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The purpose of this entry is to highlight the most influential anime in the most influential genres. It catalogues series by their relationship to their genre — as Trope Makers, Trope Codifiers, Deconstructions and Reconstructions — and films by release date. Originally, we asked that editors looking to add a work to this page argue for its inclusion in the forums, but that was somewhat against the spirit of this wiki. Now, we only ask you to use your best judgement. Don't add a work because it's good or it's your favorite, add it because it impacted subsequent works in its genre. Two or three sentences regarding said impact will suffice; remember, you're already linking to a page with more information. If you're new to anime and just looking for recommendations, this infographic might help. |
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Trope Codifier | |
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Trope Codifier: Azumanga Daioh (2002), which can best be described as an anime sketch comedy starring a group of high school girls and their teachers. Originally aired in five-minute segments during the week, which were then combined on Saturday into a half-hour episode. | |
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Magical Girl Genre Deconstruction | |
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Deconstructions: Revolutionary Girl Utena. Arguably the first deconstruction in the entire genre. More info down below under Magical Girl Warrior. Princess Tutu. Arguably the first deconstruction that does not fall in the Magical Girl Warrior, due to its dark themes admidst a bright, fairy-tale inspired setting and a bubbly heroine with another, Magical Girl identity who is somewhat different to her. Also considered to be a cult classic in the anime fandom. Puella Magi Madoka Magica. What many fans consider as the Evangelion of Magical Girls, it is the Trope Codifier of the Magical Girl Genre Deconstruction. First aired in 2011, the 12-episode series takes the expected traits of the average Magical Girl show and turns it upside down in a not very happy, tightly woven plot with acclaimed music and visuals. Turns into a Decon-Recon Switch at the end of the TV series, but even that is deconstructed in The Movie. Generally considered to be a modern classic. |
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Deconstructive Parody | |
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Deconstructive Parody: KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! A one-shot web novel turned light novel series turned 2016-2017 anime, KonoSuba tells the story of a NEET who is taken to an RPG Mechanics 'Verse after death and forms a party with less-than-pleasant caricatures of RPG archetypes. Makes fun of the "grand quest in another world" plot by having its protagonists being more concerned with money and food than defeating the story's Big Bad. Like its 2016 contemporary Re:Zero, KonoSuba exploded in popularity when it first came out. | |
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Dark Fantasy | |
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Dark Fantasy: Berserk (TV 1997, Movies 2012-13, TV 2016). Mixing Dung Ages medievalism with demonic horror, this series adapted from the manga Berserk by Kentaro Miura is well known for its beautiful story and its utterly nightmarish monsters and violence. It focuses on a one-eyed mercenary badass with a giant sword who seeks vengeance against his former commander and best friend for betraying him in one of the most unforgivable manners imaginable, and roams the world killing any demon that comes for him. | |
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Magical Girl | |
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See also the Magical Girl and Magical Girl Warrior folders. | |
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Moe | |
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Moe Codifier: K-On! (2009). A comedy about four (+1) adorable girls who form a Rock & Roll club and grow into their responsibilities as bandmates, students, and senpai — when they aren't goofing off and drinking tea instead of practicing. Director Naoko Yamada's naturalistic approach to the characters appealed to a wide audience and inspired many imitators, which lead to the association of "cute girls doing cute things" with Slice of Life. Also the first anime to have an opening theme, "Go! Go! Maniac," top the Oricon charts. | |
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Deconstruction | |
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Deconstructions: Digimon Tamers (2001). The first anime to ask the question: "How would the existence of Mons work in real life?" Well, the government gets involved, many of the kids become emotionally traumatized, people die period, and cities get levelled. Also had an unprecedented level of depth compared to its predecessors, which were themselves no slouches in that department – the characters get a huge amount of development, and there's a whole website explaining the sheer intricacy of the world-building process of the series. The hardest Mons series on the Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness. Shadow Star (2003), by Mohiro Kitoh, perhaps best known for his other genre deconstruction, Bokurano. The premise of the genre, namely that kids gain control of powerful beasts and go on adventures, gets twisted by averting the last part: instead of going on adventures the children form terrorist groups to shape the world as they see fit, and being a immortal one-man army, they are pretty effective and deadly, develop symptoms of A God Am I and reap a lot of hate. Controlling this power turns the kids life to worse since they get sucked into the conflict. Almost all owners of a shadow dragon die before the series ends. |
