100 unwritten rules in anime

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one day vadernaraku made a thread titled 100 unwritten rules in anime its still going on right here and has reached 100+ rules heres a compling of the ones that are up so far.


  1. in almost every anime as in every disney film, one or both parents are dead (1-3: vadernaraku)
  2. the protagonist is always a high school student
  3. the enemy always stands in the path of an attack without every moving to the left or the right
  4. Main char has Super Powers? (4-6: JQuest15)
  5. There are Ninjas?
  6. Plenty of giant robots?
  7. if you hear a sad song someones going to die (7-9: crushrose)
  8. someone always turns out to be a traitor
  9. bad guy turns out to be family
  10. usually the father is a villain or the distant parent (vadernaraku)
  11. There's always someone who has or gets crushed on (love interest)(I_am_Faye)
  12. Theres always at least one attractive female character. (12-13: dudeco)
  13. Unless the show is a mini series, theres always at least one seperate story arc that takes place in between the canon material
  14. Friends become enemies, enemies become friends. (I_am_Faye)
  15. You don't attack someone when they're monolouging. EVER. (15-17: Nevada-Rocca
  16. Girls are always into the guys that treat them like crap.
  17. Giant robots make everything better.
  18. Super-advanced bipedal war machines require little to no training to pilot. (Blazeman47)
  19. No one ever attacks when their opponent is most vulnerable -- when they are trying to summon up their powers. (19-23: memyself)
  20. You can get away with anything if it takes place in an alternate universe.
  21. There are no normal sized girls. They all have 48 inch chests or no breasts at all.
  22. Countries other than Japan are to blame.
  23. Religions other than Buddhism are to blame.
  24. Every group of characters must include one spaz; or a clingy hanger-on... (greatjob42)
  25. characters get to hax abilities (JQuest15)
  26. well there's always the old, nose bleed equals erection rule (26-27: aIikatt_25)
  27. also...more times than not the guys are prettier than the girls (crushrose)
  28. There is a female that is either pure, clueless, or completely aloof to everything. (28-34: I-am-Batman)
  29. Everyone, including old men, (especially old men) bust out mega combos out of seemingly nowhere
  30. Everyone can jump really high for no reason.
  31. Everyone can also have other amazing physical abilities that are never explained.
  32. There will be blushing and or redding of the cheek.
  33. Yell the protagonists name repeatedly in any hostile situation.
  34. Many people die, and no one cares. But when somoene with a fancy hairdo dies that is relevant to the story arc, an episode or two is dedicated to how this person died and the mourning relating to this person.
  35. Your weak friends who get angry at you can cause a huge bump on your head and make bandages appear out of no where but when a villain attacks it is ineffective. (jackiemarie90)
  36. No matter how many heavily-armed mooks the Big Bad sends after the protagonist, they will all be horrid with their weapon of choice and do minimal, if any, damage in the long run. (36-40: Euphamism)
  37. If it's not a main character, it's cannon fodder and will miraculously be shot/sliced/magic'd to pieces by the same ineffectual mooks.
  38. There will be an animal with an unnatural amount of intelligence.
  39. If it's horribly annoying, it's not likely to be leaving or dying anytime soon.
  40. No matter how many times or in what places the protagonist drops his/her weapon of choice, s/he will always retrieve it sometime between the end of the current episode and the beginning of the next episode
  41. Sex-crazed attackers will stop after one strike to fend them off. (41-45: Foley_is_Good_149)
  42. More emphasis will be placed on a character's power level than his speed.
  43. All main characters have in excess of 8 gallons of blood in their bodies.
  44. All main characters have 5 times the hemoglobin production capacity of a small village.
  45. Yet again, BOOBS!
  46. if you're attractive you can get away with major character flaws. (GARHUNT05)
  47. the good guy will loose the first fight then go train and then beat the bad guy :) (crushrose)
  48. Sexual relationships are to be limited to the following: a. Between consenting teenagers. b. Between students and their teachers. c. Between cousins. (48-49: memyself_
  49. Endings are to be ambiguous so that there are multiple interpretations as to what happened. The only exception is when the ending leaves things open to a sequel.
  50. all popular fmale characters must be raped, bonded or someother sexual fetish (50-52: GARHUNT05)
  51. Female character cannot do anything without males
  52. all old men are perverts no exceptions
  53. At one point or another, the main character will get amnesia. (53-55: Nevada-Rocca)
  54. Every episode must have a flashback.
  55. Problems are solved using card games.
  56. Yelling makes you stonger (56-58: myname)
  57. The best pilots are EMO teenagers with no actual piloting skills
  58. Never leave things in the fridge
  59. racist people always gets their comeuppance (vadernaraku)
  60. The villian(s) will always be courteous enough to let the magical girls finish their transformation sequence before attacking. (Teemo)
  61. its obligatory for one person to stop in the middle of an epic battle and explain thier whole life story. (spring)
  62. the one who wears glasses is either effeminate or gay or a lesbian (vadernaraku)
  63. girls under 15 can have big boobs (63-66: firedragon54738)
  64. maids make every thing better
  65. nurses all ways wear those outfits
  66. catgirls or bunnygirl are all jewels
  67. There is always a Chosen One. (67-69: Nevada-Rocca)
  68. Bigger doesn't always mean better.
  69. If the main character's eyes start to glow, run. Don't ask questions, just run.
  70. Takes place in japan, off the planet or different universe (70-73: HappyFatMan)
  71. Hidden secret that completly changes the story
  72. Loser becomes hero
  73. Able to travel trough space, time, and different dementions
  74. The most perfect and assured way to defeat your opponent is with a children's card game or equalvilant. (Wilhelm_of_Coal)
  75. All transfer students are in on whatever weird events are going on (75-77: the_tick_rules2)
  76. Slaps leave perfect hand shapes
  77. All masked villains routinely hang with those they use their masks to conceal themselves from
  78. If a two characters fall in love in an action anime mid-season one of the two will die in the next episode. (78-82: Swim_Cowboy)
  79. The annoying characters never die they are only badly wounded.
  80. In Harems the first girl/guy they see or bump into is the girl/guy they'll end up with.
  81. Slutty school girls will only taunt us with there bewbz and end up with no one in the end. (gives us hope)
  82. When the Protagonists beat an enemy the enemy later joins their squad. (*cough* Bleach *cough* Naruto *cough* One Piece *cough*)
  83. when in doubt, do a a$$ dance (83-85: Sexiest_Questions)
  84. having big BOOBS will never give you back problems
  85. always have on a clean pair of panties so someone can by and put a stain on there(and on the rest of your body)
  86. There must be at least one female character with blue hair. (memyself)
  87. There must be at least one emotionless femal character. (Nevada-Rocca)
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