Some characters or animes started some kind of fad that has been tossed in or rehashed over and over again throughout anime history. Name a few if you can.

A good example of this: Rei Ayanami.

Rei Ayanami started at least 2 anime fads. The first is the "attractive teen- aged girl who is emotionally dead and mysterious fad." Next is the "girl wrapped in bandages with a eye patch fad."

Oh and I'm still trying to figure out who started the emotionless hero fad which we see in just about every Gundam series nowadays. Not to mention the whole masked villain thing.

Uh...bitchy/hot older chick with huge boobs (Tsundere)?

Uh...bitchy/hot older chick with huge boobs (Tsundere)?

*sigh* Uhhh...I don't think she started that fad...I think Mahrochromatic either started that fad or brought it into prominence.

Oh and i almost forgot....who started the "uber-powerful girl who can kick every guys ass fad"?

Pok�mon, in the way that so many Kids (like myself from 1999-2002) started collecting the Cards, singing the Theme Songs,
imitating the sounds of the Pok�mon, & that of the Owners.

The whole cat ears/cat teeth thing.

i think that one came from magic knight rayearth.

Females who can't cook.

*sigh* Uhhh...I don't think she started that fad...I think Mahrochromatic either started that fad or brought it into prominence.

Tsundere characters have been popular for decades.

I think the masked villain thing predates animation period.

I know Go Nagai, Rumiko Takahashi, & Akira Toriyama was famous for a lot of new fads back then...

The sailor fuku becoming the object of purity and sexual desire for dirty old men. I don't really know when it started, but I think it happened back in the 80s.

Sweet,Sweet incest

Which anime started that disco crap?

Which anime started emo guys being protagonists?

Which anime started emo guys being protagonists?

I would have to say Eva. But the thing with Eva is that everyone has a pretty good reason for feeling the way they are unlike "real" emo kids and any anime that uses the type of "emo kid" characters probably is even on a subconscious level riping off Eva. And then there's the fact that Eva is a subversion of the "giant robot anime" genre and has a lot of plot points, character arcs, & similarities to the first Gundam series which would also be considered "emo" like Eva if not for the fact that it's about children and civilians being forced into war. Which you'd expect the characters to become depressed after a while.

I think Gundam started it too.

Amuro Ray was kind of a sissy at times.
But, I guess for good reason.

He was just a civi.

I think Gundam started it too.

Amuro Ray was kind of a sissy at times.
But, I guess for good reason.

He was just a civi.

Amuro, don't turn around now
That shining star is too far beyond you
Amuro your native planet your true homeland

Can you remember now those childhood days gone by
You woke up with the morning sun it was warm and alive and fun
Amuro, don't turn around Amuro

Big boys don't you cry don't you cry now no don't you cry now
Just for tomorrow, for tomorrow, for forever

Amuro, don't turn around now
That twinkling star is at the end of the universe
Amuro your abandoned planet your true homeland

Never forget the vow of your childhood days gone by
Take an oath on your youth and swear to save peace
For all the things that you love
Amuro, don't turn around Amuro

Big boys don't you whine don't you whine now no don't you whine now
Just for tomorrow, for tomorrow, for forever

Can you remember now those childhood days gone by
You woke up with the morning sun it was warm and alive and fun
Amuro, don't turn around Amuro

Big boys don't you cry don't you cry now no don't you cry now
Just for tomorrow, for tomorrow, for forever

I think it's just the regular use of young lead characters.

Disco? Cowboy Bebop? O.o

Lupin was created near the 70s, so I'm not surprised if there has been disco in it.

Disco? Cowboy Bebop? O.o

Lupin was created near the 70s, so I'm not surprised if there has been disco in it.

CP doesn't have a 'lets have some of the characters dance to a club/techno/disco" opening/ending.

I swear Gundam started the whole random main character, some how finding the cockpit hence becoming the fated hero cliche.

The hero mask thing I think was Voltron.

Record of Loddos war's Deadlit was the first anime elf.

The overdone samurai hero type I've seen in some 1930's stuff.

I have to agree on the Eva starting the emo protagonist thing. It was just no one could do it properly sense then.

Okay what anime started the priestess thing. Not just looks but style.
The oldest thing I can think of right now is Blue seed. But I'm sure there are older.

One fad I'm noticing lately is more and more Anime's are starring Female Protagonist.

The overdone samurai hero type I've seen in some 1930's stuff.
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Well they are Japanese, that's like there version of a Clint Eastwood character.

MOE, MOE AND MORE MOE. I miss normal, medium eyed anime females who arn't clumsy, high-pitched, childish, annoying, predictable and horny doormats!

The girl who is late for school and runs around with toast in her mouth fad needs to be retired. It's got to be at least 25 years old.

Flat chested girls being assholes.

Flat chested girls being assholes.

"No Mr. Slave you were the asshole!"

The girl who is late for school and runs around with toast in her mouth fad needs to be retired. It's got to be at least 25 years old.

I like how they spoofed it in the last ep of Evanglion.

MOE, MOE AND MORE MOE. I miss normal, medium eyed anime females who arn't clumsy, high-pitched, childish, annoying, predictable and horny doormats!


True that style sucks and is done more for sales then the fans now a days. It needs to go.

I wonder what happened to the Amishi thing they use to do in there fantasy, that was a fad that was at least decent.

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um...Gigantic Robots? What would you trace them back to, Godzilla?

um...Gigantic Robots? What would you trace them back to, Godzilla?

Ha its literally in your post. Gigantor. :)

An anime fad I can think of, but really don't have any opinion on whether I like or dislike, is shows involving some form of card game/controlled creature/other sort of fictional "sport" and protagonists and antagonists who think they're "tha shyt" because their respective retinue of that said fictional merchandise is "da beszt". Like Pokemon, Digimon, eh . . . you know, those kinda shows. I'm really not into those, I know lots of people are, but not me; I just figured I'd point that out since it seems to be heavily popular in anime in general.

How many characters have you seen, more specifically "evil characters", who don a mask? That could trace back to Char Aznable from Gundam or even possibly ...Speed Racer XD...

How many characters have you seen, more specifically "evil characters", who don a mask? That could trace back to Char Aznable from Gundam or even possibly ...Speed Racer XD...

Masks are a universal icon in every culture so that's none to surprising. I'm sure some of Osamu Tezuka's bad guys have worn them.

How bout the loner type of protagonist. You know, the one who never talks and when he does it's usually important or something cool. He never opens up till halfway through the series, and he is usually a badass. Yeah, I think I've seen that one a few times :)

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