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[thesoapster]

Playing the opening during the final fight.

Haha hadn't even thought about this. So true.

 

[Lights and Waves]

Playing the opening during the final fight.

YES

https://youtu.be/-sOVhCEDRq0

 

[Platy]

Weak/pacifist crowning moment of Awesome.

Examples :

Yajirobe cutting Vegeta's tail

Shun fighting a gold saint without armor

Kurama vs Older Toguro

 

[MKIL65]

Shoulder pads

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Pastel-chalked freeze frames at the end of an episode:

 

[T-Rex.]

NANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

When someone chugs a beer and then exhales and goes "PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

 

[ZedLeppelin006]

not really an anime trope, but i love the manzai style of humor we find in a lot of anime, especially gintama!

also hyper exagerated facial expressions :



And one last thing, animating a scene like in a manga, black and white

Recently I found that Kakegurui does this pretty well.

 

[Instro]

The smirk of a character about to turn the tables.

 

[ProtomanNeo]

Transformation / Powering up appears to send our hero/s to another dimension, or into hyperspace.

 

[Loona]

ohohoho

Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/user/ohohojousama

 

[jack_package_200]

NANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

YAMEROOOOOOOO

 

[Principate]

The fool who no one takes seriously and suddenly, that characters shows his/her real powers and takes the enemy and allies by surprise.

Some examples are Urahara or Isshin in Bleach. Hei from Darker than Black too, but we as the audience, know very well how awesome he is.



Or the Heart of the Cards.

Yeah but the original heart of the cards was Yugi just cheating. Literally straight up cheating.

 

[Instro]

Pastel-chalked freeze frames at the end of an episode:

The Dezaki signature move.

 

[MegaPanda]

The enemy has the same power, BUT STRONGER

 

[Sibersk Esto]

NANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

When someone chugs a beer and then exhales and goes "PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

YAMEROOOOOOOO

KISAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/user/ohohojousama

This is amazing!

Pastel-chalked freeze frames at the end of an episode

ho yeah pretty good choice too!

 

[Regiruler]

Japanese text appearing on screen

.

 

[teruterubozu]

Perverted old men.

 

[jack_package_200]

Getting a nosebleed when you feel aroused

 

[Loona]

This is amazing!

I generally don't care much about ojou laughs, but Renge in Ouran having a mechnical platform just to make laughing entrances is amazing.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Powering something/powering up by singing

Its a dumb gimmick to sell 100 character songs and use voice actors as promotion material but its good

 

[TrutaS]

Super-power modes. They make for some epic moments.

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

I generally don't care much about ojou laughs, but Renge in Ouran having a mechnical platform just to make laughing entrances is amazing.

forgot about that, thanks for reminding me!

 

[MosquitoSmasher]

When a character is wearing glasses and clearly showing evil intent when he moves his head up and you can't see his eyes through the glasses anymore.

That is one right?

 

[Linkark07]

KISAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

TEMEEEEE

 

[Geist-]

Thin people eating comical amounts of food.

 

[jbug617]

best girls never winning in a harem show?

 

[Moose Biscuits]

The episode where the main cast go to the beach (there's always this, otherwise it's an onsen - true anime kino has both) and they arrive at the beach and one or more of the characters shout "UMI DA" to a static shot of a beach or other seaside attraction which pans up.

I live for this scene.

 

[iceblade997]

NANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

LOL this. The voice actor for Raku in Nisekoi really did his well

 

[jack_package_200]

best girls never winning in a harem show?

Did Ryoko ever end up getting with Tenchi?

 

[Rhaknar]

shouting special move names of course

PEGASUS... RYU SEI KEN!

also, Rurouni Kenshin's "Oro" but that one is very specific to that show

 

[Kinyou]

not really an anime trope, but i love the manzai style of humor we find in a lot of anime, especially gintama!

also hyper exagerated facial expressions :

Good old Golden Boy

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

When a character is wearing glasses and clearly showing evil intent when he moves his head up and you can't see his eyes through the glasses anymore.

That is one right?

this is one, but not necessarly evil, just people showing they're intelligent, or that they proved they were right, or just being smug

 

[Sibersk Esto]

When a reoccurring gag gets a playful lampshade hanging.

 

[Boss Doggie]

YAMEROOOOOOOO

KISAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

M-MASAKA?!

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

Nose bleeds.

 

[darklin0]

Playing the opening during the final fight.

That super excessive glare whenever someone pushes their glasses up. Always hilarious.

Saying the names of their special attacks while doing them.

Training arc.

My nakama.

 

[jack_package_200]

M-MASAKA?!

BAKANA

 

[espher]

Opening themes that seem wholly inappropriate for the show in question, whether they are or aren't. I love most 80s themes for this.

 

[teruterubozu]

M-MASAKA?!

TEME!!!!!

 

[Yohane]

Twintails

 

[SliceSabre]

Rich and haughty ojou-sama.

OHOHOHOHOH. Extra points if she says DESU WA~ and has drill hair.

 

[jack_package_200]

Opening themes that seem wholly inappropriate for the show in question, whether they are or aren't. I love most 80s themes for this.

Obligatory

 

[Astral]

TEME!!!!!

YAMETEEEEEEEEE

 

[SoundPulse]

Robots purging their armor is always great. The Stark Jegan was the best part of Gundam Unicorn.

 

[espher]

Obligatory

I would be lying if I said this wasn't one of the shows I had in mind, lol.

 

[ArgyleReptile]

I'm quite fond of "This isn't even my final form" forms.

Also Hype Villains.

Also also secret special moves that need very specific requirements.

 

[muteki]

Also:

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh!!!!?????!????

 

[Mr_Antimatter]

My personal favorite is the antigravity skirt.

You know, how girls in anime have skirts that must only be an inch or two covering the goods, yet despite how they walk, run, move etc, you never see anything.