ITT: Tropesyou actually like
>weapon being your partner
>>140880597
>>weapon being your partner
That's not a trope, that's truth.
If you don't treat your weapon properly things will not end well for you.
>MC is anasshole
>>140880597
>>140880597
>Bad guy turns good after getting their ass kicked in by MC
>cute girlscrying
>>140880995
>>140881115
>>140880995
I despise this trope so much.
>killing is bad
>foe turns friends
>jobs to next big bad guy
Every episode of Project arms lel
>>140880597
>Comic relief, either on the good guys side or the bad guys side, is in trouble
>Looks like the odds are stacked against him
>He merely smiles for the moment before the scene cuts away
>Scene returns to him casually walking away from a field of devestated enemies
>No one knows what the fuck he did
>>140880597
>>140880995
>Nanoha
>A weak, timid character suddenly has a moment of pure confidence in the face of a greater adversary
I fucking eat that shit right up..
>>140882528
Me too anon. It's a glorious thing.
>>140882528
>The team weakling suddenly decides to give zero fucks.
>>140882528
>>140882652
Weird, I don't remember this scene from BB
>>140882620
> why should I be running in fear like somebody with diarrhea looking for a toilet
What the fuck, I don't remember this sentence at all, that's a proper translation?
>>140880597
>Badass Old Man character
>>140882683
Yes?
Have you only read the duwang scans or something?
>>140882528
Could I know where this is from?
>>140880597
>weapon is sassy and talks back to mc
>they slowly become friends
Warms my heart.
>>140882694
>badass Old Man character who says "You're ten years too early to face me"
>Character goes berserk
>>140882720
You certainly could if you used google reverse image search.
>>140882720
Sadly no.
It's got a long-ass name that I can't be bothered to type.
Also this >>140882754
>>140882728
>You know, my last owner always said I was sharp and edgy. He was such an ass.
>>140882728
Rance and Chaos, Soul eater, klk, what else?
>pervy old badass
>maid is actually combat capable
>seemingly balanced fight, followed by "I'm only using a fraction of my power"
>just according to keikaku
>>140882750
Not anime, but still gotta mention Kamen Rider Amazons.
Holy shit, it was awesome to see Haruka go berserk and and brutally kill all those amazons and the hive queen.
It was just glorious
> Character uses the tools they have to win battles instead of "muh power burst"
> Bonus points if the character is too weak so they have to be really clever
>strongest guy in the world is just an asshole that plays no role in the story
>>140880995
This trope is trash
> Good guys are just as big assholes as bad guys
Drama between bros
Fucking love that shit
>>140882754
I'm on mobile man, sorry I wanted to know because it looked like Majin.
>>140882943
So save the image and search it once you get home.
By the way, you can use google reverse image search on google.
> The MC starts off as a little bitch and then grows into a badass through effort, great loss, and self-reflection.
>>140882957
*By the way, you can use google reverse image search on a mobile phone.
Fixed.
>>140882943
Open the image in a new tap, copy the url, go to google and use the reverse image search function, paste the url and you will find out the truth.
>>140882934
> Bad guys who just love being bad.
>Honorable characters
Also Wamuu from JoJo
>main character with a alien moral compass
>there is no evil or good
>can go berserk and become a real monster with morals that others would consider evilGon-san I..
>>140883047
>Honorable characters
Meant Honorable antagonist
>>140883069
I didn't even have to hover over the spoiler.
>>140881329
Same. Shit is the best.
Genuinely villain mcs
Not looking to be redeemed asshole mercenary, really villainous mcs.
So few.
So, so few.
>>140882835
This has never happened.
Prove me wrong.
>>140883133
Saturday morning cartoon villainy is the best.
>Antagonist uses the power of friendship/love to defeat the protagonists
>>140882676
>not remembering the best arc of the entire serie
> Your fight is with me.
Letting your ally run ahead while you fight the baddie blocking the path.
>guy who is seen as bad but only does what he thinks/knows is right/good
>>140883162
>shin angyo onshi
>Villain girl lusting after the MC's dick.
Bonus point if the said girl actually win at the end, but it literally never happened.
>tragic ally death
>side character "YAMERO, YAMEROOO!!!"
