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openA certain kind of inconsistent translation Anime
SPY×FAMILY has a character that is only known by their title, referred to by this wiki as the "SSS Lieutenant." However, this title is inconsistently translated in official translations: while the anime's subtitling and dub calls him "First Lieutenant," which is a military rank in both the US and the Commonwealth for the IJA rank of Chuu'i in the original, the manga's official translation makes him a "Captain," partly due to length, and also presumably questioning how likely a First Lieutenant gets to be the commanding officer of a Second Lieutenant.
I don't think this counts as Inconsistent Spelling. But what does that count as?
openNormal weapons are more lethal than magic or blunt force Anime
Basically, characters can survive a ridiculous amount of blunt force damage or magic attacks, but when it comes to weapons like guns and swords, they're suddenly just as vulnerable as any normal human.
Using Naruto as example, no matter how strong they get, a kunai can still kill them.
resolved Potential voice actor example Anime
In the 1996 anime adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin, Tomo Sakurai voices Misao Makimachi. This isn't the first time she's played a character with a temperamental personality, as she voiced Shayla-Shayla before in El-Hazard: The Magnificent World.
Which trope fits this example?
resolved Strong Powers, Incompetent User Anime
What’s the trope for when a character’s abilities are exceptionally powerful, but they’re kept in check by the character’s incompetence?
Edited by Notsofriendlyresolved Character's subtitle appearing in big bold text Anime
(The hero appears) Text appears behind him, in large letters SAVIOR OF THE SOUL AND SKY
(Antagonist rises from his throne to fight him) Once again, the same text, but could be a different font, color and styling as an artistic choice END OF ALL MANKIND
Is there a trope for that kind of thing?
openSuperpower application tropes Anime
Please tell me if there are tropes or variations thereof for the following cases of changing “value” of using superpowers as the plot progresses. Sorry for only giving examples from a few shounen anime, I just really like them.
1. Superpowers Devaluation. When the complexity and uniqueness of the possession of superpowers is exaggerated at the beginning of the plot; the main character spends a lot of time training and developing techniques. Perhaps, at the same time, it is said that he is very talented in mastering them, and an ordinary person would need to spend years, years of training. And later, when events unfold with full force, any fool owns superpowers, learns them in one hour and uses them at random.
Examples: Nen in Hunter x Hunter. The main characters Gon and Killua learn Nen quickly, but gradually. Further, Chimera Ants easily learned Nen, and some of them were born with superpowers; their superior, Chimera Ant Shaiapouf just bestowed them superpowers, for which it was necessary to spend for 3 days in his cocoon. But this is still normal, because they were a more developed species than humans. The main madness has begun on the Black Whale, where Kurapika, previously a smart, logical and thinking person, begins to use his ability to give away Nen to literally everyone he met "for balance", not realizing that by doing this he strengthens enemy groups (while the enemy's Nen users, athletic and hefty men, laugh at him behind his back for his "efforts"); he arranges courses for mastering Nen for every noname who wants it; using his ability to inject someone else's Nen with a dolphin syringe, he awakens superpowers in queen Oito, who was not a Nen user before, and after a hour using the borrowed ability, now she is already inventing her own technique. Right there, another character, Morena Prudo, distributes ready-made superpowers to her henchmen. These henchmen treat the possession of Nen-abilities very careless and vaguely ("oh, we need an Emitter in order to replace the killed teleporter – let's quickly prepare this ability!"). Next, some absolutely random soldiers, having heard their conversation, don't seem to know about Nen, but here they are thinking hard about how to learn some abilities in a couple of days. While at the beginning of the manga, Zushi (the first Nen student shown) trained it much longer than the main characters and continued long training sessions without much results (he is just learning to control the aura, and he hasn’t even develop the actual Nen).
2. Selective ignorance of the masses about superpowers. It is claimed that ordinary people do not know about superpowers (and should not know); but users of superpowers do not particularly care about their secrecy for ordinary people (whether it be the use of abilities in ordinary life or the obvious consequences of their use).
Example: Hunter x Hunter again. Those who take the Hunter exam are secretly sent a teacher, who then trains them Nen. It is stated that the masses are unaware of Nen and how to learn it. But at the same time, fights with superpowers in the Heavens Arena are broadcast openly on TV, and all interested spectators are allowed in. The plot of the manga is about modern society where there is the Internet; which means Nen existence would be impossible to hide. In the same Heavens Arena, during the fight with Hisoka, Chrollo killed 200 people, using his 4 Nen abilities simultaneously, with all his might, which directly affected the spectators in the stands. Videos of superpowers being used could be freely circulated on the Internet, or some Nen user could make a blog about how to learn Nen. But no, ordinary people don’t know about Nen.
3. Ordinary people fight equally with superpower users. Even though users of superpowers are armed with all sorts of strange abilities, ordinary people still get into fights with them and can easily beat them. This is similar to "Superpower Devaluation", but there superpowers lose value as the story progresses due to the ease of obtaining them, and here their meaning in battle is devalued.
Examples:
- In One Piece, in the beginning, Devil Fruit users can easily beat ordinary pirates in batches. In later arcs, well-trained ordinary people using only Haki can easily defeat Devil Fruit users.
- In Attack on Titan: At the beginning, Erwin's squad fights Annie Leonhardt (Female Titan) with huge losses, planning complex formations and traps, but cannot really defeat her. In the final arc, when Annie and Reiner fight against Floch’s squad, his poorly organized bunch of noobs, who have not undergone normal training, is not afraid of the Titans at all, and they confidently shoot the Female Titan and Armored Titan with thunder spears, easily pinning them into a corner. Another example: Gabi, armed with only a anti-Titan rifle, confidently goes to kill Eren, who has the abilities of three Titans, and does shoot off his head like nothing.
