A Spiritual Successor is a type of sequel that is not part of the same world or story as its predecessor, but is nonetheless considered to be a successor because it shares common themes, styles, and elements. In other words, it’s a sequel “in spirit”....
“It’s in me, Batman!” -Dr. Kirk Langstrom
One trope you’ll see repeated all over anime, manga, novels and even in real life is that of the ボケ (the idiot) and ツッコミ (straight man). Once you know a bit more about its dynamics and some of the more famous 芸人 duos, you start seeing it everywhere....
"A gag that goes excessively far and beyond a tolerable length.[...]hen it keeps going, to the point where it, in theory, actually becomes funny again." What is your favorite example?
