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== Art ==

'''Art''' plays an important part in the story and has central meaning to the characters (e.g. valuable paintings, or sculptures). Alternately the protagonists show a degree of artistic skill, e.g. as painters, sculptors, dress-makers, potters, musicians, composers, designers, etc. The anime will then centre on the development of those skills, from the unrecognized dilettante stages, right up to the moment of (commercial) breakthrough.

:''Examples: {{a|2835|Hachimitsu to Clover}}, {{a|5099|Iblard Jikan}}, {{a|2822|Gallery Fake}}

=== Performance ===

The song performance on stage or acting in a theatre (also see [[Wikipedia:Performance|performing arts]] on Wikipedia) is a central part of the character's life in this anime type.

:''Example: {{a|154|Perfect Blue}}''

==Coming of Age==

In the strict sense the '''Coming of age''' describes a young person's transition from adolescence to adulthood. In anime the term is used in a more general sense where the protagonists have to face a challenge, make an important decision in their life, take on responsibility, or learn a lesson, and by overcoming these obstacles they reach a higher level of maturity.

:''Examples: {{a|286|Majo no Takkyuubin}}, {{a|5909|Toradora!}}, {{a|2835|Hachimitsu to Clover}}

The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a sub-genre of the thriller which flourished in the 1970s in the US (and was echoed in other parts of the world) in the wake of a number of high-profile scandals and controversies (most notably Vietnam, the assassination of President Kennedy, Chappaquiddick and Watergate), and which exposed what many people regarded as the clandestine machinations and conspiracies beneath the orderly fabric of political life.

==Cooking==

Anime in the '''cooking''' genre will centre on the production of different kinds of food, including baking, but also gourmet meals and anything in between.

:''Examples: {{a|434|Chuuka Ichiban}}, {{a|3453|Cooking Papa}}, {{a|2429|Yakitate!! Japan}}''

'''Cyberpunk''' focuses on computers or information technology, usually coupled with some degree of breakdown in social order. The plot often centres on a conflict among hackers, artificial intelligences, and mega corporations, tending to be set within a near-future dystopian Earth.<br>

''(Paraphrased from [[Wikipedia:Cyberpunk|Wikipedia]])''

:''Examples: {{a|61|Ghost in the Shell}}, {{a|99|Serial Experiments Lain}}, {{a|166|Appleseed}}''

==Daily Life==

The antics of the protagonists do not take place in some exotic setting or time, but in everyday life. When not "at the job" this means getting up in the morning, making meals, house cleaning, going shopping or out to eat, visiting the bath house or spa, leisure activities in the spare time, etc. The time "on the job" for students is [[Categories:Themes:School Life|School Life]], for others working in their profession. '''Daily Life''' is basically a synonym for everything normal, repetitive, and trivial happening to your average person.

:''Examples: {{a|370|Houhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun}}, {{a|5435|Myself; Yourself}}''

==Proxy Battles==

In our terms, a proxy battle is a battle where humans use creatures/robots to do the fighting for them, either by commanding those creatures/robots or by simply evolving them/changing them into battle mode. Often the training aspect is also involved, or in some cases the proxies are nothing more than holographic representatives of some other variation of competition (like for example a card game). While many popular shounen anime fit under this category, it's not limited to shounen anime.

:''Example: {{a|595|Bakuten Shoot Beyblade}}, {{a|230|Pocket Monsters}}, {{a|234|Digimon Adventure}}, {{a|2061|Yuu Gi Ou: Duel Monsters}}, {{a|133|Dragon Drive}}''

==Tragedy==

'''Tragedy''' is a form of drama characterized by seriousness and dignity, usually involving a conflict between a character and some higher power, such as the law, the gods, fate, or society.

:''Examples: {{a|332|Hotaru no Haka}}, {{a|3573|Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora}}, {{a|1002|Gunslinger Girl}}''

==Underworld==

The underworld we talk about here is not to be confused with the place where people are believed to go after they die, but the general term for organized crime. It is a shady world, unknown to most people, where illegal things like murder, smuggling, drug dealing and similar are happening daily. Groups known to be acting in this world are for example the Mafia or the yakuza.

:''Examples: {{a|3395|Black Lagoon}}, {{a|1018|Crying Freeman}}, {{a|998|Mezzo DSA}}

===Bounty Hunters===

A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward (bounty). For example the crew in Cowboy Bebop are bounty hunters.

:''Examples: {{a|23|Cowboy Bebop}}, {{a|1322|Hikari to Mizu no Daphne}}, {{a|4966|El Cazador de la Bruja}}

===Mafia===

The Mafia is a secret crime group working in many parts of the world that was created in Italy more than 200 years ago. The Mafia make money from crime. They make billions of dollars a year from such crimes as making and selling illegal drugs, money laundering, from stealing, gambling and prostitution.

:''Examples: {{a|4897|Baccano!}}, {{a|1003|Gungrave}}

Yakuza members are identifiable for their, often full-body, tattoos and missing fingers, a result of the yubitsume ritual, which is a form of penance or apology.

:''Examples: {{a|4597|Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage}}, {{a|1330|Gokusen}}, {{a|5427|Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor}}

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