They say there are only a certain number of stories in the world and that all others are simply reiterations of previous to-dos. For instance, many love stories find their roots with Shakespearian ...

Every genre of anime is built on a foundation of tropes, and while tropes are neutral rather than bad by nature, as opposed to clichés, fans can still get tired of them. Or rather, anime fans will get ...

In any entertainment medium, there will be commonly shared traits such as genre, plot progression, character type, and setting. When these traits are repeated within a community to the point of ...