Paper Cutting: Difference between revisions

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[[File:ichigo_smallcut.jpg|link=Bleach|~~right~~|You should see the [[BFS|size of the sword]] that made that...]]

[[File:ichigo_smallcut.jpg|link=Bleach|frame|You should see the [[BFS|size of the sword]] that made that...]]

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Paper cutting is done with equal yet ever improbable frequency with both actual bladed weapons such as swords and knives, as well as bullets and magic projectiles. Never mind what properties have been attributed to the latter and that a bullet passing right by the skin would more likely burn and bruise it than cut it with surgical precision.

It should also be noted that it has recently become fashionable for paper cutting attacks to [[Close Call Haircut|take some hair with them]] when aimed at the face.

It should also be noted that it has recently become fashionable for paper cutting attacks to [[Close-Call Haircut|take some hair with them]] when aimed at the face.

A subtrope of [[Could Have Been Messy]]. Highly pervasive in [[Shounen]] series, though thanks to the [[Rule of Cool]], it has surfaced in nearly every form of fictional violence. Frequently seen with attacks that use [[Petal Power]], [[Feather Flechettes]] or a [[Death Dealer]]'s projectiles. If the combatant actually used paper as the weapon in question, see [[Paper Master]].

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** The metal on the bottom of his ''geta'' sandals certainly helped.

* In ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'', during their first battle, Ryoga strikes at Ranma with an open-handed punch, which results in a [[Paper Cutting]] wound on Ranma's cheek. This indicates both Ryoga's incredible strength (especially considering he missed Ranma with the strike in question) and Ranma's badassery, since he didn't seem to think much of it and proceeded to soundly thump Ryoga.

** Much later on, Ranma does the same to Shinnosuke during a [[Single Stroke Battle]], and gets a small tear in his clothes in return. Particularly impressive in that Ranma had ''punched'' at Shinnosuke's face, and while the latter ''does'' get a small but consistent bruise in the manga, he gets a papercut in the anime.

** Much later on, Ranma does the same to Shinnosuke during a [[Single-Stroke Battle]], and gets a small tear in his clothes in return. Particularly impressive in that Ranma had ''punched'' at Shinnosuke's face, and while the latter ''does'' get a small but consistent bruise in the manga, he gets a papercut in the anime.

* In the ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' episode ''Sympathy for the Devil'', Spike takes a paper-cut bullet to the cheek, without flinching, and proceeds to shoot his target.

* During the non-canon Christian Arc of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', Sanosuke learns a martial arts move that allows him to paper cut an opponent if his punches miss within a small margin.

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