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openForehead closeup = Going insane? Anime
Is there a trope to describe when the camera pans/zooms to a closeup shot from a character's forehead, usually when they are in a sort of Hero BSOD?
openWhen a work in a shared universe doesn't have much to do with the rest? Anime
Specifically, I remember that it used Garden of Sinners as an example since it doesn't have much to do with the rest of the Nasuverse. Unfortunately, this is the only example that I can remember. Thanks
openLooking for a trope that fits No Game No Life Zero Environment Anime
So I'm trying to find tropes that explain the environment No Game No Life Zero take place in. It world destroyed because of a war wage between different races and their respected god. This war cause the world to ruined and these elemental ashes spans the world which burns on contact. Sorry if I don't explain correctly or well enough.
openBeatdown Makeover Anime
I'm looking for a trope that describes circumstances where a character gets beaten up so hard that it literally changes their facial structure, often used for comic effect when said character's appearance ends up either being hilariously ugly or surprisingly handsome. I most often see this trope in anime and manga.
openThe Sky...It's So Beautiful Anime
I was wondering if there was a trope for this thing I noticed in anime. It's when a character is dying and right before they do they look up at the sky and just dwell on it until they pass away. I don't know how common it is but I've noticed it enough to wonder if it's a thing. I know sister Krone does it in A Promised Neverland and Gretel does it in Black Lagoon. I've named it "Sky Dying" if it's not an official thing. I'm just curious if there's something that fits this.
openWorld changing moment Anime
So in aot, the struggle was between humans and monsters. Then marley is revealed, and the story changes. Now its human vs human. And the world is heavily different than the eldians thought.
What kind of trope is this. One where this world changing twist exists.
resolved "What do you think of me as a man?" Anime
In chapter 114 of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Shirogane asks Iino about what she thinks of him as a man. Iino, thinking the president is confessing to her, texts to Osaragi that he is confessing to her. When Fujiwara enters, Shirogane then asks her what she thinks of him as a man. Iino, thinking that Shirogane is two-timing her, angrily texts to Osaragi that Shirogane is a manwhore.
openDevil Hunter Yohko Anime
In the first episode of Devil Hunter Yohko, Chikako Ogawa inadvertently pushes Yohko Mano (the titular character) into their high school's pool. Upon encountering the demon from her dreams, Yohko activates her powers for the first time to kill it. Unfortunately, she loses the top part of her swimsuit in the process.
Which trope fits the above description?
Edited by gjjonesopenAre the previews a separate section from the normal episode? Anime
Ok I just want clear answers, Yes and no, that's all I ask please
Normally in an anime episode there is the Opening, the presentation, the chapter, the chapter has already started and we see the story, then there is the Ending, which would normally be the closing of the chapter, the chapter is already finished, then maybe a shorter part of the chapter itself and then the chapter ends and after all that there are the spoilers for the next chapter, what I mean is, are the trailers and the chapter itself connected or do they have nothing to do with each other and are just a separate section?
I have seen series in which the chapter and the trailer contradict each other as if what they did in the trailer had never happened.
In season 2 of Kimetsu no Yaiba in the red light district chapter 10, in the final part we see the protagonist in a scene drowning without any interruption thinking about continuing to fight, his brother is not there he is sleeping, the enemy's corpse explodes and everything ends with an explosion and the episode ends, then we see the preview which is like a short of character rumors, in which the same scene is repeated but changed in which the character drowning suddenly appears his sister awake and talking, where his mother also appears who should be dead and two versions of them 2 little ones, but the only thing I want to know if the preview is just a section apart from the episode and that's it.
openDoubt about this scene Anime
Well, I noticed that in the scene where the boy spits out the water, there are like 2 mini drops of water that stay still for 2 frames. I don't know if this is because the water is stuck in the blonde girl's hair or if it's normal for drops of blood or other liquids in the animation to take like 2 frames to stop loading motion.
resolved But… I trusted you/Frog meet Scorpion Anime
Two characters who have been in conflict finally reach a detente or an accord and then one (either the ‘bad one’ or plot twist the good one) does something f*cked up to remind viewers/readers that they’re still problematic and/or life is complicated.
