Tropes you love

Does Madagascar produce a lot of anime? I thought they mostly produced vanilla beans.

>honorable/respectable villains

instead of he's ebil because he is!

>Character defeats misguided enemy through both combat and dialogue, making the opponent change his ways to become a better person and a friend

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So basically every shonen MC against any bad guy?

anytime the protag and villain have to work together to beat someone

Most of them don't have real reasons for why they're "bad". I'm talking about the times where you can see where both are coming from and they both have valid points for what they're doing, and where the MC ultimately actually uses words and arguments that are convincing. Many examples of this is just
>Hey I'm bad *attack*
>Stop it you're bad *wins*
>Oh shit you're right
Kenshin only had a few really good moments of what I'm talking about.

OLD MEN

>underling fails in their mission against the protag because they were too weak
>instead of killing them, the big bad sends them back with support to curbstomp the protag
I need to know if this exists, I can't think of a single time it's happened. Why the fuck do evil overlords treat all their minions like shit?

this in general, even in a broader sense
like getting a prophesy and being like "oh shit i don't want that to happen" and then somehow making it happen through their efforts to avoid it.

>character dodges would-be fatal attack aimed at their head just narrowly enough that it grazes their cheek
>counterattack from 3 different angles

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Literally every shounen ever.
Did you watch Mob Psycho?

All I'm saying is that it's rare for them to do it in a way that's satisfying for me. It being common is what makes it a trope in the first place, but what makes me love it is when it's done well.

>character with their eyes constantly closed finally opens their eyes

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>No more magic/Chakra/nen whatever power
system there is
>Good guy and rival decides to settle the fight with punches
Happen a often, is repetitive, but boy that is incredible

>weak as fuck villains underestimate the mc and he proceeds to go beast mode
fuck it gets me horny

I don't know if it counts as a trope but

>the very beginning of the opening starts playing during the end of the opening scene/recap
I'm watching Hibike Euphonium right now and it does it and I love it every time.

Intense rivalries where you can understand both sides and also why they hate each other intensely.

I really only remember this done well in Gundam Seed and S-cry-ed. Though it's been many years since I've seen them...

This is my favorite trope in general

>Character doesn't really like fighting and avoids it as much as possible
>When they actually have to fight they are one of the most powerful characters

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I finished rewatching their last fight like 2 minutes ago. I loved that anime.

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Konosuba

It makes the trope of defeated enemy joins the hero's party more plausible

What is Jobren, Jobly, and Hit

>MC cheats or bullshits every battle he is in
>MC defeats his enemies with 100 in Speech and Charisma
>MC just attacks the enemy when they are giving a speech
>MC has an ally backstab the villain when fighting them
I like practical MC tropes

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Now that you mention Scryed, I remember it has another of my fav tropes.
>baddass and likeable character dies a honorable or heroic death.

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I think mean scumbag MC

A few posters have mentioned them being the strongest, but underdog comic relief characters getting serious fights, in general. Even if they lose.

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How is the MC a scumbag if they are fighting for their life?

There's just so many I love, it's hard to say.
>MC is overpowered and never faces a challenge in the series/the series pretends it's a challenge to the MC
>MC is supposed to be the weakest in the school or whatever, but he's actually the strongest
>The strongest person in the school, a girl, challenges the MC and loses, and from then on, needs to be saved by him after jobbing to every villain
>The main villain has a couple of top henchmen. He kills one of them for failing a mission.
>After a really strong antagonist loses to the MC, he becomes his friend and is always weaker than the MC and the new villains he faces
>"If you kill him, you aren't any different from him!"
>MC gets isekai'd and introduces concepts to the new world (like crop rotation)
>RPG system and stats in a fantasy world
>References to other anime/media as the punch line
>Camera pans up to the sky and "EEEE?!" can be heard
>Character has a power that would negatively affect them each time they use it, but no visible effect happens/can be seen
>Isekai'd MC introduces Japanese cuisine to the natives of the world and the prefer it over their own food
>Every character the male MC meets is female. Male characters are irrelevant
>All female characters are good, all male characters are bad
>MC buys slaves that are beastmen
>Isekai'd MC is reborn as non-human but becomes human in a short while
>America is evil
>Power of friendship trumps all
>MC gets punched by a female after walking in on her getting dressed
>MC is dense to a female character's advances
>Female character looks and acts like a slut but isn't one
>Fantasy races have males look like monsters/animals, and females look human
>Mascot characters
>Arranged marriage
>*Loud noise* "Huh? You were saying?" "Nothing!"
>Main couple gets together in the end
>Villain and hero fall in love
>The weakest character defeats the strongest character
>Generic mook ends up becoming a relevant character as the story progresses

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In the lion king, scar’s facial markings are birthmarks, they just named him scar because it sounded cool.

