100 unwritten rules in anime
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| - | + | # in almost every anime as in every disney film, one or both parents are dead (1-3: vadernaraku) | |
| + | # the protagonist is always a high school student | ||
| + | # the enemy always stands in the path of an attack without every moving to the left or the right | ||
| + | # Main char has Super Powers? (4-6: JQuest15) | ||
| + | # There are Ninjas? | ||
| + | # Plenty of giant robots? | ||
| + | # if you hear a sad song someones going to die (7-9: crushrose) | ||
| + | # someone always turns out to be a traitor | ||
| + | # bad guy turns out to be family | ||
| + | # usually the father is a villain or the distant parent (vadernaraku) | ||
| + | # There's always someone who has or gets crushed on (love interest)(I_am_Faye) | ||
| + | # Theres always at least one attractive female character. (12-13: dudeco) | ||
| + | # Unless the show is a mini series, theres always at least one seperate story arc that takes place in between the canon material | ||
| + | # Friends become enemies, enemies become friends. (I_am_Faye) | ||
| + | # You don't attack someone when they're monolouging. EVER. (15-17: Nevada-Rocca | ||
| + | # Girls are always into the guys that treat them like crap. | ||
| + | # Giant robots make everything better. | ||
| + | # Super-advanced bipedal war machines require little to no training to pilot. (Blazeman47) | ||
| + | # No one ever attacks when their opponent is most vulnerable -- when they are trying to summon up their powers. (19-23: memyself) | ||
| + | # You can get away with anything if it takes place in an alternate universe. | ||
| + | # There are no normal sized girls. They all have 48 inch chests or no breasts at all. | ||
| + | # Countries other than Japan are to blame. | ||
| + | # Religions other than Buddhism are to blame. | ||
| + | # Every group of characters must include one spaz; or a clingy hanger-on... (greatjob42) | ||
| + | # characters get to hax abilities (JQuest15) | ||
| + | # well there's always the old, nose bleed equals erection rule (26-27: aIikatt_25) | ||
| + | # also...more times than not the guys are prettier than the girls (crushrose) | ||
| + | # There is a female that is either pure, clueless, or completely aloof to everything. (28-34: I-am-Batman) | ||
| + | # Everyone, including old men, (especially old men) bust out mega combos out of seemingly nowhere | ||
| + | # Everyone can jump really high for no reason. | ||
| + | # Everyone can also have other amazing physical abilities that are never explained. | ||
| + | # There will be blushing and or redding of the cheek. | ||
| + | # Yell the protagonists name repeatedly in any hostile situation. | ||
| + | # 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. | ||
| + | # 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) | ||
| + | # 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) | ||
| + | # 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. | ||
| + | # There will be an animal with an unnatural amount of intelligence. | ||
| + | # If it's horribly annoying, it's not likely to be leaving or dying anytime soon. | ||
| + | # 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 | ||
| + | # Sex-crazed attackers will stop after one strike to fend them off. (41-45: Foley_is_Good_149) | ||
| + | # More emphasis will be placed on a character's power level than his speed. | ||
| + | # All main characters have in excess of 8 gallons of blood in their bodies. | ||
| + | # All main characters have 5 times the hemoglobin production capacity of a small village. | ||
| + | # Yet again, BOOBS! | ||
| + | # if you're attractive you can get away with major character flaws. (GARHUNT05) | ||
| + | # the good guy will loose the first fight then go train and then beat the bad guy :) (crushrose) | ||
| + | # 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_ | ||
| + | # 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. | ||
| + | # all popular fmale characters must be raped, bonded or someother sexual fetish (50-52: GARHUNT05) | ||
| + | # Female character cannot do anything without males | ||
| + | # all old men are perverts no exceptions | ||
| + | # At one point or another, the main character will get amnesia. (53-55: Nevada-Rocca) | ||
| + | # Every episode must have a flashback. | ||
| + | # Problems are solved using card games. | ||
| + | # Yelling makes you stonger (56-58: myname) | ||
| + | # The best pilots are EMO teenagers with no actual piloting skills | ||
| + | # Never leave things in the fridge | ||
| + | # racist people always gets their comeuppance (vadernaraku) | ||
| + | # The villian(s) will always be courteous enough to let the magical girls finish their transformation sequence before attacking. (Teemo) | ||
| + | # its obligatory for one person to stop in the middle of an epic battle and explain thier whole life story. (spring) | ||
| + | # the one who wears glasses is either effeminate or gay or a lesbian (vadernaraku) | ||
| + | # girls under 15 can have big boobs (63-66: firedragon54738) | ||
| + | # maids make every thing better | ||
| + | # nurses all ways wear those outfits | ||
| + | # catgirls or bunnygirl are all jewels | ||
| + | # There is always a Chosen One. (67-69: Nevada-Rocca) | ||
| + | # Bigger doesn't always mean better. | ||
| + | # If the main character's eyes start to glow, run. Don't ask questions, just run. | ||
| + | # Takes place in japan, off the planet or different universe (70-73: HappyFatMan) | ||
| + | # Hidden secret that completly changes the story | ||
| + | # Loser becomes hero | ||
| + | # Able to travel trough space, time, and different dementions | ||
