ITT: Earned and unearned/cringe title drops in anime/manga. Doesn't have to be the very first time the phrase is uttered in the work, can just be when it's obviously intended to be title-drop-y.
Shingeki no Kyojin, this scene: __Earned.
Title drops
Isaiah Campbell
Thomas Green
Witch Watch had a pretty good one recently
Ian Morales
Does the word “bleach” ever get said a single time in the series? Seems like a big missed opportunity
Lincoln Clark
Everyone expected a "Bleach, Zangetsu!" at some point but it never came
Benjamin Howard
Scene was definitely earned, but the title drop first happened during the Kruger flashback. It was a little cringe then.
Nathaniel Gomez
Daniel Cox
Black Rock Shooter that just finished airing had namedrops in most episodes, if not all of them and almost all of them felt out of place.
Gabriel Allen
Attack on, titan!
Ayden Young
Botched translation it may be but “attack on titan” is still a much cooler title than the alternatives
>alright new recruits it’s time to start our attack on titan.. yup just the one of them
Angel Jones
Either Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann or Golden Kamuy have the greatest Any Forums title drop ever.
Bentley Wilson
Personally, I don't think it was earned this early...
Justin Edwards
Earned. The title wouldn't make sense without it.
Camden Richardson
I present you all the best titledrop
William Young
Earned on every instance.
Eli Wilson
>not posting the best one
Chase Turner
It's not anime/manga, but I absolutely love musically-themed title drops. In the A Song of Ice and Fire books it was used during a vision a character was having with a bard saying something to the effect of (not verbatim, in spirit, because obviously I don't remember the exact context) "You wonder about this danger lurking in the future? I will play you the song of ice and fire and you will understand."
Logan Martin
thats sound too good for that hack
Ryan Sanchez
kill yourself snkek
Asher Rodriguez
"I'll end it in one punch, man!"
Not actual OPM quote
Colton Baker
Doesn't that character piss herself or something. I've never read the Manga. And no I don't mean Nyu.
Luke Gray
Adrian Lewis
this is a pretty recent one that i really liked
Connor Bell
Yes, it explores how incontinent people are treated by society and shows how one shouldn't judge people for wearing diapers, as they can be admirable and gifted people all the same. It connects her issues to the discrimination the horned girls face pretty cleverly, having both Lucy and Nyuu learn the titular song with lyrics that relate to an outsider being rejected by society from her at different points, then singing it in the finale.
Cooper Hughes
kino
Ian Cruz
Wonder egg priority