( Romantic Anime Tropes Meme )

[selim]

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

• School Romance: Oh, I hope senpai notices me...or the cute class president, or the head of cooking club, or -
• Childhood Crush: You've known each other for a long time, but one of you had to leave when you were kids. Now you'
• 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.
• Love Note: The note you left the object of your affection might be a bit passive, but you can't confess face to face!
• 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.
• 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!
• Kuudere/Ice Queen (King): I have no interest in things like "love" or "romance." They are the least important things in this world.
• Yandere: You don't like me anymore? How...? Oh, that's alright. I'll make you LiKe Me.
• 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?
• 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!
• 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?
• Harem: One guy. Lots of girls. Craziness ensues.
• Reverse Harem: One girl. Lots of guys. Craziness ensues.
• Head Patting: Apparently a great way to show you care, both for dogs and for humans.
• Indirect Kiss: Your lips touched that. Their lips touched that. OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE YOU KISSED.
• Slap-Slap-Kiss: I could kill you for what you just did! I could - I could KISS YOU.
• 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.
• Food for Thought: I made you lunch. Want to share?
• 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!
• 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.
• The Kind of ____ You Like: You want to change yourself to the type that the object of your desire wants.
• 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!
• Jerk/Sweetheart: The pairing of a stoic jackass and a manic pixie dream.
• 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!
• Fight for You: I won't lose the hand of my girl/guy to the likes of you!
• 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.
• Kiss on the Forehead: It's a sweet way to say "I love you."
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Single-Gender School: For all the yaoi and yuri fans out there, don your uniforms and remember that Maria is watching.
• The Silent Protector: In love with his/her charge, but never able to act on it.
• The Perfect Waifu/Husbando: They are so graceful, so lovely, so kind, you've really lucked out!
• To Make My Beloved Happy: You will do anything for the person you love, even if that means not being with them.
• WILDCARD

taken from bakerstreet!

Comments

it's either fate/ or kamisama hajimemashita

[loveandego]

[ the snake god's eyes narrow into yellow slits as he analyzes the girl standing in front of her. weak. she is nothing but weak- but he can feel the bloodline of the snake resonating in her veins, however weakly. it must not be an accident that he was summoned here of all places, then. even though that may be the reason, it doesn't dismiss the annoyance on his face when he glances at his surroundings.

this is nothing compared to even his bedroom in the other realm.

kuroha groans. ]

What's your business with me?

help me through this i dont know much about either

[paralyses]

I-- Uhm-- I just--

( she's shaking all over, and she can't seem to form a sentence. sorry, kuroha, you might need to calm her down! )

[outerscience]

[ being ripped from his paradise of slaughter and bloodshed to a peaceful little place like this- the snake god almost feels insulted that the one who summoned him is someone who can't even manage to stand straight. he scans her arms for the command seals, and when he locates it, it elicits another groan. he's not happy about this at all.

kuroha shifts his position, leaning into one of his palms.

if this was his master, then he really didn't have a choice, did he? out in such an open space like this, it wasn't likely that he'd find a master in the two-week period allocated to him, not did he have the prana to maintain his presence any longer. ]

You.

What's your name?

[paralyses]

( she straightens herself out, still shaking- even her voice is shaky! )

M-Mary Kozakura!

[outerscience]

Mary.

I am Archer. Address me as such.

[ He can't get over how unlucky he is. ]

[paralyses]

A...Archer? ( she sounds a bit confused, thinks it over. it doesn't sound right at all. and...she wants to honor her dead friend...

she wished she didn't have to do this, but...azami left no room for debate. literally. )

You...look a lot like Konoha... ( tears start to stream down her face. ) So...so can I call you Kuroha, instead?

1/2

[outerscience]

Konoha?

[ he pauses for a couple of seconds before pulling at the fabric that hems his stomach, investigating the clothes that whoever mary was referring to was wearing before his apparent death. ]

Oh. You're talking about the owner of his body?

this*

[loveandego]

2/2

[loveandego]

[ in a blurry motion, he's off the table, and pinning mary to the wall, staring into mary's eyes.

the shadow he broadcasts over her- it's scary and ominous, especially when he's so much taller. ]

I am Archer. Your friend is dead.

[paralyses]

... ( she steels herself, regains her composure. no. no, she won't accept it. she didn't want this to happen. she wants to believe it didn't. god, why... )

No. He's... He's not dead. ( makes out w/ u

her eyes flicker to a bright red and she looks him in the eye. )

He's a part of you now. So, I'm calling you Kuroha.

tw for violence.. sort of

[sponsoredbytarget]

[ he removes his hands from against the wall, and instead settles them around mary's throat. her glowing eyes are interesting, but hardly anything to bat an eye at. instead, he's squeezing, tighter and tighter until she can only catch a sliver of breath whenever she inhales. ]

Ar-cher. Can you say that for me, Mary?

Ar-cher.

[paralyses]

( she grabs at his arm and tries to pull him away- let go let go let go!! )

Ku... ( she can't even finish her sentence, but it's obvious she won't back down. )

[sponsoredbytarget]

[ his hands squeeze around her throat tighter in response. if she's not giving up, then neither is he. besides! it's more fun when you struggle. he won't kill you just yet.

he is, unfortunately, unaware of the glowing command seal on her wrist. no one would be stupid enough to use it on something like this, right? besides, he's trying to save you, in a psychotic, roundabout way. ]

[paralyses]

( she tries to intensify the power of her "eyes", but she can't. she's only half medusa. actually, not even half. and this is one of the only times it frustrates her.

because if she had the power, she could protect herself- and those dear to her.

she breathes in sharply. )

K... Ku... Kuroha... ( she just barely manages to choke this out, ) Please... ( "you're hurting me." )

1/2

[outerscience]

[ the glow from her hand is more than enough to indicate what's actually happening here. he drops her immediately, letting her slump to the floor while he reels back, clutching his head in pain. ]

2/2

[sponsoredbytarget]

You idiot!

[ he's removing his hand from his head now that the headache has subsided. [

Why would you waste a command seal on something as insignificant as a name?

Re: 2/2

[paralyses]

( she just sits there for a few moments, catching her breath. Her hands gently rub her neck to try and ease the pain. )

C...Command seal...? ( she's not even conscious of what she did. )

this is so romantic.

[sponsoredbytarget]

[ kuroha hisses, kneading his temples. the angrier he gets, the more he feels the pain coming back. he glares into mary's face. how could she? how could she!? something as precious as that! ]

Look at your arm. There should be two markings there, right? Show them to me.

the most romantic. more romantic than a candle lit dinner.

[paralyses]

( she looks at her arms and cautiously holds the one with the seals out to him. )

[outerscience]

[ sure enough, there's only. at least she's supplying him with enough prana to materialize himself- or perhaps that's the bonus of this body. after all, this girl before him doesn't seem like she knows anything to begin with. this is utterly frustrating. ]

Do you know about the Holy Grail War?

[ he takes her hand gently within his own. he could cut it off right now, and then she'd never have to worry about being a master again- but where would he find another master to graft this arm on to? plus, he doesn't have that kind of power to begin with. ]

[paralyses]

Th-the what...?

[sponsoredbytarget]

The Holy Grail War!

You're the one who summoned me into this mess, aren't you? Don't tell me you don't know what it is!

[paralyses]

I... I don't... ( she practically whimpers, ) M-my grandmother... She...made me... ( sniff. )

[outerscience]

[ he groans. really? ]

Of all the--

[ he grabs her wrist again, holding up the command seals at her own eye level. ] Do you want to live?

[paralyses]

( gulp. )

Y...Yes, I do...