Not really Wild Card in that it’s not intentional— the perpetrator isn’t announcing they’re doing something bad— but rather the reaction of the person being freshly wronged like ‘BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE OKAY WHY IS THIS HAPPENING’ but at the same time the reader knows that this was a foregone conclusion because one of the characters is kinda messed up, if that makes sense?
Currently seeing that in RaiseWaTaninGaIi when the leads arrive at a level of trust that goes to hell when the ML basically assaults the FL while the ML is in a feverish state (like he’s not aware it’s happening). Can dredge up other examples, probably. Maybe this already exists as something else in which case please let me know. Finding things in here is a fun challenge sometimes if you don’t know the wording.
Edited by SnallysipperopenPower Slide? Anime
I've often seen this in anime and manga—a move reminiscent of the Knockback Slide, but with a distinct twist. Instead of being knocked back, the character dramatically slides into the scene, signaling urgency or intensity. They usually brake hard on their heels or soles, kicking up dust or generating visible friction. In my mind, the most vivid example is when a character skids sideways into the frame, before charging straight at the fourth wall. Something like the on foot equivilent of abruptly braking in a dramatic fashion while driving wh en the characters arrive at their destination. Screeching Stop seems close but what I"m thinking of is usually in action or drama contexts.
Edited by DarthDraculaopenAction Girl or one of its subtropes? Anime
Crosswicking Ghost Reaper Girl and trying to figure out if I should put this example on Action Girl (which is where the original writer listed it) or if a subtrope would be more appropriate.
- Action Girl: Chloé is actually far more capable than she looks, and takes quickly to her new role as a Hunter of Monsters. Her childhood spent living on the streets and taking roles involving dangerous stunts have given her the base skills needed to quickly rise in the ranks of Arkham Bullet's agents.
ETA: I think I'm going to go with Silk Hiding Steel for the time being, but input is welcome.
Edited by StarSwordresolved Worst Possible Answer for True Love Anime
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War: Chika Fujiwara runs into Kaguya Shinomiya discussing true love with Nagisa Kashiwagi. When Nagisa lies to Chika that she is asking Kaguya what is the meaning of true love, Chika says that true love is like a Beauty and the Beast, where you look past a person's appearance. She then says that if somebody's love were to waver due to physical appearance, "IT SUCKS! IT'S FAKE! The end." Kashiwagi then internally remarks that it is the worst possible answer.
Edited by GoSweetTodayopenFading into the BGM at the end of an episode for a cliffhanger Anime
I've seen this used in a few animes (and probably it gets used in other shows): At the end of the episode, especially for a cliffhanger, the BGM starts playing before the episode ends, often timed so the beat or some other significant part of the song starts at a climactic moment. The most famous example is probably Jojo's Bizarre Adventure using its end theme Roundabout this way
, but another example is Kodocha
, which used it in almost every episode.
openCharacters sharing voice actors in multiple dubs Anime
Is there a trope where an anime is dubbed in different languages where another character from a different anime shares identical voice actors, even in the different dubs?
Here are some examples I can think of:
- Setsuna F. Seiei from Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Light Yagami from Death Note are both voiced by Brad Swaile in English and Mamoru Miyano in Japanese.
- Kou Shouka from The Story of Saiunkoku and Char Aznable from Gundam are both voiced by Michael Kopsa in English and Shuichi Ikeda in Japanese.
- Morrison from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and Goku from Dragon Ball are both voiced by Sean Schemmel in English and Masako Nozawa in Japanese.
resolved Parents telling their kids not to look when a character does some weird stuff Anime
A scene would sort of go like this:
Random Kid: Mommy what are they doing?
Random Kid's Mom: Sweetie don't look!

So I've been binging Dandadan lately, and it's made me realize something: it's relatively rare, outside of full-on cosmic horror, that you see magic/spirits and aliens both interacting with each other. The X-Files had a mix of cryptids, ghosts and other weirdness outside of its Myth Arc, but even then they tried to claim the vast majority of that was due to "latent alien DNA" or whatever in the later seasons. People outright saying 'Aliens aren't real' happens a lot in Urban Fantasy settings, with Alien Fair Folk being the reason behind their folklore in Supernatural and The Dresden Files. I'm wondering if there shouldn't be some kind of a sliding scale for settings that incorporate both aliens/sci-fi and magic/fantasy in varying degrees.