Anime has its own visual grammar and storytelling patterns, including many familiar tropes. While they may look crazy on the surface, each trope has a function to serve, whether it's deepening ...

The shonen anime trope, the power of friendship, remains as fresh and impactful as ever. This enduring trope is skillfully utilized in various shonen series, as protagonists find strength through ...

While there are many tropes in the medium that are still relatively fresh and enjoyable, some of the worst Shonen anime tropes are those that have been around for decades now. While every anime ...

Planet With is one of the weirdest combinations of everything ‘anime’ I can think of, all jam-packed into 30-minute episodes, featuring every typical trope I’ve seen in the book. But what ...

If you want all your classic anime tropes like a world that blends Japanese and western culture, aggressively on-the-nose character names, and way too much pointing, then this is your paradise.

No matter your style, you can find an anime that suits whatever interests you have. Still, there are some very tired tropes littered throughout the anime industry which fans are bored of.

Anyway, have a look: As noted on the Nico Nico Pedia, a terrific resource for understanding Japanese internet culture, kabe-don trope often appears in manga and love simulators aimed at women.

Anime fans know one thing for sure: If a girl has pink hair, she has no say over her future. That’s because she’s bound to become the main character in an anime that will involve her becoming ...