The WORST Anime Tropes (Animated)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 16 лют 2023
- The funniest, worst, dumbest and weirdest anime tropes and clichés! I watch a lot of anime, and so I've experienced seeing a lot of themes reoccur again and again in all different kinds of series! Even in my top favorite animes as well! This video was made just for fun, but I want to know what you think of these tropes too! Do you love them, or think that some of these anime tropes need to stop? Comment below! :D
For exclusive Work in Progresses, your own special badge and more, consider sponsoring me on UA-cam ♡ / @wolfychu
Twitter:
/ wolfychuuu
Instagram:
/ wolfychuyt - Фільми й анімація
I like to think the reason the bad guys don’t stop the magical girls while they’re transforming is because the transformation gives off so much light that the bad guy gets blinded by it for a moment.
Oh no! Miraculous Ladybug is a magical girl series!! 😱
@@MaxDViper She’s a French magical girl! Miraculous LADYBUG! 💃🏻
Funnier idea. Villains find it so absurd that they let them transform for the sake of self embarassment
@@starling1226 technically, she's Chinese and just lives in France
@@dracothewarrior4316 Her dad is French.
Wolfychu roasting anime writing and remaining adorable is a rare sight
Wait, there has been a point where Wolfuchu wasn't adorable?
Fr fr
Meanwhile-Anime creators hiring a sniper
@@pmggaming6341 "Snipings a good job mate"
Her kawaii voice just adds to it like-
I remember there was one time Ash’s group found Team Rocket so easily. They were disguised as bushes, and no one fell for it. It was so funny at the time. EVEN ASH NOTICED…
REALLY?! ARE YOU FR!!!??? WOW THAT’S INSANE!!! 😱😱😱☠️☠️
@@KogawaYuri-ENVtuber You good?
@@JJL-TTC Yes I’m fine I just didn’t expect Ash of all people to notice lol
okay ik you weren't talking abt me but like my name is ash so i read that last line and i was like "OKAY YOU KNOW WHAT... you dont gotta call me out like that mannn T-T"
@@sucroseisbest3756 Oh I didn’t know *your* name was Ash! I’m sorry for the misunderstanding! I was talking about Ash from Pokémon! I didn’t expect him to notice. Again sorry for the confusion.
I always thought Team Rocket had bad disguises to add comedy and dramatic irony to the anime. It wasn't a lazy trope, but rather a stylistic choice to make Team Rocket, and by extension Pokemon, more memorable and funny.
yea, i always figured it was done intentionally to make you question how many times ash was dropped on his head
@@tacticallemon7518 I think they just went along with it half the time, because really, what has Team Rocket done to harm them? They've teamed up on several occasions, Jessie and James never harmed any Pokemon, really they were just secret friends. At least that is what I'll take away from it as I will never accept the idea that Ash and his crew are that dumb.
It can be done, for example Shark from Bad Guys had disguises that obviously wouldn't work irl but it's consistent and funny
I might be a transformers fan, but we have this same problem, “why would I become a normal everyday road car to blend in better, when I can instead become a one of one racecar”
I think, especially if they're aimed at a younger audience, it's easier for people to understand that they're still the same character
The idea of a tsundere has always amused me. Despite the fact they’re jerks, they’re almost always very popular among fans. If they existed in real life, they’d be insufferable to be around.
Personally for me tsunderes can be a hit or miss. I do like the well developed written ones with a backstory that explains why they’re the way they are. Not just being tsudere just for the sake of it.
Also the person they are in love with, the target of their tsundere is also a factor. A good example is Spy x Family where the target of the male tsundere crush dislikes him because she finds him to be a jerk. It is more realistic than the ones that ignore it and are pushy with their love.
I think theres a difference between a well written tsundere to an abusive jerk who's actions are excused with the "tsundere" label. A well written tsundere should just be more closed off and uniterested torwards the protagonist, and not unreasonably violent. They are still civil torwards the protagonist.This character is written with a softer side to show *character depth*. An abusive asshole character is unreasonably violent, outwardly mean instead of closed off, and the writers act like giving this character a backstory and showing their softer side excuses their behavior.
Also 9 times out to 10, they are drawn as the "cute" character in the harem (often, though not always the loli or small character,) because the writer knows that if they were real, people would hate them because of their attitude, so they have to draw them cuter than the rest so they will be liked by the viewers.
I mean, stop hitting me every you get when I open my mouth, Naru! Y'know I'm not stupid, 'kay? I'm going out with Mutsumi instead! LMAO
i'd like a Tsundere who DOESN'T punch their love interest multiple times.
