THE BEST Art + Writing Tropes (According to ME!!)

[@TheStarfishface]

Fun fact: There are two amnesiacs in this art. 👀

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

I can see Felix, so there’s one of them

[@justanaveragehumanbean]

I think she’s making fun of Zhongli lol

[@TheRealGuyWithTheGreenHat]

I'm a sweetheart, who's a goofball Do I qualify? Your choice if you want to reply or not, please don't freak out or get angry.

[@seaah]

hey i want to read your webcomic but the chapters are SO SHORT and pressing the next button so much is kind of aggravating.. pls tell me this improves in the later chapters?

[@pzkitty6783]

@@seaah I don't get this complaint? It's like saying turning pages in a book is aggravating

[@dweeborea]

(The "name your artstyle" thing seems to be an AI bro tactic to try and tell the machine how to emulate your art. Never name your style even if you can!)

[@childlikesaiyan]

@@dweeborea That is... Scummy as all hell Jesus

[@jojoslameerrand9305]

plus in general, art styles -or art movements- are named when they're dying, not thriving if they dont have a manifesto and specific members eg. pre-raphaelite brotherhood. and even then they're still influenced by whatever art "trend"/movement came before it

[@elvastan]

My art style is "how I draw things"

[@LordDawnWreaver]

I am several steps ahead.

[@cdarklock]

The garbage-farting machine doesn't need your art style to have a name. It can use YOUR name. You just say "in the style of" whomever and it will make an effort to fart out some garbage that stupid people would think looks like your work.

[@red_neon_moons]

I heard people who ask "what is your artstyle called?" are just looking for a prompt for AI stuff (yuck) so I wouldn't recommend answering this question.

[@sugarzblossom8168]

Surely they could just write her name in

[@stellerdawn]

@@sugarzblossom8168 It would probably just be a starFishFace

[@kevinbyrne6142]

I don't like putting labels on things

[@red_neon_moons]

@@sugarzblossom8168 Not necessarily. The AI would have to be trained on their art and know what "theStarfishface" means when prompted.

[@mrhalfsaid1389]

Doesn't help that people don't understand the difference between artstyle, aestetic, movement and level of detail

[@Clownin-round]

2:00 Don't name your style! It gets asked so people can get your specific style out of AI generation programs. One of the funniest ways to do it is to tell them your art style is [not well known lewd word], so when they try to put that into the AI, they get something they weren't expecting.

[@LordDawnWreaver]

[Evil Laughter]

[@Kazekai_AJ]

I hate ai with a burning passion

[@williamdrum9899]

My art style is Tokyo Sandblaster

[@randomgrmlin]

Would say my art style is wonder bread then lol

[@trappedinmymind485]

Petition that when people ask what your art style is, everyone just starts insisting their art style is realistic (or some obviously wrong art style) so the people asking don’t get an actual answer, and the bots doing it just mess up the AI

[@Imane-qd7ho]

That's a good idea, another i recommend doing is when someone asks you what ur art style is than just say a random insult from any language you want.

[@Imxxyourxxsenorita]

@@Imane-qd7ho From now one I'm gonna say that my art style is named trou du cul

[@straneas3099]

@@Imxxyourxxsenorita eheh 👀

[@ActuallyRea]

DATE SOMNIUM FILES MENTION LETS GOOOOOO

[@Fluorite-Fox]

@@ActuallyRea holy shit a fellow Somnium Files fan 0.o

[@strawberrymilk_nya]

Hi, June!! Watched your video yesterday!

[@SammyRobinson62232]

Some of my favorite writing tropes are (in no particular order) 1- the villains who are villains due to the flaws of society. Where the problems can’t be solve by punching the villain to death 2- a married couple that actually love each other but is still realistically flawed. 3- the heart of the cast that’s trying their best to make everybody happy all while neglecting their own personal demons and problems. As they learn that sometimes is okay to be selfish 4- found family, as that’s probably my all time favorite trope 5- the gender non-conforming character cuz 🖕🏿gender roles and other dumb societal expiation 6- opposite personality character being best friends and being supportive of each other 7- any romance between opposite people that still have chemistry. Like the bad boy x good girl trope, that’s done really well. 8- any story that subverts/ commentates the genre while still being a love letter to it. And that’s it for now

[@kokoro7996]

Found family I’d the GOAT! The GOAT!

