Genre Busting: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. The whole premise of the show itself is genre busting, being a show about ''personified nations'' living and acting out the lives based on the historical happenings and interactions of the countries they represent. For the most part it's a [[Comedy]], it has its [[Historical Fiction]] values, and has plentiful [[Boys Love]] '''subtext''' to it. If that weren't enough, there is the occasional [[BLAM]] comics of it, has sort of a magical background to it (what with exactly HOW nations exist and all is still left a mystery) , and plenty of [[Fridge Horror]] once you get to really thinking about the series itself. From {{spoiler|''[[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]?'' the world being invaded by alien blob-people and saved by permanent markers}} to {{spoiler|''[[Nightmare Fuel]]'' Bloody Sunday}} to {{spoiler|''[[Boys Love]]'' Germany confessing his love to Italy in the Valentine's Strip}} one can only be left guessing what might happen next in the series.

* ''[[The Big O]]'' is a [[Film Noir]], Science Fiction, [[Giant Mecha]], Detective story, Psychological mindscrew with [[Batman]] overtones.

* Have fun listing [[Slayers]] as a single genre of anime. Set in a fantasy world, it includes comedy, action, and large amounts of drama...often into a single episode!

* ''[[Boku no Pico]]''. Is it in the [[Boys Love Genre]]? Nope, it's lacking many of the conventions of BL, and is made by men for men. So it must be [[Bara]], right? Again, no, it lacks a lot of the elements of Bara--Pico and pals are nowhere near your typical Bara guys' build. Ultimately, the best it can be classified as is a loli ero-anime, only with the characters who would otherwise be lolis be male.