"and somehow nobody knows their real identity even if the transformation is just putting on some new clothes" Perry the platypus is a magical girl confirmed
😂😂😂
Doofenshmirtz litteraly couldn't recognize him without the hat 🤠
a plumber, a platypus plumber, perry the platypus plumber, *PERRY*, PERRY THE PLATYPUS!?
So is Superman
"Oh, hello Usagi-chan."
*She pulls her skirt up a little higher*
"SAILOR MOON!?"
The reason why antagonists don't just stop magical girl transformations is in universe time dilation. For us, it's this long pretty sequence, for them it's instant
No, they're watching with us, they just cough and blush and try not to make eye contact.
Dragon Ball Super actually made a pretty good joke on this whole thing. Certain characters were going through a long winded transformation sequence, and they got attacked in the middle of it. Everyone got mad at the one who did it, saying it was dishonorable, and allowed the injured party to start their whole sequence over again. It was a genuinely funny moment.
They made reference to this in Kill La Kill when they showed the transformation from the enemy's perspective. It took a few seconds and looked terrifying.
Megatron: I’m a cartoon villain, but I’m not that stupid
I think my least favorite is how much the sexualize school girls. There’s always an “accidental” panty shot, unrealistically short skirts, the locker room scene where the smaller chested girl gropes the big chested girl from behind, etc. meanwhile the boys uniforms are normal af.
I feel like it’s important to remember that often those sorts of anime are made for young boys. Boys discovering girls is always a messy affair and Japan is smart enough to recognize that it is a thing.
@@Broomer52 yes and no, it is also the glamorification of high school as the last, "freedom," of japanese life since the rest of it is working and slowly contemplating suicide from so much work.
Guys locker room is worse, from personal experience
@@Ob1tuber Yeah.From what I heard from a classmate.The Girls were just turning up 😂💀
@@trakepower Can confirm,the girls locker room was WILD! Normally everyone just changes and gets out but every once in a while, Banging on lockers, twerking half naked while laughing, blasting music, etc. Especially near the end of the year lol
I like to think that the reason the villains don't just attack or stop the magical girl transformation or DBZ-style power-up sequence is because its like an honor system; like they let them transform because that's just what you do and if anyone ever tried to stop them mid transformation all the other villains would freak out and be like "Dude, not cool" lol
Ngl I’d be a villain like that, if she’s not at full power then the battle won’t be worth the trouble. Draw your cards, and let the shadow game begin 😈
Yeah, exactly!
Exactly lol. If you interrupt the transformation you just get instantly disqualified by the laws of the universe.
I mean in dragon ball super 17 did attack mid transformation and everyone came together to give him shit for it
@@harrisonwang5801 Lol, then they picked it back up and got the sequence done like someone one said "Take 2! Aaand action!"
Girl: *drops her glasses*
Guy: *gives girl her glasses*
Girl: "I want to have ALL your babies!!!"
Yeah sound like a really akward moment if you are from the guy's POV
Awkward because the girl would say that in her mind while in reality the boy is just confused as she's just weirdly staring at him with a dumbfounded expression
I really wanna see this from in an anime from a logical person's perspective
"Hey, you dropped these."
**meet cute stare**
"Oh... Th-thanks..."
**girl stands blushing for like a minute while her internal dialog plays**
**male protagonist has been gone for a minute**
Girl: Does anything, absolutely anything
Guy: Are you ok?
Girl: You know what happens later 😏
Me: S***, it's happening again! 🤮
@@gangrenousgandalf2102 *REAL TIME WAS ACTIVATED*
I always imagined a magical girl transformation takes place in a split second. Probably because Winx Club sometimes had characters transform in a cloud of sparkles to not interrupt a scene.
Same with Power Rangers and Ben 10
Ayyyyy i loved the og winx
That has always been my head canon, with the transformation sequence being there for the audience's perception, but it being nigh instantaneous from the villain's perspective.
Honestly it's transformations in general. Just look at Dragonball! It's a sacred rule in anime that one may never interrupt a transformation sequence, only stand there and stare, maybe say something.
Ben 10 also does just that
I love childhood friends tropes and use them myself.
But personally, I feel like they should be more than just a character and be utilized to reveal more about the M/C or even develop them.
Think about it, M/C has known the character for the longest time and trust them the most. I personally believe the M/C would act in a way or show parts of their character that they normally wouldn’t show anyone else.
No matter how bland or interesting I was to other people, I would always reveal my interesting blandness to my best friends the way nobody else would experience. :D
I'm surprised that you didn't mention another trope. The "Airheaded protagonist is late for school and run with toast in his/her mouth." trope. You never actually see them eat it, they just run the whole way with it in their mouth, like they were absorbing it.