[@thatonepossum5766]

For 3 I _highly_ recommend the webcomic Space Boy, it’s dealing with that very thing right now, in a very well-done way.

[@windraizou]

I absolutely love love "Big sweetheart super precious wanna feed him cookies character using the sweet as a front to hide deep dark traumas" trope. One of my main OCs (that I use to deal with my own traumas) is a good example of it. And it's probably why I love Frankie so much. He deserves so many cookies even though he wouldn't be able to eat them.

[@k09viner89]

The Memory loss/Amnesiatrope is one that I feel is used so much, but rarely does it seem to hit its full potential if not done well. And a trope I can relate too in a funny way.

[@mrhalfsaid1389]

I have an OC that actually puts effort into making the amnesiac work, basically I just made their past extremely important as they are a "chosen one" character, but I lean into that for the lore (and it makes the brother they forgot for *obvious dramatic reasons* that is more interesting left not known until late into the story) linked to many important events and stuff. But yeah, tldr just make the amnesiac actually have a backstory for sillies sake

[@coolestbean24]

@@k09viner89 Shamura from COTL is a wonderful example of the trope

[@ShadowDrakken]

So the bamboo in Nezuko's mouth isn't about speaking. If I recall, she does say a word or two later on, but even if I'm misremembering it's more to do with preventing her from becoming a full demon. She's eternally hungry for human flesh, but if she consumes human flesh she'll fully become a demon. It's also a reference to ninjas and kitsune having scrolls in their mouths to absorb its knowledge and wisdom.

[@robhillen8007]

There's no way ninjas thought they could get smarter by eating books. That's too funny.

[@ShadowDrakken]

@@robhillen8007 no, non-ninjas mythologizing ninjas as always holding a scroll, and putting the scroll in their mouth to free up their hands and absorbing the knowledge at the same time, lol. Did you think kitsune were real too? 🤣

[@robhillen8007]

@@ShadowDrakken I see now that I may be stupid. In my defense, I have a really bad cold right now, but normally I'm super smart and funny. At least I'm still funny, it seems.

[@ShadowDrakken]

@@robhillen8007 not stupid, I never said or intended that meaning. My apologies

[@robhillen8007]

@@ShadowDrakken That's good to hear. I was mostly laughing at myself for my blunder.

[@bella_daze3092]

18:07 media that has you asking questions in general is honestly my favorite part of any sort of story

[@colorfull_girl]

5:02 the cat😭

[@zoompipes_twin2889]

Cat :0

[@ShelbyLikesStuff]

I love how I drop everything to watch this video, watching a guy talk about radiation? Nevermind I’m watching Star draw while talking about art and writing tropes she likes!

[@hannahdawg6829]

One of my favorite visual design tropes is prosthetic limbs, especially mechanical prosthetics, and yes my love for them is entirely inspired by Edward Elric. Hell, I went by some variation of "man with the metal arm" online for years. They're just so cool and you can have them do so many cool things, you can give them so many cool gadgets and tools integrated into them, and if it's a setting with magic you can also use said magic in creative ways with them. My current DnD character, Vulcan, has a mechanical arm that not only has a suite of blacksmithing tools, but also a blade, he can shoot his fist out on a chain to act as anything between a grappling hook and a flail, I've had him use Heat Metal on it as a heat source and to deal some extra damage if he punches someone, and had him use Produce Flame at the end of one of his mechanical fingers to act as a welding torch

[@AstralTheNightwing]

lavendertowne is an artist who's really good at the fun pupils!

[@eb-kk4jz]

omg twewy, ghost trick, and aitsf LITERALLY IMPECCABLE TASTE and might i add your shading and highlights are also on point 🙏

[@Seraph_cloudy]

3:22 the reasons here are logical as a demon slayer fan but the thing is why Nezuko has a bamboo on her mouth is to prevent her from eating humans or biting someone, thats the only thing i know about why she has a bamboo on her mouth so-

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

INGRESS MENTIONED! God, it's such a gorgeous comic.

