCM, the heroine’s eye pupils is dark-colored (Brown, black, bluish black, etc.) as usual, but when they transform into magical girls, their pupils change into white. (But not their iris and sclera)

What trope fits the best?

Also, is Kudzu Plot a bunch of unresolved important plots?

Edited by Minorica on Jul 31st 2020 at 6:55:31 PM

"No matter how bad the heroes can get or how bad the situation is, we're sure we can overcome it and get our happy endings..."
Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7540: Jul 31st 2020 at 9:23:00 AM

[up][up][up] @brb1006

The 1987 comic series also has a different continuity compared to the original theatrical show.

^ Changed verb tenses from past to present as per How to Write an Example - Write in Historical Present Tense.

Compared to the original theatrical show, the 2017 show Alfred J Kwak en de Sneeuwvlok only stars Alfred,<- comma with none of the characters from the comics or TV series making an appearance.

Edited by Arivne on Jul 31st 2020 at 9:24:39 AM

Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7541: Jul 31st 2020 at 9:30:47 AM

[up][up][up] @Stardust 120

Changed verb tenses from past to present as per How to Write an Example - Write in Historical Present Tense.

Penelope takes her work as an actress seriously and spends her days rehearsing her roles given. She often falls ill and collapse from exhaustion due to lack of eating and sleep.

Penelope agrees to help Kanata, Misella and Aegis improve their acting skills, but she can be very strict as she won't let them go easily.

^ What does "as she won't let them go easily" mean?

Malcolm experiments on humans and monster in the most twisted and deranged ways.

He places human souls inside of monsters, but most of them end up failures. He decides to move on to transgressors as his test subjects since no one will miss them. He's responsible for implanting the soul of a monster inside of Emil.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#7542: Aug 1st 2020 at 12:57:07 AM

  • Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi:
    • Each episode has something bad happening to Kaz, such as getting attacked by Jang Keng and Tekirai, getting turned into a chicken, or getting hit on the head by an umbrella repeatedly by Ami's aunt.
    • Yumi has suffered several Amusing Injuries like getting struck by lightning, falling down whenever trying to ski, getting stung by bees, getting attacked by numerous animals, getting burned to ashes, and getting flattened after getting trampled by her fans along with Ami.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#7543: Aug 1st 2020 at 1:08:03 AM

Minorica: Yes, that's right. That's what a Kudzu Plot is. I don't know any tropes for the pupil thing, so I'd advice you to ask in the Trope Finder.

The And Your Reward etc. is fine to publish the way it is. Good job! :)

Stardust120 Since: May, 2019
#7544: Aug 1st 2020 at 7:37:55 AM

Tales of Crestoria Characters

  • Villain: Exit, Stage Left: After Kanata and the others defeats one of Malcolm's prototype experiments, Malcolm attempt to escape, but Kanata kill him.
  • Big Sister Instinct: Presea cares and loves for her younger sister deeply. She is willing to cut off one of her arms with the Strain of Guilt before the Enforcers find her. She is one of few people she doesn't show any hostile towards Alicia after she commit a crime.
  • Hearing Voices: In Alicia's letter, she mentions she been hearing voices telling her she's a bad person and she should be dead. This is one of the earlier stages of her incarnation of Sin manifesting inside of her.
ID: Invaded Character
  • Mortality Phobia: After Honomachi experiences her first death as Hijirido, she becomes scare of dying and she refuses to go back to the Mizuhanome. She still hesitate to dive back in an ID well after her chat with Narihisago.

Edited by Stardust120 on Aug 1st 2020 at 10:12:58 AM

Minorica Rhythm Heroine from Earth Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
Rhythm Heroine
#7545: Aug 1st 2020 at 9:32:34 AM

Ok, thank you Michael Katsuro

"No matter how bad the heroes can get or how bad the situation is, we're sure we can overcome it and get our happy endings..."
Arivne Since: Jan, 2001
#7546: Aug 1st 2020 at 1:07:40 PM

[up][up] @Stardust 120

After Kanata and the others defeat one of Malcolm's prototype experiments, Malcolm attempts to escape, but Kanata kills him.

Presea cares for and loves for her younger sister deeply. She is willing to cut off one of her arms with the Strain of Guilt before the Enforcers find her. She is one of the few people who doesn't show any hostility towards Alicia after she commits a crime.

^ How would cutting off her arm protect her sister?

In Alicia's letter, she mentions that she has been hearing voices telling her she's a bad person and she should be dead. This is one of the early stages...

After Honomachi experiences her first death as Hijirido, she becomes scared of dying and she refuses to go back to the Mizuhanome. She still hesitates to dive back in an ID well...

^ What does "dive back in an ID well..." mean?

Edited by Arivne on Aug 1st 2020 at 1:11:51 AM

Josh1999 Since: Jun, 2020
#7547: Aug 1st 2020 at 10:18:39 PM

[up][up][up][up]Thank you, Michael Katsuro

Can you add my Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi and Courage the Cowardly Dog entries to Western Animation?

Edited by Josh1999 on Aug 1st 2020 at 10:18:57 AM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#7548: Aug 1st 2020 at 11:55:17 PM

  • Courage suffers a lot throughout the show whenever he’s trying to save his family from the monsters. The poor dog gets flattened, blown up, and hit by an anvil, and has his fur shaven off.

jOSEFdelaville Since: Dec, 2018
#7549: Aug 2nd 2020 at 6:58:27 AM

Kirby - Other Bosses (Pon & Con)

Clean Dub Name: Con is renamed "Cot" in the French translation because "con" is a vulgar way to call someone an idiot in French.

Telechat

Informed Species: Despite the show being a world of puppet funny animals, the kangaroos looks like normal non-disguised humans.

Madness Combat

Facial Horror: Shortly after Scrapeface is separated from his hands, he rubs his face on the wall so hard that his face gets torn off and his skull become visible.

Titeuf

Bird-Poop Gag: In the 16th book, there is an illustration representing the Spring season with the teacher showing a bird to her students while her face is covered by said bird's poop

Stardust120 Since: May, 2019
#7550: Aug 2nd 2020 at 8:33:23 AM

[up][up][up] Arivne For your question why Presea cutting off her arm to protect her sister because she doesn't want her sister to get executed from the Enforcers so without the Strain of Guilt, they won't go after her. An ID well is a subconscious of serial killer or suicidal people made from cognition particles.

Tales of Crestoria

  • Older Than They Look: Presea Symphonia self, she stop aging from experiments perform on her, but in this version, her growth stunt from drinking an unknown medicine from a healer to make her body stronger and healthy. She is older than Laphicet and Alicia.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!: Presea thought cutting off her sister's arm will spare her life from being killed by the Enforcer, but she is the reason of Alica's incarnation of Sin manifesting and devours her.

Edited by Stardust120 on Aug 2nd 2020 at 8:36:23 AM


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