Exactly!!! 😂
Check…. The thumbnail…
Why does that remind me of Shinya Hiiragi for some reason
Or they drop it by bumping into the character that ends up being their love interest😂
She showed it, but didn't mention it.
4:05 Bro, I freaking HATE those stupid double standard moments! How is it the guy’s fault especially when it’s was the girl who walked in on him changing? EVEN MORE SO when the door was closed and he wasn’t expecting anyone to come into the room? For once, I’d like to see a realistic reaction or have the guy callout the girl for that bs reaction
Same! I hate it as well, it doesn't make any sense.
@@HanaTheBear Its a Feminist Trope
For as absolutely dumb as the scene was, shout outs to Fairy Tail for making Lucy take responsibility for accidentally doing one of those scenes. It’s when they’re escaping that underground castle maze during the guild games
@@trakepower You mean it's a sexist trope. Actual feminists don't endorse sexism from either side, as it harms the cause of gender equality and acceptance towards femininity in men and women alike.
@@hazukichanx408 You mean feminist in the 2000s (and before...... Despite the HELL they suffered)
Machikado Mazoku deals with long magical girl transformations really well, it shows you the real-time timer of the transformation while we watch the slowed down version of it, so we get to watch the full sequence but it’s only taken about a second
Love that anime
Ben Tennyson: this series did it right
What’s really interesting about Kyo is he starts off pretty hot headed towards Tohru, but he actually learns to control his actions towards her thanks to Shigure. In fact, Fruits Basket not only has one, but two Tsundere’s. The other one being Kagura who’s the more violent type of tsundere
I like how, after he snapped at Tohru at school, he immediately felt really bad.
He thought that no girl would love him, but Shigure encouraged him. :)
@@reeses_unicorn amazing character growth there. And it actually goes beyond any girl. More like he thought no person would accept him other than his mentor and Shigure
I don't think kagura is a tsundere, she states quite a lot that she likes kyo. Well at least sort've. She doesn't deny when someone asks her about her feelings towards kyo
I find it funny that she showed Tokyo Mew Mew at first while talking about how minor changes make them unrecognizable, but Zoe (in my opinion, at least) becomes near unrecognizable yet can still be recognized at the slightest glance.
In the original show I think she changed enough when she transformed! It’s just in the remake that came out last year they made her hair look almost exactly the same 😅
@@Wolfychu you think they done the hair appearance the same on purpose or nah 🤔
@@Wolfychu Yeah, actually that's why i think Tokyo mew mew original was better at that point than sailor moon. Because even though ichigo changed A LOT people STILL recognized her and it just makes sense. But, in the sailor moon even the uniform is so close to the magical girl outfit yet literally no one recognizes her, the only moment she was worried about getting recognized was when her brother was right behind and so she didn't turn to her brother in fear of getting recognized. But, i guess, it was said that "its the magic that makes them unrecognizable" for sailor moon so idk i think its kind of a lazy excuse but oh well its just an anime after all.
The fact that Wolfychu and Lavendertowne came out with very similar videos at the same time is insane
Yeah lol
Her voice is annoying
Fr
Yes! I got the notification for them not even a minute apart
Actually it was Emirichu's idea since she made two videos about it 5 years ago on her channel
One trope that I find kinda annoying is how no matter what happens, it’s always the guy that gets called baka/pervert and get slapped or have things thrown at them, even when it’s the girl that intrudes on his privacy. It’s very rare to see the guy unfazed or defending himself. And it’s even rarer to see the guy calling her baka/pervert. Those inversion moments are always my favorite. It’s always extremely refreshing when you stumble on one Anime that turns this trope around, when you’ve seen the usual version a million times…
That's why i admire Gintama for not doing that trope
Some anime play into this trope - not really an inversion, but more “It’s totally unfair and that’s what makes it funny”. See “Bludgeoning Angel Dokoro-chan”
In Cautious Hero a woman knight slaps MC, so he obviously blocks it and slaps her back
Singapore: HEY WHATS YOUR PROBLEM
Leonardo: YOU‘RE THE PROBLEM, STUPID
Singapore: nope.
leonardo: i died…
singapore: …..
The obvious issue is the double standard trope its funny when one gender does it buts a crime when the other does it
I don't blame those villains who stare at a magical girl's transformation scene because it is literally so addictive.
MC:*starts transforming*
Every Villain in the area: OH MY GOD CEASEFIRE! GET BACK
Android 17 : *Kabooms the girls mid-transformation*
Megatron: I’m a cartoon villain, but I’m not that stupid
Multiple things to point out (not necessarily in order though):
- For the magical girl transformation, I’m pretty sure it’s because the transformations are quick but are added to please the fan.
