Anime Romantic Tropes Meme

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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

Nathan Seymour (Fire Emblem) → Tiger & Bunny

[flamebroil]

[m/m (if your character identifies as male, we're cool) for anything not one sided, please! details, etc., can be found on the journal. i'm cool tossing nathan into most settings as long as there's a wiki i can peek at.]

Misaki Yata | K

[rollin]

[ OTA! He's already 24 and a bit of 6, so no need to roll for those, haha. Would love to do 17, 26 or 27 in particular, not really interested in 8 and 20, but I'm okay with everything else. ]

11, "i'll cheer you on."

[sylvan]

[ Oh, there goes Yata again. Better make sure she's around to encourage him. Of course, he's so cool that he doesn't need luck or her to say something, but she'd like to support him and this is really the only way she knows how. He probably won't fall over or trip or anything, but she has a small first aid kit with her in case he does.

For now, she's content watching him from a bit of a distance, occasionally jumping and waving her hand while saying embarrassing things like that's amazing or do that again or no one can beat you even though he's... alone... And apparently someone has taught her the word senpai which only makes that name of his even longer. ]

Robin | Fire Emblem: Awakening

[fellbrand]

( OTA. I can also do Robin (F) (grimbrand). )

Nowi | Fire Emblem: Awakening

[wyrmsbane]

31-ish WINGS IT

[fellbrand]

( It was part of their deal! He would teach her something and she would show him what she learned when the time came. So far, they'd learned rock throwing, cooking, fishing, how to manage camp finances, how to pick non-poisonous berries, and the art of war... some of which were (obviously) more successful and interesting than others.

He's beginning to run out of ideas to teach which is why today, he tries to buy some time. )

Hmm... What do you want to do today, Nowi?

Kisa Shouta | Sekaiichi Hatsukoi | M/M

[kisa_san]

[not interested in the supernatural prompts, but otherwise, open to all.

A bit of background: Kisa is 30 years old, but he looks like he could be in high school. He identifies as 100% gay and falls for men based on looks alone. He has never had a serious relationship because of this, so he doesn't think serious relationships are possible.]

ooc

[mapledreams]

Uwaah, Kisa! :D Um um, care to give this OC a try?

I was thinking maybe prompts 11 and 27?

Kaede here has info and kinks in his journal, if you'd like a look. Sorry that the character info isn't complete yet!

Kougyoku Ren | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

[redsea]

[ OTA! She's a princess, so 29 is a possibility. Not interested in 22. Everything else is fair game! ]

gerome | fire emblem: awakening | ota

[geronimoe]

19

[lightbrand]

( You would think it would be harder to find a distant wyvern rider that made a point of avoiding other people but it was never very hard for Lucina. It must have something to do with that whole masked enigmatic time traveler experience they share. She finds him exactly where she expects to (where ever that is). There's a brief smile (she's rather pleased to have found him again even after his lengths to not be found) and then she looks much more serious-- formal, even. Back straight, head up, eyes forward, addressing him directly... )

Gerome.

( ... And something behind her back. )

usagi | sailor moon

[odangod]

( f/f open to castmates. f/m otherwise. ♥ )

Krista Lenz/Historia Reiss | Attack on Titan | OTA

[jesusreiss]

Ran Shibuki | Aikatsu! | OTA

[spicyageha]

[ F/F preferred but still OTA ]

Minato Arisato | Persona 3 | M/F (M/M Castmates)

[universalize]

Takashi Morinozuka | Ouran Host Club | OTA

[silent_takashi]

RNG says 11!

[penguinbaby]

[As usual, Nagisa is waiting for Takashi after kendo with a towel in one hand and a water bottle in the other. He extends both eagerly, a delighted grin on his face.]

You were amazing again today!

Krista Lenz | Attack on Titan | OTA

[jesusreiss]

Hatsune Miku → Vocaloid (World is Mine) → ota

[ohimesama]

[ Spoiled, princessy tsundere girl who's a big mushy cuddlebug on the inside. ]

[circulates]

[ hi there, mind a luka? we can stick to just gen fluff if you don't want to dive into anything too shippy. i can start once i get the okay!

thinking of 11 + 14, and if you want to get shippy - 17? ]

Eve | Elsword (also available in Code: Nemesis)

[eveolution]

Hakuno Kishinami | Fate/Extra

[bitheway]

Hazuki Nagisa \\ Free!

[penguinbaby]

Kaede Ueda | original character | m/m pref, but open

[mapledreams]

{Please see his journal for info and kinks! Most prompts welcome, with the exception of: 8, 9, 12, and 13.}}

Rise Kujikawa | Persona 4

[analyzing]

( not really keen on 28 and 29, but the rest are fair game! )

Naruko Anjou | Anohana

[influenced]

[She's already #6, granted.]

1!

[nightgames]

[Chiaki wasn't much for hanging around after school if he didn't have to. In fact, he was just heading out right now, but he can't help peeking into the classrooms as he walks, and he stops in front of the open door to this particular classroom when he notices the rather cute girl who seems to have gotten stuck on cleanup duty this afternoon.

Well, it's true that he'd really rather leave, but... eh, maybe he can have a little fun first. He leans against the doorway, a smirk on his face as he speaks up.]

You look like you could use a hand.

[But is he going to offer one, though??]

paddra nsu-yeul. final fantasy xiii-2.

[deathandrebirth]

Yuna • Final Fantasy X/X-2

[keepingfayth]

Serah Farron - Final Fantasy XIII series

[timehopping]

Tohko Amano-Bungaku Shoujo-OTA

[tohko_amano]

mitsuki ishikawa | original character

[drowns]

[not very interested in 12, but everything else is fair game. open to f/f and f/m.

some info, but basically she is a magical girl who controls the elements of ice and water. due to significant events in her childhood, she has been shaped into a demure, mild-mannered, intelligent girl, but retaliates with aggression (real or perceived) with passive aggression and aloofness.]