Discussion CN JN KN clichés

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    Write down all the clichés you know. it can be anything from the infamous young master to the pavillion elder.
     
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    Second leads are mostly irritating.
    The male MC's girlfriend/childhood girl friend/ future bride always is a real b*****.
    The two MCs mostly hate eachother for the first time.
    In fantasy novels the main MC is mostly a weak nobody in the first time and nobody likes him/her.
     
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    Guradu Gilgida 【Gentleman】【Tembikar Demon】

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    MC is a genius.
     
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    1. Most females ends up as 2D collectables.
    2. Golden Finger/ Plot Armor/ Deus ex Machina
    3. MC is either a cold blooded prick/ chunni or a good to idiocy densest material.
     
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    chinese- jade beauties, arrogant young master, harem, lucky encounters
    japanese- dense mc, harem, isekai, overpowered from the start
     
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    Chinese: weakprotagonist at the beginning with amazing talent
    Can fight several levels above own
    Run into a noble young master in every town
    Severely underestimated despite proving abilities time and time again
    Born in the weakest area....

    Japanese:
    Dense protagonist
    Likes to hide abilities
    Titles double as synopsis
    Runs into trouble they feel a need to solve in every area
    There has to be a tsundere in the story

    Korean:stubborn\greedy protagonist
    Vr game or game based

    All: amazing luck for protagonist (plot armour, conveniently finding item protagonist needs ect),but
    Genius/special mc
    Conveniently knows helpful skills or abilities perfectly suited for the situation.....

    There's a lot more cliches that I didn't list

    Though I actually like some types of cliches in stories, for one reason or another~
     
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    You're courting death! Padoru, padoru!!!
     
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    CN - 100 years/1000 years / 10 000 years - 100 battles 1 000 battles 10 000 battles, well you know what I mean.
     
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    Adventure Guild in Isekai cliche.
     
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    UnGrave ななひ~^^

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    JP novel mc:"hey, this is like a light novel!"
     
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    Chinese

    Broken engagement
    Spirit Guide/teacher/encyclopedia
    Dual identity
    No Foreign/Different ethnic Group Girl Friends.

    Japanese

    Dense/Beta MC
    Childhood friend
    Another World
    Heroes and Demon Lords
    Adventure Guild and Adventurers
     
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    White skin/face MC
    Loli Harem
     
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    Chinese:
    Kill arrogant young master - > kill his father - > Kill his whole clan - > clan ancestor comes to save the day, killed - > get beauties - > repeat
     
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    I'm sharing my finds with you.
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    There's always an aphrodisiac. The jade beauty is too cold and bitchy so there has to be a plot device that lets her turn into a raving sex maniac, otherwise the romance will never happen.
     
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    Trucks are the most common transport vehicles used for reincarnations and isekai transportation.
    Never miss their destination.
     
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    (As a romance buff)
    CN:
    - MC OPness
    - "Black Bellied" anywhere in the title
    - MC set on revenge against relatives and friends who are always bad 2D malicious people
    - Everyone having the exact same deep conjectures about words other characters say
    - Endless praising of MC

    JP:
    - MC (if girl) is cute without her knowing, is always unaware of romantic/sexual interest directed towards her
    - MC (if guy) is an average joe who suddenly gets worldbreaking powers and does whatever he wants with them (is usually a pervert)
    - MC regardless of gender is never arrogant in the beginning
    - Otome game reincarnations where the protagonist suddenly becomes really shitty and the MC (as the villain or cannon fodder) becomes a good character
    - OP MCs who are either fake humble or actually humble

    KR (mildly inaccurate):
    - Realistic or super fantasy
    - If mature, really mature
    - Either really good or really shitty stories plot wise (only the good get continuation, native audience a harsh bunch)