- I honestly did not like the harem trope so much on a personal note due to most of the time the love interest with good chemistry with the protagonist being not chosen very frequently
- The Persona series falls on the beach/hot springs trope too frequently.
- The fact that the boys are always to blame for these accidental situations felt slightly sexist in my opinion.
(Note Wolfy, none of these are towards you. I’m just voicing my opinions towards these types of tropes. Still love you and your vids so much.) ❤
EDIT: I did not expect this to become so popular.
Well that really good point out there I am not trying to say bs like "male always right" or polar opposite of "because of the lack of equallity for females over the years from now on females must be shown as the right side" and I think anime just need to find the balance and take this trope down for good since it can really ruin problems in the story from some's perspective
@@theenderkirby939 and tbh, more logical reason i can see happen irl is like: a girl walks into a guy changing, ether she embarrass leave as the guy is embarrassed, guy freaks out, or maybe it's like both of them just says eh.
@@somerandomdude712 yeah like I fine with over exaggeterated moments but is really depend on how much it used in the grand cheme of things, how much it belong to the series when is more tone depended and how much it was really needed which sadly in anime especially tropes like this just don't have the sanlme efffect from being overused something that I really try to avoid when I write my fan stories :/
@@justacat5069 yeah like I get in mankind's history female were treated as "below males" which I am never was happy about this thing but I don't think perform this in the polar opposite in anime or any media really not really can work if your media isn't based around it and is really overused in many cases to the point is staled as heck or can be obsolete in other regards
The Harem trope is pretty dull, but I really like the way they used it in Romantic Killer where it’s very meta and makes fun of the trope, but also makes it really interesting. Also helps that it’s sort of a reverse-harem where it’s a VERY non-blank-slate girl with multiple guys falling for her at first due to the “Romantic Thriller” game before something actually happens to justify it instead of a basic dude with like 10 girls falling for him for really no reason.
best thing ever and EVERY character is unique..they don't wanna force or RUSH the relationship (like certain harem)...and wants deeper freindship and hate these FORCE scenarios
there's also a show that i've watched that also (kinda) is similar to this. it's called my next life as a villainness, all routes lead to doom! one.
it's a VERRRY good anime. if u don'tknow this, go watch it (i won't force u.)
@Mikah Sillarico Yeah, that anime is very fun.
Omg same. That anime was so enjoyable and I liked it a lot
6:24 The *one time* that I noticed Ash actually realize Team Rocket was doing something was the first episode of the Unova season. You could clearly see he knew they were the ones that tried to nab Pikachu *again.* I had hoped that was a sign he'd actually be more discerning when it came to Team Rocket's disguises, but I was very quickly proven wrong in like Episode 2 or 3.
GAWDDD I LOVE GOLD/ETHAN
A trope that's always gnawed at me is the uber dense protag. It falls into the harem trope a lot but it's also present when there's only one love interest. The love interest throws themselves at the protag and they somehow don't notice what literally everybody around them notices. It's so frustrating and spoils so many potentially good love story sub plots.
The "Boring Blue Hair Harem Male Main Character" archetype, design-wise, I think started with Yukinari Sasaki from Girls Bravo. Before that, you got guys like Tenchi from Tenchi Muyo and Keitaro Urashima from Love Hina. Both of them which are normal guys and their designs are pretty nice. Tenchi has spiky black hair with a tiny ponytail on the back of head while Keitaro has nice brown hair with some glasses on! At least they're not lazily-designed, that's for sure! LMAO
In multiple stories I wrote I actually have a very good reason for the main character being dense and not noticing romantic feelings.
1. The first story is a reborn as villain isekai and the main character discovered his villain future at age five, meaning by the time he's a teenager he's internalized it and sees himself as unlovable (or that his love interest could never actually be happy with him as opposed to one of the "canon" capture targets) so he's deliberately ignoring or downplaying her cues she's attracted to him.
2. The main character has been emotionally abused by her only mother figure and is albino, so even though she's a knockout by the standards of everyone around her she's internalized the idea she's not attractive, and her love interest is also emotionally damaged and doesn't express his feelings well, which doesn't help.
the "unrecognisable because of different clothing/fake moustaches" trope is also present in western cartoons
Miraculous
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is a classic example of this. Sonic pulls all these disguises and Robotnik or his robots fall for them every time.
"A platipus?"
*hat*
"Perry the Platipus! I was expecting you!"
I'm also a fan of the childhood friend character. They seem to be the nicest and best fit for the MC. Also I hate seeing them chase the MC for their whole lives only to be ignored for the cold, violent tsundere. Can't a childhood friend get the win for once!
Tomo~chan is a girl manga actually did
Meanwhile everyone in reality: "Man I wish I had childhood friend that confessed to me."
