Lampshade Hanging/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

* In the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga there's a short arc that consists of a long flashback of the Civil War against the Ishvalans. In it, the then-Major Roy Mustang is talking to the then-Captain Maes Hughes when the latter receives a letter from his lover Gracia back in the Central City. As the family-enthusiastic he is, he gets overly emotional about the letter, to which Roy Mustang [[Genre Savvy|warns him that]], in books and movies, the "family-type guy" is always [[Fatal Family Photo|the first to be killed]]. {{spoiler|And then they get attacked by an Ishvalan, both of them are unarmed, of course.}} Especially blatant since {{spoiler|Lt. Colonel Maes Hughes, who by then also has a three-year-old daughter he is overly passionate about, becomes the first important character to die in the series several issues before this flashback.}}

** Also in ''FMA'', the logic behind Armstrong going [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless]], and as to [[Hammerspace|where]] his clothing has gone, is sometimes questioned on-screen by his comrades.

* A hentai manga, one of Saigado's ''Yuri and Friends'' series, actually has a character point out the "censorship black dots" that covered the "goods", commenting that "it would feel even better if the black dot wasn't in the way!!"

** There is at least one H-manga where the guy's penis ''is'' a black bar and she complains about the shape.

** Kyon's [[First-Person Smartass]] narration lampshades just about everything.

** Haruhi has lines in "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya" that show the dangers of ''not'' lampshading when necessary. When Kyon suggests that there's no reason for "combat waitress" Mikuru to be from the future, she says "We can think about it if someone pokes fun at it. We can just ignore the question if we can't think up an excuse for it. [[Rule of Cool|Anything goes if it's interesting]]!"

* In the second episode of [[Code Geass]] R2, C.C. lampshades Lelouch's [[Large Ham]] tendencies after he tricks a Britannian soldier into leaving their Knightmare Frame for the umpteenth time and then gloatingly geasses them. "I understand your geass only works with direct eye contact, but were those theatrics really necessary?"

** Upon meeting Lelouch/Zero for the first time, one of the members of the Shinjuku [[La Résistance|resistance cell]] comments that he "didn't expect the master strategist to be such a ham."

{{quote|'''Jasdevi:''' How did he resurrect himself? Did we turn his anger into power by calling him a vampire? No, that only happens in manga.}}

* 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.

** The bonus episode is a somewhat [[Lighter and Softer]] self-parody and with its heroine's fetish for Hei's collar-bone, lampshades the [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]. At least twice during the series, characters see Hei in costume and then immediately after see his civilian identity, but don't make a connection between the two. The heronie's fetish indicates that a moderately perceptive person should make the connection.

* ''[[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.

'''James''': "And make it double, because we're on the big screen!"

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

* 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.

{{quote|Usopp: You say that the best opportunity to reach an uncertain location like Sky Island just happens to be TOMORROW!?!?}}