Refuge in Audacity/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]''. Every Gundam in it represents some national stereotype, from Spain's Toro/Matador Gundam (It turns into a giant bull's head and fights like a matador), and India's Cobra Gundam (Piloted by a snake-charmer who is green skinned for no apparent reason), to Germany's Nazi SS officer inspired Shadow Gundam, and Mexico's sombrero wearing Tequila Gundam. But it's so over the top, and everyone takes all the insanity so seriously that you can't help but love it.

** The ''[[Giant Robo]]'' OVA, directed by the same guy, does like-wise.

** However, apparently naming Gundams after God and the Devil was too offensive, and they were renamed Burning and Dark Gundam, respectively. This was done to appease the almighty Walmart, which had previously sent every action figure of the Gundam Deathscythe Hell back to Bandai because of the name.

*** In their defense, it would make no sense to most in the US as to why the "God Gundam" was so named, unfamiliar with the imagery of the six fans coming out of the back of the Gundam. "Burning Gundam" and "Dark Gundam" are just silly, though, and sound like something a Walmart exec would suggest.

** The uh ... boob missiles are parodied/given an homage in other anime including the recent ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|iDOLM@STER]]'' anime.

* Lelouch Lamperouge from ''[[Code Geass]]'' is known for this using his Magic Eyes to perform actions in such a way that makes it look like he performs miracles. Though he's actually at his best when he instead uses only his wits, brains and knowledge of people.<br /><br />A good example of this is {{spoiler|the "we are all Zero" gambit}} which is so outrageous it simply cannot fail, even though the logistics behind it make no sense.<br /><br />Another example is the ending of the series. Lelouch {{spoiler|becomes the biggest, most evil dictator in ''history'', then has his Anti-Hero/Anti-Villain ally free the world by killing him. People unite against him!}} This allows people like Nunnally, {{spoiler|Suzaku (as Zero)}}, Kaguya (as AFN representative), Empress Tianzi and Ougi to help rebuild the world, with the side benefit of erasing {{spoiler|Euphemia's Geass-incited machinegun massacre}} from public memory.

** Later, this is subverted when Roy Mustang makes a joke about Bradley being a homunculus, and it is in fact taken very seriously. This is because, while Ed's threat was ultimately revealed to be an empty one, due to Bradley's prowess, Roy's questioning was taken very seriously because {{spoiler|he's right, and too dangerously close to the truth for the corrupt higher-ups to let him go.}}

** Their idea of disguises are so absurd and flamboyant that they're able to [[Hidden in Plain Sight|hide in plain sight]]. Their heists appear so bereft of criminal planning or malicious intent that they're taken for performance artists, perhaps pulling some dada stunts.

** Vino is also prone to this. For instance, we find out in the OVA how he tracked down Chane after the end of the Flying Pussyfoot fiasco (when he'd {{spoiler|[[Wacky Marriage Proposal|proposed to her]] out of the blue [[Love At First Sight|minutes after having met her]], while soaked head-to-toe in blood and having just thrown Ladd off the train}}, which counts in and of itself): {{spoiler|he grabbed [[Knowledge Broker|Nicholas]] in an alleyway, got on a nearby train, and threatened to grate his face off on the rails if he didn't talk.}}<ref>His casual narration also prompts [http://i33.tinypic.com/35ids3q.png this reaction] from [[The Stoic|Rachel]].</ref> Vino is [[Ax Crazy|Ax Cra]][[Crazy Awesome|zy Awesome]].

** Ladd makes use of this a lot as well. He [[Ax Crazy|thinks murder]] [[Psychopathic Manchild|is a fun game,]] and is the embodiment of [[Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor]], but his behavior is so outrageous he remains likable, [[Unpopular Popular Character|at least to fans of the series]].

* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' has Hiruma and his [[Hyperspace Arsenal|guns]].

** During the school sports festival, he actually drove through the streets... [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|in a]] [[Tank Goodness|tank]].