From my experience, it's sort of because the main character is so familiar with someone for so long that they don't stand out compared to the new and mysterious people they meet with overwhelming talents/personalities. This also tends to lead to people being friend zoned, or brother/sister zoned.
My theory for why villains don't stop magical girl transformations comes from an episode of Sailor Moon. Usagi was jumping out of the way of an attack, and transformed mid jump. She didn't appear to travel a consistent distance with the time the transformation took, which means the only reasonable conclusion is the transformation takes place in stopped time or something similar.
The childhood best friend is my favorite romantic troupe right next to enemies to lovers. Also I feel like the reason the villains don’t do anything during a magical transformation is because they are just too in shock by what’s playing out in front of them.
The show, “Voltron Force” had an episode where they addressed the magical girl transformation (or in this case, Combination) trope. Apparently, the combination sequence really takes 13 seconds to complete in universe and no villain has ever interrupted it until that episode of this American-made sequel series to the original anime.
5:00 This legitimately happened to me one time when I was at my then girlfriend’s house. She asked me if I wanted anything to eat while we were watching a movie in her living room and I said “No thanks, I’m not hungry.”
*loud stomach growl noise*
She laughed while I hung my head in embarrassment and sighed before asking her what she had for food.
I'm pretty sure something similar has happened to me
That is what I call the universe giving us our 1 anime moment in life
you think thats bad? I went for a job interview once and my stomach kept growling, I didnt get the job.
I assumed the instance of people not recognizing the heroines' faces was an active charm of protection, and their faces just look the same to the audience. It's part of why Usagi had to stare at that guy she hates for a solid five seconds to finally notice the similarity to that guy she has a crush on, just without the rather small domino mask and hat.
I adore a beach episode. What can I say, I like it when the characters get time off from the plot to just interact.
We need a Wolfychu Anime!! Don't care how much time it takes, it's gonna be the best anime to ever exist!!
@Don't Read My Profile Photo okay, will do
YAS!
Yes
Better than Avatar the Last Airbender (note to those people, a joke is a humorous statement designed to induce joy in the audience)
Does anyone like Highschool DxD?
I felt every single example here. You nailed it right on the nose, Wolfy! Especially with the “accidental fan service” trope, glad to know I’m not the only one who notices it’s the guy who always gets blamed (when most of the time it’s not his fault lol)
I would also like to add the trope of violence against the main male character by various female characters (usually ties in with tsundere and accidental fanservice tropes) that gets played for comedy because girl who hits guy is fun (even if she is strong enough to throw him through a wall) but if you reversed the genders, people would be calling for blood
5:08
Fun Fact:
The reason magical girl's aren't attacked while transforming is related to samurai culture.
Until around the Kamakura period (1185-1333) samurai warriors rose to power, it was customary for samurai to always state their own names, hometowns, and backgrounds before fighting each other. This is because if you don’t know who beat whom, you cannot receive a reward from your lord.
It was customary to know who they were or where they were from before you kill your opponent, as you'd you risk losing your reward even if you win because you cannot prove how important he was. Because of this samurai culture of fighting fair and square, villains wait for heroes in Japanese anime.
HELLO! Check out part 2 to this video with the types of anime fans! ❤️ ua-cam.com/video/2ArccdaTaxo/v-deo.html
The power of friendship and how it beats even in situations when the main villain is overwhelmingly poweful and above the main cast.
Yay your back we need jordan now and more song cause those are amazing also great video keep on posting glad you're back Wolfychu.
Endless flashbacks. Wanna save up on animation? Play flashbacks constantly. We get it, you had a crappy past, can we move on?
:)
@@IamSomeone818 :)
Man, your art style got better again?!
You're always able to improve it in so little time, that's impressive and admirable!
Great to see more videos from you! I was missing them!
Great work and keep it up!
Well you not wrong :P
An anime trope that’s been overused so much is the high school setting. Gaijin Goombah already explained it on one of his videos but there’s been so much anime that take place in high school, it’s not bad I mean I have my favorite anime with high school settings but if you’ve seen anyone online talk about high school, it’s often not pleasant at best or outright traumatic at worst. Take for example Aggretsuko and Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out, the main characters are young adults either in college or in the workplace and those are some of my favorites. It’d just be nice if we got something different more often
Saiki K's departure from the annoyance of the Harem trope, despite being overtly expressed, is as confounding as the concept of the series itself. It's Saiki's brilliantly written character!
5:35 actually in dragon ball super during the tournament of power a character interrupts a transformation (which is a smart move) and was told off by almost everyone that “that’s not okay” and “let’s fight them at their strongest” (even though their universe was on the line). So for most shows I assume it is a manners thing.
