atreyuavenged Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 When I see characters in Anime get sick, more often then not, it's just a cold. And it always seems to put them on their death bed. Just wondering other people's thoughts on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 It's probably just a storytelling device to show progression in a relationship without having to put anyone in any real danger. Alternatively, it could be an indication of what's to come--it's just a cold this time, but later it'll turn out to be something worse or their weakened immune system allowed for the infiltration of something more life threatening. Depends on the story, I guess. TV Tropes has something about it.This may be in order to pad out the season, to provide an excuse as to why that character isn't present when their skills or powers would wrap up the plot neatly in a few minutes, or to give the love interest an excuse to nurse him or her back to health. In romances, the sickness is all about the worried, tender nursing. And in the comedies, they frequently end with the sick character now all healthy and looking forward to doing whatever... only for their friend to suddenly start sneezing.In Magical Diary, if you follow Professor Grabiner's path, he eventually falls ill to a mild cold and the other professor asks if you can bring him some soup and tea. If you agree, then it earns you brownie points with Grabiner and you can see him start to soften up to your character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumRoll Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 manflu is the reason. MANFLU I tell you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCrab Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Japanese people spec into Dexterity and Intelligence when they are born but have to take penalties in Constitution to do so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowtheman Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 In the simplest of terms its an easy method for character to character development. By placing character A into a cold allowing character B to care for A. Allows for easy character placement so the writers or director to do whats needed. That and why would you wanna see any one with any thing worse than a cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelbelle Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 because a cute girl taking care of someone or being sick herself is moe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AurionEmblem Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Well, as stated, it is a way to have development between characters. And well, in day to day life, the common cold is a lot more common than hiking accidents or other means by which someone would be bed-ridden. The Constitution penalty is obviously why their colds are more threatening than one would expect. You should be glad that they use a method which is semi-believable, rather than something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death. Honestly, they could do a lot worse in finding reasons to develop relationships between characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviousx Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 manflu is the reason. MANFLU I tell you!+1 this can kill if gone untreated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewulf Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Well if you simply have a cold, it means you are ill but it is not life-threatening and the best of it, it could be cured by the care of a cute girl (which is another opportunity for fan service). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSJSilva Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 The common flu... more dangerous than getting murdered. Oh the horror!!! ... Yeah I never understood how the common cold is so damn lethal, but I think Emotional Outlet has the right idea about it's concept and use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jikochuu Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 because a cute girl taking care of someone or being sick herself is moe.I think THIS is the reason why they make it so dramatic! To get people addicted to sickness in manga/anime ^^' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay911 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 common cold if left untreated can become seriousand it does leave many people in bed in real lifebut in anime they like to use the seriousness of the cold in comedic scenes which in many times is funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanshin Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 It is probly just used tie, make, or strengthen a connection/ relationship in the story line and nothing more, its not like you will ever see ichigo rushing and slaughtering people allong the way because he has to bring his sister medicine for the common cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotaruzuki Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Its only for character development? I'm kind of disappointed by that. I was really hoping there was some other meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Have to agree with EO on this, it's usually just for character development although sometimes I've noticed when a certain character is sick they tend to miss out on some important piece of information or something and no one tells them it, so it may also be a way of not including a character in a scene when they should obviously be there. Sick is a pretty good way of taking a character out for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Emotional Outlet Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Its only for character development? I'm kind of disappointed by that. I was really hoping there was some other meaning.It doesn't have to "only" be for character development. It can portend larger events as previously mentioned--it's a cold now, but in the future they find out it's something worse. Or, as Dark Angel points out, it can put characters in a position where they miss out on vital information or a significant event. It can easily move the plot if used effectively. That it's mostly used to show a male character requiring the nursing ability of his love interest says more about the creators than the trope itself.And even if that were the case, that it's "only" for character development, what's wrong with a little character development? Flat, static characters aren't much fun to watch--in my opinion, anyway, haha. I know it's less important for more action oriented media, but it's hard to care about what happens to a character you can't relate to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Have to agree, I often don't care about anime characters unless they sort of capture me and then I do, up to that point its just live or die, idc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptoholic Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) They seem to use it a lot for character development and to see the passive/emotional side to charters. or if the are strong then it shows the vulnerable side to them. Edited January 13, 2013 by Reptoholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguypart1 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 if there is anything we can all relate to is the common cold . anime uses this to make the character more real , and its true that its been over used in anime for filler but if used in the right setting it can help a story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Angel13 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 I suppose it can help the story but sometimes it can just be overrated and repetitive if you watch a lot of anime or see it happen in every single one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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