| + | # The most perfect and assured way to defeat your opponent is with a children's card game or equalvilant. (Wilhelm_of_Coal) | ||
| + | # All transfer students are in on whatever weird events are going on (75-77: the_tick_rules2) | ||
| + | # Slaps leave perfect hand shapes | ||
| + | # All masked villains routinely hang with those they use their masks to conceal themselves from | ||
| + | # 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) | ||
| + | # The annoying characters never die they are only badly wounded. | ||
| + | # In Harems the first girl/guy they see or bump into is the girl/guy they'll end up with. | ||
| + | # Slutty school girls will only taunt us with there bewbz and end up with no one in the end. (gives us hope) | ||
| + | # When the Protagonists beat an enemy the enemy later joins their squad. (*cough* Bleach *cough* Naruto *cough* One Piece *cough*) | ||
| + | # when in doubt, do a a$$ dance (83-85: Sexiest_Questions) | ||
| + | # having big BOOBS will never give you back problems | ||
| + | # 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) | ||
| + | # There must be at least one female character with blue hair. (memyself) | ||
| + | # There must be at least one emotionless femal character. (Nevada-Rocca) | ||
| + | # Every major attack must have a name, and the character using that attack must shout that name while using it in a fight. (memyself) | ||
| + | # Very short uniform skirts and the wind never blows it up where you can get a look at the panties. (89-90: simpleanime) | ||
| + | # Young emo teens pilot mecha machines. | ||
| + | # Combat machines larger than freight train cars are capable of hairpin maneuvers at high speeds. (foley_is_good_149) | ||
| + | # only kids under the age of 17 must be able to defend the world with playing cards/monsters (92-98: Sexiest_Questions) | ||
| + | # there cant no sexy underwear for men | ||
| + | # having a nose is optional | ||
| + | # if necessary, a japanese backsaw can be use for a pregnancy test | ||
| + | # any westerner in a anime must say "in america" within 5 seconds or will be considered a terrorist | ||
| + | # if you cant withstand seeing a violent scene, think of a nice boat | ||
| + | # if it exist, theres a anime version of it, no expections | ||
| + | # Enemies must give a lecture before dealing the final blow allowing enough time for the main character to recover. (99-100: MoSo) | ||
| + | # After the recovery main character explains his life and gains a substanstial amount of power. | ||
| + | # where there are two males enemies or best firends there will be yaoi overtones. (spring) | ||
| + | # Need cash? You can sell your anime's rights to Adult Swim even before you know if the entire series will be available! (memyself) | ||
| + | # Have delays in getting said # of remaining eps of (name of series) to [AS] and while doing so have re-runs of said series until the rest of the eps have been delivered (JQuest15) | ||
| + | # Every average joe walking the streets is a rapist (Swim_Cowboy) | ||
| + | # One V.A. voices more than one character (crushrose) | ||
| + | # Busty females wear shirts at least 2 sizes smaller than would be comfortable. (106-07: foley_is_good_149) | ||
| + | # Nice clothes in a shounen will invariably become ripped, tattered, bloodstained, or otherwise ruined. | ||
| + | # The wider the eyes, the more cute and innocent the character. (108-09: lordadmira | ||
| + | # The more squinty the eyes, the more serious/devious the character. | ||
| + | # Characters who appear to have their eyes closed 99% or more of the time are either very old, very badass, very untrustworthy, or some combination of the above. (foley_is_good_149) | ||
| + | # Everything is more serious when it's raining... (RPD) | ||
| + | # They always have to go to another planet/dimension to train (crushrose) | ||
| + | # Small arms with standard ammunition are rarely effectual. (foley_is_good_149) | ||
| + | # large armies could fire amounts of ammuniation and never hit the protagonist (vadernaraku) | ||
| + | # No one is ugly. (Delta_Eko_Foxtrot) | ||
| + | # If the fight is 50 against 1, the 1 wins. (116-17: memyself) | ||
| + | # If the fight is 50 against 1, no more than two at a time will attach the 1. | ||
| + | # if there women cahacter that freinds/gurdion with/of the teenage boy she will flirt with the teenage boy to come him just to mess with his head exsample misato and shijn from N.G.E. (ghostrek) | ||
| + | # if the chick is hot, chances are she is ILLEGAL. (aka under 18) (salty_salty_friday) | ||
| + | # --If-characters-have-to-travel-by-normal-means-long-distance,then-they-are-sure-to-be-attacked-by-a-group-of-people-who-intend-to-kill-the-main-character,-rob-the-passengers-of-the-plane/train/boat/bus,-etc.-or-hijack-the-plane/train/boat/bus,etc (empty_cookie_jar) | ||
| + | # The normal length of a girl's hair is down to her ankles (memyself) | ||
| + | # They are always based in Japan (fulltvalchemist) | ||
| + | # S.crew the rules, I have money! (123-24: gaynor) | ||
| + | # If ghostrek likes it, it's epic win. | ||
| + | # If ghostrek writes it, no one can read it! (memyself) | ||
| + | # If the main character dies, then they'll always be brought back, most likely stronger than ever. (J-Dubb) | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 10 April 2010
- in almost every anime as in every disney film, one or both parents are dead (1-3: vadernaraku)
- the protagonist is always a high school student
- the enemy always stands in the path of an attack without every moving to the left or the right
- Main char has Super Powers? (4-6: JQuest15)
- There are Ninjas?
