“Many of my movies have strong female leads–brave, self-sufficient girls that don’t think twice about fighting for what they believe in with all their heart. They’ll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a saviour”
shounen tropes: the tournament arc, the training arc, the rival’s betrayal arc, the dark-tone-shift arc, war arc, rescue arc
shoujo tropes: the love triangle, the Christmas party, white day/valentines day, the class trip, the class president voting, the school club arc, the sport’s/school festival arc
overlapping tropes, somehow: the beach episode