Drama Bomb: Difference between revisions

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* A weird (possibly accidental) one came later in the manga of ''[[Ranma ½]]'': the series is generally full of [[Ineffectual Death Threats]], and even in the more serious bits we never see anyone die. Even childhood abuse was largely played as a form of [[Comedic Sociopathy]]. Not so with Ryu Kumon's backstory: {{spoiler|his father used a [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]] Genma taught him that made his house fall on top of him with his last words to find the other technique, leaving the kid orphanned and homeless at the age of ''six''}}. Goddamn was that depressing.

* A ''massive'' Drama Bomb hits ''[[Toradora!]]'' halfway through the series (starting with {{spoiler|Yuusaku's breakdown}} and ending with {{spoiler|Taiga realizing she loves Ryuuji}}). It's never quite the same again.

* ''[[Kekkaishi]]'': after {{spoiler|Gen dies in combat, the other characters hold a funeral for him.}} It's more of a Drama Nuke since {{spoiler|Gen's closest acquaintances remember him, Masamori gives Gen's grieving sister unanswered letters, and Yoshimori goes through a temporary [[Heroic BSOD]] over Gen's passing.}} However, for a few subsequent episodes, the aftermath left by said Drama Nuke is noticeable, but some funny moments pop up time after time.

* Happened a few times in ''[[MASH|M* A* S* H]]''. The best example is in the Season 3 finale. For the most part, the episode is a celebration for Henry's discharge. The bomb comes in the last thirty seconds, when {{spoiler|Radar comes into the OR with the news [[McLeaned|Henry]] had died in a plane crash}}. [[Retirony]], much?

* The first two seasons of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' were full of Archer and the gang staring at pretty comets, bitching about Vulcans, and saying 'Gee Whiz' a lot. And then came....The Xindi....

* Oh geez. The ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' episode "Missing" was a drama ''nuke''.

* The {{spoiler|bus crash}} in the opening episode of the second season of [[Veronica Mars]].

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