4. Excessive Superpowers. When a race that is already stronger than humans uses extra enhancements that humans in this universe tend to use. This results in overkill of superpowers.
Examples:
- One Piece: the Fish-Men who are Devil Fruits users (and/or can use Haki).
- Hunter x Hunter: Nen-using Chimera Ants (especially Youpi, who doesn’t posess human genes, uses Nen freely).
resolved Love Interest: Choose the other Love Interest, please! Anime
There's a love triangle and the love rivals care for each other and want the person they both fell for to choose the other person.
openThe right villain ensemble for the Seven Barian Emperors Anime
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, the Seven Barian Emperors serve as the main villains for the second half of the series and they are also the Greater-Scope Villain of the first half.
I'm trying to figure out what the right villain ensemble trope fits for them. Quirky Miniboss Squad doesn't fit, since they aren't Elite Mooks, but the actual main villains and they don't just disappear after losing once (at least before the series' climax). Psycho Rangers doesn't work because not only do they vastly outnumber the main heroes of three, two of the seven villains are heroes-turned villains, including one of the three main heroes, which makes it seven vs two. It also doesn't help that The Starscream of the Seven Barian Emperors turns against his own team, leading to an internal team conflict that leads to big losses for their group.
Legion of Doom doesn't fit either. Apart from two Face–Heel Turn characters, the group itself isn't comprised of past villains.
It should be noted that there's another Greater-Scope Villain who is responsible for their villainy and tragic backstories, but he's mostly inactive before the climax near the end of the series.
openIrredeemable Big Bad vs Anti-Hero Anime
Is there a trope for this situation: when the big bad is SO bad, so irredeemable that no matter what extreme the hero - who is usually his main victim - goes to, you not only root for him but can't help but feel the atrocities he commits in retribution are justified?It Would be as if said big bad was tailor-made for the hero to be able to commit the worst atrocities and we would still call him a hero.
openThree-person cyclical piston dance Anime
Three people, standing in a line facing the camera. Feet remain fixed in position, but they duck and turn in such a way that their heads move clockwise in a vertical circle without obscuring each other. Not sure how to describe the motion other than that they look like they're pretending to be an inline-triple piston engine. (Like this, but upside-down.
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I think I've only seen it appear as physical comedy, usually a trio who are trying to look intimidating and failing (despite the coordination this seems like it should require). However, Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God has Anubis, Thoth, and Medjed do it together apparently for exercise.
I may also have seen this in live-action or western animation possibly? But I've definitely seen it in other anime before.
resolved Reference to its source material Anime
Tried to find something similar like Shout-Out
or Homage
, like a self-reference from what it adapted from. Though I'm struggling to find something remotely similar or I'm not searching the right keywords
openDistinct males and females Anime
Is there a trope to describe a work that has male characters and female characters who look very different from each other, yet look similar to each other? Like in One Piece, where the male characters and female characters and female characters look very different from each other, yet the male characters have similar general designs and the female characters have similar general designs as well (especially with their faces).
openVisible Veins Anime
Not Tainted Veins nor Volcanic Veins, but veins that are still prominently visible, such as when blood flow is increased to a notable degree. I'm specifically thinking of the Byakugan from Naruto, and how when it's activate, the veins on the user's face around their eyes become more visible.
openAnime crazy angle? Anime
Is there a trope discussing the use of this angle to depict impending insanity? https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/1243273207240478720
openOverprotective Male Lead Anime
I put this under Anime for now but this is a trope that really seems to pop up in South Korean manwhas and webnovels which is that the male lead/live interest (ML) in the orbit of the female lead (FL) will get very possessive of her regardless of the rest of their characterization. It usually includes a scene where the clueless FL witnesses the ML and another male character clearly going out of their way to prove who she likes more. The other man doesn’t even have to be romantically a rival - it could be a male friend, a father, brother, or even a child - even THEIR child! And woe the ML who is going up against an Overprotective Dad…
It seems to be seen as a positive trope in South Korea because men competing to show affection to the FL is a romantic power fantasy and the ML being so devoted as to be possessive is a sign he’s THE ONE. But due to Values Dissonance readers in Western countries understandably get very creeped out by it and notably complain about M Ls when they start invoking this. To the point where the rare romance that DOESN’T use the trope is praised just for showing a ML who is secure enough in himself and the FL’s feelings that he doesn’t feel threatened by every man on the planet.
This isn’t a Yandere - the ML will only resort to violence if someone is actually threatening the life or safety of the FL, not to win his ego-stroking contest. I’m trying to see if there’s a trope this culture-specific incarnation could fall under because even if there’s a Korean way it’s expressed I’m certain there must be a global trope.
openAnd as for you...! Anime
Character's angry with a group of people, yells at them one by one, gets to the last one, and "...as for YOU- you're fine"
openEnergy Dash Attack Anime
It's a kind of line attack where the hero mecha turns into or is surrounded by energy and dashes through enemies causing them to explode in the wake. It can be just a second or sustained flight. It's like they turn into an energy blast in a burst of speed.
open"I am the planet Earth itself!" Anime
In BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO, I found that the ending clip for the third season has an initially darkened planet thing with a flashing light slowly reveal it... to be none other than Kasumi's Super-Deformed face herself! (It's present in most Garupa PICO FEVER episodes which can be searched on the internet, so I don't think I'll need to link for reference for this one)
I wonder if this is actually is already it's own trope?
Edited by JustNormalMusicLover

Is there a trope where a character strips in front of another character, much to the other character's discomfort and disgust? I'm trying to find the name of this trope for a character page.