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* ''[[Toradora!]]'' deconstructs many of the character archetypes seen in typical [[Harem Anime]]. Taiga answers the question of what kind of experiences could give a person a childish tsundere personality in real life.
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' brutally deconstructs many of the most beloved [[Magical Girl]] tropes. Namely: the mascot, the henshin item, and the "perks".
** On the contrary, ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' takes tropes from older Magical Girl titles such as ''[[Magical Princess Minky Momo]]'' and ''[[Shamanic Princess]]'', and plays them straight. It only looks like a deconstruction to younger (under 30) viewers because it builds on what were previously [[Unbuilt Trope]]s... which makes it a [[Reconstruction]].
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' has Kururugi Suzaku as an effective deconstruction of [[Lawful Good]] characters such as Amuro Ray in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Boy howdy.
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* ''Secret Plot'' and [[Meaningful Name|"Secret Plot Deep"]] initially/ostensibly comes off as another [[Hot for Teacher]] / [[Hot for Student]] H-manga series about [[Hot Teacher|hot teachers]] and the various boys they seduce, specifically [[Biggus Dickus|Masaki]] ''then'' it sets in how much of a [[Crapsack World]] they live in:
* ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' is widely regarded as the first deconstruction of the Magical Girl genre, at the same time it deconstructs various fairy tale archetypes including the prince, the princess, and the witch.
== Comic Books ==
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* The Milla Jovovich version of ''[[Joan of Arc]]'' plays out the way the true story went until she is captured by the English, at which point it deconstructs the entire mythology surrounding Joan of Arc. In prison, she meets {{spoiler|(or better said, ''hallucinates'')}} a character (played by Dustin Hoffman) whose only function seems to be to question her calling from God.
* ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' harshly deconstructs America's hedonistic take on life in [[The Seventies]]. Sure, there were beautiful clothes, music, and lots of dancing, but there was a dark side to the life led by people like Tony and his friends. For example, Tony, who turns to hedonism as a way to cope with his own life as a low-class Brooklyn guy with a ''really'' [[Dysfunctional Family]], has no thought for the future (and the culture as a whole didn't either), and his friends are involved with [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll|drugs, drinking, and casual sex]] which does cause them huge problems.
* ''[[The Babysitter
** [[Black Dude Dies First]]: John is the only black dude, he’s one of the bad guys, and he is killed ''last'', {{spoiler|unless you count Bee}}.
** [[There Are No Therapists]]: Cole ''is'' actually seeing one, he just doesn't believe Cole's - admittedly far-fetched- story.
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** [[Final Girl]]: Both the male and female lead survive, but Cole seems to get first billing. And he survives by ''losing'' his virginity.
** [[For the Evulz]]: While every member of the cult has obviously passed the [[Moral Event Horizon]], some do have admirable traits. Sonya kills the thug trying to rape Phoebe before going after her and Cole, Max actually compliments Cole more than once for standing up for himself (even though Max is the one he’s standing up to), Sonya, Max, and maybe John don’t seem to think it’s necessary to ''kill'' Cole. Sonya even goes so far as to bring cookies when they’re planning to sacrifice him - whether she actually intends to share them with Cole isn’t specified, but then, seeing as they plan to drain his blood…
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== Literature ==
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