>strongest guy has no strong relatives or special genes
>he just tries real hard

Literally this week in precure

>MC has an evil power in them that is uncontrollable
>Instead of refusing to use it, MC immediately trains with the power to overcome and control it
Any examples of this happening?

>One-san/Oka-san/"Ara ara" character shows her true strength

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I really enjoy it when old men use female pronouns and speech patterns

UQ Holder, recently.

>Character gets a cape and wears it for a climactic battle
>Character that normally wears a cape loses it and goes without for a climactic battle

Isshin is that you?

That´s incorrect.
Scar birth name is "Taka". And that means "trash".
He changed the name himself once he got hurt by a rino trying to impress his father so the scar reminds him that he will no longer try to have the acceptance of his father ever again.

>Villain and hero fall in love
I wish this happened more often. Is there any actual 7/10+ anime where this happens?

>I can't think of a single time it's happened

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Having the overlord be the protag feels like cheating though

To be fair they have to actually want his dick for there to be a harem. Otherwise it's just a waifu zoo for the viewers.

>baddass and likeable character takes a really long nap
Fixed that for you.

>PoV switches to antagonist frantically trying to figure out what the MC is planning

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JuJutsu Kaisen

dog dies.

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>Character casually attempts murder
>Dumbass character gets violently beaten
>Everyone jokes about a character being gay

Shunsui too

Akame ga Kill

Wait, nevermind. They didn't work out.

>He even likes shitty tropes
Not sure if I should envy you or bash you

Someone's probably said it already but I honestly love it so much when the opening theme starts playing during the last episode.
I honestly really like this trope very much.
I'm not being ironic or trolling I just really really like this trope.

>MC dies at a bit over the half way mark of the story
>No one else can fill their shoes
>The remaining good guys have to beat the big bad despite the now much worse odds
>Ending is bittersweet at best

Honestly, Viral/Simon was pretty good too

Are there any anime where the villain redpills the main character and makes them join his cause, instead of the other way around?

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>MC is overpowered beyond belief
>Starts to get lazy and treat every fight like a joke
>Someone blows him the fuck out with no effort at all

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>the MC turns into a secondary character once his character arc is finished to give spotlight to the rest of the cast

Asta in Black Clover

>Main villain is on death's door at the hands of MC's party
>Remembers the sacrifices his mook team made to slow/stop them
>Pulls it back from the brink using the sheer power of rage and powers up
>Begins to use enhanced version of their attacks
>OST is a duet of the main villain's theme and his mooks theme during portions of the battle where he's using their attack
>Villain fucking uses their signature team attack move solo as a final trump card
>OST during it is a combination of the villain's theme and all of his mook's individual themes which create an orchestra
>Main villain begins to die as a result of performing the attack solo because of the strain on his body
>His team attack begins to lose the individual mook parts of it as a result
>The lost mook parts begin to transition to a music box
>Final scene is entirely music box with the villain finally resting, knowing he gave it his all

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I'm sure you've seen that pic from Dancouga where the big bad commends his underling for being great even though he failed one mission and told him he still needs him in the future. So yeah, Dancouga.

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>smug villain realizes just how OP protag is and how fucked they are

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>comic relief character gets serious

The usual way
Do you understand what honour is? Honor is actually risking your life and limb and dying by following certain "fair play" rules. if that means your friends, family and nation die? That is only more honourable and admirable
So yes, it is way more honourable for 10000 men to die on the fields of battle then 10 men to die in a feast, go die on a shitter old man lannister

Kenshiro and all the Joestars have it.

Examples please?

>normally emotionless cool character becomes clearly distressed

Not a true example but LoGH. People die and the story goes on.

Darkness literally tries to rape him after he gets with Megumin

>delinquent have a hearth of gild
>like cute animals

> magician did not return
ok, i need to drink tonight

>The evil guy in the show is the most evilest guy in existence
>The monster who kill million
>Never regret his action and keep boasting how evil he is
>The MC is a goody mcgoodboy who wanted to defeat the big bad
>MC finally kill of big bad
>After end credit shows that The big bad is not really responsible for the killings. He is the most nicest guys in the show
>The real villain was the MC who was under the influence of the curse murdered all those people
>The "Big Bad" manage to defeat him and remove his memories but need someone to blame for the murder
>He selflessly took on the role so the MC can have a hero life like he always wanted
>He never regret his decision
>He dies smiling

Toradora

Berserk. Guts joins Griffith and starts assassinating people for him.

>Implying the Starks were honorable and not just too stupid to play politics
All Robb has to do was keep it in his pants but not only did he fail at that he also publicly snubbed the man by marrying her.

>The kind and gentle character gets angry

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>character is really strong / extremely skilled at something
>other characters notice
>first character is drawn like a demon / God / beast

Always a favorite.

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Maoyu

bery naisu

Holy shit this. There was the Oldest Genin filler arc in Naruto, based as fuck

>scumbag MCs
Good example is Ataru from UY and the MC from YU-NO. Got any other examples? I was considering konosuba

>and starts
He did it once and felt sick to his stomach, because Guts lives for combat, not murder. And trying to rendezvous with Griffith after the assassination was complete lead to Guts making his decision to leave the Band of the Hawk.

"Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters."
A) Might is right. If you have a method available to you that guarantees victory and also prevents retaliation and repercussions, you should take it. The one who is right is the one who is left standing in the end.
B) If you have something worth protecting, your honor should be the second to last thing you throw away to protect it, followed by your life.

But Maouyu is a standard isekay, with main girl being isekai protagonist

what are some anime where this is a thing, I love when this happens

Exotic runes or other illegible stuff in speechbubbles for muh advanced magic

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most cuck shit ever

>overconfident MC attacks the antagonist right away sure to defeat him
>gets their ass handed to them and told to come back when they're not weak

> "Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters."
well, yes. In the honour paradigm total armageddon and absolute devastation are accepted - and embraced! from the outset
To think otherwise is a base nihilism and craven cowardice
> A) Might is right. If you have a method available to you that guarantees victory and also prevents retaliation and repercussions, you should take it. The one who is right is the one who is left standing in the end.
So, entire honour paradigm and culture are built around the belief that there are ALWAYS reprcussions. One may believe the opposite, but stating that is not an argument
you may notice that honour and destiny are always linked, and that destiny leads the honourable hero to honourable death
> B) If you have something worth protecting, your honor should be the second to last thing you throw away to protect it, followed by your life.
Honour IS the thing worth protecting! One who value any live or lives over any idea or ideal do not have ideals

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Koukou Tekken-Den Tough

>MC getting fucked up
>no thoughts
>no ultimate move
>just berserker screaming

That whole "recap with the beginning of the OP" thing was kind of annoying in the first season, but I got used to after re-watching and began to like it in S2, since the beginning of the music felt like it "rolled" into the rest of the opening much more smoothly.

The first time seeing the OP in colour in ep 6 was cool. Finally blue skies, life is colourful, good times are here and hype and all that. And then by the next time you see the same opening scene the meaning has changed a good bit, assuming you paid attention and gave the show proper emotional investment. At least it's made much more obvious by the end of ep 11.

'Roger That'
youtube.com/watch?v=A4ZLQDDQ9A8#t=3m28s

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A cruel murderer is actually a pacifist and was forced by the world around them into becoming what they became

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>Old man is the strongest character in the show
>Does nothing useful with that ability

>friends of the protagonist remain relevant throughout the whole series and don’t get pushed aside due to power creep
One of the best aspects of Kinnikuman.

>ending manages to genuinely surprise the viewers

Shame when second season fucks it all up and it can't compare to fan speculation, though.

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>Delinquent guy actually follows the rules and is a cool dude once you get over the delinquency

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I wish I was as easily entertained as you. Your life must be magical.

It happened in Nanatsu no Taizai
Two bad guys were rekt by the mc, all the other bad guys went there to rekt the mc

>villain

>main character makes fun of the villain for being ugly

And of all teh possible examples you choose Kenshin, who failed to do that with his most important and powerful opponent.

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How old are you?

exquisite taste

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>villain

the seems very specific, examples?

> the will to fight and go for their ultimate goal no matter what is character's weakness instead of a feat

> villains having human and likable traits, moments of romance, caring for their families without ever changing their ways and stopping being teh villains

>Supporting character was actually keeping their power level hidden the entire time because they like their life the way it is and don't want to be thrust in the spotlight and finally get to let loose when the main cast is preoccupied

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>MC and Big Bad fight to the point that they can't even use their powers/magic/weapons anymore
>Final fight is settled with a one-on-one fistfight
This is cliche as all hell but I love it so much. It gets even better when they play music (OPs/EDs) as this happens, a la MGS4. Really has a sense of finality.

>close up on characters mouth
>mouth slightly agape
>slowly turns to evil smirk

>MC believes the ends justify the means and is more than willing to play dirty to win
Even when they're proven wrong in the end it just feels so nice to have an MC that isn't a total pushover.

>tfw just started (an hour ago) Tanya the Evil
are you me?

>MC was actually extremely overpowered the entire time and everyone around him was just too retarded to notice

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what people expected, that being inaho staying dead and slaine take over as the new and sole MC, was unrealistic as fuck

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>The eternally hot-blooded rival sacrifices himself to save the rest of the cast
Self-sacrifice is always lame when MCs do it but the loser secondaries that can never measure up are the real heroes.

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>Sidecast tells the MC to just kill them all in a hostage situation
>MC does it
>Villain cowards out realizing having hostages does nothing

Ichigo 100%

Naruto. Bleach. Yugioh. Basically every shounen ever desu.

