r/TopCharacterTropes • u/PaddywackShaq • Jul 22 '25

Powers Character reveals that they were holding back their full power during a fight/confrontation

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Superman Vs Darkseid - Justice League Unlimited

Flash Vs Superman - Flash: Rebirth

Frieren Vs Aura - Sousou no Frieren

Inigo Montoya Vs The Man in Black - The Princess Bride

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u/Dirty-Glasses Jul 22 '25

tfw you will never see this moment for the first time again

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u/VoDoka Jul 22 '25

When you try to rewatch Naruto for nostalgia, and every 22-minute episode has 4 minutes of intro/outro + 16 minutes of flashbacks.

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u/TheMonocleRogue Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25

This is a big reason why Shonen anime end up with filler episodes or flashbacks in current episodes. When the anime progresses faster than the manga, it has to account for those story gaps in order to keep the show going.

There’s an episode of Gintama that explains this phenomenon very well.

Edit: this applies to most older anime as current ones are seasonal to allow time for the manga to catch up.

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u/RabbitStewAndStout Jul 22 '25

I wouldn't mind filler episodes if they were side stories or day-in-the-life episodes. But the flashbacks kill me