Lampshade Hanging/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

* In a recent episode of ''[[Naruto]]'', Sai lampshades Naruto's tendency to exert a ridiculous amount of effort in training. Sai, while reading a book on friends, comes across Naruto practicing. After reading that "when a friend is engaged in strenuous work or play, the thoughtful thing to do is to bring him refreshment.", he looks up to see Naruto using 1000 shadow clones to learn a new technique. Noting "lack of refreshments is the least of his worries right now" he then bites into the apple he had been bringing for Naruto.

** The manga gives us this particular exchange right after the fight with the Sound Ninja in the 2nd Chunin Exam:

'''Chouji:''' So far out of the loop he doesn't even know there is a loop. He's not gonna be [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|the hero of this little story]]. }}

** In the Chuunin Exam arc Might Guy made use of a tortoise summon. Said summon was not seen again until roughly four years later story-time and several hundred chapters of the manga. On appearing, the tortoise chewed Guy out for not summoning him for so long, only to do so again in ''mid air''.

* ''[[Love Hina]]'' lampshades itself several times. One of the best examples is that, after Keitaro take countless [[Megaton Punch|Megaton Punches]] and completely heals within a few panels over the course of the story, it was stated by characters and ascended into a plot device that he is in fact immortal.

** Keitaro himself gets in on it in Volume 12. Naru had just leapt off a cliff after him (he fell), and he managed to stop their fall partway down by snagging a branch.

** Keitaro gets caught peeking at Naru in the bath (again), this time from the "safety" of a second floor balcony.

** In the manga, Keitaro takes a bowling ball full force to the back of the head. He gets up and apologizes, prompting Naru to ask "ARE YOU A ZOMBIE?!"

** And let's not forget that it becomes such a plot device that the characters are more surprised when a very heavy bell falls on Keitaro and he actually gets hurt. (broken leg)

* In ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'', Mokona mentions that it is getting very, very confused with the plot. Anyone following said plot since the beginning agrees.

* In an episode of ''[[Bleach]]'', Kon ends up being a hapless [[Super Sentai]] parody, who makes jibes against a monster saying he'll be able to kill him before the commercial break. There's even reference to the ridiculous FX, which turns out to be generated by one of the other characters.

* In ''[[S-Cry-ed]]'', Kazuma lampshades his status as an [[Idiot Hero]].

'''Kazuma:''' Tell me something I don't already know! }}

* In ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]'', [[Our Vampires Are Different|Krory]] [[Heroic Resolve|springs back]] after being crushed by [[Creepy Twins|Jasdevi.]] They wonder how he was able to do it.

* In ''[[Gun X Sword]]'', the protagonist's [[Humongous Mecha]] is able to instantly drop out of [[Hammerspace]] whenever he needs it. In one episode, his sidekick asks how this happens, and in a subversion of [[Possession Implies Mastery]], he replies that he's kind of vague about that detail.

* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' seems to lampshade its use of the [[Tin Man]] [[Trope]] in the episode with Bertha and Itzhak. Itzhak's [[Power At a Price]] involves a compulsion to write poetry, and as Bertha notes, his ability to do this is completely at odds with the idea that he is emotionless.

* ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'' uses a lot of [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|pretentious philosophic symbolism]] and [[Mind Screw]] plots. So, at various points characters will reference how pretentious some naming is, and in a notable example on the [[Mind Screw]] front (where for no reason at all, the characters find themselves on a gameshow), they are shown commenting that they have no idea what the hell is going on.

* In ''[[Detective Conan]]'', the way murder follows Conan around in a [[Busman's Holiday]] is often lampshaded by "oh, not ''you'' again" remarks from Inspector Megure (who at first places the blame on Kogoro since he is the one who gets the credit for most of Conan's detective work). Here's a specific example:

'''Kogoro:''' G-guess so... }}

** Also, Conan tends to give a lengthy recital of knowledge that no normal 7 year old would or could ever possibly know, generally resulting in him saying he heard it on TV. At one point, Kogoro interrupts him saying something along the lines of 'I suppose you heard about that on TV too?'

* ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'' episode 38 lampshaded the mascots' [[Verbal Tic|verbal tics]]. Mipple and Mepple try to hold a staged conversation for Ryota to overhear while not letting him know that they are present, so they try to avoid saying "mipo" and "mepo", but keep accidentally saying them. Afterwards, Mipple says that "Talking without using 'mipo' is really exhausting, mipo."

* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' is well known among fans for it's constant lampshading and referencing/breaking of the fourth wall, mostly by Team Rocket. It does this in "Hypno's Naptime" where Team Rocket tries to steal Hypno by getting it to hypnotize itself with a mirror. When this fails, they simply tie the Pokémon up and leave with it, which prompts this exchange:

'''Jessie:''' We have to fill a half hour! }}

** And again, in a scene in the movie ''Spell of the Unown'' in which they swim in an underwater room.

'''Jessie:''' There are some questions that it's better not to ask. }}

** Also in Spell of the Unown, after Team Rocket saves Ash, Ash asks why, to which Meowth replies: "If anything happened to you, we'd be out of showbusiness!"

** In the Special "Mewtwo Returns": James comments that "this feels like a sequel to a movie I missed". This is the sequel of the first movie, ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'', the events of which were erased from the characters' memories.

** In ''[[Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'', [[Reverse Mole|Rioka]] guesses that the password to Kodai's files about the Ripple of Time is... [[The Password Is Always Swordfish|"Ripple of Time"]].

** In an episode in the first series, the episode where Ash battles Erika, Meowth says "Ah, the stench is burning off my nose! No, wait. The animators never gave me one."

** Team Rocket again, in the second movie:

'''Ash''': "[[Deadpan Snarker|I'll have to catch this on video!]]" }}

* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjFZ9e6vw9I 2nd episode] of [[Sakigake Cromartie Koukou|Cromartie High School]] has so much fun with this trope. The whole cast, with the exception of Kamiyama and Hayashida, perceive Mechazawa as a regular (''human'') high-school delinquent.

* A brilliant example is found in [[One Piece]] chapter 229. When the Strawhats talk to Montblanc Cricket about getting to Sky Island, it's revealed that the exact conditions necessary to get there happen tomorrow. Usopp calls out on this.

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