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openVoice actors in one work by a certain author return for another work by the same author Anime
Japanese voice actresses Mao Ichimichi, Konomi Kohara, and Madoka Asahina play roles in an anime adaptation of Teasing Master Takagi-san, written by Soichiro Yamamoto. Starting April 9th, the three of them will also star in In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki, also by the same author.
I'm not sure if You Might Remember Me from... works here, but if it doesn't, is there a trope that fits this scenario?
Edited by Henshin4LifeopenHero with enemy's powers Anime
Very common shounen trope. The protagonist is able to fight the stronger-than-human enemy because he has/gains that inhuman power. Almost always surprises(or even alarms) everyone. What's also common is that a bunch of friends with similar powers enter the show later on. Seen with Eren's titan transformation in Attack on Titan, Goku being a saiyan in Dragon Ball, Asta's demon powers in Black Clover, Ichigo's shinigami form in Bleach, and many, many other shounen series.
openBad at disguise but not because the disguise itself Anime
Is there a trope about a character being bad at disguising, but rather because how they act is easy to see-through? Like, A disguise to be B perfectly appearance-wise. only to act nothing like B.
Or just Paper-Thin Disguise is enough?
Edited by XVIIKNIGHTopenFiller episode has important thing but it's only small? Anime
Do we have such a trope for this:
- In a Filler episode of Dragon Ball Super or One Piece, the episode seems to be there just to fill time, but rewatching it again via Rewatch Bonus, an piece of equipment that proves to be important later on shows up in the background as an Easter Egg.
- An episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit seems like Filler, but you'd have to re-watch it to understand that a throwaway remark wasn't actually filler; it was relevant to the season's Myth Arc.
Is it a Chekhov's Gun, or another trope entirely?
openBullet Time Close Up Shot of a Sword Tip Anime
What's the trope for when some some unthwartable Zen master swordsman goes to for a mega kill (like slicing an aircraft carrier in half in one blow), and to convey the sheer awesomeness of this move, the camera shows a close up of the tip of the sword moving about one inch per second across your screen, but with steamlines, so that there is no confusion that it's not actually a 1 inch-per-second attack.
If there isn't a trope for this, why? This shot is in literally every anime with a sword fight.
This question is NOT about Bullet Time. This question is about the particular shot, the extreme close-up on the blade of the sword. I don't read comic books but I assume that the shot is common there as well, and it probably originated there, except not animated.
openThat trope where someone wakes up a character by jumping on them? Anime
Do we have a trope here were a character, usually a girl, wakes up another character in some crazy way like by jumping on them and kicking them on the stomach or something like that? I see this a lot in anime especially but I can't seem to find a trope page about it.
open"Carbon Shell" Anime
A character can coat their skin in a black, hardened shell that resembles solid carbon, basically creating an impenetrable shield.
One Piece: Armament Haki
Fullmetal Alchemist: Greed's ultimate shield
Metal Gear: Senator Armstrong's nanomachines
Street Fighter: Urien's Metallic Aura
openLoss of skill Anime
Is there a trope, thanks to amnesia, where someone loss the ability to do a skill well? They could still do it but not very well.
openThe Saddest Story Ever Told Anime
Is there a trope for when you're just infodumped a character's entire backstory in a single scene through third-party exposition and it's some of the most Woobie-bait stuff ever? Like "This little girl got cancer, and then she had to fight several wars for ten years, and then she got double cancer, and then her family spontaneously combusted, and now she only has three days to live before she turns into a giant monster made of triple cancer!"
