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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 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 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?
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.
openOddly Specific Trope? Maybe? Anime
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.
openTenchi Muyo trope Anime
Hello. When Mikami Kuramitsu (who is Mihoshi's great aunt and the Galaxy Police Academy's headmistress) first appears in the fourth Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA episode "The Day Before the Party", Aira Masaki asks her, "Besides, why did you make yourself look so young?" Later, while Mikami helps out with Airi's documents, Tennyo asks the former "You haven't used that body in a while, right? Using your head and fingers is the ideal way to get back into it."
Given Mikami's older disguise in Tenchi Muyo! GXP and the fact the character was voiced by two voice actors throughout the series (Ikuko Sugita first voiced her for her older disguise in GXP and the third Ryo-Ohki OVA; Yoko Soumi has been voicing her since the fourth Ryo-Ohki OVA, which was released after Sugita's passing), I wonder which trope fits the above example?
Edited by gjjonesopenShirt loss via ripping Anime
Before after or during a fight, transformation or , the character takes hold of his or her shirts and rips it clean off.
A form of battle strip or clothing damage. But cloth has to be ripped off.
Edited by KappaJB09openInstructive voice in the head Anime
In Psycho-Pass, when someone picks up a Dominator, it plays a voice in their head instructing/guiding them about how to use the Dominator.
In Tensura (That Time I Reincarnated as a Slime), Words of the World plays a similar role, giving the being some information about their state and skills and abilities.
If I were to generalize it, I would describe it as a feature where a disembodied voice speaks to and guides different people individually, akin to info text in a video game.
Do we have this one? I couldn't find it on the trope lists for Psycho-Pass or Tensura.
openMoldiver trope Anime
Hello, once again. By the end of the Moldiver episode "Verity", Mirai and Mao are now balloon girls at a local theme park, while Misaki continues his deep space exploration mission. Meanwhile, Isabelle survives being tossed into the sun and reunites with Amagi/Machinegal and the other Machinegal Dolls on Earth. As Nozomu works on his version of the Moldiver suit, Hiroshi has just finished work on an updated version of the Mol unit.
Which trope fits this example?
Edited by gjjonesopenThe shiny strip on hair in anime. Anime
This is usually in anime but sometimes I think I've seen it in western animation too but I"m talking about that light/white horizontal strip often around or just above the bangs that's meant to convey some kind of "shine" in the hair. or the hair catching light. EDIT: I know DC comcis seems to like to use it alot too. Superman and Wonder W Oman tend to ahve it in a lot of art.
Edited by DarthDracularesolved Trope where people politely wait during fights Anime
I'm sure there must be a trope about this, but I have failed to find it or a question about it.
So, especially in anime fighting series, you have a fight or a duel and during the duel usually both display their special techniques and what not. But especially in shounen series's all action stops while the other opponent monologues about what a fool the other is and how their next extra special technique or power will spell doom for the adversary.
Now granted, there is the rule of cool and sometimes the waiting opponent is interested or is smug or (over)confident. But at other times they looks on being terrified while the other one goes on and on and they never attack even if they have been shown to be quick enough.
openTenchi Muyo trope Anime
In the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki episode "Hello Ryo-Ohki!", Ayeka Masaki Jurai bursts into tears upon encountering a flower similar to the royal teardrop (a Juraian flower which is meant for sad occasions according to her half-brother Yosho) on Earth. Fortunately for her, she gets better seconds later when the newly-hatched Ryo-Ohki brings her another flower to cheer her up.
Which trope or tropes fit the above example?
Edited by gjjonesresolved ExecutiveMeddling, but the production team does it to themselves. Anime
Is there a trope similar to Executive Meddling, but rather than the network or some higher-up placing restrictions on the production team, but it's the production team placing restrictions on themselves?
Context:
- During the production of SSSS.DYNɅZENON, the sequel to their 2018 anime SSSS.GRIDMANnote Which in of itself is based on the 1993 Tokusatsu show Denkō Chōjin Gridman, Studio TRIGGER intentionally restricted themselves as to how they would write the show. This meant that they agreed to not bring back certain characters from SSSS.GRIDMAN, such as Akane Shinjou and the titular Gridman, and challenged themselves to create something new but just as interesting as the latter show by sticking to only using Dynazenon.
(I've been told Universe Bible before, but this info was from an interview, and not a bible — nor is there a physical one to look at AFAIK)
Edited by Henshin4LifeopenNamed by the dub Anime
A character who doesn't have a name in a work's original language is given one in a foreign-language dub.
For example, in Sonic X, Cosmo's sister doesn't have a name in the original Japanese version (her eyecatch card just calls her "Cosmo's Older Sister"), but the English dub gave her the name Galaxina.
Also, in Yo Kai Watch, Nate's parents don't have names in the Japanese version, but are given the first names Lily and Aaron in the English version.
Edited by rcs709openartistic license - monuments Anime
Do we have a trope for mistakes about monuments and famous buildings? Watching The Case Study of Vanitas and the Establishing Shot of Notre Dame Cathedral has the spire sprouting from the transept instead of the center of the roof.
openDoubts about certain light effects Anime
I have some questions and doubts, I don't know if the first image is a lens flare effect, in any case what exactly are they?
And the second related to the last image, are those spots abuse of the camera or the same Lens flare effect? So that it can be understood in this scene there are no spots from the beginning until a light reflects the screen and they appear, there is nothing within the action that spills those spots and when the lights disappear or are less bright they disappear even when seeing light.
openFacial expressions in anime/manga Anime
Is there a trope, or a superindex, covering what looks like the standard range of facial expressions in animé characters? (things like the obligatory wink when a character is knowingly addressing the fourth wall, or the way the eyes are replaced by upward-pointing chevrons/carets when excited, or the exaggerated letterbox mouth seen in the page image for Sunny Sunflower Disposition) These look like a range of standard expressions and trope shortcuts, and it'd be interesting to find out more about this. Thanks all!
resolved Trope for different clips in dub openings Anime
I remember seeing a trope describing how dub openings use different animation during the intro than the original. I believe one example I saw on the page mentioning that the original Pokemon dub intro uses both clips from the original opening and several episodes. However, I can't remember the trope's name and for the life of me, I can't find it.
resolved Power System Anime
I have a question on if there is a trope for power systems like from anime like One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto. I tried searching for it but the closest is Functional Magic but that's more about magic than powers. Does the trope go by a different name or does one not exist for them?
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.