I'm beginning to wonder if the magical girl transformations aren't in real-time in the anime. What I mean is that all the villain sees is a flash of light forming around the heroes meanwhile the transformation we see is actually some kind of inner space with a distorted flow of time.
Well according to Machikado Mazoku, the transformation really is fast, like, under 10 milliseconds.
i want a realistic childhood friend character. they arent overly mean or nice but they greet the protagonist with "hey dipshit" and then they both exchange an incomprehensible inside joke that is never explained to the audience, likely because it has morphed so badly over the years that they couldn't explain the context if held at gunpoint
I can't stand the "love triangle" because it's actually a love *corner* that the girl gets backed into for no reason other than "she *must* choose *one*"
Wolfychu mocking anime fanservice and making satire scenarios relating to them is the best part of this video! And yeah, it is kind of unfair how the guys always get blamed for accidents.
Fan service is great
5:53 You know I believe another japanese show kinda explained how the transformation is included without making the enemy wait (This is live action BTW)
Apparently to the enemies or to anyone not a hero, the transformation last for about 0.05 seconds then BOOM they are in their form but the funniest thing is, they’ll replay the transformation…IN SLOW MOTION to show you how the transformation happened in detail! So if you ever see magical girls transform again…think that is the reason! IT WAS SUPER FAST XD
I knew it.
Yeah, I always assumed it was super fast in universe and all these close ups are just fanservice for the entertainment of the viewer
That's how they do it in The Demon Girl Next Door. It even includes a timer showing how many milliseconds actually pass during the transformation. It's a pretty good parody/deconstruction of the magical girl genre.
An actually good explanation for the magical girl transformation is shown in an anime called the Demon girl next door, where the magical girls actually transform in like milliseconds and just perform the special cutscene really quickly.
I always like when a Magical Girl anime gives us the rare view of a transformation outside of the normal sequence, which lets us see what others see. Typically it makes it a quick flash and it's done, letting us know hte transformation we normally see is actually happening in an instant.
It makes it easier ot handwave ^_^
Though I also like (maybe even more) when a transformation is stopped by a quick attack or otherwise the villan makes it hard to get into gear. It creates some tension that some shows lack when they get too formulaic
I think the thing about magical girl transformations is that its strictly an animation thing to give the show more flair, if you were to see it in manga or realistically I think it would be instantaneous. That's just my theory.
The magic girl transformation sequences are just for us. In real time, they're instantaneous.
My interpretation of harems is the characters the MC can choose from are often representative of some sort of decision for the MC (not that its original, many such shows share the same themes as you say). Childhood friend could be interpreted as :
- returning to one's roots
- tradition over change
- staying the same
- complacency vs. rebellion
etc.
There's a reason the childhood friend is often not rejected until late in the show. Deciding to change is very difficult for many people so it is seen as relatable.
2:09, As someone who loves the friends to lovers trope, it hurts me when they lose all the time too
2:17, OMFG, I HATE it when the tsundere wins too! Literally their violent tendencies are warning signs of an abusive relationship long-term, and the protagonist chooses them anyway because "they're a good person on the inside". Bull. S**T.
4:33, I ALSO hate the fact that the bad boy almost ALWAYS wins in the end. I get it, emotional baggage, but STILL! I wanna see them pick THEMSELVES up instead of bagging a protagonist with a savior complex to just fix everything for them!
(I remember seeing Emirichu's version of this vid and I'm actually not too surprised you guys have a lot of the same tastes and criticisms)
Magical girl transformations and tsundere’s are two tropes I absolutely adore honestly. I know they’re silly, but I understand why they’re popular QwQ
fun fact, this video was posted RIGHT after lavandertowne posted a “worst anime troops” 98% accuracy
I got that video in my recommendations immediately after watching Wolfy's 😂 the timing couldn't have been better
Ikr I almost thought they did a collab or something!
Yeah, I literally jusy watched it and then noticed this (it was a "worst manga tropes" video)
Haters: OMG Wolfy copied lavendertowne cancel cancel cancel cancel
Just kidding, love this video and haters can go die in a hole
my favorite take on the magical girl transformation is that it actually happens really fast, we just get to see play out in the time pocket, rather than just the flash of light other's in the anime would
2:34, Smg3 be like that, genuinely he is. You probably know that from being in Smg4, voicing the protagonist in the arc where he fist says it.