>MC absorbs his body gains new power up
>dead eyes he keeps walking forward
>credits roll
>>140882774
what is this from?
>when the calm, cool and collected villain suddenly appears worried
God DAMN I fucking love this shit
>>140880830
It's even better when the MC is a competent arsehole.
>>140883292
re:zero 2: tomorrow's edge
>new set of clothes
or
>characters on their rarely seen casual wear
My dick
>>140880995
This I also really like, but only with some characters. Sometimes it's forced and retarded, but when it's done well, I love it
>>140883324
>re:zero 2: tomorrow's edge
can i get the japanese name? google and bing aint helping here
thanks anyways
>>140883351
>casual wear
Nonsense. Casual clothes in anime is just a myth.
>>140881329
Examples? Can only think of Bleach with Gin.
>>140883162
Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
>>140883419
guy who doesn't give a shit is secretly the most op guy in existence
>>140883384
>bing
S-stop acting so innocent.
>the protagonist and antagonist deem each other a worthy opponent
>>140883471
i dont know what im doing wrong here....
>>140882974
This
>old secondary character veteran
>obviously die off screen during a war event
>come back at the end with the cavalry to save the MC
>he never dies
this.
>>140883537
>eyebrows
>and face structure change
>ears grow larger
JAPAAAAN!
>>140880597
my favorite trope is this thread being full of plebs that will eat garbage like OPM or DBZ and ask for more
>>140883629
But he goes back to being a bitch in the end.
>character knows its his last fight and decides to bring the enemy down with him no mater what
>>140883668
>>140883656
there was a fucking parasite mixing its cells with his, "duh his body changed because anime is shit"
![[muffled cicadas].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/fnnzHFD.jpg "[muffled cicadas].jpg")
>>140883709
>image macros
case in point
I like well written psychos.
When a character disguises as another character, tries to pretend to be the said character and fails miserably, but everyone still eats it up.
>>140883351
This is something that shounen series actually succeeds at, just look at OP or FT, the crew gets new clothes basically on an arcly basis
>>140880597
>comic relief onsen episode
Gulping down milk with a hand on your hip, ping pong play getting out of hand, fanservice and creative ways of censoring that comes with it, that one shy girl trying to get closer to MC because of the occasion, tsundere girl somehow ends up in the same onsen with the MC, MC's Bro that's trying to peek in to the bath but leaves the good parts for the MC in the end, that 'takun' sound of the washtub, that 'tok' sound of that bamboo thingaboo in the onsen.
I love them all.
>>140882652
> Furuichis high demon power resistance went nowhere
ok
>>140883275
These characters always end up being literal cuckolds.
And I mean literal in it's most honest definition. Every fucking time the MC gets together with the obvious girl, and the dick-lusting villain gets comfortable from drooling from the sidelines.
>>140883776
Dressrosa dragged on for so fucking long I momentarily forgot Luffy actually wears shit other than the flower shirt
>>140882720
>>140883384
The manga is "Psyche Matashitemo"
The japanese name is: サイケまたしても
>all these mugs talking about how "good" asshole mcs and murder hobos are
This is the true definition of edgy.
>MC gets NTRed
I love it.
>tropes
>dragons appeared
I think I have a fetish for this ancient meme.
>>140884158
> Dragons
> Ancient proud culture that hoards gold and kidnaps maidens
>>140880597
Take it up a notch
>your weapon is your lover
>>140883737
>dude le ebin summer meme lmao
You aren't much better, salty retard
>>140882793
Owari no Seraph does it as well.
>>140884262
>not your weapon is your mum
>>140884286
salty? retard?
sure is a lot of projecting going on here
even you subconsciously realize that you don't belong here
>>140884215
Yes.
>>140880976
>produced via mold
but no blades were ever produced via mold. arrow or spear shafts sure, but not blades.
>>140882835
>>140883133
>>140883179
>>140883223
>>140883304
>>140883532
>>140883689
>>140883763
>>140884209
All these Jojo drones
>bad guys act all mighty
>get their ass kicked and beg for mercy
Gotta say watching Hokuto no Ken was a treat for that.