[@elliesher-j7i]

thick lineart is so nice, I recommend you check out CherriFire's art, she also does the thumbnails for InTheLittleWood aka Martyn and Two Much Grian any mcyt fans here? :3 edit: THE OH HELLOS MENTION

[@BugsyBugYT]

ayyyy

[@NadirEatsRocks]

Girl, please tell me you've read House in the Cerulean Sea. It's got characters who use a bright personality to hide their sadness. It has a hidden dragon character. It's so good and strangely wholesome and is such a wonderful example of found family

[@CuilleresMaCherie]

16:47 (glances at Lapis cutely)

[@epicinthelibrary]

on the subject of amnesia stories: if you havent watched or heard of it already, i recommend the anime Re-main! it's about a boy who was like, The Best at water polo but completely loses his memory after being involved in a terrible accident and while yes it's a sports anime and the amnesia is convenient for explaining the rules to the audience, that is FAR from its only use in the story, they don't squander ANY potential with their premise!! the show is just as much an in-depth character drama centered around the main character's struggle with his past self vs him now and man it's done SO well. also the cast as a whole has great chemistry and the character writing is wonderful they're all so funny & endearing and i just want more people to watch this show and love them with me gdi!!! anyway banger vid everything you mentioned was basically a big SAME moment for me, even like. the ponytails??? it's so specific??? but like I GET IT THEYRE SO GOOD WAAHHH i feel a similar way abt characters in hoodies IDK WHY ITS JUST SO GOOD literally peak character design IMO👌 we love listening to mfers yap abt the things they love that's serotonin babey!!!! ❤

[@blue_blemish]

the whole memory thing is why i love dante from limbus company. dante themselves wants to know who they were in the past and you get to learn more about The City alongside dante who is still learning the ropes. honestly one of my fav characters from the game

[@bella_daze3092]

18:17 I… well… it certainly worked. Castoff clicked with me the second I read the prologue… you did that masterfully!!! I adore this❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank you so much for making Castoff

[@bella_daze3092]

14:55 when you were talking about the secret identity section and the character of secretly not being human I was instantly chanting Frankie😂😂😂😂😂

[@GracieBaker-ck9iy]

You have no idea how excited I was to see the kitties. I said "OMG ITS A CAT" making my dog give me a weird look. ❤

[@wynautwarrior2161]

YES! FINALLY! SOMEONE ELSE WHO LIKES PONYTAILS!

[@Alex-f9q7p]

I hope you NEVER STOP making videos! I LOVE listening to you while drawing at 3am. Keeps me from being scared of those classic 3am noises

[@simply_deerie]

STAR I HOPE YOU SEE THIS I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I STARTED READING YOUR COMIC A MONTH AGO AND I ENDED UP FINISHING IT IN ONE NIGHT LIKE I WAS SO ADDICTED TO IT

[@pixellangel]

I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT ABOUT GHOST TRICK AND YOU MENTIONING IT JUMPSCARED ME ASDKSKDJLKJ

[@Fortnotic]

literally got so excited when she said she liked amnesiac charecters cause thats the trope of one of my main cherecters in a story im writing, and to have stars aproval makes me so happy ❤❤❤

[@familiacamposvilela7992]

" I love female characters who get to be pissed" Sasha Waybright anyone?

[@dweeborea]

The fun eyessss I love fun eyes so much. I enjoy looking at Genshin/Star Rail eye designs a lot because I want to make my own characters eyes more varied and fun!! Also the point of putting all your favourite things in a webcomic...good point AJSKDKF I really enjoyed this video I feel like I vibe a lot with the stuff you like. Been meaning to read your comic for ages and I really need to get to it cause clearly I like similar stuff to you AJSKFKG

[@HairyHarpy]

Yer videos have been massive helps in my web comic

[@kokoro7996]

Even though it’s been out for a few years, spoilers for the prologue and Act I of Genshin Impact. When you were talking about ‘the unassuming person who is actually a powerful being’ my mind immediately went to Venti and Zhongli.