It’s always a great day when she uploads 🎉
And Wolfy, I hope you know how much of a positive impact you have on so many people’s lives. Watching this channel was one of the only things keeping me sane at the height of the pandemic. And keep on being a solo UA-cam animator too, respect for that ❤😊
Well good to know she helped you mentally when the begginig of 2020's caused the chaos we know
3:46 Nah imagine if this happened in real life in 2023 💀💀
You will get canceled so fast it would make the flash Shem slow
@@aracelideleon860 Gyms be like:
The one trope I hate the most is regards to romance anime where the protag will start off like normal like starts to like a girl that they talk to and by the time episode 11 comes around about 2 to 5 times there would be moments of them almost about to kiss and or confess their feelings BUT it's always stopped by either a Phone call, Friend, Someone entering the room and or fireworks going off...
It's always amusing how there is so much content up to episode 12 when the character is about to and does confess but there is only 5 minutes left of them after they are a couple and then the season ends without anything happening afterwards.
My other trope I really hate is personality tied to their hair colors... it can be meh at times as after a few animes you start to know what type of characters will be like just be seeing their hair.. why can't Orange or red hair be a calm character why does a white hair character have to be quite and reserved... why does the pink hair character have to be an air head... why does blue hair, black or brown hair have to be the color of the dense protag of the story.. like for real mix it up Japanese studios...
My final trope I hate is when you have a Harem or love triangle but even by the 12th episode the protag never picks any girl and the series just ends leaving me feel empty..
My favourite category of anime is sometimes Soccer/football category but mostly animes who got inspired by real life events from the past. I developed further thanks to Blue Lock, which made me look back and realized how bad or weak my playstyle was. To this day, I feel like a egoist who is prepared to turn someones' dreams into their nightmares.
4:00 There is this thing called knocking 😭💅🏻
At 6:07, can we talk about Miraculous Ladybug characters being blind? 😂
One of the reasons I stopped watching the series 😅
I just couldn't take it anymore 🤣
🤓 tBf thErE waS A theOry tHat iF u acT diFferEntly tO hOw U aCt Irl tHere iS A leSs chAncE oF peOplE FindIng oUt tHat It's U🤓
They actually gave it an explanation (very obvious one - "it's just magic"). In the spin-off. 5 (I think) years after show premiere. What's wrong with this show...
I’m neutral about the harem trope , if it’s executed well ,(ie. Giving everyone good characterisation, and room to grow) then it’s a good trope .
5:59 hey wolfy there’s an anime when a character transform looks completely different the anime is called List of Hyperdimension Neptunia recommend watching if u wanna see completely different people when they transform
To me, I usually think of the magical girl transformations as happening really quickly and the whole sequence they show is sort of in slow-mo. An example of this could be in Miraculous Ladybug (which I know isn’t an anime but they still have transformations), where the first time a character transforms in the episode it’ll show the whole thing but then if they transform again later on in the episode it’ll just show a flash of glittery light from behind a tree or bathroom stall or something
Something I've seen people point out with the harem or love triangle stereotype (which I have adopted) is that it could be plainly solved by being in a polyamorous relationship. As long as everyone involved agrees, that's it, problem solved!
Not to mention the "love triangle" is more of a love arrow, as if it was a true love triangle someone would end up being gay/bi/etc
You're so right! I also am just exasperated whenever the love triangle trope appears anywhere now
I mean there are plenty of harems that do end with the MC just getting with all of them like High School DxD or Mushoku Tensei
@@mikemorro140 yeah I don't really watch anime, only really seen clips and stuff, cause parents thought all anime was gross and lewd cause of a choice few pics and short clips they saw, so I based my comment primarily on stuff I've heard and seen from others (only ever watched studio ghibli movies cause that's all that was available to me, and even then my parents thought it was too weird)
@VirusReaper Honestly? Your right. It's the perfect set up but they just don't do it
Hi Wolfychu! I have enjoyed your content since you first started on UA-cam and continue to do so.
I love your voice and the material you share with us, but especially the style of your presentation and the artwork.
Thank you for bringing us along with you on your UA-cam journey. 🥰
One anime I love is called Outbreak Company. And it’s great because it’s self aware of all the tropes and stereotypes in anime, and otaku culture as a whole.
For example, during that anime’s obligatory beach episode, the main character literally says “We’re getting our own beach episode!”
I highly recommend the anime. It’s really good.
5:46 probably a ben 10 thing where the transformation scene is only for us the viewers and in actuality the transformation is instantly
Fun fact: lavender towne uploaded a video on worst anime tropes like (literally) 5 seconds before this
Help u realised 2
i just watched that
Well it was manga but close enough
Fun fact about nobody noticing that a character is a different person because they've changed clothes: It's not actually that far-fetched. Just for fun, after the film "Batman vs. Superman" came out, Henry Cavill (Superman in the film) went to Times square and stood around to see if anyone would notice him. Nobody recognised him, even though he was standing in front of a huge billboard advertising the film and even wearing a T-shirt with the Superman logo on it. Two people approached him, and they just asked for directions.
