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* The ''Videogame/ViewtifulJoe'' series, whenever you activate the Mach Speed VFX.

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This is a {{Manga Effect|s}}, and is indicative of a stylistic difference between the west and Japan in the depiction of movement. While speed lines in the west are traditionally drawn on the character and leave the background in focus, the Japanese artist traditionally speed-lines the background, leaving the character in focus. In the western version, the observer is a stationary bystander being passed or approached by the character, but in the Japanese version the reader is moving ''with'' the character. Incidentally, it's useful for reducing the budget by avoiding having to draw a background, so you can reuse the footage to your heart's content.

[[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] [[CoolCar racing stripes]]. Or motion blur.

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* As pictured above, this was done in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' for the Franchise/TheFlash's SuperSpeed. The moment in the picture comes from "Divided We Fall" when he's alone, fighting [[spoiler: the {{fusion|Dance}} [[TwoBeingsOneBody of]] ComicBook/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}.]]

* In the third episode of season two of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Rainbow Dash has these behind her when she's destroying Applejack's old barn.

* A season 4 ''WesternAnimation/{{Reboot}}'' episode makes fun of this, while the characters of Bob and Matrix play a game that combines ''DBZ'' and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Matrix is held in an airborne kick for an extended shot, and it's revealed that he's on wires in front of a speed-striped rolling background.
* The lawyers in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' do this when [[MundaneMadeAwesome making particularly forceful arguments]]. It can become a BiggerStick if the two lawyers pull these off back and forth in quick succession. One example:
-->Edgeworth: *SpeedStripes* "Can you prove that? I THINK NOT!"\\
Phoenix: *SpeedStripes* "Oh, yeah? I THINK I CAN! It's simple!"\\
Edgeworth: *SpeedStripes* "WHAAAAAT!?"
* For a Western CGI example, see ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''.

* The Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles not only get SpeedStripes, they're coordinated to each Turtle's color.

* Referenced in this ''WebComic/QuestionableContent'' strip "[[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=721 Speed Lines Equal INTENSITY]]".
** Also used [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1463 here]], [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1485 here]], and elsewhere.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' would use this on occasion.
* Even ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is guilty of this, while Marge is chasing Snake through the city in The Springfield Connection.
** The opening credits when shown in full seem to contain an example but when watched frame by frame the quick pan across their lawn is actually filled with people.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' did this in an unusual way, using ''three-dimensional'' speed lines. [[SpecialEffectFailure In many cases, the background could be glimpsed in gaps between them.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' Intro, and occasionally during action sequences in-show.
* The ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' series uses these, especially with the NitroBoost in the later [=OVAs=] and when the cars go fast.
* The ''ViewtifulJoe'' series, whenever you activate the Mach Speed VFX.
* In ''WebComic/ImpureBlood'', [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue4PAGES/ib096.html Dara to the rescue]].

* In the third episode of season two of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Rainbow Dash has these behind her when she's destroying Applejack's old barn.
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' often uses this, usually multiple times in one episode. For example, "It Came from the Nightosphere" had speed stripes when Gunther was thrown, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Marceline unleashed the Finn bomb, and her father flicked Finn in the butt without his consent.]]
* Parodied during an early page of ''WebComic/TriggerStar''. When a {{Mook}} leaps at Avocado, he gets impaled on his own speed lines.
* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-6-39/ the weapon hurtling toward Madeline's head.]]
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-07-18 Grace moving Jeremy]] is shown using this.
* In ''Webcomic/RedsPlanet'', [[http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/rp/ch04/chapter-four-18/ the final stages of the flight from the bobalux -- down hill -- show these.]]
* In ''[[{{Webcomic/Morphe}} moprhE]]'' there are [[http://morphe.thewebcomic.com/comics/1942334/chapter-3-page-41-the-right-to-bear-puns/ animated speed stripes during action scenes.]]
* As pictured above, this was done in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' for the Franchise/TheFlash's SuperSpeed. The moment in the picture comes from "Divided We Fall" when he's alone, fighting [[spoiler: the {{fusion|Dance}} [[TwoBeingsOneBody of]] ComicBook/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}.]]
* Also, as mentioned in the page quote, Speed Stripes were also employed frequently in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.

* As pictured above, this was done in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' for the Franchise/TheFlash's SuperSpeed. The moment in the picture comes from "Divided We Fall" when he's alone, fighting [[spoiler: the {{fusion|Dance}} [[TwoBeingsOneBody of]] SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}.]]