Persona 3

>OP/ED spoils the ending but you only realise once you know it
>title/phrase is said, bonus: It's used in a completely different context
>massive plot twist changes the entire dynamic of a main character and their actions
>change of artstyle, either in the OP/ED or with an entire episode as a gimmick

Red dead redemption

>Old man is strongest in the show, does nothing because it isn't his problem
>Harem girls actually have a life and goals besides orbiting MC's dick
>MC has a bro to hangout sometimes and show actually show them hanging out.
>MC bro is the comic relief and one of strongest characters.

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei

>Character is not innately gifted, is unwilling/unable to use magic/etc, not successor to OP hidden art
>still one of the strongest and most threatening characters in the series

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viral from gurren lagann

TWGOK
The shitstorm it caused on Yea Forums was legendary

Hatsumi Sen

Love and Peace!

I know you just made this up but now I want it too

>start of OP2 is the end of OP1
youtube.com/watch?v=MsMDDs653cY
youtube.com/watch?v=kALFWulNp1Y
>final fight with the world at stake
>every character that the mc met during the show come to help

Some hyperactive weirdo actually ends up the most likeable and based character in the series. See: Rock Lee

>show presents two sides to the conflict, while NOT taking any sides when it comes to saying which is in the right

I love that shit. Such a shame it's so relatively rare because it demands a large cast by necessity. LoGH is the most prominent example.

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>when the characters theme song or first opening starts to play during a badass moment.

i fucking love this one

even better:

> then the character's theme song was never fully played and once their big badass moment comes, there is suddenly another, more powerful and intense part of it

To add in to this.
>MC and roval have one last fight to settle their score.
>no higher stakes it all, It's all 100% personal.

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can i get an example of this one?

It's hard to remember that off the bat. I think Ragyo's theme from KlK once the battle with Satsuki starts can be one.

>Main villain is secretly a huge dork whenever he's off panel

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I think Bunshichi from TT counts but I don't think he dislikes fighting as much as he's just lazy.

...but Bunshichi is undoubtedly gifted. His entire shtick is that he's a cream of the crop natural born fighter. IIRC, when he fights Mitsuomi, Dogen even contemplates how everyone else has to train tremendously to even come close to his natural offense. Or something along those lines.

>stoic/asshole OP character has his pride destroyed after something and become better persons after
I like when the character is one of the good guys, not the villains. Usually end up being my favorites.

>old man reminds everyone in the series of just how powerful he actually is
>even the MC that has almost mastered his OP ability that's on route to a power trip realize just how easy the old man could crush him
Nngh.

>half of this is just slime isekai

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>Sen
>Anywhere near highest tiers

>world full os different powers and magic
>MC has super strength and speed.

I forgot, why did people call inaho as eggs again?

>heroes defeat another group of random henchman
>one of them get up
>gets beaten anyway
>he get ups again

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>>ending manages to genuinely surprise the viewers
My kyodai.
Selector Infected Wixoss was like that as well, including how the season 2 went to shit.

Fighters who have flipped medium-sized logs:
- Sen
- ???

Fighters who haven't flipped medium-sized logs:
- All the rest

I think the data speaks for itself

>main character is still a virgin at 22 years of age

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Tsurumi -- Golden Kamuy

>huge, long fight against the rival
>both end up tired and worn-out by the end and end up settling it with their fists

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>Jobber character never quits and refuses to change his arrogant persona
>Jobber character wins a seemingly impossible victory

Yeah, but most of the time, the guys you listed don't use that powerup for "I must be stronger without that power!"
Then they end up falling to the power again and can't control it

I recommend you watch two videos for a counterpoint to your point of view:
- Why Alphas Eat Last.
- is all fair in love and war? - by Vsauce
Honor isn’t only moral, it’s an evolutionary mechanism. If you can stab people in the back, what impedes people from stabbing you in the back? Your might?
Remember friend, you live in the real world, where actions have consequences and you eventually need to sleep and scratch your back.
Rejecting honor as a fundamental principle upon which our very beings were build is very nihilist or childish. Or both.
Not to try and ad hominem you, it’s just that you aren’t taking enough factors into account.

Touka in Yuusha ga Shinda

I think user is referring to the fact that Bunshichi doesn't have chakra bullshit like the rest of the cast, but yeah, as you say he's gifted in the sense of being so bullshit strong he doesn't need to train or learn chakra to begin with.
Perhaps Bob would have been a better example but he mostly jobs unlike Bunshichi.

>Villains get spared and converted to the morally good side.

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>Japanese Names In A Western Fantasy.

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>hero realizes how ridiculously powerful the villain is when he stops their most powerful attack with no effort

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I really like when old rivals or minor characters that have appeared in the series appear during the final battle with the "leave this to us" catchphrase.
I know its corny but I can't help but like it.

>old man is the strongest character in the show

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>main character starts talking in kansai dialect

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Any other examples of that?

I feel the discussion has gotten a bit off-track, the original discussion was "scumbag MCs" using dirty tricks to win a fight, to quote the original post of this chain:
>MC just attacks the enemy when they are giving a speech
>MC has an ally backstab the villain when fighting them
Take these for example. They give a clear advantage, and can be prevented via proper diligence from the side being attacked. Of course, using underhanded tactics necessitates being wary of the same tricks used against you, but they will always be on the table to begin with, so it's best to instigate rather than be in the dark as to whether they may be used.
If you're building a society, a code of laws and restrictions (and therefore consequences) needs to be in place, but in a fight to the death, literally anything should be on the table. International warfare, as well, greatly benefits from a code of laws, but this is more of a ManV.Man argument. If I'm getting jumped by some guy with a knife, and I have the option to play dirty to get an advantage, I'd be foolish not to use that option.
I don't think honor as a concept has no place in society or in fights, I just feel that in a fight for your life, one should throw away honor first.
I could get into clarifying my points in the context of where the discussion is now, but that turned out too long for a comment and I've got a lecture in half an hour.

And because I don't like completely derailing, I really like it when a gentle character has a "you have threatened my friends, you have fucked up" mode, pic related

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Masataka Takayanagi is probably a slightly better example. He doesn't have any God-given talents IIRC. Hell, isn't his brother a good example as well? He dedicated his entire life to reach the pinnacle of martial arts.

And yeah, I figured user probably meant something like >special talent.

The Spiral King honestly cared for his followers tbqh

>character with super powerful life threatening skill actually suffers the proper consequence for abusing the ever living fuck out of it throughout the anime/manga

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>Villain gets a horrific and Karmic fate worse than death for their crimes.

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Hannyabal is one of my favorite trope.

>when the antagonist show some real and selflesd virtue

I love the marines.

>the MC has creepy and bizarre powers

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The best
youtube.com/watch?v=3o5bRCZJENg

Fuck, that's good.

I like it when a new villain shows up and has the same gimmick as og villain, only "better". Like, he thinks he's made the og villain's tech or whatever better and can now beat everything. He then challenges the og villain to defeat him and prove himself as the superior version. But then the og fucking curbstomps him and the new guy's like "no, that's impossible, how". Even better if he cries to the hero to save him when he realizes he's fucked.

In this corner I will build a mountain
For in this game
ONLY I SHALL BE ROLLING THE DICE

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naruto part 1

Chrollo with the Phantom Troupe.
Not only that, but he is also attempting to redeem the death of some his underlings.

Ichigo with the Hollow Mask

Because it's the only thing that defines him except for being a savant and liking the princess

Villains use power of friendship.

>time limited super mode
>monster of the week can only be beaten by super mode
>45 seconds remaining

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This.

>Character goes all in on their opponent during a fight
>Suddenly another character appears out of nowhere and intercepts their attack in an awesome fashion
>"Your opponent is me!"

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Based Kimetsu No Yaiba

This sounds like Boros from OPM, but without his mooks part, otherwise it's almost the same.

>MC sets out on a quest solely for revenge
>meets all sorts of interesting people along the way that develop his character into more than just that along the way
>finally meets the target of his revenge
>blows him the fuck out because he may have become a better person but that doesn't mean he should be forgiven

>all the characters from the show come together to beat the final boss

>MC dies on their feet

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I love this one

>MC keeps kicking main villain in the dick

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manga?

I want my waifu Kagari to teach me to speak in compressed data!

Persona 4

And then she proceeds to job

Busou Renkin did this Watsuki why

>character, preferably the mc, gets so obsessed with justice and what's right that he's in a morally gray area
Also
>character known not to ever cry or just outright cannot cry, cries

The Phantom Troupe has one that I love the most

>characters are downright homicidal, batshit insane, murderous son of the bitches
>they are genuinely bro-tier and sentimental with their clique or organization

>character continue to fight even when they're already dead

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The man is japanese you absolute penis. The whole series is about japanese folded a million times martial artists being summoned to a fantasy world.

>loser, runt, rival, or weak character is okay with who they are after chasing their goal and failing
Bonus points if they sacrifice themselves

There are tons of hentai where that happens.

I still wish Rock Lee was the protag of Naruto :/

thats just bad writing though...

best dad

>main character's ultimate enemy is another version of himself

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>beat Wakatsuki with ease
>beat Bando who was not only a monster but his worst matchup
Sen is easily S tier.

>side character dies protecting MC using a forbidden technique

>Is there any man that needs a reason to protect his oen children?

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I still get mad
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>MC literally slaps/beat/kill the shit of somebody who harm his girl/friends
>dark elf protection
>villain thinking he won but music change before being BTFO
>earned happy end

>If you kill him you'll be just like him
>Kill him anyway

gurren lagann

>character's parents die before their eyes

salsa?

kakyoshin and dio

>The badass character that breaks down crying
I don't mean manly tears, i mean like "crying like a btich" tears

Wasn't this Overhaul?

That's my favorite too!

Literally never happens

Kinda happens in Fairy Tail, where every arc is focused in one character

Blood geysers.

