| This is just a new cliche. Random edgy Emo kids thrown around everywhere. Especially in naruto Let's say for example: Sasuke (Naruto), Takasugi (Gintama), L,(death note) Gaara (naruto), Nagato(naruto), Death The Kid(Soul Eater), Celestia (danganronpa), Kaneki (tokyo ghoul), Accelerator(railgun), and Inukai (relife) etc etc. You know it. What's with this? What do you think about this? A new trend? |
Takamura-samaApr 28, 2017 2:29 PM
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. | You know what I hate the most? People who aren't free. They're no more than cattle. |
| Edgy teens have been around in anime for a while, since the early 2000s. I'm generally okay with them only if they have a reason to act the way they do. Normally, I dislike them since they try too hard to be "edgy" and "cool" like a bland self-insert for teenagers. |
Askorti said: Calling Accelerator an emo. That's a funny one. Also, you talk about a new trend, but some of the characters you mentioned are more than a decade old.  Hair+neck band+attidude + the I want to fight everyone because I am #1!  yeah pretty emo lmao |
| In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. | You know what I hate the most? People who aren't free. They're no more than cattle. |
| If the edge is done well then I don't mind them. |
Takamura-sama said: Askorti said: Calling Accelerator an emo. That's a funny one. Also, you talk about a new trend, but some of the characters you mentioned are more than a decade old. Hair+neck band+attidude + the I want to fight everyone because I am #1! yeah pretty emo lmao What's wrong with his hair? It's not a neckband, it's an electrode choker. It lets him use his powers and keeps him from turning into a vegetable. He doesn't act like that anymore, and back when he did it was because everyone kept picking up a fight with him. Maybe lets start with what's your definition of an "edgy emo kid", because you mentioned Sasuke and Gaara, while those are completely different characters, especially post-timeskip. |
| Depending of how appealing I find their edge, I will like them more or less. |
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| Those are not even new anime. Anyway, it's just one of many... clichés often(?) seen in anime. I don't see it standing out from any other clichés. |
| Puberty. It's everywhere in anime because teenagers hit that shit hard. It's certainly not new. |
| The edge is where I like to live my life. |
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| I wouldn't call L an edgy emo kid. Characters like Misa and Mellow lean more towards that. L is just a recluse. This trope isn't really a new thing. It existed since at least the 90s, and can probably be attributed to the fact that most anime center around children/teenagers, who often go through those phases. |
| It's not really a cliche. More like a joke. |
| Be thankful for the wisdom granted to you. |
| People are starting to overuse the word "edgy" |
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| If the edge is on the clock, it's ready for the shlock. |
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| This is a proper example of the word edgy used in the wrong way. |
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| I mean it can't really be a new trend when you list shows that released over 14 years, and 3 from the same series. But maybe my definition of new is as outdated as some of the examples. |
| anime fans are mostly teenagers their idea of being a cool badass is closer to what most people would describe as emo i also kind of hate this term it seems to implicts downplay the hardships and the angsty most teenagers go through in all the ocasions it is used |
| Takasugi? An Emo? A priceless answer to react with. |
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| I got nothing against edgy characters as long as they keep it cool, like Edgy McEdgelord here. |
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| well Gintama is from 2003 and Naruto is from 1999 so they can't be new trend but they aren't as bad as the mc in Watamote |
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| Edgelords > all other types of characters But yeah, like others have mentioned, this isn't a new trend at all. Characters like Sasuke have been around forever. |
 What's the difference? |
| You've never wanted to end the world and massacre millions? What kind of awful childhood did you go through? |
| >new cliche >character from an anime that premiered in 2002 k I don't know I feel like since I became a grown adult with bills n' shit I don't like them, I dropped Attack on Titan because of it, I can't watch SAO because of it, I dropped Elfin Lied not really for an edgy character in particular just edgy in general, plus I couldn't stand that animation. I understand edgy characters are made to relate to teens more than me. So I don't really hate them, I just don't like them as they aren't something I can connect with that often. I'd rather have someone like Space Dandy, or Vash as a protagonist than most of Naruto's characters. Hell the best Naruto character hands down is Rock Lee, the least edgy of them all. |
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| You forgot to mention Levi from Attack on Titan. When he change his hair position all the audience is going to melt even males lol. |
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| can someone explain to me what edgy is. i've been seeing that word a lot recently and i still don't know what it means. |
Lord_Lamington said: can someone explain to me what edgy is. i've been seeing that word a lot recently and i still don't know what it means. from wiktionary: 2. (entertainment, advertising) creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge These being the former and original meanings in this sort of context3. (entertainment, advertising) on the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué 7. (slang) Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass. being the follow-on usageAnd in our contemporary usage it's become (a usually derisive) word for things containing graphic violence, 'shock-value', angst, (teen) (melo)drama, "adult" content, and anti-social behaviours. |
| Celestia, L and Sasuka are very different from each other. I think you should expand your definition. |
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Swagernator said: You forgot to mention Levi from Attack on Titan. When he change his hair position all the audience is going to melt even males lol. Eren is more edgy he only misses the emo hair |
| In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. | You know what I hate the most? People who aren't free. They're no more than cattle. |
| Accelerator is not edgy. He's best angel boy. |
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| Edgy emo kid trend is still less popular than beta cuck penate brain goody two shoes yet all powerful MFs with zero backbones that we see in some shounen anime and most generic fantasy novels and in some type of anime |
| I don't mind edgy emo kid characters; in fact, that literally describes one of my favorite video game characters of all time. |
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| very good cliche, I enjoy emo kids like those trying to act cool |
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| How is this new with the examples you used ???? |
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| Who revived this old-ass thread? lmao |
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| Guts, Thorfinn, and Eren, the holy trinity of edgyness |
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| Rather sure the only emo kid here, is you'r pfp, lol. |
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| Going by what manga readers said thorfinn gonna have a major character shift in fram arc and about erens edgyness well final chapter really did wonders to say atleast |
| People bleeding cause their favourite character was labelled as emo is quite funny. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
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