- Plenty of giant robots?
- if you hear a sad song someones going to die (7-9: crushrose)
- someone always turns out to be a traitor
- bad guy turns out to be family
- usually the father is a villain or the distant parent (vadernaraku)
- There's always someone who has or gets crushed on (love interest)(I_am_Faye)
- Theres always at least one attractive female character. (12-13: dudeco)
- Unless the show is a mini series, theres always at least one seperate story arc that takes place in between the canon material
- Friends become enemies, enemies become friends. (I_am_Faye)
- You don't attack someone when they're monolouging. EVER. (15-17: Nevada-Rocca
- Girls are always into the guys that treat them like crap.
- Giant robots make everything better.
- Super-advanced bipedal war machines require little to no training to pilot. (Blazeman47)
- No one ever attacks when their opponent is most vulnerable -- when they are trying to summon up their powers. (19-23: memyself)
- You can get away with anything if it takes place in an alternate universe.
- There are no normal sized girls. They all have 48 inch chests or no breasts at all.
- Countries other than Japan are to blame.
- Religions other than Buddhism are to blame.
- Every group of characters must include one spaz; or a clingy hanger-on... (greatjob42)
- characters get to hax abilities (JQuest15)
- well there's always the old, nose bleed equals erection rule (26-27: aIikatt_25)
- also...more times than not the guys are prettier than the girls (crushrose)
- There is a female that is either pure, clueless, or completely aloof to everything. (28-34: I-am-Batman)
- Everyone, including old men, (especially old men) bust out mega combos out of seemingly nowhere
- Everyone can jump really high for no reason.
- Everyone can also have other amazing physical abilities that are never explained.
- There will be blushing and or redding of the cheek.
- Yell the protagonists name repeatedly in any hostile situation.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- There will be an animal with an unnatural amount of intelligence.
- If it's horribly annoying, it's not likely to be leaving or dying anytime soon.
- 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
- Sex-crazed attackers will stop after one strike to fend them off. (41-45: Foley_is_Good_149)
- More emphasis will be placed on a character's power level than his speed.
- All main characters have in excess of 8 gallons of blood in their bodies.
- All main characters have 5 times the hemoglobin production capacity of a small village.
- Yet again, BOOBS!
- if you're attractive you can get away with major character flaws. (GARHUNT05)
- the good guy will loose the first fight then go train and then beat the bad guy :) (crushrose)
- 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_
- 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.
- all popular fmale characters must be raped, bonded or someother sexual fetish (50-52: GARHUNT05)
- Female character cannot do anything without males
- all old men are perverts no exceptions
- At one point or another, the main character will get amnesia. (53-55: Nevada-Rocca)
- Every episode must have a flashback.
- Problems are solved using card games.
- Yelling makes you stonger (56-58: myname)
- The best pilots are EMO teenagers with no actual piloting skills
- Never leave things in the fridge
- racist people always gets their comeuppance (vadernaraku)
- The villian(s) will always be courteous enough to let the magical girls finish their transformation sequence before attacking. (Teemo)
- its obligatory for one person to stop in the middle of an epic battle and explain thier whole life story. (spring)
- the one who wears glasses is either effeminate or gay or a lesbian (vadernaraku)
- girls under 15 can have big boobs (63-66: firedragon54738)
- maids make every thing better
- nurses all ways wear those outfits
- catgirls or bunnygirl are all jewels
- There is always a Chosen One. (67-69: Nevada-Rocca)
- Bigger doesn't always mean better.