Edited by Somethingsomething852openBox cutters as weapons Anime
A character (usually of the Yandere type) uses a box cutter specifically as a weapon. I've seen this in quite a few anime, as well as anime-inspired works (i.e. video games) that I'm surprised I haven't found a trope about it yet.
openSeeing someone you lost in someone else. Anime
Trope when a character meets someone who reminds them heavily of someone they lost due to looking like them and similarities in behavior. This isn't a ghost though.
openNinja Fishnets Anime
Is there a trope for whatever the hell that fishnet-like fabric that Ninjas wear on their arms is?
openAggressive older love interest Anime
A lot of anime featuring a preteen/pubescent boy protagonist involves them having some kind of professional relationship with an adult woman or much older teen who is sexually aggressive towards them. Due to the Double Standard: Rape, Female on Male, this is generally Played for Laughs or for titilation, even though the protagonist's reaction usually to this ranges from discomfort to Tsundere-style ambiguity. Marshmallow Hell is often involved but I'm looking more for the relationship dynamic/character archetype.
Examples include Misato from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Haruko from FLCL.
openEnding trope Anime
At the end of the 90s version of Sailor Moon, Usagi says "The End", followed by the Inner Guardians saying "See ya!"
Which ending trope best fits this description?
Edited by gjjonesopenHiding behind gender-neutral descriptors Anime
This is currently listed as an example of Exact Words, but I'm wondering if it belongs to Pronoun Trouble.
Serial Numbers Filed Off version: Alex asks Bob to describe his girlfriend, not knowing Bob is Closet Gay. Bob uses a list of gender-neutral descriptors that does apply to his boyfriend Carl, but to Alex, Bob sounds like he's describing some kind of Meganekko.
- Bob: They're really smart, and composed. They're also hardworking, and really dependable. Also... they look cute in glasses.
The English translation is certainly an example of Pronoun Trouble (using "they" to hide somebody's gender), but how about the original text?
openLet's fight in No-Bystander Desert Anime
The super-powered hero chooses to fight the villain in a deserted, rocky wasteland - because both of them are strong enough to destroy skyscrapers or accidentally kill millions of bystanders anywhere else. The hero and villain may be at a different location but both agree to travel to a deserted area, or the hero forces the villain.
Examples:
- Dragon Ball Z - Many of the fights take place in deserts and it's even a meme for Goku to ask to fight "somewhere empty"[1]
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- Bleach during Ichigo's final fight with Aizen - Ichigo asks Aizen not to fight in Karakura Town and drags Aizen to an empty region of Soul Society by force.
- Hunter X Hunter in Meruem and Chairman Netero's fight. Netero asks Meruem beforehand to travel to an isolated area, away from the huge crowds nearby.
The rocky desert location seems pretty common out of possible empty locations (e.g. boreal forest, ice fields, steppe) - maybe because a harsh rocky landscape is more appropriate for a fight between high-powered characters.
I couldn't find this trope in Fighting in All the Wrong Places Index or on the pages for the above anime so I thought I'd try here. I've tagged this as Anime, but this could possibly occur in any story with superheroes or other super-powered characters.
Edited by J42openOnly cares about themself. Anime
This is a character who only cares about his safety, like how Gaara didn't care for his siblings, not like in an It's All About Me way.
openPop-cultural osmosis whenthere shouldn't be Anime
I noticed a few cases where a character makes references to pop culture (or even using Fan Speak) where they should have not been. Some examples:
- Alice is a teenage schoolgirl known for two things: being genuinely eager to take over her parent's small Family Business, and being something of a lesbian stalker (the latter is Played for Laughs, of course). There's no suggestion of her being into things like manga or anime, yet when she comments on other girls, she uses the word "Moe" rather frequently.
- In an isekai series, the protagonist was an workaholic who died from overwork. They somehow identified the universe they reincarnated in as a Standard Japanese Fantasy Setting.
Or would this be a bit too Chairs to trope, to begin with?
openGanging up to protect Anime Anime
Is there any trope for when multiple characters gang up on the enemy/antagonist to protect the victim of an ass beat? Picture Neji being stopped of beating Hinata, Ichigo losing control and being stopped by the Vizards or the black bulls stopping the space magic dude that went berserk

In this story, the characters win not by being stronger, but rather by outsmarting their opponents. Basically the fights are very mental.