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** The second ending is one of the best ways to show the trope: Light goes up an elevator, his Note is opened by the wind, he writes a name on it, watches his clock, ''flies at high speeds'', walks calmly across trafic, ''flies in the opposite direction'', and does a [[Crucified Hero Shot|Crucified Villian Protagonist Shot]] over a city... all of that to the rhythm of heavy rock.
** [[Death Note]] seems to have a second premise away from the story: MAKING ''EVERYTHING'' EPIC!!!!!!
** The fact that the tennis match between Light and L didn't turn out ''more'' epic than it did is a bit of an anomaly.
* ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' does this with Tien telling King Kai a joke. Complete with dramatic falling, giant faces, and energy blasts. Even before that, in the dub.
{{quote|'''Goku:''' Why did the chicken... '''CROSS THE ROAD?!'''
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*** To be fair, the "zawa zawa" sound effect tends to be used in cases where the silence comes right after some horrible omen of [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|DEATH AND DOOM]].
**** Actually, 'zawa' means "an uneasy atmosphere", but it's roughly equivalent to writing "DOOOOOOOM" in a Western comic.
* ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'' as a whole qualifies with its [[Camp|over-the-top action]] and [[World of Ham]], but what could possibly exceed them? Fuunsaiki, the only ''horse'' with ''ITS OWN GUNDAM.''
** Speaking of Gundam, ''[[Gundam Sousei]]'' is made of this trope. It portrays ''[[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]'' as a chain-smoking [[Badass]], and this is ''[[Character Exaggeration|just the beginning]]''.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' does roughly the same thing with a <s>children's</s> <s>collectible</s> card game. Though in that case, the fate of the characters involved (or even that of the world) really ''[[Serious Business|does]]'' hang in the balance. Still, the amount of drama that goes into picking up a card and putting it back down is <s>almost</s> laughable.
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'''Adrian''': Easy, I just call out their names dramatically, and they pop up. }}
** [[Dan Green|I'm going to drink some MILK! And then I'll do my laundry...]]
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'': [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Card games... on MOTORCYCLES!]]
** Episode 86 brings us guns that turn into duel disks in a western-styled draw. Just flipping a coin to decide who gets the first move isn't nearly dramatic enough.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' does this with the series finale.
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** Suzaku delivering one of his patented Spinzaku spinkicks, particularly when he makes his entrance {{spoiler|as Knight of Zero}}, the latter capped off with a shit-eating grin.
** Many racing series make the act of picking up a key, putting it in the ignition, and turning it seem dramatic. This show takes it farther, though, because Suzaku manages to pull this off even though the mecha keys in this show look like (and probably are) flash drives and the ignition looks like a USB port.
** Lelouch can make the act of fidgeting his hand while holding a chess piece seem dramatic.
** Whether it's a corded phone that was installed in a bathroom or his cell phone, Lelouch knows how to make answering a phone look stylish.
** When C.C. bleeds lightly from one finger, then puts a bandage on it, the show makes it seem dramatic. Her blood happens to fall on top of the crown of the black king chess piece, and she stares at that bandage on her ring finger like it's a wedding ring.
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*** Made more hilarious by the fact that the partner key is held by the Prime Minister, a doddering old man who takes ''forever'' to retrieve it (fumbling in his coat for a few seconds as he does so), ''blow on it'' and ''then'' use it as it was intended.
*** Taiga's '''Golf Driver''' is made of this, typically over the course of the show, a new weapon or item will appear as a still at the very end of the episode with the narrator telling the audience that "This is the Key to Victory", along with the next episode's [[Eyecatch]] giving the specs of said Key to Victory. Koutaro's driver, the aptly named ''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Taiga Wood]]'' gets this treatment as well.
** Also with the introduction of Liger Shishio, Leo's brother. When their [[Sibling Rivalry]] gets physical, the ''narrator'' actually describes the attacks they use on each other with all the seriousness of Gao Gai Gar's.
* In ''[[Bleach]]'' the [[Rule of Funny|king of this trope]] might be Uryuu who occasionally displays lightning-fast, incredibly accurate... ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qqIst0t96A sewing]'' skills, complete with the same stern concentration he has when fighting or speaking of [[Serious Business|quincy pride]]. It's also applied to him more generally as he'll make his own uniform for battle, solely for the sake of looking cool. He even has a [[Crazy Prepared|back-up cape]] just in case the one he's wearing gets damaged.
** There's nothing dramatic about the phrase "thank you"... until it's spoken while accompanied by a [http://manga.animea.net/bleach-chapter-321-page-14.html close-up shot] of Yumichika's focused, fearless, [[Let's Get Dangerous|dangerous]] eye where it becomes a [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]] to a [[Curb Stomp Battle]]. The anime even [[Up to Eleven|cranks this up]] by giving Yumichika [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] and [[Dramatic Pause|dramatic music pause]] as he says it.