[[quoteright:208:[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/speed_stripes_3445.png]]]]

* The ''WesternAnimation/PowerpuffGirls'' Intro, and occasionally during action sequences in-show.

* Used in the ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'' series by Alucard and Soma Cruz.

* In ''RustyAndCo'', [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-6-39/ the weapon hurtling toward Madeline's head.]]

* Used in the ''{{Castlevania}}'' series by Alucard and Soma Cruz.

->-- '''Narrator''', a Creator/CartoonNetwork ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' spot

* Used in the Franchise/{{Castlevania}} series by Alucard and Soma Cruz.

This is an effect from Manga, and is indicative of a stylistic difference between the west and Japan in the depiction of movement. While speed lines in the west are traditionally drawn on the character and leave the background in focus, the Japanese artist traditionally speed-lines the background, leaving the character in focus. In the western version, the observer is a stationary bystander being passed or approached by the character, but in the Japanese version the reader is moving ''with'' the character (incidentally, it's useful for reducing the budget by avoiding having to draw a background, so you can reuse the footage to your heart's content).

* As pictured above, this was done in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' for the Franchise/TheFlash's SupedSpeed. The moment in the picture comes from "Divided We Fall" when he's alone, fighting [[spoiler: the {{fusion|Dance}} [[TwoBeingOneBody of]] SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}.]]

* As pictured above, this was done in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' for the Franchise/TheFlash's SupedSpeed. The moment in the picture comes from "Divided We Fall" when he's alone, fighting [[spoiler: the {{fusion|Dance}} [[TwoBeingOneBody of]] SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}.]]

* As pictured above, this was done in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLegue Justice League Unlimited]]'' during the episode "Divided We Fall" when he's alone, fighting as [[spoiler: the {{fusion|Dance}} [[TwoBeingOneBody of]] SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}.]]

** ''SuperMarioBrosZ'', being based on ''Manga/DragonBall Z'', also uses this trope heavily when characters are launched and often when they are fighting in midair.

* Even ''HikaruNoGo'' (an anime about, well, people playing ''Go'') gets in the act.
* A season 4 ''WesternAnimation/{{Reboot}}'' episode makes fun of this, while the characters of Bob and Matrix play a game that combines ''DBZ'' and ''{{Pokemon}}''. Matrix is held in an airborne kick for an extended shot, and it's revealed that he's on wires in front of a speed-striped rolling background.
* The lawyers in ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' do this when [[MundaneMadeAwesome making particularly forceful arguments]]. It can become a BiggerStick if the two lawyers pull these off back and forth in quick succession. One example:

* Expect this nearly every time a {{Pokemon}} trainer says something or a Pokemon does something in the anime. (During battles, obviously.) They're used only rarely in Origins and the XY seasons, though.

* Referenced in this ''QuestionableContent'' strip "[[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=721 Speed Lines Equal INTENSITY]]".

* Even TheSimpsons is guilty of this, while Marge is chasing Snake through the city in The Springfield Connection.

* The ''PowerpuffGirls'' Intro, and occasionally during action sequences in-show.

* In ''ImpureBlood'', [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue4PAGES/ib096.html Dara to the rescue]].
* In the later episodes of the first season of WeissKreuz, the animation budget was so low that sometimes even fast camera pans would make everything devolve into speed stripes for a second. As an example of TropesAreNotBad, it actually looked pretty awesome.
* In the third episode of season two of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, Rainbow Dash has these behind her when she's destroying Applejack's old barn.

* Expect this nearly every time a {{Pokemon}} trainer says something or a Pokemon does something in the anime. (During battles, obviously.)

* ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' did this in an unusual way, using ''three-dimensional'' speed lines. In many cases, the background could be glimpsed in gaps between them.
* The ''PowerpuffGirls'' Intro.

* The ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' series uses these.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' did this in an unusual way, using ''three-dimensional'' speed lines. In many cases, the background could be glimpsed in gaps between them.
* Used by QuestionableContent [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1463]] [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1485]] and elsewhere.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' often uses this, usually multiple times in one episode. For example, "It Came from the Nightosphere" had speed stripes when Gunther was thrown, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Marceline unleashed the Finn bomb, and her father flicked Finn in the butt without his consent. ]]