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>antagonist gloats about his flashy abilities and excited for an honorable 1 on 1 duel with the protag
>protag doesn’t give a fuck and just shoots him

>historically powerful character tries to live a quiet normal life
>random mooks fuck with his/her loved ones
>said character snaps and proceeds to brutally murder everyone

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This. Mono-et-Mono is the best conclusion to this shit. Nothing else matters except to drive home that this conflict is their fucking destiny. Everything generally leads to this sort of shit in that narrative and I love it.

MGS4 was pretty flawed--even for me, but it has some of the best cinematic moments for MGS as a whole.

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Baki Dou

>notorious weakling manages to defeat an incredibly more powerful foe on his own through smarts and determination
I'm a fucking junkie for this shit.
No bullshit power unlocks or hidden abilities, just sheer will to survive winning the day against a complacent predator.

Is this the equivalent of far west duels?

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>the main antagonist and the main protagonist are ultimately similar people, just playing for different sides
>the final fight is a reinforcement of this, and despite the fact that the conflict isn't necessarily helping anyone, they see it through
STANDING HERE

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> At the moment that the compressor hose attached to actor Tatsuya Nakadai was activated it blew a coupling causing a much larger gush of fluid than planned. In fact it was so strong that it nearly lifted him off the ground and it took all his might to finish the scene.

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>Character all but dies
>gets back up
even better if
>Character literally dies
>gets back up

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Yes.

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>Main heroine and a rival girl positioned for the MC to fuck in the future
>He instead chooses to help and romance the mayadere instead
I remember the death note-but-ejaculation and Sessomaru of Inuyasha doing this. So rare, and yet so fulfilling

>Friendship powered MC gets separated from their friends so they have to make more friends to defeat the enemy.

source?

Hol Horse

Autist characters are actually noticed as fucking autists by other characters in the show instead of it being "for the luls"

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Gundam SEED and Destiny. Rau converts Kira to his way of thinking. Kira won't admit it but by the end of SEED Destiny Kira is effectively Rau's living will. Even more so than Rey, Rau's clonebrothersonthing.

Villains giving a shit about their mooks in general is something I love. Not seeing them as disposable tools but as allies he's gathered for a cause greater than any single one of them.

>characters acts like an idiot and everybody makes fun of him/her
>it was just a façade

How did nobody catch this as bait?

>Villain is a smug piece of shit who's practically untouchable
>The good guys' victories don't even bother him or slow his plans down
>That amazing moment where he actually loses his fucking shit at something
>And when the MC crushes him and destroys his will
Haven't seen it happen much, but I love when a character who's just completely overpowered and an unlikeable, manipulative cunt actually gets what he deserves.

>designated pervert trope character does his thing
>instead of everyone rolling their eyes at him he actually gets the shit kicked out of him
>bonus points for getting arrested or killed

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well, yeah, kenshin lost. Shishioh only died because it was no longer his time. Both metaphorically and literally.
The entire fight was a metaphor for the changing of the eras.

I found out there was a vn the other day where one of the heroines is an autists even the MC recognizes

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>This happens and the antagonist still wins
>The reverse happens and the protagonist still wins
Whenever a PoV shift happens you know the protagonist is going to win. It was cool at first but after so many series it is now boring.

the extremely evil guy from that puppet show who literally trolls people to death

Hunter x Hunter

>rival slowly turns to love interest and keeps their competitive nature with MC
>MC's power comes from a demonic/evil source with a will of it's own

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>character is introduced like he's hot shit but gets fucked up repeatedly

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>male mc surrounded by cute and beautiful women and doesn't act like a perverted creep
such a breath of fresh hair. Why the fuck isn't this done more often?

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>Timeskip
>The official couple has married
FUCK YOU I LOVE THAT SHIT

>Romance/Romcom
>MC actually has a friend of the same sex
>said friend has their own side romance

And it's almost always better than the main romance.

The problem with this is that most writers (especially shonen) use it as an excuse to keep their protagonsit a desnse idiot who knows nothing about romance, then suddenly after a timeskip they're married.

Then you have stuff like pic related where it's fucking amazing.

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Rest in peace, dad.

Why are so many MC's dense idiots? Is it just because the creators are autistic or they think their readers will be autistic?

because so many MCs are dense so an MC has to be dense to be an MC

When the very last proton degenerates and the last blip of matter enters a black hole, I will still be mad.

When the final neutrino is annihilated and the universe seemingly ceases to exist, my lingering rage will remain.

Several reasons

>1
Most of the time the manga are in shonen magazines. You don't want your manga to get axed or anything and young boys are generally pretty stupid when it comes to romance, so you keep that shit in the background

>2
Most mangaka are loveless losers who've never experienced a relationship in their life.

>3
Going back to points 1, it's less time you have to spend making the icky girls relevant.

