Anime Romantic Tropes Meme

[mypowerpole]

Anime Romantic Tropes Meme

Anime has some unique tropes when it comes to romance, perhaps because of the setting or the culture in which the medium comes out of. However, these days, some of these conventions have become familiar and prominent - both in anime focusing on romance AND in the more general fare. This meme is for playing out those in all their wonderful, strange, romantic, touching, or sometimes over-the-top and cheesy elements.

By no means is this meme only for anime characters or for characters in Japanese setting. Everything here is generalized enough to apply to just about anything. I would love to see any sort of character here, because come on. No matter what you play, you have to love some romance.

HOW TO PLAY

• Comment with your character and preferences.
• Comment to others.
• THAT'S IT YOU'RE PLAYING.

PROMPTS

1. School Romance: Oh, I hope senpai notices me...or the cute class president, or the head of cooking club, or -
2. Childhood Crush: You've known each other for a long time, but one of you had to leave when you were kids. Now you'
3. re back together, and the dynamic is totally different. This also often involves a "childhood marriage proposal," where the naive party promises marriage and the other takes it seriously.
4. Love Note: The note you left the object of your affection might be a bit passive, but you can't confess face to face!
5. You're Like Family to Me: The two of you have been close forever, so you've never seen each other like that...until now.
6. Tsundere: G-geez, idiot, it's not like I like you or anything! I was just worried...worried, okay? Don't make me slap you!
7. Kuudere/Ice Queen (King): I have no interest in things like "love" or "romance." They are the least important things in this world.
8. Yandere: You don't like me anymore? How...? Oh, that's alright. I'll make you LiKe Me.
9. Unlucky Friend: You lost the person of your dreams to someone else, perhaps because of their allure or perhaps because you never spoke up. What can you do now?
10. Red String of Fate: That person? You know you're totally meant for them! So what if you've never talked? You have the red string of fate!
11. I'll Cheer You On: Always supportive, always by your side, they're the person you can count on. Why do they care so much, though?
12. Harem: One guy. Lots of girls. Craziness ensues.
13. Reverse Harem: One girl. Lots of guys. Craziness ensues.
14. Head Patting: Apparently a great way to show you care, both for dogs and for humans.
15. Indirect Kiss: Your lips touched that. Their lips touched that. OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE YOU KISSED.
16. Slap-Slap-Kiss: I could kill you for what you just did! I could - I could KISS YOU.
17. Confession in the Heat of the Moment: You're about to go defeat the ultimate baddie. How about confessing your feelings to the person you love? Seems legit.
18. Food for Thought: I made you lunch. Want to share?
19. Repaying a Debt: You broke a vase, ruined somebody's priceless something-or-another, and now you have to be their servant until you pay it off!
20. I'll Be Your Dog: Or you don't owe that person anything, you just wait on them hand and foot and hope they'll appreciate you one day.
21. The Kind of ____ You Like: You want to change yourself to the type that the object of your desire wants.
22. One-Sided Love: Sadly, still a trope here. As always, a heart will be broken. But maybe, just maybe, the love isn't unrequited. Maybe the other person isn't aware!
23. Jerk/Sweetheart: The pairing of a stoic jackass and a manic pixie dream.
24. Misunderstood Delinquent: You're not what you seem. You just want to give flowers to that cute girl, not run her over with your motorcycle!
25. Fight for You: I won't lose the hand of my girl/guy to the likes of you!
26. Sudden Kiss: Kiss from nowhere! There are lots of reasons for this: to stop someone from crying, to make them be quiet, or just to explain yourself when words can't.
27. Kiss on the Forehead: It's a sweet way to say "I love you."
28. Physical Difference: Usually size difference - and then, it's usually big guy/tiny girl, though big girl/tiny guy is explored as well - though this is present in a lot of different ways.
29. Class Difference: Again, sometimes common in western fiction, but anime is made in a culture that is still greatly stratified by class, whether it be wealth or power structures.
30. Oh, My Goddess!: Uh-oh, you accidentally summoned an angel/demon/alien/god/goddess. And now they're bound to you forever! But at least you can stay just friends...or something like that.
31. Teach Me To Become Human: A robot, an alien, a god, a demon, or anything beyond our human knowledge wants to know more about our emotions - from you and your love.
32. Single-Gender School: For all the yaoi and yuri fans out there, don your uniforms and remember that Maria is watching.
33. The Silent Protector: In love with his/her charge, but never able to act on it.
34. The Perfect Waifu/Husbando: They are so graceful, so lovely, so kind, you've really lucked out!
35. To Make My Beloved Happy: You will do anything for the person you love, even if that means not being with them.
36. WILDCARD

Comments

Fenris Fenrir | Ragnarok: Into The Abyss | OTA

[rune_warlock]

Medusa Gorgon || Soul Eater || OTA, prefer F/M

[vectorsnake]

Scanty || Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt || OTA, prefer F/M

[betterthanpanty]

Dante || Devil May Cry || OTA

[alwayspenetrated]

Ciel Phantomhive || Kuroshitsuji || ota

[queenswatch_dog]

5

[ogreprince]

[The Phantomhive and Tempête De Neige family stood each other close, despite how strange it might sound. A British family closely bound with a French. That was how things was however. It was almost like they could have been one and the same with how much the two spent together. Then the incident happened and after Ciel's return, Pierre noted how the happy kid he had knew had changed. He had grown colder and reminded him more of himself. It was reasons behind why he was called the Viscount of Ice.