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** There is a mega-crossover fanfic that included ''Tamers'' that lampshades this. One character slashes their card slowly and carefully to avoid damaging it, and nothing happens. The device explains to them that the effectiveness of a card depends on how quickly it is slashed. Hearing this, another character does a fancy spin before slashing, and their card is much more effective.
* The Ramen King subplot in episode eight of ''[[Kemeko Deluxe]]'' turns ''eating ramen'' into [[Serious Business]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0lSNITIJ20&feature=related Crocus's abuse of the dramatic moment,] part of one of the more bizarre episodes of [[One Piece]]. Also [[Lampshade Hanging]].
* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'': Water Gun fights and Zombie Tags are [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome]] to many viewers. However, they are rather over-exaggerated.
** The water gun fight is even ''more'' dramatic in the manga.
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** The Survival Game episodes were made almost in the style of ''[[Battle Royale]]''.
* ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]'' has [[Mahjong]] played with dramatic camera angles, speed lines, flashing lights, and gusts of wind. Being able to get plus-minus zero score every time is pretty awesome and somewhat inhuman, but that is just the beginning. It's not just dramatic music and lighting, this turns it [[Up to Eleven]] in ways you would not imagine. Winged creatures, transformation and ''lightning'' are only the '''beginning.''' Good luck understanding ''any'' of the actual mahjong play except through context, but it is frikkin' '''''epic'''''.
* What terrifying event upon the Flying Pussyfoot drives [[Baccano!|Isaac and Miria]] to horrified tears? It's not the hijackers, or the apparent appearance of the [[Urban Legend|Rail Tracer]]. Nor is it the mutilated, unrecognizable corpses scattering the train cars. The truly terrifying thing is the sudden realization that ''they forgot to get Ennis a present!'' '''[[Big No|NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!]]'''
** Poor [[Idiot Hero|Firo]] is extremely confused when he discovers that attempting to question, examine, or touch the huge, elaborate ''domino'' design Isaac, Miria, and the rest of his assorted friends have constructed will earn him a thorough scolding. He's quickly drawn into the fun of it though.
* Tamaki from ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' explains the ways of the common people in this fashion. In the first episode, he gets ''a round of applause'' for announcing he's going to give ''instant coffee'' a try, to the bafflement of Haruhi.
* In the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime, releasing a Pokémon onto the battlefield is often done with great emphasis, and a flashy background. When contests were introduced, it got a little more flashy. Thanks to a new contest upgrade in the ''Diamond/Pearl/Platinum'' games though (which then got introduced in the anime too), releasing a Pokémon into a contest now is similar to setting off several large, bright, fireworks -- '''''all at the same time'''''.
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** How about the psychological warfare over toilet paper during Kyuubei Arc?
** Or the rousing speech on the epic truth of Strawberry Milk. ICHIGO GYUNYU!!
** Hijikata actually does the dramatic writing thing (and possibly to an even more dramatic extent than Light) when helping Shinpachi write a letter.
** The time the Yorozuya trio broke into Hattori's house to dramatically cook fried rice. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7RLOffYSgQ To an awesome soundtrack no less.]
* On an episode of ''[[Mars Daybreak]]'', the ''Ship of Aurora'' is trapped on a drained dock and Earth troopers are trying to cut their way in. [[The Captain]] calls to deploy the "Elizabeth Cannon." The rest of the crew suddenly get [[Oh Crap]] looks on their faces and promptly cover their ears to prepare for the weapon's deployment... which consists of the captain (Elizabeth) yelling in the loudspeaker at the top of her lungs with the external loudspeakers turned all the way up. Don't laugh, it ''worked''.
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* More than one moment in ''[[Medabots]]'', but especially when Ikki inserts Metabee's medal in its body. Seriously, I know it's his soul and everything, but is camera rotating, excessive posing and shouting really necessary to show a kid inserting something in a robot?
** Did you know that Mr Referee has a way of dealing with rule-breakers? He calls upon a ''satellite'' to get justice! With a ''blow gun!'' And knock out darts!
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' gives us [[Thrown Out the Airlock|the best way to get rid of a fridge ever]], with sparkles and orchestral music to boot. {{spoiler|Then Ed eats the monster that's been attacking them. Seriously.}}
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' shows us that learning to read IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT.
** So, apparently, is [[Crowning Moment of Funny|teaching stag beetles to sumo wrestle]]. Go, Rodriguez!
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' gives us one of the most epic [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v29/c261/12.html arm wrestling matches] ever. It ''blasts a hole in the floor''.
** And lately {{spoiler|near the end of the Negi vs Fate final fight}} we get [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v36/c325/6.html One] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v36/c325/7.html Handshake] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v36/c325/8.html Death] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v36/c325/9.html Match].
