Excel Saga: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Excel Saga. Pick one to read it.

• Deconstructive Parodyin 200 titlesDebatably the case. The show is a parody of not only specific anime shows but, more generally, various storytelling and visual tropes in anime.Read →
• Adaptation Decayin 110 titlesVery much intentional, with Rikdo Koshi's Author Avatar getting killed at the end of the first episode, then brought back to life, then forced to give his ever more reluctant approval to change the s…Read →
• Leitmotifin 1,810 titles"Indeed, I Need no Funds to Make it Cheerful..."Read →
• Cerebus Rollercoasterin 141 titlesEpisode 22 ends with F City being destroyed by a Colony Drop with a somber tone.Read →
• Solemn Ending Themein 67 titlesThe standard closing theme is a parody of these; the last episode parodies the parody.Read →
• In the Name of the Moonin 154 titlesParodied in Episode 17, and combined with an obvious Shout-Out to Sailor Moon — "In the name of the Moon, I shall spank you!"Read →