Definitions by Snapper2001
Menace Stu
A Menace Stu is a character who is a Gary Stu just on paper, yet remains far too overpowered for the nerves of many humans, including live action actors, to emulate, in real life.
Tarzan, being a true Menace Stu, has snowballed popular culture into what it is today. The same can be said for Luffy.
Menace Stu by Snapper2001 December 7, 2025
Robin Hoodwinking
Robin Hoodwinking refers to a type of visual effect where Theme Park versions of a character like Tarzan, Mowgli or Robin Hood come in to swing out, with each one on a rope disguised as a vine.
When Johnny Weissmuller’s take on Tarzan was a Pikachu level cash cow during the 1930s-50s, Mowgli and Robin Hood would only come fully into Hollywood by Robin Hoodwinking for budget and safety reasons.
Robin Hoodwinking by Snapper2001 December 6, 2025
Commercial Rebel
A Commercial Rebel is someone who rebels against restrictive commercial interests, but is not quite a Commercial Menace in which he or she is still well meaning enough to be seen.
Many a Commercial Rebel, most famously the Studio Break camaraderie, have entered the anime industry during the early 1980s to mid 1990s.
Commercial Rebel by Snapper2001 December 6, 2025
Osamu Dezaki
Osamu Dezaki (出﨑 統, Dezaki Osamu; November 18, 1943 – April 17, 20111), also known as Makura Saki (崎枕, Saki Makura), Kan Matsudo (松戸完, Matsudo Kan), Toru Yabuki (矢吹徹, Yabuki Toru) or Kuyou Sai (斉九洋, Sai Kuyou), was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter.23
Osamu Dezaki was known for his distinct visual style, which makes use of split screen, stark lighting, extensive use of dutch angle, and pastel freeze frames that he called "postcard memories", which may be his most famous trademark. They feature a process whereby the screen fades into a detailed "painting" of the simpler original animation. Many of his techniques became popular and came to be seen as special techniques of Japanese animation.
Osamu Dezaki by Snapper2001 December 3, 2025
Commercial Menace
A Commercial Menace is a person who isn’t well known internationally and yet too hard to handle for commercial interests alike.
Commercial Menace by Snapper2001 December 2, 2025
Tarento
A Tarento (タレント) is a celebrity or a group of celebs who regularly appear in mass media across Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows.
Tarento by Snapper2001 December 1, 2025
Pers-Kun
After his predecessors Takuo Noda and Keiichiro Kimura, Yoshinori Kanada became a Pers-Kun through his interesting effects.
Pers-Kun by Snapper2001 December 1, 2025