SBaby
Dungeon Master
Cliche - an over-used term or concept by which a storyline is advanced.
With this, if you can think of any cliches used in Anime, go ahead and post them here. Remember, cliches don't have to be true for ALL Animes. I'll get us started.
Oversleeping (Ash Rule)
A case where the hero of the show will begin the first episode by oversleeping and have to be woken up by his or her mother and reminded that he or she is late for an important appointment.
Oversleeping Can Be Good (Sailor Moon's First Day Conundrum)
If a main character ever oversleeps in the first episode, one of two things will happen. Either the character will arrive at their destination late, in which case they'll get reprimanded and come into their power during the reprimand, OR they'll come into their power on the way to their destination. All other events will take place as normal.
The War Political Dependence (First Relation Between War and Politics)
If there is a war of ANY kind, there will always be politics involved in the Anime, if only to confuse the viewer.
Logan's Run Mk. 2 (The Naruto Rule)
Anime characters, especially main heroes, are usually young. The average age seems to be between 12 and 16, though it can often get below 10. As a rule, the younger a main hero is, the more power that hero will end up coming into. As a corollary, any person over 18 will either be a hardened Samurai warrior, or consider themselves washed up and be more than happy to make room for the 'new generation'.
Cuddler's Law (First Law of Adorability)
The cuter a creature is, the more important it is to the story. If said creature ever sings in the show, it is extremely important to the story. Thusly, it will become the target of just about every faction's plans.
Cute Looks Kill (Second Law of Adorability)
Small and cute will ALWAYS win out over big and ugly. This is especially true if the small, cute creature doesn't seem to have any powers, whatsoever.
Eye See You
As a rule, the eyes of the average female Anime character must take up no less than a third of her face.
Rule of Missiles
There is never just one missile. There will always be a swarm of missiles. As a corrolary, the more missiles there are aimed at the hero, the less likely he or she is to be hit. However, if only one missile or missile weapon is fired at the hero, that weapon will be 100 percent accurate, and often cause a serious, or fatal injury.
That should do it for now. What can you come up with? You don't have to name them if you don't want to. I just want to see how many of these we can come up with.
With this, if you can think of any cliches used in Anime, go ahead and post them here. Remember, cliches don't have to be true for ALL Animes. I'll get us started.
Oversleeping (Ash Rule)
A case where the hero of the show will begin the first episode by oversleeping and have to be woken up by his or her mother and reminded that he or she is late for an important appointment.
Oversleeping Can Be Good (Sailor Moon's First Day Conundrum)
If a main character ever oversleeps in the first episode, one of two things will happen. Either the character will arrive at their destination late, in which case they'll get reprimanded and come into their power during the reprimand, OR they'll come into their power on the way to their destination. All other events will take place as normal.
The War Political Dependence (First Relation Between War and Politics)
If there is a war of ANY kind, there will always be politics involved in the Anime, if only to confuse the viewer.
Logan's Run Mk. 2 (The Naruto Rule)
Anime characters, especially main heroes, are usually young. The average age seems to be between 12 and 16, though it can often get below 10. As a rule, the younger a main hero is, the more power that hero will end up coming into. As a corollary, any person over 18 will either be a hardened Samurai warrior, or consider themselves washed up and be more than happy to make room for the 'new generation'.
Cuddler's Law (First Law of Adorability)
The cuter a creature is, the more important it is to the story. If said creature ever sings in the show, it is extremely important to the story. Thusly, it will become the target of just about every faction's plans.
Cute Looks Kill (Second Law of Adorability)
Small and cute will ALWAYS win out over big and ugly. This is especially true if the small, cute creature doesn't seem to have any powers, whatsoever.
Eye See You
As a rule, the eyes of the average female Anime character must take up no less than a third of her face.
Rule of Missiles
There is never just one missile. There will always be a swarm of missiles. As a corrolary, the more missiles there are aimed at the hero, the less likely he or she is to be hit. However, if only one missile or missile weapon is fired at the hero, that weapon will be 100 percent accurate, and often cause a serious, or fatal injury.
That should do it for now. What can you come up with? You don't have to name them if you don't want to. I just want to see how many of these we can come up with.