What i hate most is when there are two characters that know they are in love and nothing happens as a way to not disturb the status-quo. Why even bother then?

Oreimo

pretty much, never forget Masashi Kishimoto actually tried to make sakura liked by the readers and was surprised and dismayed to find out everyone hated her. For some reason a lot of writers don't realize you just write women like you write men

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>old man is giant pervert

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What’s he waiting in line for? A restaraunt?

Tate no yuusha :^)

Heavens feelmovies?

Does he just summon a waifu out of nowhere, or is she just a stand type thing?

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Yes, actually.

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>Comedic side character is either the strongest guy in the show or is legitimately bullshit powerful because he's had to keep up with the special heroes who were granted powers because of MC status and fap-/shlick-/market-ability.

>Villian is in fact evil not because ME AM EVIL because he/she/it is just a bad person taken to the extremes and you are able to see that evil humanity in it and recognize it with ease.

>The unbelievably powerful characters that have nothing to do with the plot at the moment. They just happen to show up help out a bit and fucks off because we get the feeling that what they are up against is so beyond the mc at that moment that it would be suicide to attempt it.

>The emotionally pent up character letting loose and having fun, showing that they are actually fairly cool/powerful or have a quirk that makes them kind of fucked up or annoying.

>For some reason a lot of writers don't realize you just write women like you write men

No, that's actually wrong.
They hate her because she's an evil stupid cunt, not because she's not written like a man.
You stupid cunt.

Hinata is as feminine as a vagina wrapped in flowers and lace and she's the most beloved heroine in the book.

On a similar note, one of the best parts of Sunred is when a new villainous organization shows up to challenge Sunred since Florshiems never been able to beat him, and Sunred just tells them they gotta beat Florsheim first.

Then they try and beat up Florsheim only to get curbstomped and learn that Vamp and his boys aren't weak, Sunred is just freakishly strong.

>both sides give their contrasting according to keikaku lines

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It didn't exactly go as you describe here, but I do think we saw a significant character development in Naruto when he confronted Nagato and learned about humanity's endless cycle of pain.

I actually like that trope if the male is aware that they are beautiful but he has good self control

>main antagonists who is considered a major threat is defeated
>getting rid of said antagonist actually makes things even worse

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>The comedy relief is the most powerful character in the show
I FUCKING LOVE THIS!

>mc gets an overwhelming powerup to finally get rid of that threatening big bad
>that powerup of his gets out of control and he goes on a rampage, being the new big threat

Lemme throw an obscure one for you: Devil & Devil.
Rivalry well established and made sense. They become friends, but still rivals. Final battle of the show is them going at it at 100% after kicking the bag guys ass, just to see who the stronger one really is.

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My nigga I was never able to put this into words, though I'd also apply it to emotional scenes as well
>OP or emotional character theme has been played numerous times
>The character dies or otherwise goes through their narrative climax
>Their song continues to play and we find out there's a second, more meaningful/emotional part to it
I know this has happened once or twice before but I can't remember where, or even if it was anime or otherwise

>Overpowered protagonist meets overpowered antagonist and neither can resist putting their abilities to the ultimate test by having a cataclysmic death match where they both revel in killing the shit out of each other

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>forced modesty when getting praise
Pretty cute.

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>picture of Allucard on harddrive became picture of a little girl upon uploading to Yea Forums
what the hell is going on here.

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Don't know if that's a trope, I don't think so, but I love when the ending starts playing before the episode ends, and it just matches the climax of a hangover as the song has some solo in the start or something like that.

i like this

>normal guy in a world of superpowers and bullshit magic, still kicks the shit out of everyone
>mc feats actually spread and new villains shit their pants upon meeting them because of their fame
>villains actually care about their subordinates, have friends and normal lives outside of villainess, plus points if they have a hobby

>first half is vegeta
>second half is my headcanon

>elite group of morally dark grey villains, each extremely unique, powerful and an arc villain on their own

Boros?

Romcoms:
>The clingy jealous girl who is the most open about her affection wins (I actually need an example of this)
>MC cuts misunderstandings at their root by explaining everything properly
>MC starts as a loser but develops into a confident and worthy boyfriend

Sports
>Opening plays during the final play of the match
>The benchwarmer has been training like crazy and finally gets his time to shine
>Oponent team is so fleshed out I almost want the protagonists to lose

Comedy:
>That one gag that keeps getting reused except it gets more and more ridiculous each time
>Serious looking character is a huge goofball
Mostly because they're not tied to the status quo of most romcoms. Shuu and Ruri(nisekoi) even had a nice confession scene

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>Villain is constantly looking for methods to obtain greater power, and just when you think he's dead after a climatic battle, he finds a way to come back

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Sauce?

This, this, this. And when the scene itself doesn't even have to be spectacular, but the ending theme is, that also gives me chills a bit.