Funny thing about the magical transformation. There was a scientist or whoever on some Japanese show that broke it down and came to a rather funny conclusion-- the girls are transforming so fast (judging by the light show they're giving off and in-universe time progression) that if anyone tried to stop them mid-transformation THEY'D BE FUGGIN OBLITERATED.
2:07 this is osana from yandere simulator
The one with the transformations is actually explainable. When they transform, it's a split second or faster for the people in the anime but for us it's like 5 to 10 seconds. It's like Dragon Ball where they're moving at the speed of light but it's slowed down for us so we can see it.
3:22
Wolfy: "...especially if they are serious ones..."
Also Wolfy: *Displays the beach episode from MHA"
Bruh
Do they go to the beach? I've seen the entire series up to season 6, but I haven't watched any of the films yet. Am I missing something?
I'm gonna be honest, i've never seen an anime without at least one beach or hot spring episode
5:10
miraculous ladybug be like:
Bro spitting facts 💀
Yeah not deny about this
I LOVE THIS ART SO MUCH 0:26
AWW the art is so cute I haven't been here for a while but god I love it
Gosh it’s good to be here again, i just wanted to check on this channel after a while of not watching it. I was a huge fan 2017-2019 and i would watch your videos all day, everyday. I know you won’t reply but i hope everything is good and i’m glad i checked upon this channel as you were once a big inspiration for me and a huge amount of joy! Thank you for bringing me happiness once before and your animations still look great!
About the magical girl transformation one:
One time, an geek who liked anime got bored and decided to check the science behind the transformation sequences. It turns out that the beam of light surrounding the characters while they transformed had to be strong enough to anihilate literally anything inside of it for it to lift the magical girls the way it looked. I'll see if I can find the post for you.
Honestly, the way most writers and creators explain why nobody stops the transformations is we are seeing a cinematic form of the transformation, when in world it's a quick flash of whatever color light, and suddenly they change. Super sentai/power rangers is a big example, though at least in power rangers and super sentai there's been a couple times the monster/villain stopped a transformation from occurring in one way or another, but only once per series/season
I think it's always annoying how the main character that has several times been shown to be incredibly overpowered gets beat up by some girl because she's mad or the main character gets really scared it's fine for little jokes but I've seen so many shows where it's so overworked
0:33 this clip remides me of the quintessential quintuplets
1:22 As she described the harem's inability to notice when multiple girls like him, I was laying down in that position. Hand on the back of my head while also wearing a white hoodie. My brain said "wait... is this me? NAH"
I've been watching your videos for 5 years. You really inspired me to start animating and if I hadn't watched your videos my channel probably would not exist.
You also inspired me to start drawing realistic art! Your an amazing and talented artist and you will forever be my favorite UA-camr!
Man!
It is awesome that you're back!
This was so much fun!
Omg your art style 💖💖 keep up the good work wolfychu!!
Your animations and art styles have gotten so much more detailed it looks freaking clean.😨🌸🔥
I am pretty sure it was a matter of when and not if 🤔
@@theenderkirby939 What?
@@Nates_anime_artwork_yt76 what I meant that I kinda predicted that improvmemt in the art style will happen sooner or later what you and thought that many people are thought the same as me in the case
@@theenderkirby939 oh yeah for sure. she worked so hard
@@Nates_anime_artwork_yt76 hard work always give good results and hey while nothing is perfect is still a really well done job here
3:35 watermelon?
…
Melony Easter egg? 🤔🤔
MELONYYYYY
Ooo, I love the Love Triangle one! I often fall for the bad boy troupe as well! Amazing video Wolfychu! Keep up the good work!
I think villains use magical girl transformations as their union scheduled smoke break.
I love this so much!!!! Your art has improved a lot wolfychu, keep up the great work! ❤️
Thank you so much! 🥰
- Wolfy: “I’m a huge fan of anime!”
- Oblivious MC: “That’s cap”
Huh? Whatchu mean?
Edit: uhhhhhhh just notice until now
I’m actually shocked that the childhood best friend rarely gets picked
4:11 that’s a love corner, to which the girl is usually backed into. A triangle has three sides and would be ‘A likes B, B likes C, and C like A’
I love how School Days took the very first trope you said and just flip it on its head in the end with death, murder and sociopathy... finally someone thought of doing something different than the usual romantic drama 🤣📱☠️
Nah it was just a marketing ploy to get people to buy the game to get the actual endings. School Days anime is trash.
2:17 was that supposed to be a callback to your to "my girl a tsundere" video years ago?
Wow your art got so much better!! You've progressed so much, I'm so proud!
Wolfy I just want to say something. I love this new way of drawing yourfelf, it's so good!