Why it worked
The video likely resonated with viewers who are familiar with anime and manga tropes, particularly the "softened gaze" cliché. The humor comes from the unexpected and potentially ironic juxtaposition of the trope with the actual scene depicted.
Summary
The video shows a scene from an anime or manga where a character's gaze is described as softening. The on-screen text humorously suggests this scene is presented as evidence when someone discusses the trope of a character's gaze softening.
Structure
- 1Introduction of the scene
- 2Close-up on the male character's face
- 3Dialogue bubble appears
- 4The characters embrace
- 5Another dialogue bubble appears
- 6Final shot of the characters
On-screen text
When somone starts
talking about "his gaze
softened" so i show them
this scene