Forum - View topicINTEREST: Readers Rank Over-Played Shojo Manga Tropes
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nightmaregenie
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Totally agree with everything mentioned so far...I'd also like to add some personal pet peeves:
The childhood friend. The effing "indirect kiss" via spoon or, god forbid, CPR. Makes me vomit every time. The over-the-top doting comic relief single dad who encourages the love interest, to the embarrassment of his MC daughter. He's usually utterly incompetent at taking care of himself/the household and the daughter ends up doing everything. He may also secretly be an utterly competent, even legendary, vampire hunter, assassin etc and his daughter knows nothing about it. ...and that's why I tend to gravitate towards josei rather than shojo. |
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enurtsol
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Oh I know what trope to say, mentioned here before. In fact, a very popular song was made about it by One Direction.
Out of all the 1D songs, always thought that the most anime/manga-appropriate would be "(You Don't Know) What Makes You Beautiful": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpnuubCJjCU 
I mean, look at that lyrics. That's like 99% of anime right there! 
Guys always tease the girls they like! *hint*hint* (Just means he wants her attention.) |
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Touma
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This is one that I feel like I have seen many times, but I also cannot remember any specific instance of it. I think that it may not be very significant, in the sense of having any effect on the story, but is just one indication of how the characters feel. I do remember a parody of it in School Rumble with Harima and spoiler[Yakumo]. |
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TheTsunami
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Definitely the whole "simple misunderstanding creates utter chaos" trope (and not just because I recently finished watching Maison Ikkoku).
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kurowa-san
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Waah! I'm gonna be late for school! |
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LibraryJoy
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Warning: Peach Girl spoilers
RE: willag's comment about wanting a romance where the MC's end up with the second guy/girl. I seem to remember Peach Girl finally ending up with guy #2, but she went back and forth between them so many times, it's hard to remember. Also, in a YA supernatural romance series called the Sense Thieves Trilogy by Corrine Jackson, the MCs of the first book actually don't end up together at the end. The second lead is there throughout the books, but really takes a backseat until book 3. And it made me SO MAD. As a reader of the genre, it felt a little like the contract between author and reader had been violated, plus, I felt like I'd invested a lot of time and emotion in the first relationship that fell apart. I had really liked the first book of the series, and this changed how I felt about it. I ended up cancelling my order of the 3rd book, since I got it first at the library and didn't like it. So examples do exist, but not often, probably for the reasons it upset me. |
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SnowCentaur
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THIS! It barely even works as a parody anymore! In general, the utter predictability of who the girl will end up with, while making "who will she end up with" the major plot point. Either the guy first introduced, the childhood friend, or in case of reverse harems, the plainest, most normal guy (applies to normal harems too). Then the "helpless girl and cool/tough borderline Christian Grey guy" tropes. Oh, and that the series END when they're finally together. That's where it gets interesting! (One of the reasons I like Liar Lily, it's so refreshing.) |
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vladthetransilvanian
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This is in answer to willag.
Although one's not a shoujo, I can recall two times were the final love interest isn't the first girl/guy introduced. First is Kokoro Connect. I can't remember which girl appeared first, but Iori was Taichi's original love interest. Second is Fruits Basket. Yuki appeared first and was even labeled "school prince", but spoiler[Kyo(who was the third guy introduced at that point) was the one to end up with Tohru] Last edited by vladthetransilvanian on Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:54 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Color2413
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The one that bugs me is the idealistic, plucky heroine who sees a wrong, decides to try to right it no matter how reckless or stupid her actions, and then not only suffers no real consequences, but usually succeeds against all odds. I suppose this is intended to be "empowering," but to me, it's just annoying--it's as if lack of strategy doesn't matter as long as the heroine's cause is righteous.
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