Anime tropes that really grind your gears

[Alfieri]

What's yours?

For me, I can't stand loli characters, especially when the creator tries to sexualize them or claims that they're like 16 years old.

I also hate when creators make that ass-pull move where the character's power was "inside him all along."

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

> Implying 16 doesn't make a woman a loli


Anyone under 18 is considered a loli according to westerners, because 18 is the ideal age to call someone an adult regardless of a region's age of consent.


Back on topic, the tsundere trope drives me nuts, because that is not how they act irl. They are nothing but ice queens who have no interest in you and will put a restraining order on you if you get anywhere close to them or look at them funny, whether intentional or by accident.

 

[Alfieri]

Well when I see a loli, they look like 10-12 year olds and having them try to be sexy is just creepy as fuck.

 

[esperance]

Panty shots really piss me off. Especially when they're on the kids. Let's show the girls a little respect, please.

 

[machomuu]

For me, I can't stand loli characters, especially when the creator tries to sexualize them or claims that they're like 16 years old.

> Implying 16 doesn't make a woman a loli


Anyone under 18 is considered a loli according to westerners, because 18 is the ideal age to call someone an adult regardless of a region's age of consent.

Being a loli doesn't necessarily have to do with age.

It's a matter of aesthetics. If you're 45 but have smooth skin, cute features, and look and sound child young, you're probably a loli.

 

[Satoshi Ookami]

Being a loli doesn't necessarily have to do with age.

It's a matter of aesthetics. If you're 45 but have smooth skin, cute features, and look and sound child young, you're probably a loli.

That's a matter of being a True Loli x Legal Loli.

True Loli is a loli that is loli by age and looks.
Legal Loli is a loli that is loli only by looks.

Legal Lolis aren't true lolis.

 

[machomuu]

That's a matter of being a True Loli x Legal Loli.

True Loli is a loli that is loli by age and looks.
Legal Loli is a loli that is loli only by looks.

Legal Lolis aren't true lolis.

True lolis and legal lolis aren't a thing.

A loli is a loli.

 

[Spinosaurus]

That's a matter of being a True Loli x Legal Loli.

True Loli is a loli that is loli by age and looks.
Legal Loli is a loli that is loli only by looks.

Legal Lolis aren't true lolis.

Are they really called legal lolis?

Holy crap.

 

[machomuu]

Are they really called legal lolis?

Holy crap.

They're not. Those don't exist.

Lolis are lolis. There are different types of lolis in terms of archetypes, but a loli is a loli. No loli is less true than the last.

 

[Aisu]

Loli conversation?

My peeve is the deux ex machina power that comes and goes at the mangaka's convenience, the same power that manages to vanish without a trace when it could be useful asf to end a battle in two seconds. Also, when amnesia is constantly used as an excuse

 

[ShivaDF]

My peeve is the deux ex machina power that comes and goes at the mangaka's convenience, the same power that manages to vanish without a trace when it could be useful asf to end a battle in two seconds.

I noticed this happens a lot in magical girl shows. It really annoys me as well.

I can't stand a lot of yaoi tropes, from the uncomfortable similarity to stereotypical gender roles to the sexual assault cliches. So far the only guy/guy couple I've seen in an anime that avoids the stereotyping is the one from Cardcaptor Sakura, and that wasn't a show about the couple.

 

[machomuu]

Huh, yeah, guess I haven't really said my piece, yet.

Well, first, the Male Accessory archetype. The female that pretty much has no personality save for that they're paired with someone else. SAO's Asuna is a good example of this.

...Actually, I could probably go on for a while talking about tropes involving female characters. I suppose I'll just sum it up as me not liking shitty female characters.

Other than that, Onii-san Complex Females. I won't group it in with the above, since it's not really a matter of bad writing or even bad characters, and this is very case-by-case, it's only occasionally a trope I don't like. When I say "Onii-san Complex", I mean that they either treat their treat their brothers as a lord or an obsessive romantic interest, and I mean this only in the case where the story would have better benefited from a more vanilla family relationship. So this doesn't count characters like Utena's Nanami or Anthy and more refers to someone like, say, SAO's Suruga or possibly Irregular MC's sister.

 

[Alfieri]

Oh another thing I hate is the characters who speak very softly and yet everyone around them from many feet away can still hear and understand what they're saying completely. It's usually the strong but silent female characters that get stuck with that quiet voice.

 

[esperance]

Oh another thing I hate is the characters who speak very softly and yet everyone around them from many feet away can still hear and understand what they're saying completely. It's usually the strong but silent female characters that get stuck with that quiet voice.

How about just the fact that characters can seemingly always hear each other? They could be on the middle of a battle field standing 30+ feet away from each other and just be chatting like they were sitting over a nice afternoon tea.

 

[Alfieri]

Right? I mean I understand that there can be anime where physics gets thrown out the window but c'mon, I need at least some basic realism to be standardized.

 

[Satoshi Ookami]

possibly Irregular MC's sister.

That's ONII-SAMA! Do not categorize Onii-sama into Onii-sans.

Lolis are lolis. There are different types of lolis in terms of archetypes, but a loli is a loli. No loli is less true than the last.

Again, do NOT categorize. Legal lolis cannot be categorized into the True loli category.
What everyone should see under loli term must be the true loli.
Legal lolis aren't lolis. They can't belong there.
Only k-hundred years lolis can be considered lolis because we can't consider years in this case.

 

[machomuu]

That's ONII-SAMA! Do not categorize Onii-sama into Onii-sans.

That's true, but love interests don't often call their significant others or people of interest "-Sama", hence why I said "treat their brothers as a lord or an obsessive romantic interest.

Again, do NOT categorize. Legal lolis cannot be categorized into the True loli category.
What everyone should see under loli term must be the true loli.
Legal lolis aren't lolis. They can't belong there.
Only k-hundred years lolis can be considered lolis because we can't consider years in this case.

I disagree. As do various anime. Plus...isn't it hypocritical to say not to categorize when you're doing exactly that? And you still insist on calling them both "lolis", meaning they are both lolis. "Loli" is a purely aesthetic thing, and if you're saying they're legal because they're forced to be made into adults for legal reasons, then that means they're lolis, because if they didn't have features that would make them lolis (legal or otherwise), then they'd just be considered cute adults. But you yourself admit that they are indeed lolis, which means the term must be synonymous. We're not talking about real kids here; if you want to talk about true lolis, those are them.

Jesus Christ, we're still talking about lolis.

 

[Candy]

Why are you guys arguing with Satoshi haha

I honestly can't stand female characters that are just there as an accessory to the main male protagonist. Like, they're soooo bland.

 

[Chikara]

I can't stand a lot of yaoi tropes, from the uncomfortable similarity to stereotypical gender roles to the sexual assault cliches. So far the only guy/guy couple I've seen in an anime that avoids the stereotyping is the one from Cardcaptor Sakura, and that wasn't a show about the couple.

While assault is a popular theme, it's not all that common anymore. I can think of plenty of yaoi couples that came about without so much as a kiss till chapter 6/7. Seven Days is a prime example and one of my favorites :) I do agree though!

Anyway, I don't really like stoic characters much all. Too cool to be here? I think so too, get outta my animu.

 

[Kenchiin]

I think at this point there's no trope that bothers me. I (sadly) got used to all of them... D: