That's why I've created this thread. The goal is to think up rules that most anime seem to follow. All you have to do is make a rule and I will see if it is a good one. If it is, I'll add it to the list. And if you could, provide an example of an anime that stresses the rule you give.
The International Rules of Anime
1. Pants are invincible.(Dragonball Z)
2. If you wear a standard issue uniform, you are going to die.(DBZ, Naruto, Gundam series, need I continue?)
3. Vibrant colors such as orange and pink are stealthy.(Naruto)
4. Face-planting is spontaneous and causes little to no damage to the faller.
5. Beware of transfer students, whatever weirdness is going on, they're deeply involved with it.
6. Never get naked or take a bath. If you do the person who would make you feel most uncomfotable to see you naked will.
7. Most masked villains are people you know.
8. You can dodge bullets and sometimes even catch them if you're "cool" enough.
9. When falling, you always fall in slow motion while everyone else gasps in disbelief.
10. When making a battle robot, things like making it aerodynamic and using the fuel smartly don't matter; the most important thing is that it looks cool.
11. No matter how large your chest is, you will never have problems with running or your lower back and it will always defy every law of gravity.
12. Anytime a girl falls over she will always land in a sexy revealing pose.
13. Hair defies gravity.
14. Don't bother being a nice guy, chicks only dig guys that treat them like crap and know virtually nothing about them.
15. Beware of elevators. If you go and ride one with a person you have a crush on, it will inevitably get stuck.
16. Shinigami exist, no matter what the non-believers say. X3
17. If you cut your hair and have a small chest, you will go to an all boys school for some reason or another, or you will be forced into cross dressing.
18. If you're the main character, getting beaten to a pulp will only make you stronger. Or you'll be able to walk off wounds that could kill 10 people.
19. The main character must always eat a lot.
20. Now matter how serious the anime, there's always a happy filler episode involving the beach or hot springs!!
20. If you are fat, you are not the hero. (Tenjho Tenge)
21. Almost every anime has the emo guy that guys hate and girls love.
22. The names of attacks must be shouted prior to being performed. If not, the attack will inevitably fail.
22B. The longer you power up/pose before performing your technique, the more powerful it will be.
23. The world's biggest dangers can only be solved by schoolage kids.
24. The bad guy, however superior, will always half-arse it until you are strong enough to defeat him.
25. One set of clothes is all you'll ever need.
26. Whenever someone is forced to cross dress, however poorly and ugly they may be, their disguise will fool everyone and they will be hit on without mercy.
27. Whether or not the school council is evil (and 50% of the time it will be) they are always up to something, involved in something or doing something which will inevitably entangle and/or hinder the main character.
28. The most charming, kind, and beautiful people will always end up revealing themselves as the bad guys.
29. Female villians, no matter how serious they are in their quest to conquer the world, will always wear skimpy leather clothes that show off their cleavage.
30. If you are cute, funny, cheerful, friendly and always smiling, you have the saddest and darkest past among your friends.
1. Pants are invincible.(Dragonball Z)
2. If you wear a standard issue uniform, you are going to die.(DBZ, Naruto, Gundam series, need I continue?)
3. Vibrant colors such as orange and pink are stealthy.(Naruto)
4. Face-planting is spontaneous and causes little to no damage to the faller.
5. Beware of transfer students, whatever weirdness is going on, they're deeply involved with it.
6. Never get naked or take a bath. If you do the person who would make you feel most uncomfotable to see you naked will.
7. Most masked villains are people you know.
8. You can dodge bullets and sometimes even catch them if you're "cool" enough.
9. When falling, you always fall in slow motion while everyone else gasps in disbelief.
10. When making a battle robot, things like making it aerodynamic and using the fuel smartly don't matter; the most important thing is that it looks cool.
11. No matter how large your chest is, you will never have problems with running or your lower back and it will always defy every law of gravity.
12. Anytime a girl falls over she will always land in a sexy revealing pose.
13. Hair defies gravity.
14. Don't bother being a nice guy, chicks only dig guys that treat them like crap and know virtually nothing about them.
15. Beware of elevators. If you go and ride one with a person you have a crush on, it will inevitably get stuck.
16. Shinigami exist, no matter what the non-believers say. X3
17. If you cut your hair and have a small chest, you will go to an all boys school for some reason or another, or you will be forced into cross dressing.
18. If you're the main character, getting beaten to a pulp will only make you stronger. Or you'll be able to walk off wounds that could kill 10 people.
19. The main character must always eat a lot.
20. Now matter how serious the anime, there's always a happy filler episode involving the beach or hot springs!!
20. If you are fat, you are not the hero. (Tenjho Tenge)
21. Almost every anime has the emo guy that guys hate and girls love.
22. The names of attacks must be shouted prior to being performed. If not, the attack will inevitably fail.
22B. The longer you power up/pose before performing your technique, the more powerful it will be.
23. The world's biggest dangers can only be solved by schoolage kids.
24. The bad guy, however superior, will always half-arse it until you are strong enough to defeat him.
25. One set of clothes is all you'll ever need.
26. Whenever someone is forced to cross dress, however poorly and ugly they may be, their disguise will fool everyone and they will be hit on without mercy.
27. Whether or not the school council is evil (and 50% of the time it will be) they are always up to something, involved in something or doing something which will inevitably entangle and/or hinder the main character.
28. The most charming, kind, and beautiful people will always end up revealing themselves as the bad guys.
29. Female villians, no matter how serious they are in their quest to conquer the world, will always wear skimpy leather clothes that show off their cleavage.
30. If you are cute, funny, cheerful, friendly and always smiling, you have the saddest and darkest past among your friends.