>Fluffy haired MC
>Tanned, like Okinawan
>Cocky, jokes about everything
The only reason I watched Megalo Box
Also, thanks Sinichiro Watanabe

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Hero kills the villain.
Bonus points if he does the deed after the villain begs for his life.

I wish they adapt Strange/Fake

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Named combination attacks.
Of any type and involving anyone.

Any other examples of this?
>The overpowered character finally meets someone could give them a challenge
is good just on its own but nowhere near AS good

It's nice if you eat up on the cat and mouse shit, with a neat bait and switch at the beginning. The same writer who wrote g-senjou by the way.

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huh? Where does this happen?

>MC is pure and innocent looking but pulls off terryfying pyscho faces
>MC puts up an act of giving up while they're actually scheming

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>girl confesses love and proposes marriage where everyone can hear it

Jojo

>male mc surrounded by cute and beautiful women and doesn't act like a perverted creep

That's been basically every male protag in anime and manga for the 20 years.
What you mean is a generic male who doesn't act like the hot chicks who are only there to be hot as fuck are worth a fuck.

It's not done because they want the male in the piece of work to be overwhelmed and thus the men in the audience by how how attractive they are.
Its cheap, but it's effective.

Doesn't Jojo just introduce a new cast to give the spotlight to?

Made me laugh thanks user
Because is Yea Forums is stupid

So never? Huh.

Usopp vs Luffy was clearly one of the highest points in the manga.

>character who, until now, had the coolest head in the entire series utterly loses their shit
Chills.

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>MC misunderstands the strength scaling of something he's not part of and believes top tier people are what the average skill level is so he's too scared to enter

>We are never going to get Shin Great Mazinger

>Made me laugh
He jokes but, if people clearly didn't like those tropes we wouldn't be seeing them so much. It's probably more logically safe to believe he was being unironic.

>lost to baki and oliva
>lost to baki AGAIN (and now he had help from yanagi, they are both useless)
>lost to jack
>lost to gaia
>just gave up and stopped fighting after that

worst character in that arc

>badass that everyone is afraid of gets instakilled by some literal-who

>MC is some random bumfuck nobody's heard of or knows
>Main antag is too concerned with decimating his rivals/achieving his keikaku to even acknowledge MC's existence as everything keeps going his way
>Antag slowly begins to realize MC more and more as an actual credible threat to him as the show goes on

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This.

youtube.com/watch?v=qXZM5bxoccc

Jujutsu Kaisen and Black Clover did this in terms of recent series.

Both get "The offer" from their big bad monster in them and both are like, "yeah fuck no".

>pant to the sky
>shooting star
>Oji-saaaaan!

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Shamo did this in some way

Bunshichi is a fucking beast.

He just wants a normal high school life user.

Fucking this
Also, as a derivated from that, the comedy character that's played for laughs and to not be taken serious even by their friends actually has supernatural powers all along

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Despise beign hinted that he's actually powerful and actually it's hard for the readers to take him serious, when this guy started to unleash his full power, it was awesome

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explains why so many people like the show. It finally has a relatable protagonist.

>The baddest and evilest guys are completely afraid and shit their pants when they see the MC because of how powerful, brutal and merciless the good guy is

>when the anime actualy fucking has a solid conclution (END)

Chaika

only if he realises the situation he's in.
Oblivious protagonists piss me off, i'd rather have them acknowledge the fact that they happen to be surrounded by hot girls but are unable to fuck them for some random reason instead of being dense motherfuckers that also complain about not getting laid in general.

>MC cuts misunderstandings at their root by explaining everything properly

i really need examples of this

>MC cuts misunderstandings at their root by explaining everything properly

i really need examples of this.

>a bigger bad is introduced halfway through the story and becomes the primary antagonist due to overshadowing the former primary antagonist
this shit really gets my dick hard

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>MC isn't worthy as the villain's opponent

Tough

While killing slimes for 300 years I ended up reaching the max level, or something along those lines.

Godspeed you glorious motherfucker.

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Senpai best girl

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This remembers me the mighty Usopp.

>Villain teams up with heroes to stop another baddie but doesn't change his ways and isn't apologetic.

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Beelzebub was pure kino
is there more stuff like this?

Usopp wins through plot armor, asspulls, and comedic relief. Shit character

>Villain deliberately pretends to be an idiot

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My favorite

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>greedy character who's all about money and fame is a total bro who cares for his people
See: Greed from FMA also

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Mob Psycho and OPM both do this a bunch

people just get slapped in the face with cold reality

>Normal guy in delinquent infested manga
>Can’t fight for shit
>Through series of misunderstandings and happy accidents ends up as the most badass person in the country
The best comedy.

This has got to be bait

>Old man is the strongest because he willing to cross lines that other characters won't.

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do you know what "trope" means?

>godspeed
>obliterated by those very gods

>MC becomes the big bad
>Antagonist is redeemed by taking him down
There have to be better examples than this trash

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>main villain was just trying to get his family back or fighting to protect his family

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