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Creepy Awesome. We're gonna play fetch. You are the frisbee. A character who, despite or precisely because of being Nightmare Fuel is also greatly loved by a series' fandom. This can have a variety of reasons. Maybe the character is simply the biggest Badass in the show, or maybe s/he also has a cute , funny or tragic side in addition to his or her creepy side that endears the character to the fans. The character in question need not be a villain, though a majority of characters this trope applies to are villains or at least antagonists of some sort. Open/close all folders Advertising Anime & Manga. Go Among Mad People. "How do you know I'm mad?

Go Among Mad People

" said Alice. It may be some quirky ideas , the meddling of a Corrupt Corporate Executive or other villain, having noticed something Invisible to Normals , an attempt to dodge jail by getting a jury to call insanity , or just a good old fashioned screw-up, but somehow a reasonably sane character undergoes severe therapy, often in an asylum . Despite their relative normality, they struggle to convince the therapists of the fact. And the more they struggle, the closer they get to lunacy itself, sometimes becoming indistinguishable from the others around them. Fisher Kingdom. "Wa... war... warning. Warning, destination universe imposing critical changes to basic structure of both organic and inorganic systems.

Changes occurring primarily in hardware, minor changes detected in data... physical change is resulting in... oh you’ve GOT to be kidding me. " The places we live, work and play in have an effect on us. Open/close all folders. Artstyle Dissonance. This is what happens when the story or themes behind a cartoon, comic , or such don't match their art style. It can be intentional (a specific way for the author to get their point across) or unintentional, in which case it is often jarring. It is often used to portray a work of fiction within another , so the audience doesn't mistake it for "reality". In such instances, Stylistic Suck may come into play. Can be a sub-trope of Mood Dissonance , and is itself the supertrope of Grotesque Cute and Sugar Apocalypse . Compare with Crapsaccharine World . open/close all folders. Puni Plush. An art style alternative to the tall, skinny design that is so common in Bishoujo Series .

Puni Plush

Puni Plush avoids straight lines, emphasizing a character's curves, especially the face and hips, that can give to the cast an overall short, young look. Most common in romantic or slice-of-life anime , but sometimes used in less obvious ways . Often leads to Artistic Age of the "looks younger" variety. Take this trope to its extreme and you get Super-Deformed . Contrast Noodle People . Hen Zemi. Unusually Uninteresting Sight. Unusual Ears. In Speculative Fiction and Mythology , it is not surprising to see characters with non-standard ears. Having non-human ears is a common way of indicating that a character that otherwise looks mostly human is Not Quite Human , whether it be an alien, supernatural creature or human significantly modified through magical or pseudo-scientific means.

Unusual Ears are particulary popular in Speculative Fiction television and film, where they are used as a relatively cheap way of making a Rubber Forehead Aliens . Pointy Ears are by for the most common type, having been associated with everything from demons and magical faeries to Vulcans . Intellectual Property Religion. Guilty Pleasures. "It's cheesy, it's over the top, and I love every second of it!

Guilty Pleasures

" There are shows or products that many people are ashamed to watch/use. That doesn't mean a character won't enjoy it and continue to consume it anyway, regardless of what's going on. Guilty Pleasure may, but does not always, overlap with Closet Geek . " Guilty Pleasure " implies that a person feels guilty for enjoying a show or product that is actually not worthy of their appreciation—they believe that it is low-quality, but for some reason like it anyway.

The Closet Geek hides their fanhood for fear of what other people will say, but they may believe that the things they like are legitimately good and worthy of appreciation. open/close all folders Anime & Manga Full Metal Panic : The Second Raid: the OVA is about Tessa trying to get her teddy bear back before somebody else finds out about it.

All Your Base Are Belong to Us. Ah, the Heroes R Us HQ.

All Your Base Are Belong to Us

Watch It for the Meme. I see them shiver with antici... pation! Just as Tropes Are Not Bad , neither are memes per se . True, they get old by the 9001st time they're played, but there's a reason they get played a thousand times and more. Who hasn't ever had some lulz with them? There's the fanbase that has been ever since the beginning of the show, and there's the second wave that watches the show/plays the game/reads the book after exposure to the meme. It's not (most of the times) Viral Marketing , since it's fans rather than marketroids behind them. Open/close all folders Anime and Manga.

Anime. Since most anime-viewers are big nerds , there are naturally going to be a lot of anime-inspired Internet memes . Please add entries in the following format: The name of the anime (if it belongs in the "Other" folder). The meme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme, if necessary. [[/labelnote]] Explanation Like this. Works with their own pages: open/close all folders. Anime. The Book of Bantorra - Armed Librarians / Tatakau Shisho. Posted by : Kushinada Kai Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in the middle of crappy shows, ecchi metarials, dumber storylines, bad voice actors and not worth a shit style animes you can divide few good anime from the rest "Tatakau Shisho - The Book of Bantorra - Armed Librarians" is one of them an epic gem which you MUST see in this chaos, drama, action, superpowers, badass heroes and many more is here.

Justice is not pure white in this world nor humans are innocent. Black ★ Rock Shooter. WTF! Download. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka. Infinite Stratos. The Humble Mobile Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) Anime online Gosick HD. Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they? (TV) Alternative title: Mondaiji tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru soudesuyo?

Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they? (TV)

(Japanese) 問題児たちが異世界から来るそうですよ? (Japanese) Plot Summary: Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, and You Kasukabe are three "special" teenagers, who want something different than their current lives. User Ratings: 270 ratings have been given [ details ] These Girls Can Jump Rope Too, Can't They?! - The Stream. The biggest thing I learned this month was this—things are only new until they're not. "What the Hell are you talking about, Bamboo? " you ask. This happens every now and again with a smattering of shows, but this past season seems to have a lot of examples of this. You have series that have interesting ideas or premises which make them unique, but when it's the same thing week after week, episode after episode, it wears you down.

Indeed. Untitled. Icelandic Beliefs. Ancient cave art unearthed. ICELAND ?v=2&cp=65.037948~-18. Marbled paper. River Thjorsa Iceland. ICELAND.