CATDOLL: Less routine and more sincerity! Classic scenes in anime that make people love and hate them

As an anime fan, I have watched a lot of animations. When I come into contact with a new work, I will feel that this familiar routine has been seen before! Some new works always add some popular classic plots to their own works to attract attention. Although these plots are classics, if they continue like this, readers will gradually become aesthetically fatigued and no longer pay attention to them.

Today, let's review the classic and commonly used routines in anime works. Do you still like them?

1. Special seats for the main characters

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Those who often watch school anime will find that the protagonist's seat is always in the last row by the window. For example, Hirasawa Yui in "K-ON", Miyamura in "Hori-san and Miyamura", and Oribe Anna in "Love to Kill". The main reason is of course to reduce the amount of drawings. If the protagonist sits in the first row, wouldn't there be dozens of people in the drawing every time the classroom appears? In addition, such a setting can also highlight the individual protagonist. This is probably what is meant by simplifying things.

If the characters do not appear very often, the anime will not choose to let them sit in the last seat. For example, in Sword Art Online: Lamentation, Asuna sat in the third row. In Phantom Flame: World of Ghost, the male protagonist sat by the window, but not at the back. Speaking of this, we can find that in recent years, many large companies seem to be willing to use classroom scenes to reflect their own painting level.

2. There must be a party before the decisive battle

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Just like preparing to die heroically, there must be a big party at the beginning of the war, where comrades gather together and look forward to the future - various death flags are raised. Then prepare to line up to die in the last few episodes. Some animations do not necessarily have death, but the party before the final battle is still indispensable. For example, in "A Love Song for a Pilot", the team members opened a ramen restaurant together, happily shared the food with other troops, and then went to die two episodes later.

This is not only true for anime, but also Japanese RPGs. The most special one is the Trails of Cold Steel series, where the penultimate chapter of each Trails of Cold Steel is, as expected, a bonus chapter. Like the beach party in Trails of Cold Steel, and the school festival in Trails of Cold Steel. But in terms of the plot structure, I don't hate this. This contrast is to increase the cruelty of the final battle, and this routine gives people enough psychological endurance. If it's like "Kill Red" and you say "Go to hell" without saying anything, who wouldn't slam the table and curse?

3. School Festival = Maid Cafe + Drama

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We actually have school festivals in China. When I was in high school, there were two days of school activities every New Year's Day. The first day was a cultural performance in the auditorium, and the second day was a school party and a teacher football match. I feel that the school festivals in anime are too limited. Want to show the cuteness of girls? Let's have a maid cafe! Want to deepen the bond between classmates? Let's perform a play together.

I want to say that Japanese cuisine is world-famous. The only dishes served at the restaurant in my class are fried noodles and omelette rice. Your sushi god is crying, you know? In addition, Romeo and Juliet and Momotaro have been played to death. No matter how you play Romeo, can you be as cute as Mio (Mio Akiyama)?

4. Travel can only go to the seaside and Kyoto

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School trips are an important part of Japanese anime campus culture. The most common school trip is to Kyoto. Kyoto is indeed a famous traditional cultural city, and its status is equivalent to Chang'an in China. Oda Nobunaga died in Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, and the three major classical literatures of Japan also took Kyoto as the stage. In order to protect cultural relics, Kyoto was not bombed during World War II, so the cultural relics are well preserved.

Another thing that appears the longest is the beach. Japan is indeed an island country. No matter how you go out to play, you can't escape the sun, beach and breasts. What to do if you want benefits? Go to the beach. Apply sunscreen to your breasts, pretend to be a boyfriend and refuse to chat up, and your masculine charm will instantly explode. In addition to benefits, the beach usually means starting a harem. In the current anime industry where selling sex is prevalent, the beach has become a must-go place. Even anime such as "Muv-luv: Total Eclipse" and "Kenmei" that are famous for their deaths have to give one or two episodes of beach benefits.

5. Crisis bears witness to the strength of friendship

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Watching some anime that depict friendships, there is usually a scene in the middle or later where the friendship is on the verge of breaking down, and everyone is suddenly in crisis, so they sign a new bond. For example, Mio and Ritsu had a conflict, but because Ritsu caught a cold and a performance was approaching, the two finally reconciled. At the end of "Invasion! Squid Girl", Squid Girl and Eiko had a quarrel over a trivial matter, but finally reconciled in the heavy rain at the temple fair. This kind of plot routine is often applicable to love between men and women. To put it simply, this kind of psychology is that only after losing someone, you know that you are the best.

