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Biggest Cliche That's in Every Anime

posted a day ago by SamHyde (138)
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The main characters are back at school, and they're not supposed to be using their powers. Then they're confronted by their bullies usually, and end up using their powers to kick their ass.

I think it's a cliche present in literally every anime, easily 80% of them anyways

Usually they're in school uniforms, although wearing them slightly informally (shirt not tucked in, tie untied, messy hair still, or holding on to backpack with one strap).
The main character might be trying to impress or not the other students or a love interest.
Usually the main character tries resisting the urge to use their powers a few times to extend the crappy scene for a few more minutes

[–] AndyKing1967 (38131) a day ago

Tentacles 🦑🐙😳

[–] AmeriGirl26 (14411) a day ago

Let's see...

- huge, apple-shaped mouths when yelling or screaming
- guys in battle running so fast that the wind whips past them, and they clench their teeth so hard that they risk cracking them
- gravity-defying hair
- full-grown women who have faces like little girls, despite being over 21 with big C- or D-cup bazongas
- every hair color in the world except [on rare occasions] black hair
- silly moments when the character has uttered a joke and they briefly turn into a silly little doll
- ridiculously cute animals, both real ones and fantasy ones
- school uniforms

Note: these are cliches about Japanese cartoons, not how the Japanese are in real life.

[–] CarterBlunt (1391) a day ago

Japanese women under 30 do look and sound like little girls, that's not a cliche.

[–] stevewyzard (1591) 11 hours ago

I'm looking forward to seeing if any of these cliches are used in War of the Rohirrim!

[–] AmeriGirl26 (14411) 11 hours ago

It's a lot more iffy when Asian animators are involved with western cartoons. They tend to conform more with what we Americans want, not what they want.

[–] Rorikon (17872) 6 hours ago

I prefer my anime with harems.

[–] BuckleBilly (1149) 6 hours ago

The tragic hopes and dreams of the fans.