- If the main character's eyes start to glow, run. Don't ask questions, just run.
- Takes place in japan, off the planet or different universe (70-73: HappyFatMan)
- Hidden secret that completly changes the story
- Loser becomes hero
- Able to travel trough space, time, and different dementions
- The most perfect and assured way to defeat your opponent is with a children's card game or equalvilant. (Wilhelm_of_Coal)
- All transfer students are in on whatever weird events are going on (75-77: the_tick_rules2)
- Slaps leave perfect hand shapes
- All masked villains routinely hang with those they use their masks to conceal themselves from
- 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)
- The annoying characters never die they are only badly wounded.
- In Harems the first girl/guy they see or bump into is the girl/guy they'll end up with.
- Slutty school girls will only taunt us with there bewbz and end up with no one in the end. (gives us hope)
- When the Protagonists beat an enemy the enemy later joins their squad. (*cough* Bleach *cough* Naruto *cough* One Piece *cough*)
- when in doubt, do a a$$ dance (83-85: Sexiest_Questions)
- having big BOOBS will never give you back problems
- 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)
- There must be at least one female character with blue hair. (memyself)
- There must be at least one emotionless femal character. (Nevada-Rocca)
- Every major attack must have a name, and the character using that attack must shout that name while using it in a fight. (memyself)
- Very short uniform skirts and the wind never blows it up where you can get a look at the panties. (89-90: simpleanime)
- Young emo teens pilot mecha machines.
- Combat machines larger than freight train cars are capable of hairpin maneuvers at high speeds. (foley_is_good_149)
- only kids under the age of 17 must be able to defend the world with playing cards/monsters (92-98: Sexiest_Questions)
- there cant no sexy underwear for men
- having a nose is optional
- if necessary, a japanese backsaw can be use for a pregnancy test
- any westerner in a anime must say "in america" within 5 seconds or will be considered a terrorist
- if you cant withstand seeing a violent scene, think of a nice boat
- if it exist, theres a anime version of it, no expections
- Enemies must give a lecture before dealing the final blow allowing enough time for the main character to recover. (99-100: MoSo)
- After the recovery main character explains his life and gains a substanstial amount of power.
- where there are two males enemies or best firends there will be yaoi overtones. (spring)
- Need cash? You can sell your anime's rights to Adult Swim even before you know if the entire series will be available! (memyself)
- Have delays in getting said # of remaining eps of (name of series) to [AS] and while doing so have re-runs of said series until the rest of the eps have been delivered (JQuest15)
- Every average joe walking the streets is a rapist (Swim_Cowboy)
- One V.A. voices more than one character (crushrose)
- Busty females wear shirts at least 2 sizes smaller than would be comfortable. (106-07: foley_is_good_149)
- Nice clothes in a shounen will invariably become ripped, tattered, bloodstained, or otherwise ruined.
- The wider the eyes, the more cute and innocent the character. (108-09: lordadmira
- The more squinty the eyes, the more serious/devious the character.
- Characters who appear to have their eyes closed 99% or more of the time are either very old, very badass, very untrustworthy, or some combination of the above. (foley_is_good_149)
- Everything is more serious when it's raining... (RPD)
- They always have to go to another planet/dimension to train (crushrose)
- Small arms with standard ammunition are rarely effectual. (foley_is_good_149)
- large armies could fire amounts of ammuniation and never hit the protagonist (vadernaraku)
- No one is ugly. (Delta_Eko_Foxtrot)
- If the fight is 50 against 1, the 1 wins. (116-17: memyself)
- If the fight is 50 against 1, no more than two at a time will attach the 1.
- if there women cahacter that freinds/gurdion with/of the teenage boy she will flirt with the teenage boy to come him just to mess with his head exsample misato and shijn from N.G.E. (ghostrek)
- if the chick is hot, chances are she is ILLEGAL. (aka under 18) (salty_salty_friday)
- --If-characters-have-to-travel-by-normal-means-long-distance,then-they-are-sure-to-be-attacked-by-a-group-of-people-who-intend-to-kill-the-main-character,-rob-the-passengers-of-the-plane/train/boat/bus,-etc.-or-hijack-the-plane/train/boat/bus,etc (empty_cookie_jar)
- The normal length of a girl's hair is down to her ankles (memyself)
- They are always based in Japan (fulltvalchemist)
- S.crew the rules, I have money! (123-24: gaynor)
- If ghostrek likes it, it's epic win.
- If ghostrek writes it, no one can read it! (memyself)
- If the main character dies, then they'll always be brought back, most likely stronger than ever. (J-Dubb)
