So I’m sure we all know and have seen anime’s that have the same theme or cliche’ around it but we still enjoy it.
Now what I means why these recurring cliche’s are genres such as action shows that have the recurring theme of a hero that has someone to beat so they have to get stronger to beat that enemy. Then the theme just continues until the show ultimately ends.
Many times these cliche’s can appear differently but they still have the same ultimate ending. Now the question that I have is what anime cliche’ would you like to see end or changed?
For me I would have to say the romantic comedy genre since even though I do enjoy a good romance anime I would still love to see them genre get a makeover or not be so predictable.
Some shows have changed this genre around and actually did make the show less predictable or took it further than normal. Those shows were Paradise Kiss
& Itazura Na Kiss.
If you haven’t seen them check them out!
But what anime cliche’s do you wish would end or how would you like to see them changed? Like how would it be if the hero actually lost instead of won or if all the characters didn’t survive in the end? Comment down below with your answers I can’t wait to read them!
~Anime Reviewer Girl!
I would be over the moon if I never had the hear that princess laugh ever-again . Y-Y It’s meant to be used to show how annoyingspoiled brats are however, for some annoying reason many anime are using it unironically on there female bad guy (it tends to come out of nowhere).
Lol
Most cliche’s don’t really get to me except for friendship speeches or when a character talks about why they have to win a fight before ultimately winning. I’ve always found that cheesy.
Yeah it can be pretty cheesy and sometimes kinda boring.
Some cliches are purely technical, like “the protagonist chair”, it’s because the window seat means you can use your stock backgrounds behind the frame, and in the back means when looking at a character’s face you don’t have to animate people behind them. But the options still exist to pan-classroom shots and the like. These are probably the primary reason it persists more than just “it’s expected”. I don’t have such a hatred for the technical cliches because it often IS a budget thing. So long as the stuff they choose to spend their budget on is good, of course xD
What I need to see go is the whole lesbian infiltrator series premise. It doesn’t have a name yet but it will in a few years. The ONE guy in a girl’s school, bonus points if it is magical and the one guy is, SOMEHOW, the only male with magic powers in the entire flippin universe. I actually loved Valkyrie Drive for flipping that on its head xD IT IS THE WORST OF ALL THE BAD HAREM SHIT! SERIOUSLY! xD
Yeah I definitely understand that sometimes it’s there for a purpose. But yes a bad harem is just terrible
Afraid of thunder. Can we have more shoujo heroines not afraid of thunder? I can understand jumping, but there’s a lot of other things to be afraid of as well.
Yes exactly!
Main characters that have huge appetites can be annoying. I also doesn’t understand why so many openings feature running characters.
Yeah that is actually really weird.
I have many ideas in my head I would like to share but I try to choose one XD. I think the cliche that needs to end would be the “typical Shonen characters”. Characters like Naruto, Ichigo, or Goku are examples of Shonen characters. They are male characters that have the fit body, spiky hair, determine willpower, and sometimes act tough all the time.
How about we get something different like Haruyuki from Accel World. He is a male character that is fat and small and consistently picked on. Even though he later becomes tough, he can somewhat be relateable. He is poor soul with a less self-esteem. That is one cliche I have in mind.
Wow I never thought of that but that is definitely a cliche.
This was one of the clichés I had in mind. I just noticed that we see most male protagonists fit in shape.
That is really true though and I had never really thought about it.
Maybe it was just me who saw it. Besides that, I can name a few cliches that should be addressed.
Hey regardless it was definitely something that was great to point out.
Thank you so much. I might have to find some more clichés to share.
I would love that!
Great! Time for me to find them and sort them out. I shall return lol.
Lol okay