Just A Dream

Ah, your fandom dreams have been realized. Your ship finally got together, the world was gloriously rent asunder, the villain finally died – whatever you definitely thought was going to happen, happened. Unfortunately, it turned out it was all just a dream… From the standpoint of the audience, having something turn out to be a dream sequence in anime, or any media, is lazy writing, or otherwise a giant “fuck you” from whoever wrote it. However, while many times it seems like that, it can also be a powerful tool to escape the otherwise surly bonds of reality that bind a show, a display of symbolism or foreshadowing, or otherwise to display some sort of mental break in a character. When done properly, a dream sequence can be a powerful characterization or plot advancement tool, but typically it is not done well. Think dream sequences are just the lazy realm of movies and regular TV? Here are 11 time in anime that everything was all just a dream. Lov