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* ''[[Onani Master Kurosawa]]'' is [[Death Note]] [[X Meets Y|but with fapping]]. Yes, really.
* ''[[Kami no Shizuku]]'' combines the truly epic act of decanting wine with [[Engrish]]. ''[[Memetic Mutation|Decantering from such a height...]] [http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/MaxGore/416px-Decantering.png Incredible...]''
* ''[[Black Butler]]'s'' Sebastian Michaels. THAT IS ALL.
** Alois Trancy, the new master, destroying some egg yolk while having a little speech about how pitiful sunny-side up eggs are. {{spoiler|Add in that it's one of his psychological complexes and has an underlying prelude to the loss of Hannah's eye, it's creepy awesome.}}
** Ronald Knox popping up at the end of the Circus Arc with his Death Scythe. I mean, come on, it's a {{spoiler|freaking lawn mower}} that reaps souls. Who knew that'd be so cool?
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* ''Comic Party'' ''is'' this trope. The entire plot centers around drawing and selling doujin, and about half the cast is constantly screaming about how awesome it is.
* ''[[The Legend of Koizumi]]'', in which ''all world politics are decided by mahjong''. At several points characters have set themselves on fire from sheer [[Hot-Blooded|hotbloodedness]] of playing mahjong. [[The Pope|The Vatican team]] refer to it as "man's attempt to recreate ''Genesis''".
** The pope does just this in his first match against the eponymous character. The resulting mahjong plays are so powerful that it causes koizumi to collapse and bleed from his eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
* ''[[Cyborg Grandpa G]]'' gives us dramatic ''farming.'' It doesn't help that Grandpa thinks that explosives and flechettes are appropriate farming tools... which actually does make it awesome.
* [[Durarara!!|Mikado Ryugamine]] uses the internet so epically that his [http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww262/CapZiggy/vlcsnap-2010-03-15-22h18m45s103.png mouse catches on fire]. If you've ever wondered why ''your'' mouse has yet to catch fire during your epic internet browsing, that's because {{spoiler|''you'' have never weaponized [[Image Boards|Anonymous]]}}.
* ''[[Seikon no Qwaser]]'' goes beyond [[Fan Service]] to frame ''breastfeeding'' as the centerpiece of ''ACTION!'' Surrounded by swarms of flashing blades, whirling ribbons of clothes, spiraling chains, flashes and beams of light and the ''moon itself!'' Pretty stirring music, too.
* ''[[Mayoi Neko Overrun]]'''s [[Onsen Episode]] gave us ''badass ping-pong playing'' (Though sandwiched in it there was a minute of [[Padding]])
** Episode 8 brings in the director of ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]'' to deliver a spot-on parody via the medium of ''Epic Jenga''.
* The snowball fight in episode 19 of ''[[xxxHolic]]''. Too awesome to spoil with extra words.
* ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has an episode devoted entirely to the main characters taking a test. The whole thing is made of this trope, but some stand out moments include Soul's AWESOME CHEATING SKILLS, Patty's AWESOME GIRAFFE MAKING/KILLING SKILLS and Liz's AWESOME HAIR PLUCKING SKILLS. And then, just when it couldn't get anymore awesome, Black☆Star's AWESOME AUTOGRAPH, [[Couldn't Find a Pen|written in blood]], with a backing track of heavy metal.
** What do you mean it couldn't get anymore awesome? Death the Kidd suffers, sweats, cries and finally dies for not being able to WRITE A PERFECTLY SYMMETRIC LETTER "K". Also, his pencil broke and his testpaper ripped.
* In the universe of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'', ballet is ''a force of pure badass''. Yes, [[The Power of Rock|ballet]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHZqxecCukg&feature=related Check it out.] Did we mention this show is better than it sounds?
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* [[Ben-To]] is a show about epic gang fights for... discount lunchboxes. But it's awesome.
** Even the weapons are awesome from Ayame's [[Dual Wield|Dual Wielding]] Chopsticks, to Monarch's One-handed cart swinging and finally Orthus's shopping baskets [[Speed Blitz|Speed Blitzzes]].
* The grand poo-bah of this trope could very well be the [[Calvin Ball|senseless]] [[Crazy Enough to Work|wonder]] that goes on in ''every episode'' of ''[[
* ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' gives us Koyomi brushing Karen's teeth. Epic toothbrushing.
* ''[[High School DxD]]'' gives us the debut of one of Issei's primary [[Power Potential Perversion|powers he'll use later on]] called ''"[[Clothing Damage|Dress Break]]."'' The anime turned this debut [[Up to Eleven]] when it had ''[[Ominous Latin Chanting]] music'' playing while he spreads his demon wings out.
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