[@ATOBATCENTRAL]

17:48 this is the dnd character I’m drawing now- Hes a skeleton who lost his memories after death, joining adventure parties to help get his memories back. When he gets them back.. he realized he was leading a cult The same cult his party was trying to defeat. (Plus as he gets more memories, he fades more and more into his spirit more)

[@laraprisma6381]

5:11 Man, I do that too! I think my inspiration for making white pupils was the Deep See Prisoner games? All the characters have white pupils and I liked this detail and after a while I started doing the same. and sometimes depending on the character the pupils will have different shapes. like, one of my characters is a dragon so I draw his pupils sharp and thin.

[@HonkYeahArson]

5:03 HELP NOT THE RANDOM CAT- XDDD

[@Racc_boy]

If you havent heard of Down To Earth its basically about this guy named Kade who befriends and let's an alien live with him in his house, while trying to be a better person and open up more because of her Zaida is the sweetest alien girl ever

[@Mistor_Victor]

You should play omori, it has a guy who is a little silly and a little dumb who is cheerful and uses that as a front for his tramua (kel) and then we got aubrey, and female character with a tempure who is an emotionally closed off character who keeps people at a distance due to tramua and has the learn to open up and care about people again. Think you would like it

[@igaaleksandraserwin5766]

I don't really like any kind of memory loss, but sometimes it can be entertaining. But, with that I totally agree with you, I love the secret identity trope. A lot of my favourite books, movies, comics, etc. have it in one way or another. I also tend to include it in my own works a lot. As well as glowing eyes

[@north8530]

You should check out Jojo's bizarre adventure!!! -thick stylized lineart -lots of metal accessories -very vibrant color palettes -a lot of expressive characters -large variety of eyes -fangs but few and far between - same with elf eared characters -part 6 is entirely based around badass women -there is at least 1 himbo every other part -every battle is a smart off cause they're all written like a puzzle box -part 8 is just a series of secret identities. -amnesiacs that play major roles

[@jupujuu]

my god ghost trick is so good i'm so happy to see it mentioned here! if you enjoy mystery and haven't played them, the zero escape series is also pretty fun (it's the somnium files's creator's previous game series, which you probably already knew haha). Anyway yeah, well done amnesiacs are so juicy and i defs share your sentiments about secret identities as well! i especially love writing those secret dragons myself lmao

[@LocalGoop_Pile]

18:35 If you see this, I think you'll really like The Glass Scientists by Sage Cotungo! It's a amazing take on Jekyll and Hyde and has a great art style. Jekyll's secret is hidden for most of the comic, but gets VERY close to being reveled multiple times when Hyde starts causing problems. It also doesn't help with the stress of his childhood idol coming to him for a cure to her sickness but absolutely HATES him and the exhibition for his "Society of Arcane Sciences". Any how, I recommend to everyone and if you see this I hope you like it :]

[@scribbledoll4382]

Think lines and strong shapes combo is Powerpuff Girls and Dexter's Lab, craig mccracken, and genndy tartakovsky respectively! Used to watch them as a kid and now I'm really looking back and appreciating the art of it and monster designs and stuff. XD

[@BugsyBugYT]

i recognized most of the tropes from previous videos you made and not in a bad way either, i find it really cool to see what people like in stories. btw that oh hellos mention was really nice, i frequently watch their music because its really good

[@PregManFairy]

I love how star spent the entire "characters that I like" part saying tropes and then sneaking in a castoff character. It left me cackling, especially the second time arianna came up

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

My absolute favorite character dynamic is two characters who are very outwardly different but inwardly the same. You know, your Pearl and your Amethyst. Great for comedy and drama.

[@Oceane1803]

I saw Ghost Trick, I clicked.

