Things in Anime/Manga you love seeing

[AfroSamurai]

Characters that troll the entire cast and break the fourth wall without making the reader feel trolled. like Ansh'in-san and Kumagawa from Medaka Box.

[The Laughing Man]

Black and homosexual(-like) men; no freaking lie. I also love the crap out of stereotypical strong-as-balls old men, and extremely wise, Yoda-esque old women.

[Lazy Ass Justice]

This thread will only have like 3 pages max.


When you like a group of characters and their friendship is like a family its one of the best things for me(One Piece, Berserk, Gintama, Sket Dance, Negima and such....).

I don't know I really like cheesy stuff like that when done right.

Aww man.
When a good character design is used on a good character.

[kouch_lee]

Unusual art (e.g. Matsumoto Taiou, Tsutomu Nihei).


Quirky animation (e.g. Studio Shaft, Studio 4°C).

Thank you! For real!

[wolfwoof]

When the hero doesn't end up with the fated love interest from his childhood, but with the new girl he fits so much better with

[Nekketsu]

When the hero doesn't end up with the fated love interest from his childhood, but with the new girl he fits so much better with

I specially love that one. Any good examples?

[Black Leg]

When the hero doesn't end up with the fated love interest from his childhood, but with the new girl he fits so much better with

But usually the childhood friend never wins and the MC falls head over heels for the new hotness

[Crossword]

Reminds me of a great quote I saw once on /a/:

I for one am pleased by the recent trend of Japan completely and totally crushing the hopes of girls that fall into the "If I love him for years and years and devote myself to him, he'll HAVE to fall in love with me!" idea.

But usually the childhood friend never wins and the MC falls head over heels for the new hotness

Now granted I'm no harem series expert, but from my experience it always seems to loop back to the childhood friend, or the girl he promised to marry when they were kids, etc.

[Gliblord]

Thank you! For real!

Matsumoto is awesome.

[KageKageKing]

-A group of notable individuals( Shichibukai,Supernovas,Yonkou etc...)
- Gentle Giants
-Shonen series with a female protagonist
- Big Guns
-Villains in a Horse

[eledan]

-When battles are not decided purely by power levels, and another factors like strategy come into play (HxH is the best at this)
-When an until then all mighty villain meets his match, and his reaction after seeing that someone can keep up with him (you know, Enel face and stuff). If it ends in a villainous breakdown it's ok, but only when they're done well (Rurouni Kenshin was really good at this)
-When useless characters find a purpose or something they can be good at
-When we finally get to see a flashback we have been waiting for long time (E.g. Robin in OP)

[Sander]

When battles are not decided purely by power levels, and another factors like strategy come into play (HxH is the best at this)

In an alternate universe where JoJo's Bizzare Adventure doesn't exist,perhaps?

[wolfwoof]

When a superhumanly skilled main character really stands out because the rest of the series is grounded in reality.

[Endorsed]

When a superhumanly skilled main character really stands out because the rest of the series is grounded in reality.

I like this aswell, do you have an example of such an Anime/manga?

[wolfwoof]

Golgo 13. Always Golgo 13

[Sander]

I often like when anime is


Seriously,over the top AWESOME makes everything better.

[Supernova]

Depends on the mood really.

I like the stories where the underdog overcomes obstacles that where told he could never overcome.

I also like hardcore fighting manga's with abillities and the fights are just epic.

[wolfwoof]

Shows that make me want to pick up whatever skill the heroes use

[Sander]

Shows that make me want to pick up whatever skill the heroes use

So there were times when you felt like becoming a professional hitman?

[wolfwoof]

Not really no. But i played american football for a few seasons after i watched eyeshield 21, and i got pretty into cooking after watching cooking master boy.

Didn't really take with yakitate japan, but that's mostly because i don't have an oven in my apartment