* Akira Takizawa from ''[[Eden of the East]]'' pulls this off when the Japanese-English language barrier (as well as his own [[Cloudcuckoolander|weirdness]]) leads him to conclude that the best way deal with the police officer questioning him is to ''drop his trousers and flash her.'' Far from arresting him on the spot for indecent exposure, the cop thanks him and lets him off the hook (leading many viewers to conclude that Akira's "Johnny" is so amazing that it has [[Charm Person|mind control powers]]).

* ''[[Gravion]]'' is filled with things that can all be sumed up by, Sandman does [[Crazy Awesome]] stuff with maids, [[Humongous Mecha]], and some robot piloting teens. IT WORKS.

* Ayame from ''[[Fruits Basket]]''. In a flashback to his school days, the only reason he was able to keep his long hair was he came up with an outrageous story about him being royalty and wouldn't shut up about it. And that's nothing to what he went on about as class president when some classmates got caught in the red light district.

* Ed from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' once hacked into a [[Kill Sat]] to draw her trademark smiley face. She vandalized ''South America'', and the resulting graffiti could be seen from space.

* ''[[Ultimate Girls]]'' makes a respectable attempt though. Three schoolgirls are accidentally killed by the local [[Ultraman]], resurrected by him, and have to take his place. They do this by touching a long rod that UFO Man extends out from his body, and transforming into hundred foot tall superheroes who fight [[Kaiju]] whose weaknesses are in their crotches (and in the case of a doctor themed monster is also a stethoscope). Like [[Ultraman]], there's a three minute time limit on their power, signified by [[Clothing Damage|their clothing gradually disintegrating as the fight goes on]]. Not only that, but the girls' embarrassment at their forthcoming nudity actually ''increases'' their strength with the power of [[Moe|M.O.E.]] Last but not least, the ''UG'' universe ''averts'' [[Magic Pants]], meaning when their clothes are removed in the course of their Magical Girl transformation they don't come back when they return to normal, forcing them to strip down ''prior'' to transforming.

* ''[[Getter Robo]]'' No more explanation is needed.

* Though the invaders are virtually incompetent, the [[Gag Series]] ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' contains a lot of references to, terminology from, and vague satire of World War II (Imperial) Japanese militarism, which was a fairly touchy subject when the show was released in other Asian countries. As the anime slowly leaned towards more mainstream humor and positive subject matter, the producers have modified it accordingly, making more of the jokes about post-war consumerism.

** One major initial change is the avoidance of calling Earth ''Pokopen'' (instead opting for ''Pekopon''), which was a derisive way to refer to Sino-Japanese War era China.

** A series known for bizzarre character designs has a character inspired in part from Dr. Frank-N-Furter of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' that can forcibly [[Gender Bender]] people and is the "Queen" if an ''island'' of transvestites.

* ''[[Dead Leaves]]''. Jesus Christ. First of all, the animation is [[Deranged Animation|utterly insane]] and the movie plays like one continuous action sequence. As for the actual plot: A man with a TV for a head and a woman with a spot around her eye regain consciousness outside of a city naked. They go on a crime spree, and after a long chase are caught and sent to [[The Alcatraz|a super secure prison]] on the torn-up remains of the moon. There inmates receive cruel treatment rivalling ''[[Superjail]]'', spending the entire time tied up in straitjacket/sacks while tubes are used for both force-feeding and force-''excretion''. The fellow inmates include such bizarre things as a man that has either asscheeks or a scrotum for a head, and a man with a [[This Is a Drill|gigantic drill]] [[Gag Penis|for a penis]]. The pair then have sex together in their cell and somehow undo their restraints of themselves and then their fellow inmates, after which they all attempt a breakout. I don't want to spoil anymore, but suffice to say it must be seen to be believed and it is '''freaking awesome'''.