>>140884383
And that's why other swords are so shit in that series.
>>140884158
>>140884212
I have a pet theory that the depiction of dragons in popular media correlates with the economic climate of the time; a sort of zeitgeist.
The most polar examples of this would be Smaug, who basically represents pure greed/evil, created during the great depression, and Puff the magic dragon, from the following period of post-war rebuilding and hope.
>>140880597
>weapon being your partner
>no one mentions Valkyrie Drive
I'm stunned.
I love the whole 'normal human is trapped in a virtual world/game/fantasy setting' thing. Spirited Away did it excellently before it was cool. Now there are way too many people who call everything like that an 'SAO clone' which is just annoying. I don't like SAO because it took a trope I loved and threw it aside. Re:Zero is doing a great job of it though.
My favourite trope though is the thing which Perfect Blue, Serial Experiments Lain, and the movie Shutter Island all share.That's when there are two conflicting interpretations of what's happening and it's never resolved as to which of the two is the correct interpretation.
>>140884458
>>140884458
>two interpretations
try twenty
>>140880976
Tip it for me famalam.too busy folding my katana
>>140883537
Did you know the OP is actually entirely in english? Because I didn't.
>>140884359
If you're going to hit me with the memes it's a thousand times more beta to be the edgelord than it is to go for the real heroes.
>protagonist is something supernatural/alien that they have to hide from the world around them
Bonus points if it's a comedy.
Pic related should've really been more than a handful of SoL chapters.
>>140884149
Yes?
It's a word and a literary term.
>The comic relief character rises up and beats the MC for his own good.Also that the squinty character with his eyes closed all the time opens them for the first time in 300+ chapters to show he's serious
>>140882829
That's the power of a hard boiled egg.
>>140884484
Well, in regard to the main question of the series (who is Lain?) then there are two main answers which can be used to construct internally consistent interpretations of the entire plot. I get what you mean though. I'm still changing my mind about the nature of KIDS. (that probably looked weird out of context)
>>140881329
Examples?
>>140884324
It's fine sometimes.
>>140883903
Yeha, the pacing was absolutely fucking horrendous, luckily it seems like there'll be more shit going on now than during 2/3 of Dressrosa
>>140884938
Adzukoo is moi whyfuu
>motherly figure protecting a friend for the series.
>The comical character turns out to be super badass.
>Pacifist is forced to kill again.
>Enemies are brothers
>Badass christmas cake
>>140884209
>Its a well known fact that everyone on the internet is a lolicon
>bullshit
>>140882694
>not posting a bleach webm
anon plz
>>140885090
I'll have you know that I'm not a lolicon.
>MC acts like an aloof jackass but is in reality really considerate of others and just wants everyone to get along
>>140880719
ken-sama pls don't haunt us
>character acts like a complete idiot.
>turns out they were just pretending to be retarded
>>140882694
This looks like complete shit.
>>140884533
Toxic and problematic are also words, but only a certain type of person has them in common use.
>>140885055
Maybe so.
>Anon posts about something really cool
>No examples>It never actually appeared in a work and anon just thought it up
>>140885447
That's not a trope that I actually like.
>>140885422
So if I work with the disposal of industrial waste materials I'm not allowed to describe the sludge as "toxic" or the transfer process as "problematic"?
Stop being retarded an jumping on words out of context. Next you'l throw a fit about the use of the word trigger in a discussion about firearms.
>>140885422
>Toxic and problematic are also words, but only a certain type of person has them in common use.
Well if you want to discuss tropes, you either need to use the word 'tropes' or something wanky and misleading like 'motifs'
>Attack or technique is explained with a diagram
>>140882995
>>140882991
>>140882957
>>140882943
Reverse search is built into 4chans interface, and can be accessed even on mobile. Why don't you faggots click around a bit and maybe you'll find it?
>>140883777
Great taste, anon. Sure as hell beats the obligatory 'beach episode'.
>The good guy is actually the antagonists but he's doing good so no one can say shit to him
>>140885865
So, Code Geass, then?