Today he was to visit Ciel for the first time since he got his tittle as Earl. It was a mix between politeness for old times sake and he had business to talk about. Ever since his father had fallen gravely ill he had taken over all of his work. That included keeping a keen eye and ear open.]

Makoto Tachibana | Free! | OTA

[free_willy]

Kodaka Hasegawa | Haganai | OTA

[extorting]

Yancy Becket | Pacific Rim | M/F

[dangersrighthand]

2

[ibelonghere]

[ooc: Making you start this one since you thought it'd be cute. xD]

Rarity | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | OTA

[art_is_everything]

Nanami Madobe - Windows 7 - OTA

[imapc]

Don Kaname (AU Madoka) | PMMM

[thegodoka]

Yang Xiao Long - RWBY - ota

[ballisticfists]

Peter Rumancek } Hemlock Grove } M/M

[velveteenwolf]

[So many of these tropes are literally canon that I can't not. None of the harem prompts, please.]

19

[sheeeit]

[Okay, so it was really more of an excuse. Roman had never cared much for personal property, and he knew they had more than enough money for the fix, but Roman was something of...well, a sadist.

You see, Peter had scratched his car. His very, very expensive car. It had been unintentional, but Peter's fault all the same. And there was no way he'd ever be able to pay it off with physical cash. So, Roman was leaving him some options.]

This is a serious thing, man. That's my dad's car.

[There was a very dramatic tone to his voice, playing up the seriousness of the situation.]

So I mean...what're you gonna do about it?

stiles stilinski | teen wolf | ota

[jumpiness]

[ no harems please! ]

stiles stilinski (63) | teen wolf | ota

[147lbs]

[ no harems please! ]

Sonia Nevermind | Super Dangan Ronpa 2 | M/F

[princesspool]

Hello, rolled a 1.

[strengthtohelp]

They weren't exactly a princess and the pauper story of a guy and a girl widely separated by social or economic class. Being class president, Noa held a degree of governing power amongst their fellow students. Some of them liked him while others teased him for being a goody-goody or a narc. Sonia, however, was an actual princess. Her popularity among their classmates was guaranteed, despite how her cultural oddities and outdated adages might've appeared to more resentful peers as trying too hard to fit in with the "commoners." Noa saw genuine kindness in her smiles and a sweet effervescence when she carried a conversation. Moments like those revealed that, title aside, Sonia was a regular girl. It was that realization, in seeing what he thought was the "real" her, that made him fall for her.

And yet, that title was still getting in his way.

With her social standing in the school and among the general population, Sonia could have her pick of a boyfriend in anyone she wanted. They were likely to fall right at her feet. What were the chances it would ever be him?

"Sonia, Noa." Their teacher announced among a list of paired names, breaking Noa out of his reverie. He blinked and then looked across the classroom at Sonia. Heat prickled his cheeks. What could come out of them their being partners for this assignment? He shook his head, as if to wring out his thoughts. No, he needed to focus on doing well on the project for the both of them.

Still, it was hard not to hope.


[Hope this is okay! Otherwise, I'm fine with adjusting and editing where needed.]

[strengthtohelp]

Noa Voilier | strengthtohelp | KIBA | M/F or M/M
Romance and relationships may not be one of Noa's priorities -- school and work duties take precedence -- but that isn't to say he's closed himself off to the possibility. It's simply more likely for love to catch him off guard.


Shinobu Jacobs | upjacobsladder | No More Heroes | F/M or F/F
She's a woman dedicated to her goals, but she feels and needs. Depending on circumstance, she may keep things to herself. If you're the object of her fancy though, she just might pounce. (You can ask one Travis Touchdown.)


Seiji Yagiri | loveshead | Durarara!! | M/F preference, may open to castmates
Love is a beautiful, wondrous thing, isn't it? The idea that you're destined to be with another person, that you're meant to fall for them and spend your lives together -- it's practically a guarantee you won't be lonely. If Seiji loves you, he'll dedicate himself to you. He'll expect you to do the same.

[I'm willing to AU things to fit meme circumstances since in canon he's obsessed very much in love with someone. A romantic meme would be difficult if I had him stick strictly to his canon proclivities, heh.]

nico di angelo | pjo | ota

[diangelo]

mikasa ackerman | shingeki no kyojin | ota

[tatakaeru]

34

[titancide]

[Lets be honest, Eren is perfect waifu material. Sans military dress and equipment, he's much more stable and graceful while trotting around camp with a steaming bowl of presumably soup.]

Mikasa! [The urgency in his voice says it's something much more than whats sloshing in his hand. Whelp, he tried to keep balanced.]

Have you eaten yet?

petra ral | shingeki no kyojin | ota

[petral]

Panty Anarchy | Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt | F/M

[cockhopping]

Saft | Original Character | F/M

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Sir Integra Hellsing ↑ Hellsing ↓ OTA

[fairbrook]

[Tsundere. Game or assumed CR equally appreciated. No smut, please.]

36 - Couldn't find the "You beat me, so I love you" trope

[bigbridgebattler]

[Gilgamesh fell backward and landed on his rear with a loud "OUMPH!". His swords fell to the ground a moment later, the 6 of them all clanging and skittering off in different directions. His eyes traced up the blade of the sword held by the stern looking woman before him. He'd been beaten in fights before, but rarely in single combat, and never quite so soundly.

And never by a woman so...beautiful.

Tears came to the giant warrior's eyes as he drank in the sight before him. He was smitten!

rise kujikawa | persona 4 | ota

[photoshoots]