History Main / GenreBusting

* Van Canto. You think you've explored all genres of metal and suddenly, A Capella Epic Power Metal outta freaking nowhere.

** Which, with {{ZombieLand and similar appearing, is [[GenreLaunch becoming a genre unto itself]].

* William Gibson's ''((Neuromancer))'' combines elements of film noire, mystery, pul science fiction and an emphasis on technology to create what is now known as CyberPunk . It is now seen as the TropeMaker of the genre, and depending on who you ask, the TropeCodifier as well. * ''RiddleyWalker'' is an AfterTheEnd ScienceFiction done in the style of a Middle Ages [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible mind screwy]] historical novel.

** Post apocalyptic Lord of the Rings with cowboys.

* {{Ween}}! Ween Ween Ween Ween Ween Ween Ween!

** Annoying.

** ToyStory is comedy/drama/thriller/horror/action/prison escape/philosophical...
*** /Awesome.

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** It's also a work in the Genre of Magical Realism, you know, that genre that's been dead since Virginia Woolf?

* ''KatamariDamacy''. Trying to fit this into a genre is an exercise in futility and MindScrew.

** Later games like it (for instance, ''[[IWannaBeTheGuy I Wanna Save The Kids]]''), are occasionally called "[[ShootEmUp save-em-up]]." The problem is that there are very ''few'' of them.

** [[FirstPersonShooter First Person]] {{Metroidvania}}

* There's still some debate over whether ''SuperSmashBros'' should be classified as a "true" FightingGame on par with StreetFighter or MortalKombat, or a multiplayer-party game with FightingGame elements. What you call it generally aligns with which side of the StopHavingFunGuys argument you fall on.

* ''StrangersInParadise'' is a slice of life story, mixed lesbian romantic comedy, crime drama, and on occasion a Xena parody.

* ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is a complex, metaphorical coming of age story seen through the lens of Buddhism, Gnosticism, and Jungian philosophy. It also uses deconstructionist theory to tackle issues such as gender roles, the incest taboo, and binary principle. It also a complex look at the dark side of tropes and imagery associated with European fairy tales, such as the prince, the princess, and the wicked witch. It also is a surrealist dramedy observing the complicated interpersonal relationships between the students. It also is about lesbians. But TV Tropes likes to say it's a {{Shojo}}, and back away slowly.

* ''RiddleyWalker'' is an AfterTheEnd ScienceFiction done in the style of a Middle Ages [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible mind screwy]] historical novel.

**** Each snippet of the song is on a different track, making for a genre bust of "shuffle".

Of course, even genre busters are not entirely original. But they are original enough--and powerful enough--that they appear to completely transcend genre -- see also ScienceFictionVersusFantasy. Compare with GenreLaunch, TropeMaker, and TropeCodifier. compare and contrast GenreKiller. See also NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly for a related musical trope.

* ''BattleRoyale'' is notoriously hard to classify. Some consider it horror due to the NightmareFuel -laden premise, but that classification always causes "traditional" horror fans to baulk because it ''isn't'' traditional. Action-adventure? That's perhaps the best when combined with horror, but given the deep, requires-substantial-thought satire and themes "action" seems misleading. When you go to buy a copy you could end up in the Sci-fi section...SoYeah you try putting it in a box!

[[AC: RealLife]]
* Real life takes place in a surprising wide range of genres, including, but not limited to: comedy, cosmic horror, erotica, tragedy, kitchen-sink drama, Western (especially in the 19th century), espionage, science fiction (since at least the end of WorldWarTwo), fantasy (at least, atheists think other people experience the world as being in the fantasy genre), psychological horror, conspiratorial fiction, crime, postmodernism and more besides. Notably, real life's genre varies from time to time and place to place, and events in it are particularly susceptible to being reinterpreted later as belonging to a different genre than they were originally thought to be.

* ''TheBirthOfANation''. [[ValuesDissonance It makes racism fun!]]