![]() ![]() Princess Tutu: The author Drosselmeyer is fanatically obsessed with pain and tragedy.Octave: Setsuko gains some praise for a song she composed during a rough patch of her relationship with Yukino. ![]() In stories, the Sensitive Artist is the one most likely to make this kind of art.Ĭontrast Angst Aversion note where people avoid a work because it's angsty (though it's not uncommon for the two to overlap), Angst Dissonance note where the angst is overused to the point of becoming annoying or hilarious rather than emotionally captivating, Too Bleak, Stopped Caring note where the angst is so relentless that audiences can no longer anticipate a happy (or at least bittersweet) ending in a story, and subsequently stop caring about said story or its characters, and Silly Rabbit, Cynicism Is for Losers! note in which the notion that angst adds realism is mocked by showing how harmful a bleak mindset can be. Related to Comedy Ghetto, Oscar Bait, Maturity Is Serious Business, Death by Newbery Medal, Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!, Creator Breakdown and Creator Recovery. Expect accusations of Wangst, pandering to the critics, or intentionally exploiting hot-button topics to pop up in discussions about media and creators who adhere to this trope, whether deserved or not. However, it also has a tendency to drive away the more sensitive and idealistic members of the audience, and can make a story worse when its darkness is too intense to stomach, too unadulterated to bear, and/or isn't handled with the proper grace. It's also a mindset that is adopted by both cynical writers and audiences who believe that adding plenty of angst in a work can make for compelling storytelling. Heck, if there are villains around (especially hatable ones), why not let them win the day and have them get away with their crimes scot-free? Maybe even have them prosper over all the good guys while we're at it? Yeah! That ought to drive home the message that LIFE IS SUFFERING! (.and unfair.)īut in all seriousness, True Art Is Angsty is an Audience Reaction when a particular work is being praised for its dark and/or cynical tone. Not only that, they've got to be traumatized for life, lose everything they hold dear, give in to despair, or even be killed off, along with their friends and loved ones. ![]() No, they have to ultimately fail in the end. If there are characters with sympathetic viewpoints, don't expect their suffering to be the prelude to an ultimate triumph (especially when they work so hard to achieve it). ![]() If there are otherwise any nice characters present, you can expect them to get killed off sooner or later, or alternatively, suffer a Fate Worse than Death. In these types of stories, nobody is really the good guy. As for comedy shows, they're all just bourgeois garbage. Therefore, any other story with an unambiguously Happy Ending is just a piece of cheap boring commercial tripe, or even propaganda. Yes, only the grimmest of tales can effectively explore the horrid realities of life itself like the fragility of human existence, the crushing agony of love and regret, hopes and dreams never coming to fruition, the utter futility of happiness, and other life-defining themes, such as why mommy never really loved you. The experts have spoken! The greatest stories ever written are only ones full of cynicism, suffering, injustice, tragedy, and hopelessness. ![]()
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