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openAnime/KihachiroKawamotoShorts Anime
I created this page as "Animation" originally because these shorts are Stop Motion, not Anime-style animation per the site's description. But someone put it under "Anime" regardless because according to that person Japan would not be included in "Animation", basically "everything animated from Japan is Anime". I disagree. What would be the best option?
Edited by IrideneropenAvoiding an edit war Anime
On Trivia.My New Boss Is Goofy, I added a Creator's Oddball entry but part of it was changed by Damolisher with this edit reason:
For context, MNBIG is targeted for young girls (IE shojo), so demographic wise it is indeed a shojo. However, I don't want to cause an edit war so asking here.
resolved Trope Link Redirection not working Anime
Hi, I'm trying to redirect to a trope page for a Yugioh Arc-V fanfiction, and am having an issue with it.
The trope is Fanfic/Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V The Six Dimensions, and when I try to put that into the page editor, it's appearing as a red link for some reason.
[[Fanfic/Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V The Six Dimensions Trope]] is how it's supposed to be entered right?
Does anyone know what might be the issue here? I'm trying to redirect this from the Yugioh Arc-V Fan Fic Recs page.
openWhat can I use for example images Anime
Hi there! Long time lurker, newbie editor of pages. I decided to do a baby step of fixing some dead links on the *K-ON!* page. However, I'm unfamiliar with what exactly is fine to use as an example image. Are archive.org okay to use, or is first-hand source preferred? I was able to replace one with another example image (since they demonstrated the same thing), but some of the others don't have exact replacements. I have found an archive log of one example, but am unsure if I could use it.
Also, what should I do if a link is dead, and I can't replace it? Three out of four video links have since been deleted, unclear if by copyright or by the user, so I'm worried I might not be able to find replacements. Should I remove the links if I can't?
[PS: if one could redirect me to a source that explains this, it would be much appreciated. ^^ I've tried but I didn't find one as of typing this]
open Image not formatting Anime
In Lady The Brighton Family, the folder for Alexandra won't format her manga image.
resolved The Ron the Death Eater example from YMMV/SonicX Anime
I wanted to make this discussion because I saw that the Ron the Death Eater example for Chris Thorndyke was deleted. Here it is.
- Ron the Death Eater: Chris Thorndyke is often viewed by fans as a selfish, spoiled brat, who's life isn't all that bad as he claims it is, and being more obsessive over Sonic than Amy is. However, Chris isn't really a bad kid. His whiny moments like in episode 49 were due to his fear of loneliness, which kept him from handling the situation of Sonic returning to his world more positively, especially since the news sprung upon him unexpectedly and was pretty impactful for him, and he was acting more traumatic and in denial than like a spoiled brat. His clinginess to Sonic and his fear of loneliness is due to being neglected by his parents since he was little, as he had to spend most of his time alone inside his huge and empty mansion without friends or siblings, making his life feel very empty and he didn't want to lose the one person who filled that void with his friendship and adventures. This also applies to when Chris shut down the portal to stop Sonic from going back to his world. Chris didn't shut down the portal because he's a spoiled brat. He did it because his emotions and fears got the best of him, that he made a reckless choice without thinking clearly.
I actually agree with this example, but it was deleted because apparently it was added by a ban evader. I am for adding it back because although Chris is not my favorite character of this show (due to some issues with how he was written), I do agree that fans do tend to demonize this kid.
openCrunchyroll Anime
In light of the March 2022 renaming of Funimation to Crunchyroll LLC as well as the Funimation brand being phased out a few weeks ago, I'm thinking about moving Creator.Funimation to Creator.Crunchyroll and/or Creator.Crunchyroll LLC.
Given that, are there any thoughts?
Edited by gjjonesresolved Gundam SEED : OfficialCouple and BetaCouple mutually exclusive ? Anime
A recent edit on the Gundam SEED Main Characters page switched Official Couple to Beta Couple here for Athrun and Cagalli : https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/article_history.php?article=Characters.MobileSuitGundamSEEDMainCharacters&page=4#edit40337667
A little context first : Athrun and Cagalli (the Beta Couple of the edit) are still main characters of the overall franchise and they are the second couple of the Cosmic Era, behind Kira and Lacus (the Official Couple of the edit). In fact, Athrun is the deuteragonist of the franchise for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny until Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom where he loses his deuteragonist status to Lacus. Lacus and Cagalli, while still main characters, are behind in importance compared to Kira and Athrun in the first two works (and also Shinn in SEED Destiny) and in the third, Athrun and Cagalli didn't have much screentime, being Demoted to Extra. One more thing, Kira and Lacus didn't really hook up in SEED, they are somewhat a couple in SEED Destiny (a Chastity Couple to be exact but still a couple) but their couple really only blossoms in SEED Freedom.
My questions :
- Are the Official Couple and Beta Couple tropes mutually exclusive ? I personally think not but I prefer asking first.
