Non Sequitur Scene/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

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* In ''[[Junjou Romantica]]'', Miyagi, straight up until that point, suddenly grabbing a heartbroken Hiroki and attempting to kiss him. He never showed any serious interest in him before, and it's never mentioned again afterwards.

** Worth noting that this is not actually something that ''happened.'' It was the illustration of a metaphor about [[Ho Yay|their relationship]], which is what Annerose was talking about. The "wings" metaphor recurs now and then throughout the series, though never again accompanied by the weird-as-hell imagery.

** In the third season, we cut to a scene of Dusty in a fancy pirate outfit complete with a pirate hat with a large feather and a hook hand. We never see this outfit again. Ever. And no one mentions it.

** The episode "Island of the Giant Pokémon" features a scene where, after having endured an encounter with a giant mechanical Rhydon, Ash's Pokémon and Team Rocket's Pokémon are suddenly crying and drinking away their troubles at a oden stand that's attended by a Slowbro. The next morning they wake up in a completely different area and the Slowbro oden stand never explained or referenced again. [http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparisons/kanto/ep017.html In the Japanese version of that episode], there are captions translating the Pokémon's speech. Basically, the point of the scene is that the Pokémon are acting like stereotypical [[Salaryman|salarymen]], going out late drinking with their coworkers and commiserating about their jobs. It's never explained or referenced again in that version either.

** Also, near the end of the episode "The Case Of The K-9 Caper!", [[Brown Note|Jigglypuff]] just walks right in the middle of a semi-climactic scene and sings for 4 seconds (which surprisingly brings no one to sleep), then just walks off. Save for an off comment made by Ash immediately after (and a [[Status Quo Is God|meaningless]] hook at the end of the episode), this has nothing to do with the episode at all, making it more of an extreme case of both this and [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]].

** Kuma-chan strikes again later on, for absolutely ''no reason'' this time, when instead if sitting at a bar it's taking a bubble bath.

* This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh9m9un744w disco zombie dance number] in ''[[One Piece]]''. There is no lead up beyond zombies shuffling to a mansion carrying a disco ball, and no mention of it ever made again, though the dance hall is mentioned as a possible location for a wedding reception later in a one-off gag.

*** The dance sequence was originally intended to be a more direct parody of ''Thriller'' (with similar music and dance moves) but [[Executive Meddling|someone in the legal department got worried about the potential for a lawsuit]] so the bit was changed to a far more generic number, which makes the whole thing seem random and out-of-place.

*** Speaking of which, try to forget for a moment that Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'' is a music video, and then think about the scene where he starts dancing with the zombies.

*** Oda also subverts this trope by making all these seemingly random moments so [[Rule of Cool|ridiculously absurd]] that the audience just goes along with it.

* In a movie that's already one hell of a [[Mind Screw]], the brief moment in the ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' movie when the strange, offbeat and surreal video of Nanami the cow is put in by the shadow girls manages to be one of these, coming right after a dramatic and horrifying scene, and of course never being mentioned again. Of course, according to Kunihiko Ikuhara, this was intentional. He's just that sort of guy. While the scene is so weird that even the shadowgirls are speechless, the video is kind of foreshadowing. If you think of Chuchu as Utena, The crocodile thing as Shiori and Nanami the cow as Akio... It makes sense if you think of the entire movie being on acid, but when even ''the characters'' are going "What the hell?!" in Utena you know it's something special.

** "You're not the only one who can turn into a car!" After Utena turns into a car... The car-wash is never mentioned again (as well as Utena's clothes or transformating ability)

* The very first scene in ''[[Transformers Victory]]'' - in a [[Wild West]] town populated by Transformers, a pair of Decepticons arrive and are driven off by Star Saber, who seems to be a gunslinger, in front of a Christian church. This has nothing to do with the plot, and is never mentioned in any context throughout the show.

** Although this one ''is'' mentioned again in episode 32, by Roma Antiqua himself to Germany.

*** How could we forget the mochi strips? I don't know how those were handled in the anime, but in the webcomic, the aliens really sum it up best: "O god...wtf?" This is for a good reason.

* There is an early episode of ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'' that, although comedy-driven and not supposed to be taken seriously, has a pretty jarring scene. Simply putting, V-Mon all of a sudden admits having romantic feelings for Tailmon and decides to train hard to evolve and impress her. It's a ''very'' strange scene, mainly because in the ''[[Digimon]]'' series (especially the ''Adventure'' continuity) almost no Digimon ever show romantic affection for other species of Digimon. And of course, this affection was never even hinted before, and it's never mentioned later.