Not animu but that reminds me Bloodborne's Ludwig fight
>>140885157
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoU2hlDJmFE
>>140880597
Badass normals
>I can't die here
That's my shit
![senki-zesshou_01-00[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/x8lp6lX.jpg "senki-zesshou_01-00[1].jpg")
>>140882750
Too good. RIP AND TEAR is too fun
>>140882793
>Soul Eater
Good times. Maka a cute, and due for a re-read
>retired female hitman takes cute abandoned shota orphan under her wing.
>She was a professional, but grew tired of the business and instead lives by herself.
>Teaches the shota how to be a man, weapons training, fighting styles, tactics, etc.
>The shota and her grow closer together as he becomes stronger.
>One day she gets a call for one last job, an offer that she can't refuse.
>She leaves a large portion of her belongings, house and money to the boy and they part ways.
>The boy discovers that she killed his parents when she was younger.
>She felt awful about it.
>turns out that she secretly wants to die, but wants to go out fighting someone better than her.
>The boy and her have a big climactic battle and it ends with the boy giving the final blow.
>They forgive each other after it, with the girl giving him a kiss and thanking him for the fun time.
>>140880995
People call this trope trash but we wouldn't have all our brojos if it wasnt for this.
![soul_x_maka_by_rasu_chi-d5fc1jr[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/EI6IQVH.jpg "soul_x_maka_by_rasu_chi-d5fc1jr[1].jpg")
>>140884262God do I want his suit. Time to look for red shirts.
>>140884389
>not liking jojo
what are you gay?
>>140886737
That's because that trope has been mishandled so fucking bad mate. It's not even funny. Jojo handles that trope completely right, and gives a reason for the antags to switch sides, and have them not job.
>>140883275
Not an anime but Stella Glow had that and you could have her win and even though there were multiple endings she was basically the most canon.Although she isn't really the villain
![Amagami SS - 23.mkv_snapshot_03.22_[2016.04.18_02.51.24].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/V63ndBI.jpg "Amagami SS - 23.mkv_snapshot_03.22_[2016.04.18_02.51.24].jpg")
>seemingly perfect girl has a darker side
Always get my dick going.
>the most innocent character in the cast which people think will always be useless suddenly rises up to protect others
>strong girls that don't like showing their strength because they think they won't be cute if they do
Worked pretty well in Kuroshituji with Elizabeth.
>>140881329
based Furuichi
>>140882750
One of the reasons i love Godzilla. He's already a Berserker but if pissed enough he goes ballistic on its foes.
No, not you guys too. Please.
I fled /v/ because of this.
>nobody is safe
>Cast is full of magic users and bullshit power levels
>the one guy who has no sort of abilities but still manages to keep up
>Superpowers are commonplace
That's why I fucking eat Index up.
>>140884262
I don't think I've seen that too often. Unless your weapon lover also becomes human as well.
>>140886635
Is this Fate Zero?
>>140887189
What's that?
>Character is fucking awesome but actually been fighting at about half strength
>Does tons of damage to the series
>Almost beats main bad guy
>Eventually gets chance at rematch this time at full strength
>Bad guy cocky until they realize how outmatched they actually were and get essentially one shot
Redemption against people who think they're all that because they barely won when you weren't even trying
>>140884262
>>140882800
>pervy old badass
>Aside of peeking and the ocassional grope he's actually a gentleman.
>When one of the girls who usually badmouths him is in danger at the hands of a legitimate degenerate the Old Pervy Badass comes and wrecks his ass telling him to show some fucking respect.
>Girl in question gets a much better image of him maybe even a little smitten.
>He ruins it with a quick pervy remark. Almost as if it was on purpouse.
Everytime.
>The hero and villain scream each other's names as they try to beat each other to death with their bare hands
When the main character who acts nice and justified the whole time, is actually a complete psycho.
>>140887828
>the main character was the villain all along
Or alternatively
>main character starts off morally right and slowly descends into madness as more and more shit happens to him
I love this shit.
>summoning weapons
will never stop being cool
>this thread
Does everyone watch nothing but shonenshit?
>>140886635
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNLB-xZMaVA
>>140888048
They probably watch other shit, but when you talk about overused tropes shounenshit is the primary source of those.
Well there's also harem shit... but it's not like that's much better.
