Any time a rebellious cop plays by their own rules, a victim trips while running from a killer, or the hero finds a henchman who wears the exact same size as them, that’s a movie trope. Understanding ...

No entertainment genre is more infused with tropes than horror. Everywhere you turn there’s another horror flick featuring a masked murderer, or an evil possessed doll, or a slacker about to get his ...

Sci-fi anime has always been a time capsule. From the late 1970s through the early 2000s, creators were obsessed with ...

All forms of entertainment media have their own tropes, some that fans love to see and others that fans despise. Anime is no exception, especially the Shonen genre. Of the various anime tropes that ...

This is when something seemingly unexpected happens in the film, with the intention of causing the audience to leap out of their seats. The jump scare is probably one of the most used tropes in the ...

Shojo has long been burdened by some of anime's worst tropes, but the genre's comeback in 2026 is the perfect time to make ...