[@dragonfly._.doodles]

7:34 PERFECT because my story is so entirely self serving that it’s tailor made for me. Which is what I was after. It is my baby and all my characters are so precious to me

[@porimationsrevived135]

The thumbnail is the silliest thing ever lol

[@JaceDraccus]

As far as 'interesting eyes' go, I'd recommend checking out the art for Honkai: Star Rail. A lot of the characters have unique eye colours and patterns. Off the top of my head, notable ones are March 7th (whose eyes are pastel blue and pink), Sparkle (who has butterflies in her eyes), and Aventurine (whose eyes are blue and purple rings). March 7th is also an amnesiac character with a completely unknown past. She was found floating in space, encased in magical ice, and her name is taken from the day she was found. The mystery hasn't played a huge part in the story, but it does influence her character to be someone who is very much 'live in the moment' and loves taking photos to record pretty much everything. She has no memory of her past, so she makes the most of making new memories. There was a quest line where she made an attempt to learn about her past but was blocked by Mysterious Forces... HSR is also a gacha game and can be quite a time sink, so be warned about starting it if that's not your thing.

[@k8tieisjustjusthere]

this video got me into your webcomic, i too love secret identities!

[@doodle3115]

I've read castoff (not caught up, I tend to wait with webcomics that only release a page at a time.) I was thinking your artstyle looked familiar and then BAM 3:44 you put the red girl on the screen. Idk why but that genuinely scared scared me lol.

[@lukedrotos8718]

I’d recommend seeking out the works of John Allison. He’s been creating webcomics and print comics for over 25 years, and each of his stories share a connected universe, with certain characters having been consistently featured since the very beginning.

[@NadirEatsRocks]

Oh, and the games Abzu and Journey might be up your alley! They're both very short and involve the protagonist unraveling the secret of their past; a bit of an amnesiac trope but the player is the one who doesn't know who they are. You can beat them in a couple hours each and they are SO well honed

[@a_little_cat_123]

My favourite writing trope is redemption arcs. Not necessarily in villains, just in any character who has been a bad person. If it's done well, the character that it happened to is automatically my favourite character.

[@ShujiWakahisa]

Hearing all the things you like in stories but also further explaining WHAT SPECIFICALLY you like about them was so interesting to hear! 3:22 Can completely agree, I do like Demon Slayer though the pace could use some adjustments. I personally kept watching it because I read the entire manga (which felt... better in pacing? felt natural for it?) so I wanted to see how they would translate that into animation!

[@StoryBird2]

9:07 Himbo is the peak archetype

[@williek08472]

Woah, your tieflings look amazing with those markers! Kinda tempted to get them now for myself and my characters...

[@dragonfly._.doodles]

4:26 for me the two that come to mind are rise of tmnt and ghost trick. I wanna DEVOUR those art styles 4:42 THERE WE GO

[@cutiepie120048]

We love the same writing tropes!!! I never knew why they always appealed to me, but your Evansto explanations make SO MUCH SENSE in my mind!!! Thanks for the comic recommendation - sound super interesting!!!

[@littlelunardragon]

I luv all the tropes on this video, but two of my favorites are multi colored eyes and suits, give any character one of these and I’m hooked instantly :]

[@katarinadreams6955]

"I like ponytails" she says as I draw my half-orc ranger with her messy black tail

[@FaelumbreProject]

I'm very neutral on amnesiac characters but Siffrin from In Stars and Time is a huge exception and hits what you mentioned so much. It colors so many facets of ther behavior, they are NOT dealing with it well, and it's not the "hit their head oops who am I" type. When they try to remember something out of instinct... Something happens,and it's gone. It includes basic words. It includes cultural habits. It includes *his name*. It's so amazingly done

[@Crow_is_your_god]

AHHH I LOVE LOVE LOOOOVE AMNESIAC CHARACTERS, one of my main characters in my comic has amnesia. I love it when characters have to find out who they were. Like everything u said about it is me to a T.

[@DEMMOPE]

ive actually taken alot of my artstyle for you! ive been trying to do white pupils right but havent gotten a good grasp of it yet, but you artstyle is really fun! mine basically a mix of yours and scott pilgrims'. keep up the good work!

