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The '''Building of Adventure''' is frequently in the [[Middle of Nowhere Street]]. May be a setting in a [[Cozy Catastrophe]]. |
The '''Building of Adventure''' is frequently in the [[Middle of Nowhere Street]]. May be a setting in a [[Cozy Catastrophe]]. |
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Frequently, as in many examples below, the building will be [[Big Labyrinthine Building|a complex, arcology, or large structure]]. This still eliminates the need for location shooting and can result in very strange overuse of familiar props and scenery. Sometimes, especially when played for laughs, sections of a |
Frequently, as in many examples below, the building will be [[Big Labyrinthine Building|a complex, arcology, or large structure]]. This still eliminates the need for location shooting and can result in very strange overuse of familiar props and scenery. Sometimes, especially when played for laughs, sections of a Building of Adventure will look ''nothing'' like other sections. However, at its most pure, this trope refers to a small, familiar set as the entire world of the story, a device often used in theatre. |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' had the Heavens Arena: a 210-story tower full of battle arenas, as well as malls and luxury hotels. |
* ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' had the Heavens Arena: a 210-story tower full of battle arenas, as well as malls and luxury hotels. |
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* Hinata Inn, of ''[[Love Hina]]'', was a sort of these. Tunnels, ancient underground civilizations of turtles, workshops, old rooms with creepy automata, whatever the plot called for. |
* Hinata Inn, of ''[[Love Hina]]'', was a sort of these. Tunnels, ancient underground civilizations of turtles, workshops, old rooms with creepy automata, whatever the plot called for. |
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* Like Hogwarts, Duel Academy in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' is a school cut off from the rest of the world. In chronological order, |
* Like Hogwarts, Duel Academy in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' is a school cut off from the rest of the world. In chronological order, three demons were sealed away, a maniac with a [[Kill Sat]] tried to brainwash everyone, and the island was sent to an alternate dimension. |
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* Despite being animated, most of ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' takes place within the confines of Jun's house, unless you count its [[Phantom Zone]]. |
* Despite being animated, most of ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' takes place within the confines of Jun's house, unless you count its [[Phantom Zone]]. |
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* The anime ''[[Android Announcer Maico 2010]]'' has everything take place inside a radio station. (This is not true in the manga ''[[Android Announcer Maico 2010]]'' on which it was based.) |
* The anime ''[[Android Announcer Maico 2010]]'' has everything take place inside a radio station. (This is not true in the manga ''[[Android Announcer Maico 2010]]'' on which it was based.) |