** Even more so is the episode "Dagomon's Call". While the V-mon evolution episode fits the tone of the series' more comedic moments, this episode suddenly and with no apparent reason shifts into a dark, [[H.P. Lovecraft|Lovecraftian]] story where Hikari is targeted by an (apparently?) evil being; gets depressed, sick, and a little neurotic; and is spirited away to an alternate dimension (which may or may not be different than the one they're usually going to), where she might have been stuck if her friends hadn't come to find her. It's especially jarring since the tone of the story does a complete 180, suddenly using minimal dialogue and few sound effects in a way that completely clashed with the show's overall tone. The most that's ever mentioned again is the recurring (and never entirely explained) Dark Ocean setting.

*** The Dark Ocean storyline visited in the episode was originally planned to see expansion, but this was scrapped due to meddling from Bandai and disputes amongst the writing staff.

** Even more surreal because it includes the minor [[The Reveal|Reveal]] that the [[Sick and Wrong]] [[Powered Armor]] [[Bounty Hunter]] from chapter 218 who is obsessed with "boobies" to the point of assaulting women so they can't resist... {{spoiler|is actually the above said girl.}} Naturally, this reveal has no plot relevance whatsoever.

* At the end of the first [[No Export for You|Japan-only]] ''[[Ranma ½]]: Nettou Uta Gassen'' OAV, the trailer for the second OAV involves movie trailer parodies: Shampoo in a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[The Last Emperor]]'', Akane in a silent film, and Mousse staring down ''an Apache helicopter''. [[Trailers Always Spoil|None of this]] [[Playing with a Trope|ever happens]], but [[Played for Laughs|it's funny]].

* In the pre-title sequence of Episode 10 for ''[[Seikon no Qwaser]]'', Mafuyu has trouble fitting into her bra, which for some reason prompts Tomo to create what appears to be a butter bust of both of their tits. Even Mafuyu has no idea what the hell prompted her to do that as the opening credits roll.

** The one where Tomo uses her breasts as puppets too. Really, any scene involving Tomo and not relevant to the main plot (Read: Only in for fanservice) has a 90% chance of being a BLAM.

** Let it be noted that Seras' gun is named Harkonnen and Alucard's is [[The Jackal|Jackal]].

* ''[[Robotech]]: [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|The Macross Saga]]'', in episode four, sees Rick and Minmay trapped deep within [[The Battlestar|the title dimensional fortress]] for several days. Looking out of one of the ship's windows, they spy a giant tuna fish floating through space. Having almost run out of food, they immediately decide that it would be a good idea to go out into space and bring it inside the ship. Lacking spacesuits, Rick improvises by wrapping a towel around his helmet and holding his breath for the duration of the expedition. He succeeds in bringing the fish into the airlock, but in their haste they manage to slam the door down on the tuna, leaving only its head. Nonetheless, they still manage to make a meal out of it, which consists of little more than the fish head facing skyward in a simmering pan. Although their bizarre food acquisition plan can be explained by hunger-induced madness, the existence of the giant fish and its ability to withstand the effects of being teleported into the vacuum of space is never discussed, nor is the incident brought up again.

* The wing scene in ''[[Eden of the East]]''. It's rationalized, somewhat, but the fact that it is so fuck-outta-nowhere in a political thriller, you'd think the characters would be shaking their heads in disbelief for at least an episode. {{spoiler|Though given the amount of hallucinogens they just inhaled, they may be forgiven for it.}}

* In the ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' episode "Not Equal", Batou and Saito decide on a course of action and start running through a slummy market and they run past two people dressed as teddy bears being led along on a leash by a man holding a sign with a heart on it.

* In the first ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' movie The Dead Zone, Gohan eats a magic apple, which causes inebriation in children. Cue musical sequence with dancing dinosaur hallucinations. The next movie has another spontaneous Gohan song, and while the lyrics and visuals are just as trippy, this one doesn't even have a magic apple to justify it.

* The end of ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'', where Stocking decides out of nowhere to {{spoiler|actually kill Panty, and reveals that she has been a demon all along.}} It has been described as "Gainax trolling the fanbase" by fans.

* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has its fair shares of BLAMs, like random scenes of a girl gushing about Hayate while eating several episodes before she is properly introduced. There's also a [[Cold Opening]] in episode 10 where [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|Maria is singing on the TV for some reason, the stage apparently being a]] [[Humongous Mecha]] [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|hand, a group of big tough bald guys is watching her in an old TV set, then it explodes.]]

** That's an [[Actor Allusion]] to ''[[Gundam Seed]]''. But yeah, it doesn't make sense.

 

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