I’m actually not even sure it’s a trope, but you see it a lot. You know that thing that various anime do, where, amidst the action of a sequence, nearby characters or spectator characters, or within the mind of the characters performing the action, break down a high level analysis of what they’re doing, what the other characters are doing, or why they’re doing, in some kind of mental gymnastic exercise for narrative effect. There are tons of examples of this, like Hajime no Ippo, or Initial D.
I was wondering if there is a name for this trope, or if anyone has some resources / information on its history.
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