- The Beta Couple page cites that the Beta Couple is a secondary couple being a foil to the main couple, I agree with that but they are not that secondary compared to Kira and Lacus. But also cites that things goes usually smoother than the main couple, while I agree that Athrun and Cagalli are indeed the Beta Couple in that sense for Kira and Lacus in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (due to both Athrun and Cagalli being Demoted to Extra), this is not the case in the previous work Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny where they face far more hardships than Kira and Lacus where their couple goes well in SEED Destiny. In fact, even in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, before becoming a couple, Athrun and Cagalli encounters were far from nice (to say the least) compared to Kira and Lacus who never have an argument on screen in SEED and SEED Destiny. With this context, are Athrun and Cagalli really a Beta Couple ? Maybe an inverted one ?
After reflexion and overall in the Cosmic Era, I think both Kira/Lacus and Athrun/Cagalli are Beta Couple to each other : Kira/Lacus have things going smoother for them in SEED Destiny (and arguably SEED) than Athrun/Cagalli while the situation is reversed in SEED Freedom where Kira/Lacus faces hardships while Athrun/Cagalli didn't have problems in their couple.
I am inclined to restore Athrun/Cagalli Official Couple entry and adding a Beta Couple entry for both couples. But I wanted opinions first before doing so. And also to prevent edit wars.
Thoughts on that ?
Edited by CybranLordopenWant to add secondary trope to video Anime
In the video examples for Romantic Ribbing, I believe the trope also shows an attempt at Romantic Spoonfeeding, but I cannot find the edit option to add it. I've scoured the how-tos and forums and can't find what I'm looking for. Is this something an Admin needs to do?
resolved Can I change the description rather than send it to the TRS? Anime
Can I change the page description to One Person, One Power? After a query about whether there was a trope for power systems, I looked at the two pages for Magic by Any Other Name and Differently Powered Individuals. I noticed this quote at the end: "For another meaning of Differently Powered Individuals, see One Person, One Power." I checked the description, and it talks about how powers can go by a name like Differently Powered Individuals.
This is odd, at least to me, since Magic by Any Other Name already exists, and the difference I could tell from the description is that they are unique and have one power. I also checked what it was when launched, and the trope was more about each person having one power while contrasting with ComboPlatterPowers. I posted a discussion for the page and the Tropes Needing TRS Clean Up thread with no reply. Is it is all right to change the trope description if you see something off, especially since there hasn't been a response on the Tropes Needing TRS Clean Up forum? I am okay with being wrong if there is something that I need to include. I want to make sure of what I can and can't do.
Edited by nightlightieopenAsian Animation Anime
So I was seriously considering making a media page for the Mix Master cartoon from the 2000s; since it is a South Korean-Japanese production, what page type should I use? Does it count as an anime? Or is just Asian Animation?
I was looking at the staff on the Wikipedia page, and the voice actors are mostly Japanese while the producers are mostly Korean; not sure if it matters in this situation.
open Can always detect their own kind Anime
In Manga/Parasyte, the Parasites have the ability to detect another member of their species, even while outwardly appearing human.
Which trope is this? Psychic Radar? Supernatural Sensitivity? They don't seem to have any other Psychic Powers.
openAll For One Editing Status? Anime
So, for the past five months, the trope page for All For One from the series My Hero Academia has been locked and unable to be edited. This is a bit annoying for those who would need to edit the page due to all the stuff that has been happening in the series, especially in the most recent chapters. Is there any idea when the page will be unlocked again so new information can be added, or is that a mystery at the moment?
open Why doesn't ReferencedBy have an icon? Anime
I thought of this when I was scrolling through the Magical Princess Minky Momo Referenced By page. I know Heartwarming has a heart and Tearjerker has a tear, but why doesn't RB also have an icon? And if it did, what would it be?
openMy Hero Academia Arc Anime
I have discovered that chapters 307-317 and 318-328 in My Hero Academia recap are listed as parts of two separate arcs, while actually they are the parts of one arc. Who can fix that fuse those two recaps into one recap
openVandalism on work page Anime
Today, P360360P had just done a whole-page vandalism to Aggretsuko, under the edit reason of "HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!".
I don't think vandalism is even allowed as an April Fools prank on TV Tropes, so I set up this query to advice the mods about reverting the changes.
openConcerning Pokémon edits made by a troper. Anime
Troper Blast Vision needs a tap on the shoulder, because I’ve been going through certain pages of the Pokémon franchise and he seems to be making edits about the characters of the show in a snarky, character bashing like tone. I’ve come here to avoid starting edit wars.
Anime/anime adjacent trope - Blonde with fists as weapons
Got a list of examples for anyone important enough to create a page:
https://in-birth.fandom.com/wiki/Mika
https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Yang_Xiao_Long
https://symphogear.fandom.com/wiki/Hibiki_Tachibana
https://shangrila-frontier.fandom.com/wiki/Kei_Uomi (Shangri-La Frontier form), see ep12 5:03
https://mahoako.fandom.com/wiki/Tenkawa_Kaoruko (fist attack)
Edited by tempuser1283914