* The premise of ''[[Chintsubu]]'' is this trope. Magical talking penises that switch from one man to another, and if that isn't bad enough, punny situations keep coming up.

* Does anything more than the name ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' need to be said? The history of the world especially through war turned into comedy. The First Sino-Japanese war is represented by a crazed Japan showing up at China's door and attacking him with a sword. The anime tones this down; for example the strip that ends with Japan attacking China has its ending removed so Japan comes off as an annoying genius instead of someone who takes China's help and repays it by attacking him.

** It's almost as though the aforementioned hijinks of ''[[G Gundam]]'' was meant to prepare the world for ''Hetalia.''

* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'''s "Endless Eight", the anime version. This is actually [[Refuge in Audacity]] on the producers side, not inside the show. Whether it's [[Troll|trolling]] or something else is anyone's guess.

** Much of Haruhi's antics in general can be this. Stealing, blackmail, sexual harassment; not funny. But shoving a guy's hand onto a girl's breast, taking falsely incriminating pictures of them, and threatening to turn him and his friends in for groping and/or gang-rape unless they give up their fancy new computer? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIORLQrvu9c Both hilarious and effective!]

* ''[[Narutaru]]'''s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIF5BLyh3Mk anime opening] {{spoiler|actually spoils a large portion of the plot, including several parts of the manga that weren't animated}} -- but the way it's animated and the opening theme song ensures that ''nobody'' will ever take notice of this. In fact, the whole opening is just this trope writ large.

* ''[[Cutey Honey]]'' was a pioneer of this. Just watch the opener of the original series, which debuted in ''1973''. Not only are there clips of Honey's clothes ripping off, the lyrics to the theme song ''praise her boobs and ass''.

** The latest installment, ''Re: Cutey Honey'', takes this even further by showing ass and cleavage shots when those exact lyrics are sung. They're not even trying to be subtle.

* What about [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|the Great Kamina]]? Anything he does qualifies. He's so crazy that he even kept fighting after his vital signs were gone.

** In Episode 2 he shows just how crazy he is.

'''Kamina''': "[[Gundamjack|I said I'm gonna pilot that thing]]!" }}

*** He actually managed to pull it off without anyone else questioning it.

** Kittan deserves some mentioning too. He went on a suicide mission, on purpose, with a 0% chance of success, and succeeded, by hiding King Kittan inside Space King Kittan and then flying straight towards the Death Spiral Machine, got crushed, survived, ejected in King Kittan and proceeded to Giga Drill Break the Death Spiral Machine, turning the ultra-dense space into pure Spiral Energy for Simon to use. All in 3 minutes. If pulling off something established in-universe to be impossible doesn't qualify, then what does?

* Invoked in-story in [[Honoo no Alpen Rose]]. {{spoiler|The music genius Leonhardt "Leon" Aschenbach is being pressured by [[Those Wacky Nazis]] alongside his best friend (and the female lead) Jeudi, and must write an "Austrian Symphony" as well as use it in a concert.}} What does he do? {{spoiler|He accepts to play... but then he uses said concert to actually ''escape from Austria alongside Jeudi'' (via turning the lights off in a critical moment and then rushing out with the hep of his and Jeudi's entourage) AND give them the musical finger via ''inserting the melody of an anti-Nazi song'' (written by Jeudi's [[Disappeared Dad]] as the "hymm" of [[La Résistance]]) in his "Austrian symphony".}} [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|And he gets away with it cleanly.]]

* ''[[Urotsukidouji]]'' aka ''Legend of the Overfiend''. While it did have potential to be creepy, the over the top ridiculousness of it (read: cum turning into a laser that blows a woman's head off) and [[Narm Charm|dubbing]] prevented this.

* ''[[Medaka Box]]'' has become this. It was originally a [[Slice of Life]] high school comedy series. Then it [[Darker and Edgier|shifted]] [[Genre Shift|genres]] [[Deconstructor Fleet|a few times.]]