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Parody: Haruhi Suzumiya (2006). A slice-of-life in name only, this light novel adaptation puts a twist on the standard school club plot with its eponymous character, whose boundless imagination (and her excessive jerkassery) combined with her supposed reality warping ability creates a number of fantastical scenarios for her to enjoy, and her fellow club members to deal with. Notable for causing a worldwide cultural impact when it first came out; in Japan, it proved that light novels could be a credible medium for anime adaptations, and in the West, it became one of the first non-shounen series to become widely popular in the anime fandom. | |
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Choujin Densetsu Urotsukidouji (Legend of the Overfiend, 1987).note Our site guidelines forbid pornographic works from having pages. One of the most notorious anime films of its era, this extremely explicit horror film was shelved in the children's section early in the Western anime boom. Urotsukidouji and its many hentai imitators established the once-common stereotype that anime is nothing but violence and rape; All Anime Is Naughty Tentacles is named after an outstanding feature of its exceptionally unpleasant scenes of sexual violence. If that didn't turn you off immediately, the film remains a powerful work of horror. | |
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Satire | |
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Satire: One-Punch Man (2015). The fighting shonen genre typically begins with the main character being relatively weak then throughout the series makes him/her stronger. This series begins with Saitama already being established as the universe's strongest man, being able to defeat any enemy with a single punch. Ironically, it's not a Shonen, but a Seinen. | |
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Genre Throwback | |
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Genre Throwback: Pretty Cure. The most popular modern-day magical girl show in Japan. It plays many tropes straight again, but with a post-modern flavor and Dragon Ball-styled physical fighting. | |
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Decon-Recon Switch | |
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Decon-Recon Switch: Attack on Titan (2013). The story of the remnants of the human race fighting mysterious giants, Attack on Titan takes stock shonen tropes to their logical (and often fatal) conclusions, though it becomes muddied later on when humanity comes back from the brink while also discovering dark secrets about itself and its enemies. Generally credited with the revival of anime in Western pop culture, Attack on Titan has become as popular as fellow shonen series that play their tropes straight. | |
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Cast Full of Pretty Boys | |
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Cast Full of Pretty Boys Codifier: The Prince of Tennis, a show about tennis, is the first noteworthy sports anime that attracted a huge female and yaoi fanbase which became a common element in the genre. Kuroko's Basketball, Free! and especially Haikyuu!! (which are about basketball, swimming and volleyball) later also contribute this element in the 2010s for western audiences. |
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Reconstructions: Genre Throwback: Pretty Cure. The most popular modern-day magical girl show in Japan. It plays many tropes straight again, but with a post-modern flavor and Dragon Ball-styled physical fighting. Kill la Kill (2013). Made by a crew including most of the alumni of fellow Reconstruction Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill is in many ways a throwback to Cutey Honey and makes fun of several magical girl tropes, such as costumes and Transformation Sequences that are farcically revealing, but is heart a fighting series played straight. |
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Mons | |
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A proper look at the Mons genre would require going into Video Games, particularly the Trope Maker, Shin Megami Tensei. | |
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Unbuilt Trope: Sazae-san (1969-). Based on the 1946-79 comic strip depicting ordinary life in Japan. When it first started airing, it was considered very liberal and supportive of strong women in Japan; today, it is seen as enshrining traditional Japanese life. The anime is notable among animation buffs for being both the longest-running animated series in the world and the last still-running animated production to utilize traditional animation* Animation inked & painted on clear acetate sheets and shot on film stock with a rostrum camera, as opposed to modern digital animation, which is significantly more efficient and has nearly killed off the former. | |
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Trapped in Another World | |
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See also the Isekai folder below. | |
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