>>140886828
Jojodrones are the worst thing that ever happened to /a/
>>140888181
>name is deepthroat
I laughed hard.
>villain is an Overman
>>140888048
there really isn't much else airing.
Thing about anime is, the best of it's kind is surface level babis first anime like Beepboop, Ghost in the Shell, and old Ghibli stuff. Digging deeper into anime has one finding either shounen shit or wierd H and basically that's it.
>characters swap weapons while fighting each other
>>140888910
Yeah this is good. If done well it makes a fight scene that much more awesome.
>characters connect punches together.
>>140880597
The longer characters holding back tears before finally breaking.
>10/10 no-nonsense badass females who pull their own weight or even carry the weight of the MC
>>140889359
>females
You can't fool me. That's a man.
>>140880597
> he was just waiting for the right moment
>>140889437
So how is the adaptation? Is it worth watching instead of reading, and then catching up, or should it simply be read the whole way through?
> The elf starts suffering
>>140889495
naw, you can read it as its released. each vol. is like a new mission so you at least get some closure on the current one. the adaption was good
>>140889573
> obsessing over a /pol/ meme
best trope
>weak female friend of the MC
>always stays by while the MC fights
>MC gets hurt bad
>She destroys the one that hurt her friend.
>>140889630
>adaptation was good
Yeah that's the impression I get even a few mins in. My intuition is never wrong.
>Character brings help in the form of all of those he saved and earned the respect of.
Shinsuke is far too manly, I almost turned gay.
>>140889694
the story as a whole feels like one big mission instead of a soul searching journey so you arent exactly let down with the results or bogged down with too much unneeded information.
>>140889879
Goldenboy did this in the anime. It was awesome.
>>140885120
>saving the whole page
Its like you don't want redemption
>computer use is actually realistically shown.
>>140890004
I swear I'm not a lolicon.
>>140890034
> unintended causalities happen more often than not in unplanned scenarios
>>140890308
Fuck off.
>>140890334
>mecha gun shells cause damage to areas.
>a well developed character is suddenly killed off without any obvious death flags.
>>140880597
Some of my favorite tropes
>the villain joins the MC in a fight against a common foe
>the MC is ambitious as fuck and will do whatever is necessary to reach his goal
>the MC goes from being a good person to an anti-hero
>the villain actually manages to convert the MC but not through some brainwashing shit
>timeskips that are well made
>>140887759
>SNNAAAAAAAKKKEEE!
>LIQQQQQQUIDDDDDDDDDD!
Not anime but one of the best examples I could think of.
>>140880597
>A boy falls in love with a girl.
>>140890476
> dont stand under falling objects
>>140890490
isnt that what kicked off Game of thrones popularity ?
>>140890599
>isnt that what kicked off Game of thrones popularity ?
Pretty much, now that I think about it.
>>140890498
Great taste.
>>140890663
Y-You too
>>140890599
I loved this scene from the movie, god I miss edgy Tomino
![[Commie] Persona 3 the Movie #3 - Falling Down [BD 720p AAC] [E8373FC8].mkv_snapshot_00.58.13_[2016.04.12_17.05.08].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/286f1kL.jpg "[Commie] Persona 3 the Movie #3 - Falling Down [BD 720p AAC] [E8373FC8].mkv_snapshot_00.58.13_[2016.04.12_17.05.08].jpg")
Onsen spying/peeking, with your life on the line.
I'm a sucker for those scenes.
>>140883777
Ah, you're a man of great taste.
>>140888313
>having shit tastes
>>140886635
Fucking christ, this was almost 1:1 F/Z
>ancient person wakes up in modern day and tries to wrap their head around technology
Man I'm loving Kuromukuro
>Character goes through hell and back but manages to secure a happy ending despite it all.
>A character trying to make the "hard decision" to sacrifice somebody to save another gets BTFO by a better hero taking the path to save everybody and succeeding due to thinking it through better.
I hate happy endings through ass pulls but I fucking love it when it happens due to things coming together properly. NT may be a mess right now but Touma calling Kamisato a rookie for trying to take the easy route was great.
>>140886990
>the most innocent character in the cast which people think will always be useless suddenly rises up to protect others
Reminds me of the Queen's youngest daughter from Index..