[@Alienymous]

Here's an obligatory Demon Slayer comment to boost algorithmic engagement!! I cannot argue much (your reasons are entirely valid and I'm glad you laid them out- the pacing really is horrendous, even if the world is pretty interesting. Definitely took me months to finally finish watching the dang show), but I cannot turn down a dare either 😔. BUT! To relate to the video, as I am simply here to boost in the algorithm and DS hardly relates to the video, I LOVE thick chunky lineart too!! Really, all the things you listed in the visual elements category I 100% agree with!! Otherwise, great video!!

[@BingBong7778]

10:15. Ok star, I’ll read your webcomic.

[@bella_daze3092]

16:14 I still think about the prologue, even though we’re at chapter 12- so you’ve done us all a service

[@LukeTheSketcher]

You also perfectly described Wyll and Gale when talking about male characters haha

[@avaarrow7478]

2:00 your art style seems like a Denny

[@scentimeter27]

SHE MENTIONED RINGABEL AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@unplugged_spirit]

How did I miss getting gifted a membership? What a great surprise! Love the video!!

[@kaeyasimp3918]

you should play danganronpa!!!!! its a murder mystery and it also kinda has a memory loss plot tooo !highly reccomend it! start with trigger happy havoc then goodbye despair then killing harmony. theres also super despair girls which you can play after goodbye despair

[@cowgremlin]

so star, you like sweet goofy himbos......... one of my webcomics main characters (tom) is a sweet natured goofball himbo hehehehe (the comics called bluebell wy, if youre interested in a fun gay sheriff who doesnt know that his husband is a notorious bandit)

[@MalisDelnaria]

I was going to mention my D&D character in your last stream where you drew your D&D character who has amnesia but she fits better here. She has a lot of things you enjoy about characters. On the surface Crystal is a half dragon sorcerer who is training to be a wizard amd trying to learn about her ancestry. In actuality they were born a human male and followed the voice in their dreams where they met the goddess of the moon who awoke their powers and found out they were living out a second life. (The game was set in Xandria and they were a part of Xhorhas society and was consecuted. They died in the fall of Draconia and was one of the souls reborn when the Luxon the was stolen so they were born to a family outside of Xhorhas. Because they did not grow up correctly, the amnesis process didn't work and the dreams they were having were flashes of their past life. The moon goddess was actually a fae so their class is actually warlock (fae patron with pact of the chain) and they are now learning to be an enchantment wizard so they can make high-society fashion in the form of magical gowns and accessories.) Oh and she uses 'Mask of Many Faces' and clever costuming to keep up her preferred guise of the half-dragon (half dark elf / half dragonborn) because that look is who she feels is most true to herself.

[@galactic_studio09]

18:24 You just described the overall plot of the game Charlie in Underworld. It's a text-style visual novel about a ghost named Charlie who, after being trapped in another ghost's keepsake for many years, gets released with all their memories gone. We follow Charlie as they slowly piece together who they once were and learn many other things along the way. If this sounds interesting to you, I highly recommend checking it out! The only thing I'd suggest you to do is playing the previous game, Underworld Office, before you play Charlie in Underworld. It's not like it's required to understand the story, but Underworld Office introduces and lets you get to know most of the characters you'll see in Charlie in Underworld, which is nice. I hope you enjoy these games if you ever check them out!

[@Kat_dragon]

It’s ok, just call it the thestarfishface art style, that’ll work!

[@Dawnshimmerstar]

21:47 oh my gosh I just found this webcomic recently

[@Official_Mrpalmtree]

Star just described the main characters of my own to-be comic when describing her favorite type of male characters...

[@SnowFox-gv2rn]

We love the joyful ramblings about fun things! 🥳

[@aechmea2855]

I completely agree with your favs writing tropes !!

[@SylvianusHimmelhuber]

oH MY GOD I genuienly screamed during comic corner, I love ingress adventuring co. so SO much

[@meraihkan7141]

I love wholesome whip wielder who are not fanservice tool. Especially in webcomic

[@twilightprincessloverandma1704]

13:12 If you love the secret identity trope with high stakes, you might really like Welcome to Demon School if you haven't seen it. The main character Iruma is a human who's suddenly adopted by a high ranking demon and taken to the Netherworld populated by demons, who see humans as food. So Iruma has to blend in and if word gets out that he's human, he will be devoured.

