>Mentor character gets introduced >Fucking dies immediately

>>159443537
That's a great cliche though.

>Mentor character gets introduced
>MC dies and the mentor lives, having to carry the weight of losing his pupil

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>>159443634
>159443634
>>159443634
Name at least seven examples

>cliches in anime thread
>can't think of any cliches so I metapost

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>>159443537
I'm right there with you, OP.
Shit sucks.

>Mentor character with supposed years of experience gets introduced
>Dies in a way so stupid that even noobs would facepalm
Urobuchi is why I'm scared for Godzilla

>>159443537
Is Star Wars the first instance of this meme?

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>>159444873
Yes, Star Wars is one of the first japanese animations to feature such a cliche that pertains to the current topic of this thread.

t.Tube of custard

>>159443537
most anime clichés are the worst

>>159445681
Like what

>>159445561
Star Wars was a ripoff of The Hidden Fortress.

>>159443537
Being a mentor is a huge death flag, everyone knows that.

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>Mentor character gets introduced
>Fucking dies

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>Mentor character gets introduced
>Fucking dies immediately

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>>159443537
>mentor character gets introduced
>fucking dies immediately
>pupil doesn't care about reviving him, despite being able to do so

>>159450264
Nigga there was literally an entire episode dedicated to Goku trying to revive King Kai