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The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre 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. | |||
The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or amateur investigators who find themselves (often inadvertently) pulling on a small thread which unravels a vast conspiracy that ultimately goes "all the way to the top".<br /> | |||
(''Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_thriller'') | |||
==Cyberpunk== | ==Cyberpunk== | ||
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==Tragedy== | ==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== | ==Underworld== | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 7 February 2008
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Subcategories
Coming of Age
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Conspiracy
The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre 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.
The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or amateur investigators who find themselves (often inadvertently) pulling on a small thread which unravels a vast conspiracy that ultimately goes "all the way to the top".
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_thriller)
Cyberpunk
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.
Paraphrased from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk
Daily Life
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Law and Order
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Cops
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Special Squads
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Military
The anime concerns an organised armed force, and its members. Said body should have both the equipment and hierarchy found in military groups, and should ideally be actively utilising their power against an opponent. Characters are either employed as professional soldiers or enlisted on a volunteer basis, for ideological reasons.
Note: Just because the anime contains a bunch of soldiers or a tank, unless that is actually what the anime is about, you might not want to add this genre.
- Examples: Kenpuu Denki Berserk, Zipang
Airforce
Anime with this category, like anime with Military as category concerns an organised armed force, but with the difference that they should primarily conduct aerial warfare.
Note: Just because the anime contains a bunch of planes or similar, unless the anime is actually about a fighting airforce, you might not want to add this genre.
- Examples: Sentou Yousei Yukikaze, Last Exile
Feudal Warfare
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As with Airforce and Military, this category is for anime that concerns an organised armed force, but it conduct naval or space warfare.
Note: Just because the anime contains warships, submarines or spaceships, unless it is actually about those armed forces, you might not want to add this genre.
- Examples: Tactical Roar, Ao no 6-gou
Rivalry
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School
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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.
Underworld
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Bounty Hunters
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Mafia
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Yakuza
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