>>140891101
I've never watched any of it.
Can't remember any example off the top of my head. But any scene where a character gets up and knowingly ignores a major wound and continues slowly fighting ignoring any hits they take no matter how big.
>>140891218
Very common trope in digimon
![[Commie] Persona 3 the Movie #3 - Falling Down [BD 720p AAC] [E8373FC8].mkv_snapshot_00.47.37_[2016.04.12_16.50.22].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/hJkpDDJ.jpg "[Commie] Persona 3 the Movie #3 - Falling Down [BD 720p AAC] [E8373FC8].mkv_snapshot_00.47.37_[2016.04.12_16.50.22].jpg")
>slapping and punching people to bring them back to sense
>>140891373
slapping/punching*
>>140886086
Real talk, though, Ludwig is probably the best fucking fight in Bloodborne
>>140884383
This except for bronze swords.
>Character gets a power up he can't use or else he'd die
Battle Auras
Engrish power names (BAHNING SORU)
Transformation sequences
>Character is made to sound like a terrible villain
>Turns out, said character is the biggest bro in the series
>>140886944
>>140885142literally me
>MC and Antagonist are childhood friends
>third wheel childhood friend supporting both sides
>third wheel dies from illness or other natural causes
>MC and Antagonist hold a truce to attend funeral
>Antagonist wrecked with emotion
>MC consoles
>before leaving vow that they will defeat each other
>>140882750
Bleach's only saving grace
>MC dies to an antagonist
>His corpse is revived, under the control of his inner demon
>Said demon proceeds to lay waste to the fucker that killed him, blowing apart the surrounding area
>>140891595
I can't think of a single show or manga that does anything similar to this.
I love the obsessive lesbian characters in harems.
>the MC and antagonist are brothers
>>140891761
>the MC and antagonist are sisters
>>140891761
the antagonist*
>>140889359
fuck this looks cool. Is it as cool as it looks?
![Konjiki.No.Gash!!-v23ch218pg101[Null].png](https://i.imgur.com/ed3RFny.jpg "Konjiki.No.Gash!!-v23ch218pg101[Null].png")
>Main antagonist shows up and kicks the shit out of the current antagonist
>>140882750
>Character goes berserk
>not a picture of Berserk
What? Was it too easy?
>>140886302
>implying Adlet isn't actually a demon
>strong females that don't like showing off their ability because it makes them appear manly when they wish to remain feminine
>"cool beauties"
Except for Ume, Ume a shit
>when the tsun goes full dere after MC gets their ass beat
>when MC recognizes this and teases the tsundere
>Villain is a "puppet master" who has been using the MC to make his plan work
>It all goes to shit when he explains his plan to the MC
>>140892144
>Except for Ume, Ume a shit
Eat a dick
>guy who constantly helps the MC is actually the villain
>>140892449
>He's a smug motherfucker
>He likes mapo tofu
>>140882793
"The God-slaying hero and the seven covenants", however the story begins with the hero and the weapon already in good terms.
>>140891881
Series are Innocent and Innocent Rouge. Based in a bit of French history, but it's more surreal and flexible rather than grounded in concrete history.
The MC can be unbearably insufferable at times, but the sister (in my pic) was pretty dope. 7/10 read, imho.
>>140889430
Lol, don't worry. This time it's not a trap. Legitimate "she" here.
>Power clashes
>girl confesses to MC and he rejects the fuck out of her
>tsundere that likes MC gets cucked
>MC is indifferent to the girls who like him and doesn't even acknowledge them as friends
Too bad this doesn't happen
>technique gives you great power but destroys your body everytime you use it
>MC suffers because of it
>>140893353
>What is Beelzebub
>>140892900YOROKOBE, SHŌNEN
>>140887759sauce
>love interest turns out to be a bad guy/girl
a novel series I read did this so well
>>140887759
KAZUMAAAA
>Useless girl in the group was the vilain all along
>>140894240
Fuck that shit was so cash
>Antagonist is Protagonist's 1st love
>They both fight each other without knowing they're each other's love
>>140884665
Fucking diamond over here. When squinty eye characters open their eyes and show how badass they are.