You may feel a little touched after watching it once or twice, but you will feel disgusted after watching it too much. In many cases, this kind of plot is completely unnecessary, even superfluous. And as a viewer, knowing that they will make up soon, it is very annoying to watch them quarreling. Just drag the progress bar and watch it as a PPT.

6. The death of the first supporting character is the key to activating the main character

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Of course, in addition to the first supporting role, the male (female) protagonist's crisis can also make the protagonist awaken. For example, in "Sword Art Online", Asuna was "murdered" twice, which became Kirito's motivation to use cheats to kill. If they are not forced into a desperate situation, they will not renew the cheats. How stingy. In the latest episode of "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress", Ikoma died, so we can naturally conclude that the protagonist can prepare to awaken.

From this perspective, it seems understandable why the two animes "One Punch Man" and "Overload" became popular, because their protagonists were cheating from beginning to end. There is no need for this kind of dead supporting role routine.

7. Sisters must control their brothers

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It's not surprising that a sister likes her brother, but shouldn't she always like him like a girlfriend? There's also a strong sense of being an old man. In some anime, the sister hugs her brother and shouts "kawaii", which really looks like a wretched uncle. The sister in "Horizon". There are also some excellent anime that portray the sister as a gentleman. Like a life mentor, she teaches her brother earnestly.

Another way to dote on your brother is to treat him like a cow. For example, in "The Secret of Haruka Nogizaka", Yuto is beaten by his sister like a sandbag every day, and he has to do housework and cook for his sister. However, in this case, the sister can be said to be a kind of wholehearted control of her brother. Without her brother, such a useless sister probably won't survive.

8. “Owning a house and a car, but both parents are dead”

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The puzzle that is called the most incredible in Japanese anime by Western 2D friends. Especially when starting a harem, the protagonist must meet the two rigid conditions of "living alone" and "having a large house". Living alone may be subject to moral considerations to a certain extent. At such a young age, will parents agree to cohabitation? They are not the parents in "High School D×D" who were brainwashed by the minister. Like the father in "New Sister Devil Contract", he fled to the demon world knowing that it was boring and gave the house to his son "daughter" to start a harem.

Relatively speaking, I prefer to watch animations that show the interaction between parents and children. Even if it is a harem, how parents get along with a group of daughters-in-law is very interesting, isn't it?

9. The villain can only be subdued and not killed

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The most annoying thing about watching Japanese anime is that the protagonist has to work hard to defeat the villain, but he has to put himself in his shoes and persuade him to put down his butcher knife. In our concept, debts should be paid, and murders should be paid with life. For bad guys, a quick kill is a good thing. If the villain is forgiven, then wouldn't it be unfair to those who were killed by the villain? Every time I see the brave and the hero let go of the last villain, I deeply feel how hypocritical the idea of ​​justice conveyed in the anime is.

Japanese people themselves have also interpreted the tolerance of bad guys in anime. Some say it is a legal requirement, because as non-law enforcement officers, they do not have the power to take people's lives. Others say that only by forgiving bad guys can the kindness of justice enforcers who treat everyone equally be reflected.

10. Falling = Riding + Touching Breasts

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How many people gave up on "100 Arms" after seeing the scene where the male protagonist attacked the president's breast? Please raise your hands. Falling down and attacking the breast has almost become a cancer in anime. Especially when the other party is a tsundere or a queen, it is really annoying. You should know that tsundere itself is a very annoying experience. If you like such a woman, you are either a masochist or a sick person.

In today’s harem-oriented anime, if a man and a woman fall down the stairs together, you can bet on them and touch their breasts. If a mysterious towel appears on the ground, you can bet on them and touch their breasts. If they are about to collide with each other around a corner, you can bet on them and touch their breasts. If one of the man and the woman is trying to protect the other and is knocked down by the shock wave, you can bet on them and touch their breasts. ... In any case, if a man and a woman have physical contact, it will turn into a situation of riding and touching each other’s breasts.