[@xezzynotzesty]

I do like the traditional art in the background 🫶🫶⭐️ (LAPISSSSSS)

[@dragonfly._.doodles]

9:34 Isabeau from in stars and time, please o please play in stars and time. I thought of it IMMEDIATELY when you mentioned liking stories that are depressing and still somewhat hopeful 13:17 _slides isat in your direction,_ it’s something the audience knows but not even the characters are aware is even happening (time travel shenanigans) So literally only two characters know about it and the main character Siffrin is living in their own personal hell 16:46 *THROWS ISAT IN YOUR DIRECTION PLAY IT PLAY IT OMG PLAY IT NOW YOU’LL LOVE IT*

[@wheatart4274]

I LOVED Danny Phantom growing up. Also, I'm now supremely curious if you ever read Animorphs. It's got the big secret, it's got the warrior princess (Rachel), it may have some other tropes, but my brain blanked on what else you like haha

[@bella_daze3092]

6:35 dude. The fact, I could tell exactly who you were describing with the tropes that you like with every character is hysterical to me.😂😂😂😂 it’s really true just put all your favorite tropes into the characters you’re making ❤❤❤❤ the fact I like a lot of these two is just- YAS

[@Pal-605]

Moriarty the patriot is one of my favorite animes and perfectly fits the first trope you mentioned

[@Imane-qd7ho]

12:26 an anime that has that secret trope is spy x family, i really recommend it and it's a really funny anime.

[@jibberjibbs6813]

People ask me what my art style is called too and I’m like… me. Me style.

[@carito3293]

For me, one of my all time favourite tropes is the "trapped beast", when a character has this great creature sealed in them. Think of the tailed beasts and jinchuriki in Naruto, Ichigo from Bleach, or Sukuna and Itadori in JJK. This idea of a character having to work, somehow, with this beast so powerful, they could wipe our armies all alone, just sounds so cool. It's a main gimmick to my story, though I try to implement that into the politics of my world and how those with these beasts are treated Also isekai. I think isekai, as a plot device and a way to create a setting, is absolutely phenomenal. That said, most isekai/new world series, predominately anime, just can't for the life of them make a story worth literally anything. Very few, like Mushoku Tensei, Konosuba, The Wrong way to use Healing Magic, and early Tensura actually have a story and characters to compliment the idea of an unfamiliar world

[@monocathero3320]

Omg if you love the secret identity trope and you haven’t watched, watch Adventures of Merlin (or Merlin) you would loooove it!! It’s one of my favorites since it came out in 2008 lol, and it holds up so well

[@phoebefinity]

I think you might like the show Arcane. It has strong female characters that could shatter your bones, incredible art and a lot of trauma. Also, magic.

[@AmbrosiaMooshine]

Yo this was an amazing video I loved it also, I love how the art turned out - :)

[@zaaknicolas7638]

bro i saw the thumb nail and thought it was a star simping video lmao

[@thesilentforestwitch1777]

As someone who does have amnesia, and does enjoy when it shows up (most of the time), I DO find the trope to be creepy when it goes in the direction of the previous non-amnesia-having version of the character being represented as a whole other character stuck in the subconscious. I don't know how most people who haven't had amnesia see that other version of a character, but to me it's kinda scary and insulting; insulting because to me that always comes across as the "new" version of the character being not complete, but also scary in the sense of how it implies a part of the person is trapped in the mind and just never coming out. No matter how different the me before amnesia might have been, it's not nice to think there'd ever be a possibility of them just being trapped and locked away in my head - that's a scarier concept than me getting amnesia a second time (never recovered the first time, but it was years ago so I'm fine). Amnesia is really just a bigger "where did i put my keys" moment, but in the way of you never even knowing about the keys existing till you see them or someone tells you about them. From my experience that is 🤔

[@savruenvod]

Damn I LOVE a disguise trope. When characters are powerful they barely feel like they could lost anything, but when his identity revealed is usually juicy