I've fleshed out the description somewhat, which is what kept the trope from being launchable the last time that I asked. There's plenty of examples and plenty of categories. And the trope has a decent name now: "Overwhelming Obsession".
Are we good to launch this thing?
Rob... I make okonomikyaki every once in a while. I can assure you that while "pancakes" might be a fair equivalent, it has nothing in common with pizza other than having a flour as a major ingredient. (And pizza is made with a water-and-flour yeast dough stretched by hand and baked in an oven, while okonomiyaki is made with eggs-and-flour batter that is poured on a grill. And pizza uses bread flour while okonomiyaki uses cake flour.) I've been trying to correct that Viz-inspired misconception for years.
It's a difficult one... Okonomiyaki is much thicker that crepes are, so that isn't an ideal fit, either.
Mechanically and ingredients-wise it's a lot closer match. The only real difference is that (depending on the variety of okonomiyaki) some ingredients may be mixed into the batter instead of being applied to the "pancake" during or after cooking.
(EDIT: Hm. Sounds like a topic for the food thread in my forums.)
<chuckle> Yeah, this is turning into more of an... exchange of views than is really merited.
EDIT: However, I do note the Wikipedia article repeatedly uses "crepe" to describe the dish and its precursors. <grin>
...and we both make the same edit within seconds of each other. I've never run into that before. <grin>
Fifteen examples, a new name, two categories in addition to the defaults... but is the description good enough?
I think it could stand a little more fleshing out. It has far too many one-sentence paragraphs.
I moved the Scrabble tiles around and consolidated many short paragraphs into a few longer paragraphs. I also emphasized the fact that some Flat Characters have this as their sole defining trait.
And now that I've done that, I see that the description could use a bit more meat on its bones...
So according to the description, this trope is in desperate need of a new name. It's been tough to hash something together, but I think I've got one worked out. But first, I'd like some clarification: does "Tropeophile" (or whatever the new name will be) specifically mean the character has to be in love with the concept they're obsessed with, or is it just an all-consuming obsession that can go as far as to be romantic or erotic? Because I've got "Erotic Oddball Fixation" for the former, and "Obsessive Oddball Fixation" for the latter. I've even got plenty of examples to add for the latter if that's how we're interpreting it!
As the person who came up with the trope candidate in the first place, I can safely say the answer to your question is "Yes."
It's both. Not necessarily both at the same time, but they both fit.
"Oddball Obsession", suggested in the note prefixed to the trope, is okay, although I'd counter-offer "Overwhelming Obsession", because "oddball" makes it sound like these are always just amusing quirks, whereas some can actually be deadly serious (*cough*The Joker*cough*).